Not a dry eye in sight! Golf great Jack Nicklaus left in tears as he’s awarded Congressional Gold Medal…and House Speaker John Boehner gets misty-eyed, too….full details below ๐ ๐
Congress awarded its highest civilian honor to golfing great Jack Nicklaus, who accepted the gold medal with a few tears, humility and humorThe House and Senate leadership bestowed the award on Nicklaus, winner of 18 major championshipsAn emotional Nicklaus told his family that his whole life he wanted to make them proud of him, and ‘hopefully I have’ ย The Golden Bear got a gold medal – and apparently caused House Speaker John Boehner to tear up.Congress on Tuesday awarded its highest civilian honor to golfing great Jack Nicklaus, who accepted the gold medal with a few tears, humility and humor.In a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, the House and Senate leadership bestowed the award on Nicklaus, winner of 18 major championships, including six Masters titles, five PGA championships and four U.S. Opens.John Boehner, an avid golfer who is also known for crying publicly, was photographed misty-eyed at the event while sitting next to Nicklaus.ย Shedding tears:ย Congress on Tuesday awarded its highest civilian honor to golfing great Jack Nicklaus (seen next to Speaker John Boehner), who accepted the gold medal with a few tears, humility and humorNot the only one: John Boehner, an avid golfer who is also known for crying publicly, got misty-eyed at the event