Nicklaus<\/a> has now responded.\u00a0<\/p>\nAnd it appears he is in agreement with his good friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Pretty good assessment,” he told the Palm Beach Post. “Not about me, but about him.”<\/p>\n
Nicklaus, who now lives 20 miles from Player in Florida, described his old rival as “a wonderful guy”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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“He’s played more golf than probably anybody, too. He plays golf every day. He’s a wonderful guy. He’s lived life to the fullest. He still plays very well. He just enjoys it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“He’s given back to so many. He’s just a good guy.”<\/p>\n
Nicklaus holds the record for most major titles, winning 18 before he retired from the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Woods revolutionised the sport, winning 15. Many believe Woods would have passed Nicklaus’s record had his career not been disrupted by several injuries and surgeries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old is currently recovering from the seventh back surgery of his illustrious career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He has not announced a timeline for his return and is unlikely to play again, if at all, until 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Woods is not in the field for the Hero World Challenge or the parent\/child PNC Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This week the president of the PGA Tour Champions, Brady Miller, said the over 50s circuit was more than prepared for his arrival next year.<\/p>\n
Jack Nicklaus breaks silence on $50m legal win<\/p>\n
Nicklaus was recently awarded $50m in damages after a jury in Palm Beach County found that Nicklaus Companies – the firm he founded and later sold – defamed the Golden Bear over false claims.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His attorneys argued that the company that bears his name and his former business partners spread lies that Nicklaus had considered a $750m offer to be the face of the PIF-backed LIV Golf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Other claims included that Nicklaus was suffering from dementia and was no longer fit to mange his affairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His former business partners were cleared of personal liability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But a six-person jury ruled on 21 October that the company’s actions damaged the his reputation and exposed him to “ridicule, hatred, mistrust, distrust or contempt”.<\/p>\n
Nicklaus said he made the decision to pursue with the litigation for the sake of his family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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