McKeever grabs lead at the Lupton Invitational
OOLTEWHA, Tenn (May 25, 2012) -- Tyler
McKeever carded a first round 69 to lead the
Mid-Am division at the 2012 Lupton Invitational
and the Honors course in Ooltewha,
Tennessee. Andrew Lawson, Brad Wilder and
Carlton Forrester are just a stroke with with 2-
under-par 70's while Jimmy White is alone in
third with 71.
Defending champion Kris
Mikkelsen is in a group of 8 players tied at
even-par 72 and in sixth place.
This event, named after club founder John T.
Lupton, debuted in 2005 on a spectacular Pete
Dye golf course near Chatanooga. Mitch Voges
won the 1991 U.S. Amateur here, and Tiger
Woods won the 1996 NCAA Championship here
despite a final round 80. 54 hole individual
event with a 36 hole cut. Stroke play format
for the Championship division and Stableford
format for the Senior division. Committee will
invite 72 mid ams and 54 senior ams.
The Lupton invitational is a
Golfweek/amateurgolf.com rankings event,
ABOUT THE Lupton Memorial Invitational
This event, named after club founder John T.
Lupton,
debuted in 2005 on a spectacular Pete Dye
golf course
near Chatanooga. Mitch Voges won the 1991
U.S.
Amateur here, and Tiger Woods won the
1996
NCAA
Championship here despite a final round 80.
54
hole
individual event with a 36 hole cut. Stroke
play
format
for the Championship division and Stableford
format
for the Senior division. Committee will invite
72
mid
ams and 54 senior ams. The field will be cut to
approximately 75% in each division following the
2nd round.
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