COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Memorial Tournament, which was held a week later than usual this year, will return to its traditional date, founder Jack Nicklaus announced Monday.
This year’s tournament was held a week later due to the PGA TOUR presenting the organizers with "a new business model" – this resulted in the Memorial being held the week before the U.S. Open.
Nicklaus said organizers determined that in the best interest of the tournament, the TOUR and its players, they would return to the traditional date and start the week of the Memorial Day holiday.
The 50th Memorial Tournament is now set to begin on May 26 when practice rounds start.
The full statement from Nicklaus is included below:
“The relationship the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday has enjoyed with the PGA TOUR is more like a partnership. The TOUR has acted in the best interest of the Memorial Tournament, and we, in turn, have always supported the TOUR and its initiatives. That is why a year ago when the TOUR presented us its new business model, we were willing to work with them and move the 2024 date to a week before the U.S. Open. Over recent months, we have had a number of conversations with Jay Monahan and his team—ones that have included our presenting sponsor Workday and Co-Founder and Executive Chair Aneel Bhusri—and together we determined that in the best interest of the Memorial Tournament, the TOUR and its players, we would return to our traditional date and start Tournament week on the Memorial Day holiday.”
The annual event is held at Muirfield Village Golf Club and brings thousands of spectators and dozens of golfers.
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