Nicklaus toughens up Muirfield Village by removing bunkers?

Nicklaus toughens up Muirfield Village by removing bunkers?

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Jack Nicklaus is the consummate Golf Professional.  

The best player who has ever lived was always meticulous in his preparation for every event he ever participated in, particularly the Majors.  So why would it be any different when he built a golf course?  Muirfield Village has become one of the premier golf courses in the USA. In his pursuit for perfection, Nicklaus continues to tweak the course long after it was originally opened in 1973.  Alex Miceli of Golf Week gives us an interesting story on Jack’s remodel.

DUBLIN, Ohio – When PGA Tour players make their annual pilgrimage to the Columbus area for this week’s Memorial Tournament, they will notice a change to Muirfield Village Golf Club. Six bunkers have been eliminated at the 18th hole.

Jack Nicklaus, the course designer and tournament host who grew up in nearby Upper Arlington, has unveiled many changes since opening Muirfield Village in 1974. Mainly because of improved equipment, Nicklaus has redesigned or dramatically changed every hole in the ensuing four decades.

Thus, eliminating four bunkers on the right side of the closing hole’s fairway this spring were part of the lengthening process that predates the 2013 Presidents Cup here.

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Source : Alex Micili   GolfWeek

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