"When somebody passes it's a sad thing," Nicklaus said on Friday. "Roberto De Vicenzo was not only a great golfer, but he was a great friend. I think the last time I was with Roberto we were in Argentina, and it was only about three or four years ago, I think. And we were with him and he always talked about how he said, I'm stupid, because what he did at the Masters that one year. He still talked about it, 40 years later he still talked about it.