It's Jack Nicklaus week here at Devil Ball, what with it being his tournament this weekend and all. So why not take a moment to look back at his greatest wins? These are the ones that defined golf not just for Nicklaus, but for -- wait for it -- America. Enjoy.

1. The 1986 Masters: Of course. The finest tournament of Nicklaus' career, and one of the finest tournaments in golf history as well. Six years removed from his last major, Nicklaus shot an astonishing back-nine 30 to claim his 18th major.

2. The 1962 U.S. Open: Not a bad debut, huh? For his first professional win, Nicklaus bested Arnold Palmer in an 18-hole playoff even though Arnie's Army spent much of the tournament calling the young upstart "fatso." He wasn't hurt too badly.

3. The 1975 Masters: Nicklaus, Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf were trading punches all week, and the outcome was in doubt all the way to the last few holes. Nicklaus's birdie on 16 propelled him to the title, his fifth Masters win.

4. The 1965 Masters: Nicklaus thumped both Palmer and Gary Player at this classic, winning by nine strokes. Afterward, Bobby Jones uttered one of the most famous quotes in golf history: "He plays a game with which I am not familiar."

5. The 1980 U.S. Open: Two years removed from his last victory, and with hints of "washed up" starting to make their way around the galleries of golf, Nicklaus absolutely dominated the field, setting a record 272 that still stands.

6. The 1967 U.S. Open: As with 1980, Nicklaus pushed around the field, winning by four shots over Palmer, Billy Casper and Lee Trevino.

7. The 1966 British Open: This marked the final piece of Nicklaus's career Grand Slam, and at 26 he was the youngest player to complete the feat. (Tiger Woods would best him by two years.) Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan and Gary Player are the only other players to have completed the Career Slam.

8. The 1971 PGA Championship: With this win, Nicklaus became the first golfer to win all four majors twice.

9. The 1960 U.S. Open: He didn't win this one -- Arnold Palmer did, of course, in one of the landmark tournament victories of Arnie's career -- but Nicklaus posted a total score of 282 to finish second. Oh, did I mention he was an amateur at the time? The record still stands for amateurs.

10. The 1956 Ohio Open: At age 16, competing against professional golfers, a young kid named Nicklaus won the tournament, serving notice that everybody else needed to get their winning wrapped up; he was on his way.

There are so many more; digging into Nicklaus's career just staggers you with its breadth and achievement. Feel free to add your suggestions below. You're up!