Nicklaus reflects on 50 years of the Memorial Tournament

PGA Tour shares top shots from Jack Nicklaus’ place at Muirfield ft. Tiger Woods

For 50 years, the Memorial Tournament has gone on (mostly at Muirfield), with Jack Nicklaus playing host even while he was still a professional golfer.

Elite field for host Jack Nicklaus' 50th edition of the Memorial

The Memorial Tournament is a bit younger than some other PGA Tour stops, but it's produced plenty of elite champions, from Tom Watson and Greg Norman to Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler -- and tournament host Jack Nicklaus himself.

Nicklaus reflects on 50 years of the Memorial Tournament

Jack Nicklaus reflects on 50 years of the Memorial Tournament

Memorial Tournament Preview: 50th Playing Brings Back Memories

Chad Mark vividly recalls the first time he stepped foot on Muirfield Village Golf Club as a college student at Ohio State University. Mark was born in a small town and had seen the Memorial Tournament on television. He had been playing on a public course, but the eight hours he was on the grounds he was in awe. Now Mark enters his ninth year as director of grounds, proving dreams do indeed come true. “I thought to myself, ‘wow if I could ever b…