Kyle Weldon opens New Year's Invitational with one-shot lead

1/8/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Kyle Weldon

Kansas State senior carded the only round in the 60s on day one to open up the 72-hole event with a one-stroke lead over Chris Selfridge

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2015) — Kyle Weldon, a senior at Kansas State University, posted 69 onto the New Year's Invitational opening round leaderboard to lead by a stroke over University of Toledo senior Chris Selfridge. Weldon, who lead his Wildcats in the 2013-2014 season with a 73.6 stroke average, has 20 players, including Selfridge, within four shots of him entering Friday's second round. RELATED: New Year's Invitational Preview Golfers are competing at St. Petersburg Country Club in the calendar year's second major event. The Saguaro Amateur concluded last week with Sean Walsh of Gonzaga taking home the title by five shots. Defending champion Sam Horsfield, a high-school senior who will attend the University of Florida in the fall, is one of seven people tied for seventh at even-par 72.

Results: New Year's Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Sam Horsfield	, England	700	72-71-68-69=280
2	Brandon Pierce	Covington, LA	500	71-70-71-69=281
T3	Gunn Yang	, Korea	400	74-69-68-72=283
T3	Michael McGowan	Southern Pines, NC	400	72-69-70-72=283
T5	Drew Czuchry	Auburn, GA	400	73-72-70-70=285

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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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