**FILE** Golf legend Jack Nicklaus (right) welcomes Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to the stage during a campaign rally on Sept. 26, 2012, in Westerville, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Golf legend Jack Nicklaus (right) welcomes Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to the stage during a campaign rally on Sept. 26, 2012, in Westerville, Ohio. (Associated Press)