List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus
Wins (18)
¹ Defeated Arnold Palmer in 18-hole playoff – Nicklaus (71), Palmer (74) ² Defeated Tommy Jacobs (2nd) & Gay Brewer (3rd) in 18-hole playoff – Nicklaus (70), Jacobs (72), Brewer (78).1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes awarded in this playoff.

List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus

Section Title: Wins (18)
Table Section Text: ¹ Defeated Arnold Palmer in 18-hole playoff – Nicklaus (71), Palmer (74) ² Defeated Tommy Jacobs (2nd) & Gay Brewer (3rd) in 18-hole playoff – Nicklaus (70), Jacobs (72), Brewer (78).1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes awarded in this playoff.

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up

1962	U.S. Open	2 shot deficit	−1 (72-70-72-69=283)	Playoff 1	United States Arnold Palmer

1963	Masters Tournament	1 shot lead	−2 (74-66-74-72=286)	1 stroke	United States Tony Lema

1963	PGA Championship	3 shot deficit	−5 (69-73-69-68=279)	2 strokes	United States Dave Ragan

1965	Masters Tournament (2)	5 shot lead	−17 (67-71-64-69=271)	9 strokes	United States Arnold Palmer, South Africa Gary Player

1966	Masters Tournament (3)	Tied for lead	E (68-76-72-72=288)	Playoff 2	United States Tommy Jacobs (2nd) United States Gay Brewer (3rd)

1966	The Open Championship	2 shot deficit	−2 (70-67-75-70=282)	1 stroke	United States Doug Sanders, Wales Dave Thomas

1967	U.S. Open (2)	1 shot deficit	−5 (71-67-72-65=275)	4 strokes	United States Arnold Palmer

1970	The Open Championship (2)	2 shot deficit	−5 (68-69-73-73=283)	Playoff 3	United States Doug Sanders

1971	PGA Championship (2)	4 shot lead	−7 (69-69-70-73=281)	2 strokes	United States Billy Casper

1972	Masters Tournament (4)	1 shot lead	−2 (68-71-73-74=286)	3 strokes	Australia Bruce Crampton, United States Bobby Mitchell, United States Tom Weiskopf

1972	U.S. Open (3)	1 shot lead	+2 (71-73-72-74=290)	3 strokes	Australia Bruce Crampton

1973	PGA Championship (3)	1 shot lead	−7 (72-68-68-69=277)	4 strokes	Australia Bruce Crampton

1975	Masters Tournament (5)	1 shot deficit	−12 (68-67-73-68=276)	1 stroke	United States Tom Weiskopf, United States Johnny Miller

1975	PGA Championship (4)	4 shot lead	−4 (70-68-67-71=276)	2 strokes	Australia Bruce Crampton

1978	The Open Championship (3)	1 shot deficit	−7 (71-72-69-69=281)	2 strokes	United States Ben Crenshaw, United States Raymond Floyd, United States Tom Kite, New Zealand Simon Owen

1980	U.S. Open (4)	Tied for lead	−8 (63-71-70-68=272)	2 strokes	Japan Isao Aoki

1980	PGA Championship (5)	3 shot lead	−6 (70-69-66-69=274)	7 strokes	United States Andy Bean

1986	Masters Tournament (6)	4 shot deficit	−9 (74-71-69-65=279)	1 stroke	United States Tom Kite, Australia Greg Norman

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Nicklaus shot a 17-under par score of 271 in 1965.

final_sentence: Nicklaus shot a 17-under par score of 271 in 1965.