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Nicklaus, British Open prepare for fond farewells

By Gene Wojciechowski
ESPN.com

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- In golf's BT Era (Before Tiger), there was only one question that mattered: Are you an Arnie guy, or a Jack guy? Arnold Palmer -- The King. Or Jack Nicklaus -- The Golden Bear. Palmer was the people's choice, while Nicklaus was the Weight Watchers' favorite. You rooted for Palmer; you respected Nicklaus. My old man was an Arnie guy. Maybe it was the way Palmer flicked his cigarette aside, or how he hitched his pants, or how he would rather guzzle a quart of Pennzoil th ...

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