Jack Nicklaus’ shocking revelation on elevated PGA Tour events


The Memorial event at Muirfield Village Golf Membership, hosted by Jack Nicklaus, is without doubt one of the new eight elevated PGA Tour occasions. His occasion might be one which goes to a restricted area with no reduce sooner or later.

Nicklaus beforehand made it recognized he was not a fan of the no-cuts occasions. However his tone appears to have modified throughout his press convention Tuesday.

“I don’t know what they’re going to do or what number of we’re going to finish up enjoying,” Nicklaus stated. “We actually don’t know that. However so far as the reduce factor, I form of — I don’t prefer it, however I do prefer it, and I’ll inform you why I imply that.”

“It’s a heck of so much simpler to deal with 70 or 80 gamers… simpler on (the workers) to organize the golf course within the morning when you have had climate to play at 9 o’clock than 7 o’clock.”

He then hedged his guess and determined to tug again a bit.

“However as I stated, there’s two sides to that coin and I feel I’m going to go away that to individuals which can be actually so much smarter than I’m, which might be Jay and people guys,” Nicklaus stated.

The Memorial is one occasion that draws the highest gamers because it’s two weeks earlier than a serious championship and already has a much bigger purse than an everyday PGA Tour occasion.

Now that the occasion is without doubt one of the elevated tournaments, the purse is as much as $20 million. That may be a $12 million enhance from years previous.

Nicklaus stated beforehand that he wished greater than 70 gamers as a result of they wished the followers to cowl the golf course all day, per Sports activities Illustrated’s Bob Harig. With a smaller area, that might be tougher to do. Nevertheless, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan made it clear that no-cut occasions are a part of the plan going ahead.

Seeing Nicklaus barely change his outlook on this no-cut subject appears out of character. Nevertheless, it seems he’s leaving it as much as the PGA to make that decision.