Using material gleaned from interviews with more than 100 of Nicklaus" competitors, business associates, friends and colleagues, author Mark Shaw weaves the events in Nicklaus" life around the golfer"s legendary play on the PGA tour in 1972. As well as examining Nicklaus" early years, his amateur days, and his three decades of play on the PGA tour, the author provides penetrating analyses of the Nicklaus method, his record-setting play in major tournaments, accomplishments as a golf course designer and businessman, and his responsibilities as a family man. The book concludes with a sharp assessment of Nicklaus" place in the game"s hallowed pantheon, including a comparison with new tour phenomenon Tiger Woods.