8,25 million dkk was, what a lucky offers was willing to throw to get golfstjernen Jack Nicklaus’ watch.
the American had acquired Rolex watch during a competition in Japan back in 1966, but now he chose to put the watch under the hammer for a charity auction.
the main character himself was very excited, after the impressive amount was achieved.
– To know that 100 percent of the revenue for something that has been sitting around on my wrist, and as I have idoliseret in over half a century, will directly benefit the care of babies, warms my heart, said Nicklaus to Golf Digest.
It is far from the first time that Nicklaus dealing with the charity. In his retirement, he has greatly embarked upon benevolent purposes and, together with his wife in 2004, the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, which supports and works for families with sick children.
A children’s hospital in Miami, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, even has his name hanging on the door, after the fund made the site much financial support.
The 79-year-old philanthropist has a glorious career behind him, and was for many synonymous with golf-the sport, from the time he started his career in 1959, he played his last tournaments in 2005.
Together with Arnold Palmer, he is counted the greatest pioneer in the field of golf, which rose sharply in popularity in the course of his career.
on Top of the hat, he is also the owner of one of the largest manufacturers of golf courses around the world. The same year, as he played his last tournament, he was a walk past The White House. Then-president George W. Bush hanged here a Presidential Medal of Freedom on the neck of him as a little extra feather in the hat.
Nicklaus turned pro in 1961 and won then the whole of the 18 Major championships – a record that still stands.
Jack Nicklaus greets the audience, before he with a ‘honorary tee’ shoots first round of a masters tournament in 2018. Nicklaus went after several years of de-escalation, finally retiring in 2005. Photo: AP/Matt Slocum
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