2009 Memorial Tournament

The Memorial Tournament is staged annually at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. The tournament, founded and hosted by Jack Nicklaus, is conducted each year with three goals in mind: to honor the memory of individuals living and deceased who have distinguished themselves in the game of golf; to showcase the world’s best golfers competing on one of the most challenging venues in the world for the enjoyment of spectators; and to benefit charitable organizations in central Ohio.

Purse: $6 million
Winning Share: $1,080,000
FedExCup Points: 500
Defending Winner: Kenny Perry

The Memorial Tournament Schedule of Events

Television Times

Tournament History

Jack Nicklaus always said that the Columbus and Dublin areas represent the confluence of his personal and professional life. Columbus is where he was born and raised, where he started his own family, and where a legendary golf game got its start and was nurtured.

For years, it was Jack's vision to create a golf club that embodied his personal and professional life, and would forever stand as a representation of his love and respect for the game of golf. It was also his vision to create a golf tournament that would long represent his passion for tournament golf, and would give back to a community that has embraced him and the game.

One man's dreams became a community reality in May of 1976, with the first playing of the Memorial Tournament. This came two years to the day after the doors were opened and the first shots played at Muirfield Village Golf Club. The canvas on which all of this was created is where you stand today - on land once walked by Jack when he was a small boy.

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