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Nicklaus: Today's players too soft

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Jack Nicklaus noticed some old faces atop the leaderboard during a brief visit to British Open yesterday, making him wonder if younger players have too much money and not enough desire. Nicklaus' private jet arrived as 53-year-old Greg Norman was on his way to another round of even-par 70 to take a one-shot lead. Tom Watson, a 58-year-old with five claret jugs, opened with a 74 in the worst of the weather at Royal Birkdale, and 49-year-old Tom Lehman also had 74 in the first round. As for the youth? "If they don't win, they still walk home with a big check," Nicklaus said. "They don't have to do some of the things the Watsons had to do, the Normans, the Lehmans, and that's to gut it out."

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July 19, 2008  12:25 PM ET

Not just in golf either.

July 19, 2008  01:07 PM ET

How about the top 20 make money, the rest get a plane ticket home or to the next event?

July 19, 2008  01:53 PM ET

When Jack talks, you better listen, PGA.

July 19, 2008  01:55 PM ET

HELEN THE KELLER, AT LEAST I AGREE WITH YOU ON ONE THING: WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY, NO ONE, AND I MEAN NO ONE SAYS NO. SO, YOU CAN'T BLAME THE PLAYERS.

SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THE TEDDY BEAR-LESS NICKLAUS! HE SHOULD SHUT UP BECAUSE TODAY THE TEDDY BEAR-LESS NICKLAUS IS NOW A CHAMILLIONNAIRE!!

NOW, AS FOR THE CHOKE CHOKE MEISTER PHIL MICKELSON ON THE OTHER HAND... DON'T GET ME STARTED!!

July 19, 2008  02:10 PM ET

Back in the day, men wore sweaters and hit small balls off of tees with sticks LIKE MEN!!

July 19, 2008  02:19 PM ET

Hey, Jack. You're soft. You didn't fly coach to there.

July 19, 2008  03:46 PM ET

It's true.

Like they said 15yrs ago even, players today don't have to win to thrive- they can finish top 10s-15s & make more than enough money + even stay high enough in the world rankings to play all the majors.

July 19, 2008  03:58 PM ET

Helen i think you secretly desire muktech, who i am sure lost a bundle somewhere on Phil!

July 19, 2008  04:51 PM ET

So what? I just read Michael Phelps made $5 million last year swimming...SWIMMING!!! At least that's a sport!

July 19, 2008  05:57 PM ET

THA BEAST (I DESIRE YOUR AVATAR), YOU ARE ONTO SOMETHING REGARDING HELEN THE KELLER AND ME. I THINK HELEN THE KELLER IS MY SECRET ADMIRER. LET ME LOL A LITTLE BIT... LOOOL LOOOOL LOOOOL.

AS FOR THE CHOKE CHOKE MEISTER PHIL MICKELSON... DON'T GET ME STARTED!!

July 19, 2008  06:39 PM ET

muktech, did you bet on Phil once upon a time? Inquiring minds want to know.

July 19, 2008  07:04 PM ET

"making him wonder if younger players have too much money and not enough desire. Nicklaus' private jet arrived as.."

Um...does anyone else notice something a bit odd this part of the story?

OK, Jack...how many of these spoiled, soft, overpaid players do you think took their own private jet to the tourney?

July 19, 2008  07:58 PM ET

That was a miserable attempt at analysis, Jack.

July 19, 2008  08:14 PM ET

It's called Jackanalysis.

July 19, 2008  08:38 PM ET

OK Helen and muktech -


who's winning tomorrow?

July 19, 2008  09:16 PM ET

It's tough when Jack throws a loogie out like that.

It's easy for him to talk because he was (is) one of the legends. Does that make it statement accurate?

Don't think so Jack. Those guys are spilling their guts out each week and working hard. Because they don't have the talent you had you can't just throw a spit-wade out and call them soft.

Fly your jet back to the states and stay there. People have seen enough of your belly.

July 19, 2008  10:00 PM ET

Jack is just making excuses in case Norman wins and surpasses him as the oldest player to ever win a major.

July 19, 2008  10:28 PM ET

Jack - people all thought you were a great golfer ( and you was ) but "femme la bouche" about anything else !!!

July 20, 2008  03:43 AM ET

Life isn't fair.

 
July 20, 2008  04:00 AM ET

HUB MAN CITGO, "FEMME LA BOUCHE" ???? C'EST QUOI CA? EXPLIQUES-NOUS UN PEU CE QUE TU AS ECRIT LA!!

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