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Wet Bear, It was a damp day all-round for Glen Abbey's designer and probably the finest golfer in history
Wet Bear, It was a damp day all-round for Glen Abbey's designer and probably the finest golfer in history

Wet Bear, It was a damp day all-round for Glen Abbey's designer and probably the finest golfer in history

Date7/30/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Wet Bear, It was a damp day all-round for Glen Abbey's designer and probably the finest golfer in history. Jack Nicklaus hit his second shot into a lake fronting the ninth green, donned his rainsuit and went in after it. Left, the pops the ball out of the water to within 12 feet of the hole, strides grim-faced up the slope (middle), then strips off the wetwear before missing the putt for a bogey. He shot 146 and missed the cutoff by one shot. Bruce Lietzke and rookie Hal Sutton share the lead at 136.
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Wet Bear, It was a damp day all-round for Glen Abbey's designer and probably the finest golfer in history
Wet Bear, It was a damp day all-round for Glen Abbey's designer and probably the finest golfer in history
7/30/1982
Testing a rolled trap, Glen Abbey designer Jack Nicklaus blasts out of a trap in yesterday's practive for today's opening round of the Canadian Open g(...)
Testing a rolled trap, Glen Abbey designer Jack Nicklaus blasts out of a trap in yesterday's practive for today's opening round of the Canadian Open g(...)
7/20/1977
Abbey's his cup of tee/F7
Abbey's his cup of tee/F7
9/3/1991
Occupational hazard, Jack Nicklaus blasts out of one of the myriad bunkers he designed at Glen Abbey, this one on the fourth hole. The Golden Bear car(...)
Occupational hazard, Jack Nicklaus blasts out of one of the myriad bunkers he designed at Glen Abbey, this one on the fourth hole. The Golden Bear car(...)
7/5/1985
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus touched base with fans yesterday signing autographs at the practice round for the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey yesterday. The(...)
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus touched base with fans yesterday signing autographs at the practice round for the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey yesterday. The(...)
8/31/1988
Fine form, Jack Nicklaus, who played a practice round at Toronto Golf Club yesterday, commented on the improved condition of Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, where the Canadian Open begins Thursday
Fine form, Jack Nicklaus, who played a practice round at Toronto Golf Club yesterday, commented on the improved condition of Glen Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, where the Canadian Open begins Thursday
7/26/1982
Tender care: Dean Baker and Staff defend Canadian Open site Glen Abbey against Mother Nature and the ravages of 28,500 rounds of golf, many by duffers
Tender care: Dean Baker and Staff defend Canadian Open site Glen Abbey against Mother Nature and the ravages of 28,500 rounds of golf, many by duffers
5/30/1992
Wadkins on Target: Lanny Wadkins, getting his swing grooved on the plush expanse of Glen Abbey, follows through with an iron shot to the green in preparation for today's opening round
Wadkins on Target: Lanny Wadkins, getting his swing grooved on the plush expanse of Glen Abbey, follows through with an iron shot to the green in preparation for today's opening round
9/10/1992
Action at the Open: Canadian Dan Halldorson (right) is just one stroke off the pace after the first round of the Canadian Open at Oakville's Glen Abbey course
Action at the Open: Canadian Dan Halldorson (right) is just one stroke off the pace after the first round of the Canadian Open at Oakville's Glen Abbey course
6/26/1986
I'm the boss: Fuzzy Zoeller, left, and his caddy ham it up for the gallery during yesterday's third round of the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey
I'm the boss: Fuzzy Zoeller, left, and his caddy ham it up for the gallery during yesterday's third round of the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey
7/6/1985
Turf talk, Winner of everything and designer of Glen Abbey, Jack Nicklaus (right) may be apologizing to George Burns for the state of the greens at Gl(...)
Turf talk, Winner of everything and designer of Glen Abbey, Jack Nicklaus (right) may be apologizing to George Burns for the state of the greens at Gl(...)
7/29/1981
Breaking par, Jack Nicklaus, one of the all-time top money winners on the professional golf circuit, designed the Glen Abbey course in Oakville which is the site of the Canadian Open
Breaking par, Jack Nicklaus, one of the all-time top money winners on the professional golf circuit, designed the Glen Abbey course in Oakville which is the site of the Canadian Open
7/31/1981