COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus was awarded $50 million by a jury in a defamation lawsuit against his former company and other executives, according to multiple reports.
Nicklaus, a Columbus native and the founder of the Memorial Tournament held annually in Dublin, filed the lawsuit in 2023 in Palm Beach County, Florida, accusing his former company, Andrew O'Brien, and Howard Milstein of damaging his reputation with false statements tied to a previous lawsuit in a New York court.
While Nicklaus wanted to privately resolve that matter through arbitration, "Milstein, however, wanted a public forum which he could use as a vehicle to tarnish Mr. Nicklaus' reputation and hinder his ability to compete with the Company once his five-year post-termination non-compete period expired," according to the lawsuit.
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The lawsuit claimed that Milstein openly admitted that the allegations would tarnish Nicklaus's reputation.
Nicklaus was asked to attend a meeting where he did receive an offer to have a leadership role with the Saudi-backed league, but he turned it down "on the spot," according to the lawsuit, because the PGA Tour was an important part of his legacy and he could not support the Saudi-backed league if the PGA Tour was against it.
O'Brien shared copies of the lawsuit to the media outlets, drawing attention to the false statements about Nicklaus's ties to the Saudi-backed league. O'Brien also made comments claiming that Nicklaus had dementia and compared him to someone who needed to have his car keys taken away.
In 2007, Nicklaus was paid $145 million by Nicklaus Companies -- run by Milstein -- to design golf courses and provide other marketing services. In 2017, Nicklaus ended his employment with the company.
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