List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus
Wins (18)
Columns: Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up
1. 1962 | U.S. Open | 2 shot deficit | −1 (72-70-72-69=283) | Playoff 1 | Arnold Palmer | 2. 1963 | Masters Tournament | 1 shot lead | −2 (74-66-74-72=286) | 1 stroke | Tony Lema | 3. 1963 | PGA Championship | 3 shot deficit | −5 (69-73-69-68=279) | 2 strokes | Dave Ragan | 4. 1965 | Masters Tournament (2) | 5 shot lead | −17 (67-71-64-69=271) | 9 strokes | Arnold Palmer, Gary Player | 5. 1966 | Masters Tournament (3) | Tied for lead | E (68-76-72-72=288) | Playoff 2 | Gay Brewer , Tommy Jacobs | 6. 1966 | The Open Championship | 2 shot deficit | −2 (70-67-75-70=282) | 1 stroke | Doug Sanders , Dave Thomas | 7. 1967 | U.S. Open (2) | 1 shot deficit | −5 (71-67-72-65=275) | 4 strokes | Arnold Palmer | 8. 1970 | The Open Championship (2) | 2 shot deficit | −5 (68-69-73-73=283) | Playoff 3 | Doug Sanders | 9. 1971 | PGA Championship (2) | 4 shot lead | −7 (69-69-70-73=281) | 2 strokes | Billy Casper | 10. 1972 | Masters Tournament (4) | 1 shot lead | −2 (68-71-73-74=286) | 3 strokes | Bruce Crampton , Bobby Mitchell , Tom Weiskopf | 11. 1972 | U.S. Open (3) | 1 shot lead | +2 (71-73-72-74=290) | 3 strokes | Bruce Crampton | 12. 1973 | PGA Championship (3) | 1 shot lead | −7 (72-68-68-69=277) | 4 strokes | Bruce Crampton | 13. 1975 | Masters Tournament (5) | 1 shot deficit | −12 (68-67-73-68=276) | 1 stroke | Tom Weiskopf, Johnny Miller | 14. 1975 | PGA Championship (4) | 4 shot lead | −4 (70-68-67-71=276) | 2 strokes | Bruce Crampton | 16. 1980 | U.S. Open (4) | Tied for lead | −8 (63-71-70-68=272) | 2 strokes | Isao Aoki | 17. 1980 | PGA Championship (5) | 3 shot lead | −6 (70-69-66-69=274) | 7 strokes | Andy Bean