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...spring of 1960 that Arnold Palmer "won the Masters tournament for the second time and established himself as a most exceptional golfer." And it was then that he made our cover (TIME, May 2. 1960). Last week the great man was challenged by a brilliant young competitor. Jack Nicklaus, 22, who becomes the subject of this week's cover, written by Sport Editor Charles Parmiter...
...back of his close-cropped blond head. Tournament officials clustered anxiously on the apron while grey-uniformed state troopers strained to hold back the surging gallery; on all sides, TV cameras zeroed in to carry the scene to 9,000,000 home viewers across the nation. But Jack Nicklaus might have been alone on a practice green for all the emotion he displayed. Intently, impassively, he hunched over his 2-ft. putt. Daintily, deliberately, he stroked the ball toward the hole. When it plunked safely into the cup, he permitted himself a change of expression-a boyish grin...
...Green. Nicklaus' first shock was the biggest: his golf game, polished and sound, almost fell apart on the grinding pro tour. "As an amateur," he said, "I played nothing but good courses, with good greens and dependable grasses. But as a pro, you have to play all kinds of courses - many of them awful. I had to find different clubs, learn a lot of new shots. I had to learn to putt from off the green. I had to change my putter. I've always used one with a very light blade; it was fine for the fast...
...golfer can get his game up for an occasional tournament. "As an amateur," said Nicklaus, "you play tournaments a month or so apart. When you finally get into play, your competitive edge is so high that you may play the best game of your career. But as a pro, you play week to week, every week. You're in a tournament for four days, playing a pro-amateur the fifth, traveling the sixth. You can't work up that same competitive edge." Self-discipline and moderation are matters of necessity, not choice. "I can drink with the best...
Starting Again. Defeat week after week has been a bitter pill for cocky Jack Nicklaus to swallow. He still abhors the taste. "For two years," he said, "I was expected to win every tournament I entered. If I didn't. I was a bum. I liked being top man. You've got to have the confidence that you can win; you've got to expect to win. If you don't, you have no business being there. As an amateur, I had it. I was on top. Now I've just got to work...