Linville Ridge Country Club Hosted Their Annual ‘The Classic’ Last Thursday With Golf, Food and Surprises

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The crowd mingles at Linville Ridge Country Club’s Men’s Member-Guest Golf Tournament

Photos by Ken Ketchie

Linville Ridge Country Club hosted its annual “The Classic”, the 2015 Men’s Member-Guest Golf Tournament this past weekend. At 4,945’ elevation above sea level The Linville Ridge Golf Course is the highest east of the Mississippi. The event was won by Member Jaime Dockweiler and his guest, Patrick Fraley.

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THE WINNERS! Member Jaime Dockweiler and his guest, Patrick Fraley

On Thursday night participants enjoyed a putting contest, cocktails, passed hors d’oeuvres and food stations at The Sandwedge Clubhouse. There was also a display of classic and exotic cars. At 7:30 pm members and guests were treated to a surprise performance from The Bryan Brothers (http://bryanbrosgolf.com), an internationally renowned duo of golf trick shot specialists that have performed at golf and charity events all over the world.

Wesley Bryan

Wesley is the big hitter of the Bryan Bros, due to what might possibly be the greatest hand eye coordination on the planet. He, like his brother, played collegiate golf at the University of South Carolina where he was a 2 time All-SEC athlete and won 2 tournaments in his collegiate career. He graduated in 2012 with a degree in retail, and currently lives with his beautiful wife Elizabeth in Augusta, Georgia where he continues to pursue his dreams of competing on the PGA Tour. He currently finds his success on the E-Golf, NGA, and Hopkins tours.

George Bryan IV

George is the eldest Bryan brother and the set up man of Bryan Bros Golf. He played collegiate golf at the University of South Carolina where he was a 3 time All-American and 3 time All-SEC. He currently holds the lowest scoring average in the history of the University’s golf team. During his tenure at South Carolina he won the EZ-GO Schenkel Collegiate Tournament, and graduated with a degree in sport management in 2010. Since leaving school, George has secured two victories as a professional golfer, and competed on both the E-Golf and Web.com tours.

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George and Wesley, of Bryan Brothers, put on a great show
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Members of Linville Ridge enjoyed the putting green golf contest
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Father and son enjoying the putting green
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Many luxury cars were on display from Foreign Cars Italia. Here, some gentlemen are admiring an Astin Martin
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A beautiful, red Corvette is quite a site
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A mother and son enjoy checking out all the luxurious cars from Foreign Cars Italia
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Check out this blue Camero!
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The inside of this Camero is especially pristine
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For all you engine guys, check out this Chevy 427
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Guests of the Country Club found a bountiful spread of food
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Here’s the Linville Ridge staff preparing the hot carving station
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Food, Food and More Food. The staff kept the food coming
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The crowd is watching The Bryan Brothers, a duo of golf trick shot specialists
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This particular trick had one brother bouncing the ball on his club, while the other brother shot it in mid-air
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The Bryan Brothers
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The Bryan Brothers
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Country Club golfers got to try their had at some of the tricks
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One of the gorgeous sculptures at Linville Ridge Country Club
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One of the gorgeous sculptures at Linville Ridge Country Club