Editor Rob says on 13/Jul/10
Well, to the year old poster Greg who said shrinkage was 'cobblers' I found Nicklaus saying he used to be 5ft 11.75 and now was lucky to be 5-8 and something.

jesse says on 27/Jan/10
In 1993 or 1994 I went to the Senior U.S. OPEN at Pinehurst North Carolina because I was stationed only about 30 miles away at Fort Bragg. Being in the Army I was measured and weighed precisely very frequently. I was consistently 5'11 and 1/2. At the tournament I was watching a bunch of the players warming up on the driving range in the morning. I heard a commotion behind me and I turned around (because of the crowd I was standing kind of in the middle of the walking path) and was standing directly in front of Jack Nicklaus. I was no further away than 12 inches. He was absolutely no taller than 5'8". I remember this vividly because I was shocked that he was no taller.

Hugh 191cm says on 22/Dec/09
5'10.75 peak. Saw him at a golfing event in 1992 here in Ireland. He looks between 5"9 and 5"10 today. 175-177cm

greg says on 25/Jul/09
Rob,this is a load of cobblers.I'm 40 and I was measured by an occupational nurse when I was 28, before taking a job as a forklift truck driver with Michelin tyres. She said I was 5'9".Following a bout of ill health last year , I had a full medical and the nurse said I was just over 5'10".You don't shrink appreciably until you're over 75. Jack's at least 5'10.5.

Pepe says on 27/Mar/09
Rob could you explain to me how Jack has lost 5cms. Human beings lose an average of 2-3 cms. I don't buy jack losing that many centimeters.