DUBLIN (AP) — A big week in golf features another strong field Jack Nicklaus has assembled for his Memorial Tournament.
Seven of the top 10 in the world are at Muirfield Village playing for a $12 million purse in the 47th edition of the tournament.
That includes Jon Rahm, who sees this Memorial as a fresh start.
It’s still tempting to think of what could have been last year.
He tied the 54-hole record at Muirfield Village. He led by six shots going into the final round. And then he was notified of his positive COVID-19 test that kept him out of the final round.
Rahm says he was angry for 10 minutes and then able to laugh about his misfortune.
It worked out well for him. Rahm won the U.S. Open two weeks later.
It worked out well for Patrick Cantlay, who won the Memorial.
Nicklaus: Zero interest in Saudi league
Jack Nicklaus confirms he met with a Saudi group behind the rival golf league.
But he says he had zero interest in the venture no matter how much money he was offered.
Nicklaus was quoted in a Firepit Collective story as saying that he was offered in excess of $100 million to do what he assumes is the job now being done by Greg Norman.
Nicklaus says his design company is building a golf course in Saudi Arabia and the meeting was a courtesy.
He says his allegiance is with the PGA Tour