Golfing legend Jack Nicklaus on Saturday praised presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE, saying that his candidacy has turned the country “upside down.”

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“I like what Donald has done,” he said in an interview with CBS’s “Sunday Morning.” “He’s turning America upside down, he’s awakening the country.

“We need a lot of that,” he added.

Nicklaus said that Trump’s “not stupid” and that he will eventually learn to be more polished like other politicians.

“I like the guy. He’s a good man and if he’s the one that’s on the ticket, I’ll be voting for him,” he said.