New Year's Invitational: Toni Hakula takes lead

1/4/2013 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Toni Hakula

Toni Hakula fired a 2nd-round 65 and takes a one-shot lead over a loaded field entering Round 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 4, 2013) -- Toni Hakula fired a second-round 65 and took a one-shot lead after two rounds of play at the 2013 New Year's Invitational tournament at St. Petersburg Country Club. Hakula managed a first-round 73 but tied for the tournament's low round Friday. He leads Adam Schenk (72-67--139) and first-round co-leader Lee McCoy (69-70--139) by one shot. Michael Monroe, M.J. Maguire and Blake Morris, the other first-round leader alongside McCoy, are three shots behind Hakula and in fourth place. The event features many of the country's top NCAA and upcoming elite amateur golfers. In the mid-am division, Kenny Cook took the lead from first-round leader Matt Giovannelli thanks to a second-round 70 and enters Saturday's third-round with a one-shot advantage. Tom Hyland is one shot ahead in the senior division.

Results: New Year's Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Toni Hakula	, Finland	700	73-65-70-68--276
2	Joshua White	, England	500	70-73-70-67--280
T3	Mike Miller	Brewster, NY	400	73-69-70-70--282
T3	David Lee	Houston, TX	400	73-69-69-71--282
5	Lee McCoy	Clarkesville, GA	400	69-70-71-73--283

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About the New Year's Invitational

Historic invitational golf tournament that originated on the Lakewood golf course in 1927. This same amateur invitational tournament -- which attracts top Florida amateurs and a strong group of out-of- state players as well -- continues, unbroken, ea...

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