George C. Thomas Invitational: McCoy ahead after first round

6/27/2014 | by

Mike McCoy

Defending champ McCoy posts 5-under 66 to take 2 stroke lead

By Jack Persons LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 27, 2014) -- Mike McCoy has a lot of golf left at the George C. Thomas Invitational, but he's well on his way to successfully defending his title. McCoy, one of the nation's top mid-amateurs, fired a 5-under 66 at Los Angeles Country Club's North Course on Thursday and leads a loaded field in the Mid-Amateur Division by two strokes. Jeff Wilson and Kris Mikkelson both shot 3-under 68 and are tied for second. Stocker Cup winner John Sawin is 10 behind at 5-over 76. Trans-Miss Senior champion Jeff Burda leads the Senior Amateur Division by a single shot after a first round 71. Close behind are Bob Kain, and 2014 Senior Hall of Fame tournament winner Chip Lutz at 1-over 72. 2013 British Senior Amateur champion George Zahringer is four behind Burda at 75. The George C. Thomas Invitational is one of the nation's premier mid-amateur and senior amateur events. The format is 54 holes of stroke play, and play will continue on Friday and Saturday. For full results, follow the link below.

Results: George Thomas Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Mike McCoy	W. Des Moines, IA	300	211
T2	Kris Mikkelsen	Atlanta, GA	200	215
T2	Jeff Wilson	Fairfield, CA	200	215
4	Gene Elliott	W. Des Moines, IA	100	216
T5	John Engler	Augusta, GA	100	217

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About the George Thomas Invitational

54-hole stroke play invitational with Mid-Am and Senior divisions is named for George C. Thomas, Jr., the legendary golf course architect who designed the courses for Bel-Air Country Club, The Los Angeles Country Club, Riviera Country Club and others...

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