Video: Jack Nicklaus Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

Other than the huckster politicians bellowing on about nothing of much importance or interest, the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Jack Nicklaus made for enjoyable viewing.

It's not often seeing the Golden Bear get so choked up, even as he stuck to his script in hopes of not getting emotional.

From D.J. Piehowski's PGATour.com report from Congress:

Nicklaus took the stage last, after being awarded the medal from Speaker John Boehner. Among other things, he touched on his worldwide competitive record, his work with the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and the role his wife Barbara played in all of his success.

“Yes, Jackie, I just played golf,” said Nicklaus, referring to the time his son gave that simplistic answer when asked what his father did for a living. “But my whole life’s work was to make you all proud of me. I hope I have.”

GolfChannel.com posted a nice slideshow of images from the day, including this of the medal.