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Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus was awarded $50 million by a Florida jury after suing Nicklaus Companies, his former company financed by billionaire Howard Milstein, for defamation.

The 18-time major champion sued the company after it claimed Nicklaus was considering a $750 million deal to join LIV Golf and was no longer mentally fit to manage his business affairs.

Nicklaus met with the Saudis in 2021 but said he had turned down offers twice, according to Sports Illustrated .

"I was offered something in excess of $100 million by the Saudis, to do the job probably similar to the one that Greg is doing," Nicklaus said at the time. "I turned it down. Once verbally, once in writing. I said, 'Guys, I have to stay with the PGA

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