USATodayBestsellerNowavailableintradepaper!JackNicklausIIsharesstories,insights,andlessonshe’slearnedfromhisfather,the“GoldenBear,“thatwilldelightgolffansofallages,encouragefathers,andinspirereaderstofocusonwhat’smostimportantinlife:family.BestSeatintheHouse,writtenwithNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorDonYaeger,givesuseighteenvaluablelessonsthatJackNicklausIIlearnedfromhisfather,PGAchampionJackNicklaus.Althoughthe“GoldenBear,“asheisknownbyfans,iswidelyregardedasthebestgolferofalltime,witharecordnumberofPGAmajorchampionships,hislifeandvaluesshowthattruelegacylivesonthroughyourchildren,grandchildren,andothersweareblessedtocallfamilyandfriends.Forthefirsttime,thepublicisgiventheopportunitytoseewhatmadeJackNicklausanoff-coursesuccess,includinghowheandhiswife,Barbara,fashionedfifty-plusyearsofmarriage,understandingthattheybothhadtogiveofthemselves“atleast95percentofthetime“theimportanceofhavingboundariesandlimitsthateveryoneinthefamilyagreesonhowNicklaustaughthissonJack,whoworkedashiscaddieforseveralyears,tovaluehiscompetitorsandtreatthemashewouldhopetobetreatedtheneedtobeconnectedtowhatwe’llleavebehind:ourlegaciesOneJuneday,JackNicklausIIhadjustcompletedhissecondroundinaPalmBeachCountyJuniorGolfAssociationtournamentandwassittingatthescorer’stable,signinghisscorecard,whensomebodytoldhimhisdadwasonthetelephone.Hewasalittlefrustratedbecausehedidn’twanttobebotheredonsuchanimportantday,buthisdadwantedtoknowhowhehadplayed,soJackIIspentthenexttwentyminutesdetailingeveryholeandeveryshot.Afterward,hisfathersaid,“Jackie,wouldyouliketoknowhowyourdaddidtoday?“Ofcoursehewantedtoknow,andhefeltalittleguiltyfornotasking.“Well,IjustwontheUSOpen.“ItwasFather’sDay1980,andonthatdayJackIIlearnedavaluablelessonthathecarriedwithhimintoadulthood:familyismoreimportantthananythingintheworld.
