MOULTRIE — A record field is expected for the 52nd annual Ramsey Pidcock Invitational, which will begin its two-day run today at Sunset Country Club.

According to Sunset golf pro Bob Windom, 208 golfers will compete in the annual four-ball invitational.

And there is plenty of quality in the 208-man field.

“It’s the strongest championship flight in years,” Windom said.

Among those taking part will be the defending championship team of brothers Kevin and Andy Blanton.

The pair shot a 65-61 for a two-day 126 to win the championship last year by three stokes over Nic Daugharty and Nathaniel Balanis.

The two would have to be among the favorites again this year.

They have eight Ramsey Pidcock champioships between them.

Andy Blanton has been on the winning team five times, with five different partners.

Andy got his first Ramsey Pidcock victory in 1998 teaming up with Josh Broadaway.

After brothers Chad and Brad Eunice won the tournament in 1999, Andy Blanton teamed with Brad Eunice to win in 2000.

It was the first of three straight victories for the former Colquitt County High and Valdosta State golfer.

In 2001, he won with Billy Edwards. The following year, Blanton won with Chris Erwin.

After Chad Eunice and Jon Ladson won in 2003 and Jason Flowers nad Donnie Parker took the title in 2004, Blanton and his older brother Kevin took the title last year.

Kevin is no stranger to Ramsey Pidcock Invitational hardware either. He and Chad Eunice won the tournament in both 1993 and 1994.

Playing in the 2006 Ramsey Pidcock Invitational are:

championship flight

In addition to the Blanton brothers, the championship flight also includes Daugharty and Balanis, the defending runners-up, and the teams of Casey Willis and George Faircloth, Chad Eunice and Jon Ladson, Adrian Fletcher and Ryan Moore, Grady Clements and Aaron Elrod, Darin Bentz and Marcus Beck, Greg Parris and Spencer Davis, Jesse Tillman and Mark Briggs, Walter Aultman and Larry Taylor, Sam Hogan and Guy Whidby and David Green and Dale Bone.

first flight

The teams of Clarke Hendrick and John Fordham, Ernie Venet and Don Lucas, J.Cody Neal and Rich Crumpton, Brad Eunice and Charlie Taylor, Pax Clark an Swede Johnson, Scott Dismuke and Pat Carson; Sammy Craig and David Hughes, Patrick Leatherwood and John McKenzie, Greg Blais and Mike Drumheller, Russ Beggs and Darin Wynn and Brent Harper and Jim Whidden.

second flight

The teams of Jeff Jursik and Kirk Friedlander, Glen Gray and Durwood Dominy, Sam Waters and Dwayne Hale, Neal Clements and Matt Wear, Jerry Fuller and John Norris, E.W. Bowers and Eric Willis, Thompson Currie and Mabry Smith, Jack Faison and Rob Plant, Lavon Stripling and Guy Stripling, Gannon Hall and Pat Hall, Ben Fuller and Chuck Harrod, Josh Caldwell and Shane Cowen and Ken Bond and Greg Wells.

third flight

The teams of Billy Taylor and Charlie Gene Powell, Tim Hendrick and T.A. Parker, Donnie Edwards and Don Stringer, Gene Miller and Clay Alberson, Jared Bridges and Jonathan Bridges, Dug Schwalls and Brad Mathis, Cliff Newsome and Toby Norman, Glen Fowler and Steve Stripling, Mike Harper and Jamie Taylor, Steve Groom and Danny Emrich, Billy Edwards and Billy Edwards III, Donald Dale and Drake Dale, Josh Dale and Gardner Dale, Phil Rouse and Logan Dismuke and Leyland Roberts and Ryan Hancock.

fourth flight

The teams of Greg Walker and Todd Taylor, Logan McClain and Cliff Kirbo, Bill Nelson and David Kirkland, Forrest Caldwell and Ed Hall, Rusty Harralson and Lee Whidden, Saxby Chambliss and Bill Stembler, Patrick Mobley and Rodney Traylor, Jeffrey Norme and Barry Williams, Craig Stevens and Bud Beaty, Mark Blanchard and Jim Blanchard, Don Hart and Jim Turner and Keith Helms and Jerry Helms.

Fifth flight

The teams of Frank Morgan and Bill Pifer, Harry Spires and Chip Blalock and Thomas Wilson and Jim Wilson, Mac Montgomery and Bubba Mobley, James Lee and Terry DeMott, J.P. Johnson and Gant Graves, Andy Kistler and Rusty Griner, Sammy Farrill and Ron Pio, Greg Allyn and Bryan Saberg, Ryan Buckley and Brad Tyson, Tommy Cowen and Mike Lewis, Ray Foster and Charlie Crumbley and Mike Briggs and Danny Williamson.

Sixth flight

The teams of Bright Hayes and Danny Jackson, James Harrell and Ricky Griffin, Chris Giles and Jason Bell, Ned Tillman and Darin Merritt, Duke Harris and Tony Moser, Richard Mise and Dave Buckridge, Bill Lange and Carlton Fordham, Ray Folsom and Henry Rackley and Alan Boyd and Thomas Altman.

Seventh flight

The teams of Gerald Matthews and Jonathan Hughes, Tatum Johnson and Jason Womack, Greg Federico and Dave Ogilvie, Buddy Warren and Tom Schwalls, Cliff Bridges and Dave Oakes, Russ Davis and Gary Linnenkohl, Curt Johnson and Ken Johnson, Tommy Seward and Mike Collier, Don West and Jerry Cook and Ollie Wilson and Don Bishop

eighth flight

The teams of David Farrell and Jack Johnson, Barry Lucas and Frank Mulkey, Rick Viars and Randy Waller, Mark Matthews and Lonnie Ray, Sean Buckley and Todd Hall, Jeremy Mahan and Richard Godley, Phillip Groom and John Scarboro and Darriel Stanfield and John Johnson.