Nicklaus created a special event at the Memorial. It no longer stands out in big-money era of golf

Jack Nicklaus never said he wanted the Memorial Tournament to be the “Masters of the North" when it began 50 years ago. It never really came to that over the years, anyway, except it was clear Nicklaus found inspiration from the Masters, the major he won a record six times. It wasn't about Muirfield Village trying to replicate Augusta National.