1962 U.S. Open: "Jack's First Major" 

Two great examples of great golfers and great human beings.

Jack and Arnold will be one of the great rivalries of all time! They fed off each other!

Jack v Arnold. Jack v Trevino. Jack v Miller. Jack v Watson. Hes the goat. Only those born in 1999 don't know the majesty of Jack nicklaus

Can you image this young Nicklaus with today’s modern equipment with the modern ball?......oh baby

this should have way more views. A lot of golf history that the "youngsters" should know about. 20:12 Pure class. They don't make them quite like Jack, Gary and Arnold anymore.

Jack Nicklaus the undisputable GOAT on and off the course.

Man Arnold Palmer is such a sportsman. Hearing him say he was upset people we’re rooting against jack was so cool. I wish I was more like him.

Jack is a beautiful man, with a beautiful heart and a beautiful golf swing

Jack Nicklaus is a hero to millions of young men wanting to do the right thing. Thank you Mr Nicklaus and Mr Arnold Palmer for your inspiring careers. Fan from Pa.

From Jack and Arnie to Brooks and Bryson. How humanity has fallen indeed.

Jack is the ultimate Champion, his talent, drive and character will never be matched

To know Nicklaus in this time is awe inspiring and to think that Nicklaus was even there when Bobby Jones was still around brings the game of golf full circle

USGA, thank you for releasing these videos. Always enjoyable and always look forward to them on here, where they're replayable, than an exclusive golf channel release where it's on every once in a while.

Not just great golfers but great gentlemen

Like this a thousand times a thousand. Two of the greatest and most respectful golfers of all time. Truly legends of the game!

A really great documentary. I remember Jack and Arnold and the "Rivalry" in the '60s as I am 10 years younger than Jack growing up in the Philadelphia area. It was widely known that Jack was the "bad guy in the black hat" and Arnie was the good guy, the white hat. It was not just at the open in the Pittsburg area. I'm glad the documentary brought out the treatment Nicklaus received in that tournament and how much class Arnold had in handling it. Great job USGA.

Fans cost Arnie. He had such integrity and honor that the taunts at Jack effected him.

A class act. Thank you Jack.

When the Golden Bear got on a roll, the tournament was over. He's the GOAT and an amazing man

Hard to believe that any golf fan could give this video a thumbs down! What is your problem?

Thanks USGA!!! Now, Bring Back The Skins Game & Shell's Wonderful World Of Golf

This was the best of all the amazing USGA videos so far. Keep doing this. Love this content!

Nobody was better in clutch situations than Jack Nicklaus. This was when his accent to become the GOAT of golf began. And what a gentleman he is

Fantastic documentary and I love listening to Jack Nicklaus he is simply a true great and a hero of mine.

Arnold Palmer- one of the greatest sportsman and gentlemen the world has ever seen- or will ever see.

Two class acts for the ages…

As a 25-year-old man who only got into golf two years ago, I use these videos as a time machine of sorts and it has given me a wealth of wonderful content to pass the time by. Honor, Respect, Integrity, and overall Accountability in their characters gave inspiration to thousands of golfers for years to come. After Arnold passed it woke a lot of people up to the terrors of time and a lot of people have come back to these videos for Gary and Jack. The last two Legends of the game. In my own opinion, Tiger is The Greatest of All Time but Jack is a Legend. To be a Legend means to be more than just the greatest.

Watch this and watch it often... there are many life lessons here these golfers have taught us. Golf is truly unique in that your competitors are your friends.

Jack and Arnie. The record book of golf. Happy Birthday to THE GOAT, Jack Nicklaus.

I always hoped they would invent immortality before Arnie died. Hopefully we can preserve Jack. I guess they are immortal on the inter webs

Great video.... and Happy 80th birthday to the Golden Bear 🐻

Well done @USGA !!

In golf, it's not about the actual game. It's about the struggles, the etiquette during the struggles, and the inner moral compass and personalities of these great men.

Jack would probably say he won his first Major in 1959 at Broadmoor Golf Club - his first US Amateur Championship.

What I wouldn't give to watch these videos on high def format. Man that will be something else!

Men like Jack & Arnie inspired millions upon millions to golf... and to fair play

Absolute respect and absolute desire to win, icon is insufficient when speaking of these two.

Happy Birthday Jack!

Such a good video. Thank you for that.

Just wow........The epitome of golf.

Wonderful story about 2 incredible gentlemen golfers

7:50 I love my Dad ❤️

Happy birthday to the 🐐!

Ah, the soothing sounds of Peter Coyote. I could listen to him for days and days

Fantastic footage

Here an amazing stat Jack had 19 runner ups in Majors unreal..

Beautiful.

Always remember this is when the USA was at it's greatest.

Jacks first major was the 1959 U. S. amateur championship. At some point the media stopped counting the U.S. and British amateur championships as majors. I really don’t remember when that occurred. I remember when Jack won the 1986 Masters an article in Sports Illustrated had a picture of Jack with the caption “Day of glory for a golden oldie. Jack Nicklaus wins his 20th major golf championship”. But sometime after that they started counting only professional majors.

Greatest of all time!!!

Even thou I'm an Englishman, jack for me is the greatest sportsman or person....period. and a true gentleman

Wasn't easy to get that clubface on the ball, sweet spot the size of a dime. Happy 80th Jack

Great video well done USGA

JACK IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE GOAT!! PERIOD!

happy birthday jack my dad knew your pilot Stanley back in the day

Jack Nicklaus. (G.O.A.T)

Jack Paved the way for Americans!

It really is funny looking back at this, because it's so impossible to imagine Jack Nicklaus as any kind of villain. The cheering just got louder for him every year, as he deserved.

Wild to think that Jack was unsure about playing professional golf as late as 1961.

This should have cay more views

What talent!

One of the coolest quotes about Nicklaus back in the day when he was in his prime: He knows he's gonna beat you. You know he's gonna beat you. And he knows you know he's gonna beat you.

It's too bad that the 18 hole playoff is a thing of the past. All the great moments from the Championships seem to be remembered by them. I guess when you sell out many great things are just a memory between nail biting 18 hole playoffs and free handicaps. I think Bobby Jones said it best, "when you do something for money, you can't call it love anymore".

GOAT

Not taking anything away from Tiger and the unbelievable career that he had. The goat conversation has still got to be Jack because of the way he leed his life off the course. He never cussed on the golf course and if he did he damn sure didn't scream out fuck on live TV knowing that the youth were looking up to him as a role model. Stopped smoking and never stayed away from home more than 2 weeks at a time. If Tiger were to have done some of those things then there would not be a debate at all but what goes on off the course is just as important as on the course. Jack may have cheated on his wife but nothing ever was written about it because he was a faithful husband and a wonderful father, he was raised as such! 99-2000 was the best golf anyone has ever played and will go down as such, I am grateful for the opportunity to watch it. Unfortunately in my career as a touring professional I never got the opportunity to play with either but what an honor to witness the 2 best players of all time, we are lucky to have had both of them!

Fitting that this is on the golden bear's 80th bday

At 41:42, we see the red epoxy insert which is screwed into the wooden driver head. That's what the phrase "hitting it in the screws" means.

I can't imagine what Jack would do if you handed him modern clubs and a modern ball at 21 years old.

My favorite narrator Peter Coyote.

THE BEST

I'm sure that you have the 1967 and 1980 U.S. Open Highlight Films?

The Greatest Of All Time !

Look how beautifully dressed the gallery is, now people look like they are getting out of the garbage.

The amount of leg and hip action in those swings is amazing. No longer taught that way, of course.

When he's under pressure, Jack seems to be the best putter in the world. It's possible that Crenshaw, Casper and a couple of others are more accurate in general. However these men weren't leading on Sunday as often as Nicklaus. As such? We don't really know how well they hold up when three other PGA stars are charging from behind them on the back-nine. When all the cameras are focused on them and the gallery purrs over their every shot. In fact this is what makes Tiger special in the modern era. He sinks many of those "Must drop" birdie putts. Then he saves par from thirty feet out.

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This film is so wonderful. How the years have gone by. I remember that Sunday so well. I am from the Pittsburgh area and we listened to a local radio broadcast of the playoff while we were on a picnic in a state park. Yep, I was so disappointed that Arnie lost, and I did see Nicklaus as the villain. But that was because I didn't know anything about Nicklaus. As time went on I saw how great Nicklaus was both on and off the golf course. He is simply the Greatest of All Time.

Jack may have been the best,but if I was to choose who to watch,I would have Join the ARMY.

Is there any video of Jack's putt on the 71st hole?

Is it just me, or does Jack look better now than he ever has? I mean absolutely no disrespect, but he looked like kind of a goof when he was younger, but now he's a strikingly handsome older gent. And he still looks like he's got plenty of life in him.

rip palmer😥

i think if i could win the US open in one location, it would probably be Oakmont. Seems to be the ultimate US open venue. Wouldn't mind winning at pebble beach as well

Jack and Tiger. And then everyone else.

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Who wrote the subtitles? Bears just a passing resemblance to the commentary

There's a new kid in town

40:00 to 40:08....says it all.

And Jack said NO!

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Jack is my favourite player of all time, I would watch this movie, but the music is excruciatingly bad and so annoying.

Inductinary guide

Guide shut audio off Linda traveling's to get peace back

Us southerners would never treat someone like that.

It is strange Palmer less wins but ended up being the Better business man

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I always laugh. Years ago Golf magazine said Nicklaus would never be any good. He really could do nothing but hit the ball high and straight. He couldn't move it left or right very well at all and had really no short game. In majors high and straight kind of wins:) And you don't need a short game when you are always on the green putting for birds off your approach shots. Well not always but... Nicklaus's short game wasn't the best. But 95% of pro golfers would take it. High, straight and in his time on of best putter ever. That's will do I'd say, thank you ever much.