Road warrior

Jack Nicklaus, 66, CEO, Nicklaus Cos.

By Eugenia Levenson, Fortune reporter

(Fortune Magazine) -- SINCE RETIRING from competitive golf at the 2005 British Open, Jack Nicklaus has traded long-distance drives for longer-distance flights. The Golden Bear is CEO of his golf course design firm, Nicklaus Design, so he frequently jets between construction sites as far-flung as Moscow and New Zealand's Lake Taupo. He also spends time on the road as a spokesman for the Royal Bank of Scotland. (He's the bank's face in more ways than one: Last year RBS issued a commemorative five-pound note with his likeness, making him the only living nonroyal to appear on a Scottish bill.) Here the moneyman shares his secrets for bogie-free travel.

" DAYS ON THE ROAD Over 200.

" TRAVEL ESSENTIAL Without my Gulfstream V, I couldn't do a third of what I do. I've had a private airplane since 1964, when I flew on a twin-engine Aero Commander 680 FL.

" JET-LAG STRATEGY I try to drink as much water as I can. I also try to get my body accustomed to the time zone I'm traveling to by eating meals on that schedule.

" FAVORITE LAYOVER I usually stop by Iceland once a summer for some salmon fishing. I've fished the river Sela for two of the last three years.

MUST-SEE DESTINATION I like South Africa. We have a place that's across from Kruger National Park.

" LUXURY OR ECONOMY I couldn't care less. Get me a bed and a television I can watch before I go to sleep, and get me close to the worksite.

" FAVORITE HOLE My favorite shot in the game is the second shot at the eighth hole at Pebble Beach. It plays off a top of a cliff over a bay into a green that sits on a point it's very, very pretty and a famous shot.

" ALWAYS WITH ME A money clip I've carried since 1963. We used to have driving contests at the PGA tournaments, and I hit a driver 341 yards, 17 inches. That was the winning drive, and they gave me a money clip.

" ON HIS RECORD I prefer that if someone's going to break my record [18 professional major victories] that it be broken in my lifetime. And Tiger Woods is certainly a very talented young man.  Top of page

YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS
Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in.

Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions.
Manage alerts | What is this?

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.