Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational
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The Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational is a golf
tournament on the Nationwide Tour
. It was played for the first time in July 2007 at The Ohio State University Golf Club
's Scarlet Course in Upper Arlington, Ohio
. Jack Nicklaus
, a former Ohio State golfer and Upper Arlington native, serves as honorary host of the event. The event is unique in that it invites the top collegiate golfers to compete. Amateurs have won two of the five events.
The 2011 purse was $800,000, with a $144,000 winner's share. In 2011, amateur Harris English
won the event; the first place money went to Kyle Reifers
.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the Nationwide Tour
Nationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
. It was played for the first time in July 2007 at The Ohio State University Golf Club
Ohio State University Golf Club
The Ohio State University Golf Club is located at 3605 Tremont Road, Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. It was founded by L.W. St. John, . The golf club has two classical golf courses called Scarlet and Gray. The Scarlet was completed in 1938 and the Gray was finished later in 1940...
's Scarlet Course in Upper Arlington, Ohio
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Upper Arlington is a suburban city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, on the northwest side of the Columbus metropolitan area. The population was 33,686 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...
, a former Ohio State golfer and Upper Arlington native, serves as honorary host of the event. The event is unique in that it invites the top collegiate golfers to compete. Amateurs have won two of the five events.
The 2011 purse was $800,000, with a $144,000 winner's share. In 2011, amateur Harris English
Harris English
Harris English is an American professional golfer.English was born in Thomasville, Georgia. He played college golf at the University of Georgia....
won the event; the first place money went to Kyle Reifers
Kyle Reifers
Kyle Reifers is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-Amateur career:Reifers was born in Columbus, Ohio and played college golf at Wake Forest University. He won the Monroe Invitational and Ohio Amateur in 2004 and the Northeast Amateur in 2005...
.
Winners
- 2011
Harris EnglishHarris EnglishHarris English is an American professional golfer.English was born in Thomasville, Georgia. He played college golf at the University of Georgia....
(amateur) - 2010 D. J. BrigmanD. J. BrigmanDavid Franklin "D. J." Brigman, Jr. is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour....
- 2009 Derek LamelyDerek LamelyDerek Lamely is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the Texas State Championship team at Montgomery High School. He played college golf at Florida Gulf Coast University before...
- 2008 Bill LundeBill LundeWilliam Jeremiah Lunde is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Lunde was born in San Diego, California. He played at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and was part of the 1998 team that won the NCAA Championship. He turned professional in 1998.Lunde played on the...
- 2007 Daniel SummerhaysDaniel SummerhaysDaniel Summerhays is an American professional golfer. His brother Boyd Summerhays currently plays on the Nationwide Tour. He is the nephew of Champions Tour player Bruce Summerhays and cousin of former LPGA Tour golfer Carrie Roberts....
(amateur)