Attempting Jack Nicklaus Famous 1 Iron Shot at Baltusrol

Lets just move the goal post a little.... no one will notice

I am not a golf expert, but I know enough about the game to be amazed. Be amazed that Not only was their technology old, but the mechanics seem to be very poor. These people pulled their heads with every shot they took. Their putting stances were absolutely atrocious. Don't get it

You'd think it'd have at least been down wind for Jack to get that knife up the hill from 240, but flag was pointed at him according to the video, making shot even more impressive.

Jack would dominant today’s game. He was easily low 130’s swing speed in his 20-30s Just imagine him with modern equipment and fitting.

Fun video. I've never even seen a 1 iron in person lol

You are forgetting the balls today alone goes 10-20 yards longer

And today's players would hit a 5-iron from that distance?

They made the hole easier and the equipment is now far better. Jack broke Hogan's record and he beat Arnie by four. The pro hitting here got fifty yards of roll to reach the green. His shot would have rolled into the trap if he hit that shot back then. Can we all bow down to the GOAT. Best golfer ever Jack Nicklaus.

That 1 iron is nothing like the McGregor blade that Jack played in 1967. Which only makes his effort all the more extraordinary...

“If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron. Not even God can hit a 1-iron.” - Lee Trevino

That’s not the iron Jack hit. You’re using a modern cavity back iron. Jack played old Macgregor irons and hit a balata ball

The Hogan-Palmer-Player-Trevino-Nicklaus era was when the best ball strikers in history played with inferior golf clubs and a ball that would go out of round when it was well struck or even worse when you mishap a shot the results were punishing. Yup, they were the best ever playing with very inferior equipment versus today's scientifically great equipment. Here comes Scotty!

I have his Macgregor 1 iron. It was a blade with a sweet spot the size of a dime. Not the Nicklaus brand cavity back you guys have.

Jack could hit a 1 iron sky high, unlike these low running shots.

Try it with a wound balata ball they used in '67, and it would be much more difficult.

That was one crazy shot.

What type of ball did you use? And Jack didnt use a cavity backed club

But....did you use a ball from 1967? Lol.

The club's different and the holes changed, 😂😂😂 pointless

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Thank you for doing this in under 4 minutes. I can't stand the long winded videos that take 20 minutes or more to get to the point.

Today's golf balls are so much better than the ball Jack hit making his shot even more amazing.

I want to see it tried with an old wound balata ball. I'm old enough to have played with balata and tiny forged blades back in the 80s. It works take massive clubhead speed with that gear to lift a shot up onto an elevated green nearly 240 out. And to stop it close? Forget about it.

His one iron at the 17th hole at Pebble Beach at a different US Open in a gale is just as remarkable. The other pros were hitting woods but Jacks shot hit the stick and almost went in. It gives me chills to this day.! Easily the best long iron player ever. Few pros even used a one iron. What’s equally amazing is he could hit it high with back spin. Boggles my mind how anyone can do that.

And with that golf equipment not the technology used today..... GOAT

Wasent it on the 17th hole? And this shot gave him the 3 stoke lead? Maybe I’m thinking of another shot but I remember him saying on 17 he hit the flag pole and then made birdie.

Wasent it on the 17th hole? And this shot gave him the 3 stoke lead? Maybe I’m thinking of another shot but I remember him saying on 17 he hit the flag pole and then made birdie.

Smaller ball helped

Tiger would regularly hit his two iron 275 yards 20 years ago

wow you guys suck!

Never played with those old blades so i guess I dont really know how tough it'd be for your regular golfers. I'm going to imagine that it wasn't all that ridiculous of a shot for those gents though

238 yards. For today's players it's a 6 or 7 iron. 😶

which f**king idiots took away the bunkers around the 18th??? they were iconic, especially that starfish shape one in the front, this renovation looks like some fool 20 handicap member was in charge of the "renovation" and took away bunkers his shot always ended up in! I cant believe this. That was one of the courses I wanted to play, no more, they have wrecked it. By the way Nicklaus hit a real balata ball and carried it there, try getting someone to do that. Hopefully the people in charge of doing this wont ever get given the job of "renovating" Sawgrass or Pebble Beach, because they would get rid of the 17th Island green and bulldoze the 18th at Pebble.

whoever wrecked Bultusrol with all these "renovations" successfully destroyed an iconic historic course, looks like the people who choose the US Open sites agree, as I checked future US Open sites, and right up until the furthest away, in 2051, Baltusrol has not been given another US Open, and I think will NEVER get another US Open. RIP Baltusrol.

They ruined this hole taking out the bunkers.

Rookie of the Year kid plays golf now? Sweet!

As a young man, I couldn't hit driver worth a damn so I had nothing but irons in my bag. One iron was my driver and I learned to whip the piss out of it. 238 was what I would get out of it against a two club wind. Of course, I was also built like an NFL safety at the time so there's that.

Imagine that Bryson DeChambeau but probably hit a seven iron I'll probably the six iron from that spot today

It’s a good effort, but you’re using a Nicklaus Air Bear “Jack” 1 iron, which is a cavity back from around 20 years ago. He was using a much smaller MacGregor blade.

But with a three shot lead? What if he had to get up and down to win it, or get in a play off. Then you're talking.

I began playing high level amateur golf in the late 70's. That was when it took skill to hit a driver. Now you see kids that can't break 90 hitting the ball 300 plus.

Nice try, how about doing it with a MacGregor VIP blade and a balata ball?
AND carry the green ... 😏

That course pro seems like such a sweet dude. Humble fellow.

Use an era correct ball...

Bet you not one of the current crop could do it with a club and ball from back then. Nicklaus was the best ever, he didn't roll it up to the green, he flew it all the way.

That wasn’t even close to 1967 one iron. Early 1990s

The 1-iron Jack used didn't have NICKLAUS stamped on the sole. Try that shot with a genuine vintage 1-iron from that era, and a Titleist balata ball.

That's their club champion?

Palmer was 100 times more popular than fat Jack. Nicklaus won more than Palmer, but never adored by the fans. Jack was a very, very slow player, and he never really smiled or connected with people. Palmer was loved around the world. No other golfers comes
close in popularity as the King, Arnold Palmer.