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see also: Evan Beck, View results for Giles Invitational, Kinloch Golf Club
The inaugural event is highlighted by the top mid-amateur players in the world, including 2024 U.S. Mid-Am champion Evan Beck
The Inaugural Giles Invitational Mid-Amateur and Senior Golf Tournament, named after the legendary Marvin "Vinny" Giles, will occur from May 2nd to May 4th at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin Sabot, Va.
Evan Beck, a Virginia native and 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion at Kinloch, highlights the field. He is currently ranked No. 2 in the AmateurGolf.com Mid-Amateur Rankings.
The 2024 Crump Cup champion, Andrew Price, is also in the field. In the senior Division, Bob Royak, the No. 2 ranked golfer in the AmateurGolf.com Senior Rankings, is listed in the field.
There are two divisions, 60 golfers in the Mid-Amateur Division and 30 golfers in the Senior Division.
The golf course was designed by golf course architects Lester George and Giles. It has hosted the 2011 U.S. Senior Amateur and the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur.
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Vinny Giles graduated from the University of Georgia in 1966, where he was a three-time All-American on the golf team.
Giles finished second in the U.S. Amateur three straight years, 1967 to 1969, before finally winning in 1972. This was in the stroke play era. His victory in the British Amateur came in 1975. He won numerous other amateur tournaments, including seven Virginia State Amateurs and three Virginia Open titles.
Giles played on four Walker Cup teams in 1969, 1971, 1973, and 1975, winning three times. He also captained the 1993 team to victory and played on three winning Eisenhower Trophy teams in 1968, 1970, and 1972. He captained the 1992 team to a runner-up finish.
He was the low amateur in the 1968 Masters Tournament, after a T22 finish, and in the 1973 U.S. Open, after a solo 17th-place finish. He was also a low amateur in three U.S. Senior Opens in 1993, 1996, and 1997.
Giles was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame in 1984.
AmateurGolf.com founder Pete Wlodkowski visited Kinloch Golf Club before the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur to see the course.
Played in honor of amateur legend Vinny Giles, the Giles Invitational is being hosted by the course he co-designed in Virginia, Kinloch Golf Club. Kinloch hosted the 2024 U.S. Mid-Amateur to rave reviews.
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