The great Jack Nicklaus turns 78 today. Known as the “Golden Bear,” Nicklaus is widely considered the GOAT (greatest of all time), winning a record 18 career major championships, while producing an additional 28 top-three finishes, another record, over a span of 25 years.

On Instagram the well wishes poured in from all over the golf world to wish Jack a Happy Birthday!

18 majors, 73 #PGATour wins, one awesome piece of ?! Wishing a very happy 78th birthday to @jacknicklaus!

A post shared by Golf Channel (@golfchannel) on Jan 21, 2018 at 7:35am PST

Happy birthday to @jacknicklaus! Check out our story to learn more about the traits that made Jack the legend of the game that he is! ? USGA/John Mummert

A post shared by United States Golf Association (@usga) on Jan 21, 2018 at 5:39am PST

One of the greatest to ever tee it up. Happy birthday to the Golden Bear, @jacknicklaus!

A post shared by PGA TOUR (@pgatour) on Jan 21, 2018 at 7:35am PST

#HappyBirthday to golf’s #GOAT. @jacknicklaus is 7️⃣8️⃣ today. ? ? ? ? ?️‍♂️

A post shared by Golf World (@golfworldmag) on Jan 21, 2018 at 2:33am PST

Memory lane is a beautiful place @jacknicklaus #GoldenBearBirthdayWeek

A post shared by The Open (@theopen) on Jan 18, 2018 at 10:04am PST

Flashback to last year.