‘She Didn’t Tell Me’: Jack Nicklaus Once Remembered the Horrors Barbara Nicklaus Hid From the Golden Bear to Help Him Continue Golf

As the popular saying goes, behind every successful man is a woman. The Golden Bear and his wife stand proof of this popular thinking. Jack Nicklaus once talked about how his wife, Barbara Nicklaus’s presence played a significant role in his success story. Nicklaus has shaped into one of the greatest legends the world of golf has ever witnessed and he used the platform to thank his wife for the same.

Take a look at what the 18-time Major winner’s wife of 62 years did during the chaotic night of 1967.

Jack Nicklaus once acknowledged the efforts of his wife

Sleepless nights become common when a person is playing at the same level as Nicklaus did. The retired professional golfer’s busy schedule kept him up for more than one night.

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Through this stressful journey, his only constant was his wife, Barbara. She values his comfort and time so much that when she was once suffering through a miscarriage she took a step that many would term as “extreme”. This happened when Jack Nicklaus was playing at the 1967 Sahara Invitational in Las Vegas

Barbara chose Nicklaus’s peace over her own and let him have his much-awaited night’s rest when she was undergoing a miscarriage. The famous golfer’s wife told him only the next morning to take her to a hospital. Nicklaus acted upon it as soon as he got to know about it, and he took care of her throughout the process.

He said, “I shot 62 on Saturday, and Barbara’s pregnant. She’s having a miscarriage during the middle of the night and she didn’t tell me. She ended up finally waking me up at about 8 o’clock in the morning.  She wanted to make sure I got a good night’s sleep…Of course, then I won the golf tournament and then I was Mr. mom for about the next week.”, during an interview with Graham Bensinger

All in all, Barbara’s support surely played a quintessential role in Nicklaus’s success. In fact, Nicklaus ended up winning the invitational.

Nicklaus talks about how his wife is also a great mother

The famous pro golfer also talked about how Barbara proved to be not just a good wife, but also an extremely loving mother as well as grandmother.

She was of great help in raising their kids even when Nicklaus was away and could not give equal attention. She disciplined and raised them all well. Nicklaus also touched upon how that shaped his relationship with his kids as well.

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