New Year's Invitational: Toni Hakula maintains lead
Toni Hakula
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2013) -- Toni Hakula remains in the lead after three rounds of play at the 2013 New Year's Invitational at St. Petersburg Country Club.
Hakula, of the Texas Longhorns, fired a 70 on Saturday, which followed up a red-hot 65 in Round 2. He leads by two entering the final round on Sunday.
Lee McCoy, one of the first-round leaders, is two shots back after a third-round 71.
David Lee shot a second straight 69 and trails by three in third place. Michael Miller and first-round co-leader Blake Morris are four shots behind Hakula and tied for fourth place.
The event features many of the country's top NCAA and upcoming elite amateur golfers.
Joe Alfieri and Matt Giovannelli are tied atop the mid-am division while Tom Hyland holds a 10-shot lead in the senior division.
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, each year although the club
name was
later changed to St. Petersburg Country
Club.
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