In the wake of the $US50 million judgment awarded last month to Jack Nicklaus in his defamation lawsuit against his former company, Nicklaus Companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday.
There have been countless debates, articles and even books written by people trying to determine the greatest golfers of all time. Many have made their cases, but few as defiantly as Gary Player.
A Florida jury delivered a $US50 million ($77m) verdict to Jack Nicklaus in his defamation suit against Nicklaus Companies, the enterprise now controlled by billionaire banker Howard Milstein.
Jack Nicklaus wrote a congratulatory letter to Rory McIlroy after the Northern Irishman won the Masters in April and completed the career Grand Slam. Nicklaus is still waiting to hear from McIlroy about his decision to skip this week’s Memorial Tournament. RELATED: Bryson DeChambeau drove a car and a golf ball down the Indianapolis Motor Read more…
A trial judge in Manhattan dismissed the case brought by the company which sought to control Nicklaus’ attempts to use his own name to promote his golf course design and other businesses.
This week marks Matsuyama’s 10th anniversary of his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Memorial Tournament in 2014, an event hosted by golf legend Nicklaus. From the breakthrough a decade ago, Matsuyama has since cemented his stature as Asia’s most decorated golfer.
Memorial Park, adjacent to the first tee at Muirfield Village Golf Club, was a place of sombre reflection as PGA Tour players, caddies, Memorial and tour officials and others in the golf business remembered the life of Grayson Murray.