Muirfield Village: a hole-by-hole guide to the home course of Jack Nicklaus

They call it "the house that Jack built."

Much like how Donald Ross tinkered with Pinehurst No. 2 all his life, The Golden Bear has continued to tweak and enhance his home course in the state where he was born, the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, near Columbus. Host of The Memorial since 1976, Muirfield Village has become one of the top stops on the PGA Tour. In advance of the 2020 tournament, he added three new back tees and bunkers in fairway landing zones on five holes as well.

Muirfield was the dream of Nicklaus dating back six decades. The land was acquired in 1966. Construction didn't start until 1972. The course, spread across 220 acres, including an 11-acre range, was dedicated on May 27, 1974, with a match between Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf. True to form, Nicklaus shot a course-record 66, which stood until 1979.

Since then, many a pro has gone lower, despite the course's ferocious rough and well-guarded greens. There have been so many memorable moments, many involving Tiger Woods, a five-time champion, including a three-peat from 1999-2001.