Murifield Village Golf Club Jack Nicklaus Memorial Tournament open ryder pga

Description

Two golf courses are located within Muirfield Village: The Country Club at Muirfield, which also has tennis and swimming, and the signature Muirfield Village Golf Club, where the Memorial Tournament is held annually. MVGC has also hosted several national championships and international team competitions, including the 1992
U.S. Amateur
,
1987 Ryder Cup
, the
1998 Solheim Cup
, the 1986
U.S. Junior Amateur
and the
2013 Presidents Cup
. It and
The Greenbrier
in
West Virginia
, are the only two places to have hosted both the Ryder and Solheim Cups. When asked whether he would be interested in captaining the U.S. squad in the matches on his home course, Jack Nicklaus responded that although he would enjoy it, he believes captains should be more "current" with the players on the team.
Muirfield Village is controlled by Nicklaus, and each fall he makes changes to the course in order to accommodate new technology, make the course more enjoyable for members and tournament spectators, or simply offer a tougher test for the pros. In recent years changes have included lengthening several holes, including the first, tenth, twelfth, and seventeenth, adding bunkers, particularly at the tenth and seventeenth, and rerouting a stream on the eighteenth hole. In 2013, the eighteenth hole was lengthened by 40 yards.
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He also recently made changes to the clubhouse and driving range. He added several suites overlooking the 18th hole and completely remodeled the inside of the clubhouse and renovated the exterior as well.
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In 2014,
Golf Digest
rated Muirfield Village as the number one golf course in Ohio.
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Also, Muirfield Village was recently ranked 14th in the United States by Golf Digest.
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In 2014, the first-ever world's 100 greatest golf courses by Golf Digest ranked Muirfield Village 53rd.
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Membership in MVGC is concentrated in Columbus and Ohio generally, however there is a substantial national and international membership as well. The club has sleeping quarters on the property for member use.