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Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), also known as "The Golden Bear",[1] is a professional golfer, and is widely regarded as one of the best golfers of all time.[2] During his PGA Tour career, Nicklaus accumulated a record 18 professional majors in a career lasting 25 years from 1962–1986. Later on the Champions Tour, the senior version of the PGA Tour, he won 8 of the Champions Tour majors in a career spanning from 1990–1996. These records both still stand today. Nicklaus has also took part in many off-course activities, including golf course design, golf instruction book writing, and running his own tournament on the PGA Tour, the Memorial Tournament. Together with Arnold Palmer, he is credited with turning golf into the major spectator sport it has become. While Palmer brought golf into the television era, it was the developing Nicklaus-Palmer rivalry that drove subsequent interest.[2]