1995 / 77th PGA RIVIERA : PGA NOTES
Jack Nicklaus, who finished second to Hal Sutton in the 1983 PGA at Riviera, said he got his inspiration from Times columnist Jim Murray.
“He said ‘Jack probably had played one tournament too many,’ ” Nicklaus said.
“Anyway, the article sort of gave me a bit of a kick in the rear and [I] said ‘Hey, I’m not ready to be out of here yet.’ ”
Apparently not. Three years later, Nicklaus, 46, won the Masters.
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Nicklaus is tied with Walter Hagen with five PGA Championships and won his last PGA in 1980 at Oak Hill.
“I’ve been trying for 15 years to win it a sixth time,” Nicklaus said. “But that hasn’t happened . . . and probably won’t.”
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