Golf legend reveals he survived the coronavirus at age 80

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus revealed Sunday he and his wife have recovered from COVID-19 and feel "very fortunate, very lucky."

Nicklaus disclosed his illness during the CBS telecast of the PGA's Memorial Tournament, saying he came down with minor symptoms like a soar throat and cough in March while in Florida. His wife Barbara tested positive but had no symptoms, he said.

“We've got the antibodies, and theoretically we can't get it and can't give it,” the 80-year-old golf legend said.  “That's a nice position to be in.”

“It didn’t last very long, and we were very, very fortunate, very lucky,” Nicklaus said. “Barbara and I are both of the age, both of us 80 years old, that is an at-risk age. Our hearts go out to the people who did lose their lives and their families. We were just a couple of the lucky ones.”

Nicklaus on Sunday greeted Memorial winner Jon Ram with a fist-bump after the tournament ended.

The blond-headed Nicklaus, nicknamed the Golden Bear, is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers in history. He won 117 tournaments, including 18 majors, over five decades.

Tiger Woods, another golf great who competed in Sunday's competition, said he had known for some time that Nicklaus and his wife had contracted the virus, according to The Associated Press.

"The fact that they got through it and they're safe and here and healthy, it's all good news for all of us who are a part of golf," Woods said.