Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf was a commercial success for Jack Nicklaus Productions and Accolade. The two companies developed it into a video game franchise, and Accolade published numerous adaptations and sequels for more than ten years. Accolade retitled the TurboGrafx-16 versions of the game to Jack Nicklaus' Turbo Golf. The game was released in TurboChip and CD-ROM formats on the console. Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf is a golf-simulation video game developed by Sculptured Software, and published by Accolade in 1988. The game features simulations of eighteen holes from renowned golf
Timeline of golf history (1945–99) the top three of a major tournament. Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship - unusually played in February in 1971 - but then surprisingly loses the Masters, beaten in the final round by unheralded playing partner Charles Coody. Nicklaus would then lose a playoff for the U.S. Open to Lee Trevino. The classic golf book "Golf in the Kingdom" by Michael Murphy, is published. 1972 Carolyn Cudone wins the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur for a record fifth consecutive time. Dick Kimbrough completes 364 holes in 24 hours at the 6,068 North Platte CC in Nebraska. Tom Doty records 10-under-par in