The narrative that Jack Nicklaus would help LIV Golf find its footing in the golf world for $750M didn’t sit right with him. He has helped build the modern PGA Tour. Among such comments were claims that Nicklaus suffered from dementia and “needed to have his car keys taken away.” So, when this information started circulating, Nicklaus filed a defamation suit.

On the receiving end of this suit were Howard Milstein , Andrew O’Brien, and Nicklaus Cos. Nicklaus accused them of planting and amplifying false narratives, sidelining him, and solidifying their control over a brand built on his name. One of Nicklaus’s attorneys, Eugene Stearns , pointed fingers at the rumors.

“What Howard Milstein did, and what the company did, was take one of the most revered iconic figures in this world an

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