New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Golf icon Jack Nicklaus, celebrated for his 18 major championships, has won a significant $50 million defamation lawsuit against his former business partners at Nicklaus Companies. The verdict, delivered by a six-person jury in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Monday (October 20), marks a significant moment in the legal battle that has captured the attention of the sports and business worlds.

Notably, the jury ruled that the Nicklaus Companies damaged the reputation of the 85-year-old golf legend, exposing him to "ridicule, hatred, mistrust, distrust, or contempt."

The lawsuit centered on allegations that Nicklaus Companies, along with its owner and executive chairman, Howard Milstein, and executive Andrew O'Brien, s...