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see also: Patrick Christovich, View results for Birmingham National Invitational, Country Club of Birmingham - West Course

Tim Jackson may be an official "over 55" senior, but he played like a younger man today, posting 3-under and winning a playoff over Patrick Christovich for the title
"I had that same putt last year to
win," said Christovich in a phone interview.
"It's one of those putts that's so fast you just
have
to
breathe on it to get it started. Last year I
knocked it
15 feet by and made the comebacker. This
year, I
barely missed and still had five feet left."
The two players headed out to the 18th
hole, a
relatively short par-four where Jackson made
an
unlikely birdie from the trees to win it. Forced
to hit
a low punch shot after missing the fairway
right,
Jackson was able to not only hit a deft
approach shot
to the green, but sink a 15-foot putt for his
birdie
(from the low side of the hole). Christovich
had a
chance to extend the playoff, but again had a
downhill six-footer that he slid by the edge.
Joseph Deraney of Lexington, Ky.
grabbed
third place at one-under, while Craig Smith of
Nashville
was alone in fourth at even-par 213.
ABOUT THE BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL
INVITATIONAL
The Birmingham National Invitational, called
simply
the "National Invitational" by the club,
continues to attract a solid field of mid-am
players
and should see its status elevated in the AmateurGolf.com Mid-
Amateur
Rankings, the only rankings dedicated to
golfers
aged 25 and over.
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germantown, TN | 400 | 71-72-68=211 | |
| 2 | New Orleans, LA | 300 | 70-69-72=211 | |
| 3 | Belden, MS | 200 | 71-72-69=212 | |
| 4 | Nashville, TN | 200 | 71-69-73=213 | |
| T5 | Birmingham, AL | 200 | 69-72-73=214 |

This 54-hole stroke play event, formerly held the weekend after Memorial Day but moved to November in 2020, dates back to the early 1900's and is also known as the "NIT". Draws a field of national-level mid-amateurs.

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