Invited, the largest owner and operator of membership clubs, and Jordan Spieth, three-time major winner and Invited partner and brand ambassador, hosted the inaugural Crush It! Cup youth golf tournament and fundraiser at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas on September 16, 2024.
Crush It! Cup featured 36 top juniors from Invited Clubs nationwide who earned their spot in the tournament by participating in a three-month-long Golf Marathon Fundraiser to raise funds for the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. Together with Invited, the athletes raised $250,000 for the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. Hundreds of young athletes across all Invited golf clubs participated in the fundraiser.
During Crush It! Cup, Spieth coached the junior players through to the final hole. A team of Will Klein (Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas), Kiara Harper (Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas), and brothers Rowen and Caden Swider (The Hasentree Club in Wake Forest, N.C.) won the inaugural Crush It! Cup with a score of 30.
Brookhaven has a special meaning for Spieth since he was introduced to the game and started his journey in golf at the Dallas club. Local Dallas artist Mari Pohlman transformed the ninth hole of the Brookhaven course into an art installation themed after pivotal moments of Spieth’s career. Pohlman has fashioned some of the most iconic murals throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including installations for the Museum of the Southwest, the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, Lyft, Heineken and more.
Created by Invited in 2020, Crush It! is an esteemed and nationally recognized junior golf program, which over the years has provided opportunities for thousands of junior golfers to participate in golf instruction and learn skills that transfer on and off the course. The Crush It! Junior Golf Marathon saw fundraising efforts at 140 of Invited Golf and Country Clubs in 26 states.
“Today was a special day I was privileged to share with an incredible group of young athletes who represent the best of what golf has to offer. Their commitment to using the game as a positive force in our world is truly inspirational. I am honored to have the support of Invited who have created this one-of-a-kind event that helps further build the youth golf platform and am grateful for the charitable impact we’re able to create together,” said Jordan Spieth.
“Jordan has created an incredible philanthropic ecosystem through which he leverages the game of golf and uses it to motivate people to contribute to positive change. Hundreds of our members have been fundraising for months in order to be able to participate in the Crush It! Cup, and Invited couldn’t ask for a better platform to invest in and support,” said Invited CEO David Pillsbury.
Spieth joined Invited in 2022 as a strategic advisor, brand ambassador, and a partner on a series of charitable and community initiatives, benefitting youth organizations, pediatric cancer research, American veterans and military families.
Invited, formerly ClubCorp, is a lifestyle hospitality brand founded in 1957 on the traditions and values of acceptance. Invited extends its unique brand of hospitality across more than 160 owned and operated golf and country clubs, as well as city clubs in 26 states.
About The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation
The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation is committed to our mission of using our platform to lend time, help grow awareness and grant financial support for four philanthropic pillars that mean a great deal to the Spieth family: individuals with special needs, junior golf, military families and veterans and pediatric cancer. Through annual community partnerships, we look for opportunities that directly impact our mission families and make strides toward change.
About Invited
Since its founding in 1957, Dallas-based Invited has operated with the central purpose of Building Relationships and Enriching Lives®. The leading owner-operator of private golf and country clubs, and city clubs in North America, Invited is relentless in its pursuit of providing extraordinary experiences, meaningful connections, shared passions, and memorable moments for its nearly 400,000 members. With approximately 20,000 peak-season employees and a portfolio of 170 owned golf and country clubs, city clubs, sports clubs, and stadium clubs in 28 states. Invited creates communities and a lifestyle through its championship golf courses, workspaces, handcrafted cuisine, resort-style pools, tennis and pickleball facilities, golf lounges, fitness centers, and robust programming.
Marquee Invited properties include Firestone Country Club (Akron, Ohio); Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California); The Woodlands Country Club (Houston, Texas); and The Metropolitan Club (Chicago, Illinois).
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