{"id":48280,"date":"2026-06-05T17:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/jack-nicklaus-stunned-and-in-disbelief-at-what-he-saw-in-muirfield-village-on-friday\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:50:27","slug":"jack-nicklaus-stunned-and-in-disbelief-at-what-he-saw-in-muirfield-village-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/jack-nicklaus-stunned-and-in-disbelief-at-what-he-saw-in-muirfield-village-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Nicklaus stunned and &#8216;in disbelief&#8217; at what he saw in Muirfield Village on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/jack-nicklaus-stunned-and-in-disbelief-at-what-he-saw-in-muirfield-village-on-friday\/#Jack_Nicklaus_is_horrified_by_what_he_sees_in_Muirfield_Village\" >Jack Nicklaus is horrified by what he sees in Muirfield Village.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/jack-nicklaus-stunned-and-in-disbelief-at-what-he-saw-in-muirfield-village-on-friday\/#Sensational_putting_was_the_basis_of_JT_Postons_round\" >Sensational putting was the basis of JT Poston&#8217;s round<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Jack Nicklaus designed Muirfield Village as one of the toughest tests on the PGA Tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every year, the PGA Tour arrives at Muirfield Village and players are tested to the extreme during the Memorial Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>And golf courses almost always identify the best players.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Nicklaus himself won the Memorial Tournament in 1977 and 1984, so he clearly knows what it takes to get the job done at Muirfield Village.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo by Michael Reeves\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Niklaus is always listening to players&#8217; opinions on possible improvements to Muirfield Village, and has made a number of changes over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The course looks to be in great shape this year as usual, and the testing is incredibly challenging, but with a very fair setup.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jack_Nicklaus_is_horrified_by_what_he_sees_in_Muirfield_Village\"><\/span>Jack Nicklaus is horrified by what he sees in Muirfield Village.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nicklaus was speaking on Golf Channel during the second round at The Memorial.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>And when asked what he thought about the golf on display at Muirfield Village on Friday, Kanekuma replied:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Photo by Joe Robbins\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/L0KK_0tppUtBWoCjHXpHAw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/hitc_articles_832\/348ddb4ee754bce1dbd2080c9878b094\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo by Joe Robbins\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>I think the PGA Tour did a really good job with the pin settings today.<em>&#8220;<\/em> Nicklaus said.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>The pins were all available and if the tour had hidden them today, the scores would have been very high.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>No, today&#8217;s 65 is a sensational score. I can&#8217;t believe there are people who can hit 65 right now.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>JT Poston is the man who scored that sensational score Friday at Muirfield Village.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sensational_putting_was_the_basis_of_JT_Postons_round\"><\/span>Sensational putting was the basis of JT Poston&#8217;s round<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On Friday at The Memorial, Poston had nine pars, eight birdies and his only bogey, leading by one heading into the third round.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Muirfield Village came into its own on Friday, jumping its average score to 74.119.<\/p>\n<p>Poston played some truly sensational golf on the second day, but much of his good work came with his putter.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old extended more than four strokes on the green on his second day at Muirfield Village.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Nicklaus was clearly very impressed with what he saw from JT Poston at Muirfield Village on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Is it impossible to get a better compliment in the game of golf?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Nicklaus designed Muirfield Village as one of the toughest tests on the PGA Tour. Every year, the PGA Tour arrives at Muirfield Village and players are tested to the extreme during the Memorial Tournament. advertisement And golf courses almost always identify the best players. Jack Nicklaus himself won the Memorial Tournament in 1977 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-48280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}