Jack Nicklaus shares the ‘crazy’ reason he has never made any money from Muirfield Village
Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Memorial Tournament is one of the events that does not appear to have any question mark hanging over it right now, largely due to its connection to Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus designed Muirfield Village, with the golf course opening in 1974. Two years later, it hosted the Memorial Tournament for the very first time.
The Golden Bear would win the second edition of the event in 1977, while he would triumph again in 1984. Only Tiger Woods and Kenny Perry have won the tournament more often. Jack Nicklaus explains why he never profited from Muirfield Village Muirfield Village appears to be one of the most popular stops on the PGA Tour calendar.
Nicklaus has used his experience to make sure that the field have absolutely everything they could possibly want available to them. But remarkably, the 18-time major champion has made sure that he has never received any money from the golf course. Nicklaus, of course, was one of the pioneers in the game when it came to pursuing business opportunities.
Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR via Getty Images However, speaking on The Big Swing with Jimmy Roberts , Nicklaus explained why he was adamant that he should not receive any financial rewards from owning Muirfield Village. “Muirfield was probably the best thing, and I structured Muirfield so I couldn’t make any money,” he said. “I was playing professional golf, and I wanted to bring all my guys into play.
I didn’t want my fellow professionals to come in and say, ‘Jack’s in here making money off of us’. So I structured it so I couldn’t make any money. “I’ve never made any money from Muirfield, and I feel good about that.