Country Club at Muirfield Village

Muirfield Village Golf Club sits on a rolling, wooded property in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb northwest of Columbus. Jack Nicklaus designed the course and founded the club in 1974, naming it after Muirfield in Scotland, where he won his first Open Championship. The layout reflects Nicklaus's design philosophy from that era: strategic bunkering, large undulating greens, and water hazards that demand precise shot-making. The routing moves through corridors of mature hardwoods with significant elevation changes, particularly on the back nine where several holes play along or across a creek that winds through the property. The course has hosted the Memorial Tournament annually since 1976, an event Nicklaus created and which has become one of the PGA Tour's signature stops. This regular tournament use means the course receives ongoing refinements and updates, with Nicklaus himself periodically revising bunker placements, green contours, and strategic elements to keep pace with modern equipment and maintain challenge for professional competition. Notable holes include the par-three twelfth, which plays downhill to a green fronted by water, and the par-four fourteenth, a dogleg right that climbs uphill to an elevated green complex. The club operates as a private facility with a membership drawn largely from the Columbus business and professional community. The Memorial Tournament brings national attention each spring, but the club maintains a relatively low public profile outside that week, focusing on member golf and club activities throughout the season.