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BIZARRE: Jack nicklaus surprised by rory mcilroy s decision to skip memorial tournament - What They Never Told You

Rory McIlroy, pictured visiting with Jack Nicklaus after the final round of the 2023 Memorial, is not playing this week. | Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images

DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus said he learned last week before the field for his Memorial Tournament was announced that Masters champion Rory McIlroy would not be part of it.

McIlroy, who plays at Nicklaus’s Bear’s Club in Florida and sought the Golden Bear’s counsel earlier this year prior to the Masters, elected to skip this week’s $20 million signature event at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

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