In 1966, Herman Dixson invited friends from Blowing Rock and Florida to the Blowing Rock Country Club for a little friendly competition in the name of golf. Fifty years later, friends of Dixson’s are still gathering from all over the South to continue the game and longstanding tradition of the tournament.
Herman started the Rhododendron Invitational Golf Tournament with 16 of some of his closest friends and golf buddies. He had a bunch of golf buddies, his son said, and simply wanted to invite them all to Blowing Rock to see what it was about, and “how cool this place is.