The Crowne Plaza Invitational as well as the Colonial Country Club are packed with traditions, one of that is definitely the plaid jacket gave to its Champions.
During my 2010 visit to this Crowne Plaza Invitational, Mrs. Golfblogger and I were treated to your traditional quail breakfast while following a talk by Tournament Director Chuck Scherer to the history of the club, and on the personal red plaid jackets.
Members' jackets extend returning to the Colonial's beginnings around 1936, when founder Marvin Leonard decided the club needed a jacket such as those worn by that members at Augusta. Original jacket was blue, but Leonard switched to a plaid, which he said reminded him of when he'd played in Scotland. The fabric is a real Scottish tartan, and contains SEVENTEEN colors in the idea.
The members wear them with the tournament (and I believe on other important occasions) and additionally they're not nearly as garish face-to-face as they seem in many photos.
The plaid is actually continuously in use, in addition to awarded to tournament winning trades with one exception. The club went oh no- the blue for one year honoring the tournament's 30th house warming.
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