DALLAS - Eric Affeldt, CEO and president of Invited – The World Leader in Private Clubs^® (NYSE: MYCC) – has been ranked No. 1 on Golf Inc. magazine’s 2014 “Most Powerful People in Golf” list, which ranks individuals’ influence and their organizations’ ability to positively impact the golf industry.

Affeldt tops the list of 30 notable leaders, which also includes Donald Trump (No. 2), Jack Nicklaus (No. 4), Tim Finchem, Commissioner of the PGA Tour (No. 5), Mike McCarley, President of the Golf Channel (No. 16), and professional golfer Rory McIlroy (No. 19).

In introducing this year’s list, the article reads, “The golf industry has seen a shifting landscape, and 2014 may prove to be a pivotal year for the sport and the business of golf. The new power brokers are not afraid of change, and they have the financial power to make it happen.”

In a year of big deals in the golf industry, the magazine cites Invited’s $265 million acquisition of Sequoia Golf and its portfolio of 50 clubs as one of the biggest, adding that everything has been about growth since Invited went public a year ago. The article also notes that Affeldt has guided the company to better profits, caught the interest of Wall Street with the company’s stock price jumping 30 percent since last September, and that Invited is expected to lead the way as a handful of operators continue to aggressively grab market share.

Affeldt, who also topped the list in 2010, has ranked in a top five spot since 2007, less than a year after taking over as Invited’s CEO and president following its acquisition by KSL Capital Partners in 2006.

About Invited (NYSE: MYCC)

Since its founding in 1957, Dallas-based Invited has operated with the central purpose of Building Relationships and Enriching Lives®. Invited is a leading owner-operator of private golf and country clubs and private business clubs in North America. With its recent acquisition of Sequoia Golf, Invited now owns or operates a portfolio of over 200 golf and country clubs, business clubs, sports clubs, and alumni clubs in 26 states, the District of Columbia and two foreign countries that serve over 430,000 members, with approximately 20,000 peak-season employees. Invited Holdings, Inc. is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MYCC). Invited properties include: Firestone Country Club (Akron, Ohio); Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California); The Woodlands Country Club (The Woodlands, Texas); Capital Club Beijing; and Metropolitan Club Chicago. You can find Invited on Facebook at facebook.com/Invited and on Twitter at @Invited.