Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus will become an honorary citizen of St. Andrews, Scotland, in advance of this week’s Open Championship.
A three-time Open champion, Nicklaus will receive the honor on Tuesday. He won the title twice at the Old Course at St. Andrews—site of the 150th tournament that begins Thursday.
He hasn’t been back since 2005, when he last played there in a memorable event. And when Nicklaus accepts the honorary citizenship, he will join a very small group of Americans.
“I didn’t want to come back and dilute that for what it was. It was fantastic then,” Nicklaus told reporters Monday….