Who Is Barbara Nicklaus? Is She Still Married? Insights Her Wiki, Husband, & Net Worth

Barbara Nicklaus is a well-recognized American philanthropist, public figure, celebrity wife, and media face who gained a massive spotlight for her marriage with Jack Nicklaus, an American retired professional golfer who won 117 professional golf tournaments. Also, she is famous as the 1998 PGA First Lady of Golf Award recipient.

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Who Is Barbara Nicklaus? Wiki Details

Barbara Nicklaus is an American philanthropist and media personality best known as the wife of a professional retired golf player, Jack Nicklaus. However, Barbara Nicklaus doesn’t own a Wikipedia page yet.

1940 born Barbara is the proud daughter of parents from Colombia, Ohio. However, she has not disclosed any details of her family background for their privacy. Hence, her father's and mother's names and professions are unavailable. Some sources revealed that one of her parents served as a public high school mathematics instructor. Besides, she never talked about her siblings, so she might be the sole child of her parents.

In contrast, American philanthropist Barbara is 83 years old as of 2023. According to her husband, Barbara celebrates her birthday every year on February 28, so she has Pisces as her zodiac sign. Ohio native Barbara is an American of mixed ethnicity (British-German) and follows the path of the Christian religion.

Regarding her physical appearance, Jack Nicklaus' wife Barbara stands at approximately 5 feet 7 inches or 1.70m. Similarly, she has a decent weight of 66kg/145.5 lbs.

Concerning her academics, she completed her high school education in her hometown and attended Ohio State University for her Nursing studies. 

Who Is Barbara Nicklaus Married To?

Barbara Nicklaus is married and has a famous husband, Jack Nicklaus. Meanwhile, her husband, Jack, is a retired professional golfer born in 1940, making him 83 years old as of 2023. Hence, Jack and Barbara have almost one month of age gap. Jack has won 18 major golf championships. Also, Barbara and her husband, Jack, established the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation in 2004.

They first met each other in 1957 in the first week of their college, where Nick was majoring in Pharmacy while Barbara was in Nursing. After dating for a few years, they got engaged on 31 December 1959 and tied the knot in front of their families and friends on 23 June 1960. Meanwhile, Barbara and her husband, Jack, have been married for almost 63 years now.

During 63 years of marriage, they are blessed with five children Gary, Jack Jr., Steven, Michael, and Nancy. They are also grandparents of their twenty-two grandchildren.

Also, their daughter, Nancy, suffered from repeated choking when she was 11 months old, and doctors discovered that she had inhaled a blue crayon whose broken pieces fell into her lung, resulting in pneumonia. However, Nancy successfully recovered from the incident. 

Net Worth & Career

Barbara Nicklaus has not disclosed her net worth publicly. However, her husband has approximately a $400 million net worth as a retired professional golf athlete. Hence, Barbara lives a lavish lifestyle.

Moreover, Barbara Nicklaus started her career as a nurse, and when her husband, Jack, became a professional golfer, Barbara left her job to care for their kids. Presently, she also works as a philanthropist with her husband, Jack Nicklaus.