Some of the PGA Tour's biggest names are in action at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village this week, with a $20 million purse on offer to those competing

Rory McIlroy decided to skip the Memorial Tournament hosted by the legendary Jack Nicklaus, which has surprised most in the golf world.

A career Grand Slam hasn’t ended the controversies around Rory McIlroy. The recent Masters champ is not playing in the Memorial this week and it did not reach out to Jack Nicklaus — who founded the tournament and is the face of the event — to let him know that he would be skipping it.