Lawson new leader at the Lupton Invitational
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (May 25, 2012) -- Starting his day one off the pace, Andrew Lawson of Dallas, TX fired a second round 69 to take the lead in the Mid-Amateur flight of the Lupton Invitational.
Lawson sits at 139 (70-69) and holds a one stroke lead over first round leader, Tyler McKeever of Atlanta, GA who is at 140 (69-71.)
Carlton Forrester of Atlanta, GA is alone in third at 143 (70-72) and there is a three-way tie for fourth at 144 between Brad Wilder of Fort Wright, KY (70-74,) Kris Mikkelsen (72-72) and Tim Jackson (72-72.)
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 walking-only event. Stroke
play
format
for the Championship division and Stableford
format
for the Senior division. Committee will invite
39
mid
ams and 48 senior ams.
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