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Greg Norman has come under fire in recent weeks over his Saudi-funded golf league that is set to rival the PGA Tour.
But on Monday, it was revealed that Saudi Arabian organizers made a strong push to make Jack Nicklaus, not Norman, the face of the LIV Golf Invitational Series.
Nicklaus, an 18-time major winner, was offered a huge amount of money to join the rival league, but the golfer ended up turning it down, he said in a story published Monday by the Fire Pit Collective.
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Jack Nicklaus on the Golf Channel set prior to the start of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2015, in Augusta, Georgia.
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“I was offered…
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