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 peri

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