SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Golfers from across the US gathered this weekend for a golf tradition like no other in South Mississippi.

The annual Slavic Invitational teed off over the weekend, marking 50 years of “the greatest amateur team tournament in Mississippi.”

For three days, three Coast fairways were filled with golfers not only from South Mississippi, but far beyond.

“The Mississippi Gulf Coast is known for golfers. All the snowbirds, I call them, come down here and love the beautiful weather, great hospitality that the Gulf Coast has to offer, and it’s been great,” Slavic Association member Sean Halat said.

Besides birdies, bogies and pars, it’s that hospitality that keeps golfers coming back year after year.

“We enjoy the camaraderie of the guys we play with and people that w

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