Jack Nicklaus founded the Memorial Tournament in 1976. The Memorial, held annually at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, is Nicklaus' way of bringing world-class golf to the passionate fans of Ohio.
The Memorial Tournament, Nationwide Insurance, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation have formed an alliance to support pediatric health care. This enhanced relationship enables the Memorial to increase its long-standing support and promotion of Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Memorial Tournament Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Funds generated by the Memorial Tournament benefit the Memorial Tournament NICU at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Funds generated by the Legends Luncheon benefit:
- The Miracle Match Fund: Supports the expansion of Child Life Services at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
- The Nicklaus Spirit Award: Designated by the award recipient to help fund toys and supplies for the new Sibling Support Children's Clubhouse that will be housed in the new main Nationwide Children's Hospital building opening in June 2012.
- The Nomag Incubator: The Nomag fully integrates with the MRI machine, thus permitting an MRI in a fragile premature infant who remains in the incubator. This permits our physicians to diagnose brain injury in the critically ill preemie. It facilitates safe and convenient transport from the Memorial Tournament NICU to the MRI machine. The Nomag features all the important monitoring and treatment options previously only available in the NICU. The Nomag allows the infant to remain in the temperature, humidity and noise controlled environment of the incubator during the MRI exam.