Major Shake Up in the 2018 Summer Amateur Calendar

ATLANTA, GA (October 3, 2017) - The major amateur calendar will undergo a shake up in 2018, as The Dogwood Invitational will now kick off the summer’s amateur golf schedule.

The 52nd Dogwood Invitational, played at Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta, will be played from June 4-9, 2018, positioning it as the first major amateur event following the NCAA Championships.

The tournament had been played in late June, and though it had drawn strong fields it was during a more crowded time on the calendar. With no other major amateur tournaments to conflict with the new dates, tournament organizers expect an even better field at Druid Hills for 2018 and beyond.

“We’re excited about the move to the earlier date,” said Dogwood Invitational tournament director Edward Toledano. “We take a lot of pride in the quality of our field and the move to this earlier date may allow us to improve that even more. Our expectation is that the field will be pretty strong.”

The 2017 Dogwood Invitational was won by Lloyd Jefferson Go, a recent graduate of Seton Hall University. Go shot a final-round 66 and finished at 21-under 267.

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The Dogwood draws many of the top amateurs from the United States and around the world. Former winners include U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson, multiple PGA Tour winners Brian Harman and Harris English, Georgia Golf Hall of Famer Allen Doyle and numerous Walker Cup participants.