Invitational
# Invitational

An invitational is usually a competition where players may be invited to play.

Invitational can also refer to:

## Sport

* Invitational sport

### College sports

* National Invitational Tournament, a U.S. men's college basketball tournament
* College Basketball Invitational, a U.S. men's college basketball tournament
* Maui Invitational Tournament, a U.S. college basketball tournament
* ESPN Events Invitational, a U.S. college basketball tournament

### Golf

* LIV Golf Invitational Series
* WGC Invitational, a former professional golf tournament
* Arnold Palmer Invitational, a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour
* Memphis Invitational Open, a former professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour
* Farmers Insurance Open, formerly known as Buick Invitational of California, a U.S. professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour
* Colonial National Invitation, a U.S. professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour
* Genesis Invitational, a U.S. professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour
* Bluegrass Invitational, a former professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1965 to 1974

### Card games

* Cavendish Invitational, the largest money bridge tournament in the world

### Video games

* Mid-Season Invitational, an annual League of Legends tournament
* eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, a former series of sim racing events originally organized for NASCAR drivers

## Other

* Invitational education, an educational theory focused on developing school environment for a positive self-concept in pupils
* Invitational rhetoric, a form of rhetoric based on invitation to understanding
