Age Related Tidbits

photo credit: D.Hilgart   There is no doubt that Jack Nicklaus was the greatest player of the 20th century:  He shot a 51 for his very first nine holes at the young age of 10.  At age 11, he shot 81 for 18 holes.  By age 12 he broke 80 on a regular basis.  At age 13, he was a three a handicapper and had broken 70.  By age 16, he had won the Ohio Amateur.  At age 19, he won the first of his two U.S. Amateur titles.

Bobby Jones was 14 when he won the Georgia State Amateur championship.  He qualified that year, to play in the U.S. Amateur championship at Merion at which time, he went to the third round before he lost in match play.