The tournament is played on a Nicklaus-designed course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Nicklaus' home town of Columbus. The golf course passes through a large neighborhood called Muirfield Village, and there is a statue of Jack Nicklaus teaching a young child how to golf along Muirfield Drive. Only the first 75 players on the previous years money-list are guaranteed invites, becouse it is a restricted field event on the PGA Tour. Nicklaus signalled his intent to host his own tournament during Masters Week in 1966, and he spoke of his desire to create a tournament that had a global interest, like The Masters, inspired by the history and traditions of the game of golf. Also he wanted the tournament to give back in the form of charitable contributions to organizations benefiting needy adults and children throughout Columbus and Ohio, and Columbus Children's Hospital is the primary charitable beneficiary of the tournament.

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