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Bob Harig

'We Started From Nothing': Jack Nicklaus Reflects on Origins of the Memorial Tournament

Nicklaus met the press this week at Muirfield Village. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images

DUBLIN, Ohio — If you look closely at the Muirfield Village logo, it is a crest that encircles a trophy. That trophy is the Claret Jug, the prize for winning the British Open and where Jack Nicklaus won the first of his three titles at Muirfield, Scotland, in 1966.

A decade later, he launched his own tournament that is now, remarkably, celebrating its 50th year at a course Nicklaus designed in the early 1970s and named in honor of his first Open victory.

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