How to play the Jack Nicklaus career timeline game

Jack Nicklaus's career is laid out across these cards, from amateur titles to his farewell at Augusta, and you put the moments in order of year. A line under each one hints at what happened. One card starts on the timeline with its year in view. Place every new moment in a gap among those already down. A correct pick shows the year, while a wrong one still lands in place but costs one of three lives.

Green jackets and national titles start to look alike in a career this decorated, and the hints are your way of telling them apart. Look for rivals, record scores and his age at the time. Senior titles and later honors come with fewer landmarks around them, so the gaps are harder to judge. Two events from the same season are the most common slip.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 25 of the 25 cards you might be dealt. Their 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