St. Augustine, Fla. (August 5, 2008) – The World Golf Hall of Fame’s current special member exhibition, “Jack Nicklaus: Golf’s Golden Champion,†will be enhanced with a new group of items beginning the week of August 18. The addition will include Nicklaus’ 1980 PGA Championship trophy – representing his fifth and final PGA Championship – in addition to a variety of other items reflecting the golfer’s storied career.
Within the exhibit, visitors can view the MacGregor Tommy Armour irons Nicklaus used in his 1963 PGA Championship win as well as his winner’s plaque from the same year. Nicklaus won the PGA Championship a record-tying five times (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1980), matching a record previously set by Walter Hagen in the 1920s. Nicklaus also enjoyed 14 top-five finishes in PGA Championship competition, the most of any player.