Jack Nicklaus has obviously seen a lot of great golfers over his time around the game.
But who is the best non-professional golfer Nicklaus has ever seen play?
One name comes to mind – former tennis star Mardy Fish.
“We played nine holes and he drove the ball on every single hole in the middle of the fairway, further than I have seen anybody hit it who is not a professional,” Nicklaus told Steve Flink. “He shot 31 for nine holes. I said, ‘Mardy, what are you doing? You have got a talent and you are young enough to take advantage of it. You need to go play golf.’”
Fish is honored.
Go for it, Mardy!