85th Annual New Year’s Golf Invitational

Begun in 1927, the Invitational is the oldest continuously running golf even in the Southeast and one of the oldest in the U.S. It was formatted as match play until 1956 when it became stroke play. Winners in the beginning were A.T. Cooper, Johnny Revolta and Bob Goalby. A host of college players have won this event in more recent times including Ryuji Imada, Brandt Snedecker and Jeff Overton. This year’s event saw players from Japan, China, Columbia Finland, the U.K. as well as the U.S.
Brandon Hagy won it this year, shooting a combined 280 over the four day event. I enjoyed seeing people strolling the course, following the players and cheering them on. Lots of respect for guys who can drive the ball 150 – 200 yards down the middle of the fairway.