Jack Nicklaus votes for Donald Trump in US election and urges others to follow

Nicklaus received some support for his statement, but many other respondents said they had lost respect for arguably the greatest golfer of all time

Jack Nicklaus (left) has urged people to vote for Donald Trump in the US presidential election (Adam Davy/PA)

Jack Nicklaus has announced that he has voted for Donald Trump in the US presidential election and urged others to do the same.

The 18-time major winner posted a lengthy statement on his Twitter account on Wednesday evening in which he claimed electing Trump is key to avoiding “a socialist America and have the government run your life”.