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loser’s bracket. Each match was 36 holes; however, the weather was

perfect for an all-day event. Randy Reeves was the representative in

the winner’s bracket. He got there by beating Harold Mikell, Jimmy
Mott, Gary Hinshaw, Rick Culverhouse and

Matt McCaslin. He beat everyone

convincingly…except Gary Hinshaw. The
determined Hinshaw forced Reeves to win

the match in sudden death. Reeves would
face Nate Nichols in the final after Nichols

defeated Varnadore in the finals of the loser’s Randy Reeves

bracket. Whether it was the long day, the
nervousness of the finals, the expertise of

Reeves or a combination of all the factors –

Reeves won the match in another convincing
manner, 9-up.

The National Invitation remained with the match play format the

following year, 2017, in Augusta, GA and provided just as much
excitement. The weather was

perfect, and the field was comprised
of the best putters in the game. Jeff

Spainhour had to work hard to win the

first match of the tournament, then
strolled to the finals. Along the way

he defeated Dan Anders, Danny

McCaslin, John Bambling, Mike
Johnson, Kevin Lacey and local hero,

Frank Warren. Warren defeated

Randy Reeves in the loser’s bracket
and would get a chance to revenge his

defeat an hour earlier. However,
Jeff Spainhour