How Jack Nicklaus milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

25 of the 25 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Won his first U.S. Amateur title Announced himself as an amateur star
Won a second U.S. Amateur crown Added a second national amateur title before turning pro
Turned professional Left the amateur ranks to chase the game's biggest prizes
Beat Arnold Palmer in a U.S. Open playoff at Oakmont Won a first major in a playoff over the game's biggest star
Won his first Masters green jacket at Augusta Claimed the first of many titles at Augusta National
Won the PGA Championship at Dallas Athletic Club Captured a second major in a breakout season
Won a record-scoring Masters at Augusta Set a tournament scoring record for a second green jacket
Became the first back-to-back Masters champion Defended his Augusta title in a playoff
Completed the career Grand Slam at the Open at Muirfield Won all four professional majors with a first Claret Jug
Set a U.S. Open scoring record at Baltusrol Posted a record total to win the national championship
Beat Doug Sanders in an Open playoff at St Andrews Won on the Old Course after a rival missed a short putt
Won the PGA Championship at PGA National Became the first to complete the career Grand Slam twice
Won the Masters to open a Grand Slam bid at Augusta Started the year with a green jacket and thoughts of a sweep
Won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Struck a famous long iron off the flag on the 17th
Passed Bobby Jones with a PGA win at Canterbury Broke the all-time major record with a 14th title
Edged Weiskopf and Miller for the Masters at Augusta Won a classic Sunday duel for a fifth green jacket
Won the PGA Championship at Firestone Added another major in a vintage season
Founded the Memorial Tournament Created his own showcase event in Ohio
Won the Open Championship at St Andrews Lifted the Claret Jug again on golf's most famous links
Won a fourth U.S. Open back at Baltusrol Returned to a favorite course to win the national title again
Won a fifth PGA Championship at Oak Hill Won by a record margin for another Wanamaker Trophy
Won a record eighteenth major at the Masters aged forty-six Surged on the back nine for a stunning final green jacket
Won The Tradition senior major Began collecting titles on the senior tour
Won the U.S. Senior Open Added a national senior championship
Played his final competitive Masters Waved farewell to the tournament he defined