Majors: The President's Cup / The Host Facility

New, Expanded Clubhouse To Greet Memorial Fans

Last Updated on Sunday, 26 May 2013 22:56 Sunday, 26 May 2013 22:43

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Rusty Miller (AP Golf Writer)

DUBLIN, Ohio -- Just a couple of weeks before the start of the 38th Memorial Tournament, Barbara Nicklaus was busy doing some interior -- and exterior -- decorating.

Huge boxes full of patio furniture were sitting all around the newly reconstructed clubhouse at Muirfield Village Golf Club and the wife of the tournament's founder was directing traffic. She instructed workers where to put a couple of tables, quickly greeted a few visitors and then wiped her brow and pointed to some chairs.

There was a lot of work to be done and the woman who has been Jack Nicklaus' wife for almost 53 years was just the person to get people moving.

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