Muirfield Village Golf Club
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dublin, Ohio, U.S. |
| Established | 1974, 43 years ago |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Tournaments hosted |
Memorial Tournament (1976–present) U.S. Amateur (1992) Ryder Cup (1987) Solheim Cup (1998) Presidents Cup (2013) |
| Website | mvgc.org |
| Muirfield Village Golf Club | |
| Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,337 yd (6,709 m) |
| Course rating | 76.9 (Memorial) |
| Slope rating | 153 |
| Course record | 61 John Huston (1996) |
| The Country Club at Muirfield Village | |
| Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,875 yd (6,286 m) |
| Course rating | 72.1 (Blue) |
| Slope rating | 130 |
Muirfield Village is an upscale golf-oriented community in the central United States, located in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus.
Founded by Jack Nicklaus, it is named after Muirfield, Scotland, 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 41 years ago in 1976. A bronze sculpture of Nicklaus mentoring a young golfer, unveiled in 1999, is located in the wide median of Muirfield Drive.
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. The community master plan and site development was designed by Bassett Associates of Lima, Ohio.
Muirfield Village functions as its own taxing unit with power to raise money for street lights, landscaping, and other municipal-like functions, despite being with the city of Dublin. It has its own neighborhood council for residents to participate in.
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.
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