Former UK golfer Chip McDaniel thinks it is “incredible” that over 100 high school and college golfers will be playing in the Cullan Brown Invitational later this month. Brown was a state high school champion at Lyon County who played one year at UK before being diagnosed with cancer. He died in August at age 20.
The tourney Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in western Kentucky will raise money for the Cullan Brown Memorial Junior Golf Development Fund.
“What happened to Cullan was so unfortunate and I will always support him and his family. They were absolutely incredible and still are,” McDaniel, who won at Unbridled Tour stop in Lexington this month, said. “I know they started this foundation to help junior golfers primarily in western Kentucky and that’s cool to see.
“Cullan was very unique and such a special person. I am not sure if I will ever meet anybody quite like him again. Anyone who asks me, that’s what I tell them. He was one of a kind.”
McDaniel was not surprised to see so much support for his former UK teammate not just in this event but in many other ways since his death.
“It’s just a testament to how many different age groups he really touched,” McDaniel, who is from Clay County, said. “From a 10-year-old to his peers, everybody loved him and looked up to him. People much older than Cullan still loved him. He just had a way of connecting with every single person he met.”
