Nineteen seventy-two was one of the greatest years of Nicklaus’s career, and the closest he came to winning the modern Grand Slam. He won the Masters and the US Open by three shots each time, wire-to-wire, before finishing runner-up by a single shot behind Lee Trevino in the Open Championship at Muirfield.
Trevino’s win included the infamous chip-in for par on the 17th in the final round, when he appeared to have given up and hit a careless and angry chip from over the green on the par 5.
Nicklaus record for 1972 shows he competed in 20 official events around the world, winning seven, coming second in four, and making 15 top-10 finishes.
Source: GolfToday.co.uk
