Muirfield Village

Muirfield Village
Club information
Location Dublin, Ohio, U.S.
Established 1974
Type Private
Total holes 18
Tournaments hosted

Memorial Tournament

2013 Presidents Cup
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 [1]
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)[2]
Course rating 72.1   (Blue)
Slope rating 130

Muirfield Village is an upscale golf-oriented community located in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb north of Columbus . Founded by Jack Nicklaus, it is named after Muirfield, Scotland,[3] 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 in 1976. A statue of the founder can be found along 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.[4] The community master plan and site development was designed by Bassett Associates of Lima, Ohio.[5]

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.

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 re routing a stream on the eighteenth hole. In 2013, the eighteenth hole was lengthened by 40 yards.[6] l 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.[7] In 2014, Golf Digest rated Muirfield Village as the number one golf course in Ohio.[8] Also, Muirfield Village was recently ranked 14th in the United States by Golf Digest.[9] In 2014, the first-ever world's 100 greatest golf courses by Golf Digest ranked Muirfield Village 53rd.[10]

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.

Scorecard

Muirfield Village Golf Club
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Memorial 76.9 / 153 4704554012005274475631854123660 47156718445536352920147844436927352
Blue 74.1 / 148 4194113741895053835481603873376 42352216040533649117542842333636739
White 72.0 / 143 3883993661624733725181363663180 41348414335932546615238839331236303
Green 71.1 / 142 3783693641604613575101303563085 41046513835232045813537838630426127
Handicap 1131159713175 21412108161864
Par 444354534 36 453445344 36 72
White 77.7 / 148 3883993661624733725181363663180 41348414335932546615238839331236303
Green 76.7 / 144 3783693641604613575101303563085 41046513835232045813537838630426127
Red 73.5 / 135 3663593271383843524871183032834 38945710732826937611734137327575591

References

  1. ↑ "National Course Rating Database: Muirfield Village GC". USGA. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Course Tour". The Country Club at Muirfield Village. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.muirfield.org.uk
  4. ↑ http://www.golf.com/ap-news/new-hole-memorial-overlooked-rookie-dallas
  5. ↑ http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/702807
  6. ↑ http://www.presidentscup.com/news/2013/09/23/muirfield-village-hole-no--18.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/05/26/nicklaus-completely-reconstructs-muirfield-village-clubhouse-before-38th/
  8. ↑ http://courses.golfdigest.com/d/s/Ohio
  9. ↑ http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-courses/2013-02/americas-100-greatest-golf-courses-ranking
  10. ↑ http://www.nicklaus.com/design/100-greatest-courses.php

External links

Coordinates: 40°08′26″N 83°08′29″W / 40.1405°N 83.1414°W / 40.1405; -83.1414

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