In 1979, when I was 39, I had such a bad year, I thought it was all over. Thankfully it wasn't.

Pete Dye introduced me to golf course design back in the 1960's. He came to my hometown Columbus, Ohio to work on The Golf Club.

Golf is a game of precision, not strength.

A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.

Such is putting! 2% technique, 98% inspiration or confidence or touch...the only thing great putters have in common is touch and that is the critical ingredient...none of them found it through mechanizing a stroke, nor do I believe they could maintain it that way.

I knew that if I kept the pressure on and didn't do anything stupid I would probably win.

Keeping the head still is golf's one universal, unarguable fundamental.