Muirfield Village
{{Short description|Golf course residential community in Ohio}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2012}}
{{Infobox golf facility
|golf_facility_name = Muirfield Village
|image = File:Muirfield Village (Dublin, Ohio) - dedication plaque.jpg
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|location = Dublin, Ohio, U.S.
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|coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|40.1405|-83.1414|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}}}
|elevation = {{convert|910|ft}}
|establishment = 1974, {{Time ago|1974}}
|type = Private
|owner =
|operator =
|greens = Bentgrass
|holes = 36
|tournaments= Memorial Tournament
(1976–present)
U.S. Amateur (1992)
Ryder Cup (1987)
Solheim Cup (1998)
Presidents Cup (2013)
Workday Charity Open (2020)
|website = [http://www.mvgc.org/ mvgc.org]
|course1 = Muirfield Village Golf Club
|designer1 = Jack Nicklaus
|par1 = 72
|length1 = {{convert|7569|yd|abbr=on}}
|rating1 = 77.3 (Memorial)
|record1 = 61 – John Huston (1996)
|course2 = The Country Club at Muirfield Village
|designer2 = Jack Nicklaus
|par2 = 72
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|rating2 = 72.3 (Blue)
|slope2 = 131
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Muirfield Village is an “upscale” golf-oriented community in the central United States, located in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus.
Origins
Founded by Jack Nicklaus, it is named after Muirfield, Scotland,http://www.muirfield.org.uk {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728000522/http://www.muirfield.org.uk/ |date=July 28, 2009 }} where he won the first of his three British Open titles in 1966 to complete the first of his three career grand slams. The village contains an eponymous golf course that hosts the Memorial Tournament, a PGA Tour event played each spring since its inception {{Years or months ago|1976}} in 1976. A bronze sculpture of Nicklaus mentoring a young golfer, unveiled in 1999, is located in the wide median of Muirfield Drive.{{cite web |url=http://www.dublinarts.org/visualarts/dublinartinpublicplaces/jacknicklaustributesculpture.aspx |publisher=Dublin Arts Council |location=(Ohio) |title=Jack Nicklaus tribute sculpture |accessdate=June 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329093436/http://www.dublinarts.org/visualarts/dublinartinpublicplaces/jacknicklaustributesculpture.aspx |archivedate=March 29, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite news |url=http://dublinohiousa.gov/intern-blog/jack-nicklaus-dublin-icon/ |publisher=City of Dublin |location=(Ohio) |title=Jack Nicklaus – Dublin Icon |date=August 9, 2013 |accessdate=June 24, 2016}}
Although the land for the Muirfield Village Golf Club was acquired in 1966, construction began six years later and the golf club officially opened in May 1974, the same year that homes began to be sold. Muirfield Village is one of the wealthiest and most notable neighborhoods in Central Ohio, and is home to many local CEOs and celebrities including Jack Hanna, Urban Meyer, Jason Day and several Columbus Blue Jackets players.{{cite web|url=http://www.golf.com/ap-news/new-hole-memorial-overlooked-rookie-dallas|title=New hole at Memorial; overlooked rookie in Dallas|website=Golf.com|accessdate=April 12, 2018}} The community master plan and site development was designed by Bassett Associates of Lima, Ohio.{{cite web|url=http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/702807|title=CardCat Item Display : Muirfield Village (Dublin, Ohio) [slide]|website=liblink.bsu.edu|accessdate=April 12, 2018}}
Muirfield Village functions as its own taxing unit with power to raise money for street lights, landscaping, and other municipal-like functions, despite being within the city of Dublin. It has its own neighborhood council for residents to participate in.
Golf courses
File:1987 Ryder Cup opening ceremonies - DPLA - c2b6325d5e6810edb364716be4d672eb.jpg gold tournament on the 18th green of the Muirfield Village Golf Club.]]
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 US courses 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 he has regularly made 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 the 2010's, changes 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.{{cn|date=July 2022}} In 2013, the eighteenth hole was lengthened by 40 yards.[http://www.presidentscup.com/news/2013/09/23/muirfield-village-hole-no--18.htm]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He also made changes to the driving range, added several suites overlooking the 18th hole, and completely remodeled the clubhouse inside and out.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nicklaus-completely-reconstructs-muirfield-village-clubhouse-before-38th-memorial-tournament/|title=Nicklaus completely reconstructs Muirfield Village clubhouse before 38th Memorial Tournament|date=May 26, 2013|website=Foxnews.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}} In 2014, Golf Digest rated Muirfield Village as the number one golf course in Ohio,{{cite web|url=http://courses.golfdigest.com/d/s/Ohio|title=Golf Courses: Reviews, Best Courses: Golf Digest - Golf Digest|website=Golf Digest|accessdate=April 12, 2018}} and 53rd in the first-ever world's 100 greatest golf courses.{{cite web|url=http://www.nicklaus.com/design/100-greatest-courses.php|title=First-ever World's 100 Greatest Courses ranking by Golf Digest recognizes two Nicklaus courses|website=Nicklaus.com|accessdate=April 12, 2018}} Golf Digest also ranked Muirfield Village 14th in the United States in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2013-02/americas-100-greatest-golf-courses-ranking|title=Top 100 US Golf Courses 2017-2018 - Golf Digest|website=Golfdigest.com|accessdate=April 12, 2018}}
MVGC closed and underwent a large renovation after the 2020 Memorial Tournament. Every green complex was redone, bunkers were enlarged and deepened, and some positions of greens were moved. The biggest changes were made on the fifth and fifteenth holes, and there were no changes made to the twelfth and fourteenth holes. Nicklaus called this renovation "his final bite at the apple", implying this would be the final major renovation in his lifetime.{{Cite web|title=Muirfield Village renovations: 6 things to know about the redesign|url=https://golf.com/travel/six-things-to-know-muirfield-village-renovations/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Golf|language=en-US}}
Membership in MVGC is concentrated in Columbus and Ohio generally, however there is a substantial national and international membership as well.{{cn|date=July 2022}} The club has sleeping quarters on the property for member use.
Scorecard
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{{Gold18|name=2024 Memorial|77.3 / 155|490|459|382|210|547|455|582|200|417|3752|472|588|180|455|360|561|218|503|480|3817|7569}}
{{blue18|74.1 / 148|419|411|374|189|505|383|548|160|387|3376|423|522|160|405|336|491|175|428|423|3363|6739}}
{{white18|72.0 / 143|388|399|366|162|473|372|518|136|366|3180|413|484|143|359|325|466|152|388|393|3123|6303}}
{{green18|71.1 / 142|378|369|364|160|461|357|510|130|356|3085|410|465|138|352|320|458|135|378|386|3042|6127}}
{{handicap18|1|11|3|15|9|7|13|17|5|2|14|12|10|18|16|8|6|4}}
{{par18|4|4|4|3|5|4|5|3|4| 36 |4|5|3|4|4|5|3|4|4| 36 | 72}}
{{white18|77.7 / 148|388|399|366|162|473|372|518|136|366|3180|413|484|143|359|325|466|152|388|393|3123|6303}}
{{green18|76.7 / 144|378|369|364|160|461|357|510|130|356|3085|410|465|138|352|320|458|135|378|386|3042|6127}}
{{red18|73.5 / 135|366|359|327|138|384|352|487|118|303|2834|389|457|107|328|269|376|117|341|373|2757|5591}}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.mvgc.org/ Muirfield Village Golf Club]
- [http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/ Nicklaus.com] – Muirfield Village Golf Club
- [http://www.thememorialtournament.com/ The Memorial Tournament]
- [http://www.tccmv.com/ The Country Club at Muirfield Village]
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{{Dublin, Ohio}}
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Category:Golf clubs and courses in Ohio
Category:Golf clubs and courses designed by Jack Nicklaus
Category:Sports in Dublin, Ohio
Category:Presidents Cup venues
Category:Tourist attractions in Franklin County, Ohio