Jack Nicklaus 5

Jack Nicklaus 5 has several gameplay modes, including a tournament mode. The player can choose between male and female characters to play as, and can also choose between left- and right-handed options. The player can compete against computer-controlled players, both male and female, including Jack Nicklaus. Three difficulty levels and various camera angles are offered.

The player has three options in choosing how to swing the club, including two traditional options requiring two and three clicks respectively. The third option, MouseMeter, involves the player moving the mouse while the club moves simultaneously. The player can change conditions on a course to include fog and five different wind conditions. The game also includes a multiplayer option.

Jack Nicklaus 5 was developed by Eclipse Entertainment and published by Accolade for Windows 95. It used a different game engine from its predecessor. Eclipse's development team included members of the Cinematronics, LLC team that worked on Jack Nicklaus 4. For the sequel, new features were added in response to user feedback.

This included new textures in the course designer, and the ability to import PCX files as textures, objects, or backgrounds. Physics relating to golf balls were also improved from the previous game.

Jack Nicklaus 5 received positive reviews, but sold poorly. Reviewers praised the graphics, the sounds, and the course designer, which Computer Gaming World considered to be the game's "biggest draw". Computer Games Magazine called the game a "must buy" on account of the course designer, writing, "This program could easily be sold separately at a price equal to the basic game, and it would be a deal at that." The magazine also called the game's golf physics "arguably the best of any golf game," writing, "Every bounce, every ricochet, every roll looks and feels right."

Some reviewers criticized McCord's commentary as being repetitive and irritating after a while, and others noted that gameplay can become sluggish due to the amount of graphics depicted onscreen. Some reviewers also criticized the lack of the advertised player matching service, which was not ready at the time of the reviews' publication.