Denver Haddix maintains lead at Lupton Invitational

5/23/2015 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Denver Haddix

On another tough day for scoring at The Honors Course, Denver Haddix of Lexington, Ky. still leads the field by two

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. — Scores were higher on another difficult day of golf at The Honors Course, but one thing did remain the same — a two-stroke lead for Denver Haddix. The Lexington, Ky. native, despite a second-round 77, maintained his two-shot advantage, and will take it into Sunday's final round at the John T. Lupton Invitational. Charles Waddell, the 2014 Timuquana Cup winner, is tied for second place along with Joseph Deraneuy, whose 73 was tied for lowest round of the day. Haddix, who won the 2014 Kentucky Match Play title, reached the quarterfinals in last year's U.S. Mid-Amateur. Haddix's first-round 70 led Craig Smith by two after Friday's first round. Smith shot 78 on Saturday, and is three shots back in fourth place. In the Senior division, Allen Barber and Michael Mercier are tied for first at 71 points. Both the Senior and Super Senior flights are playing a Stableford format. Doug Hanzel is just a point behind while Bob Kearney is two points back and Paul Simson, the 2013 winner, is three back. In the Super Senior division, Don Kuehn leads first-round leader Bob Kain by one with a two-round total of 66.

Results: Lupton Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Charles Waddell	Chicago, IL	300	74-75-73=222
2	Joseph Deraney	Belden, MS	200	76-73-73=222
3	Denver Haddix	Lexington, KY	100	70-77-77=224
T4	Andrew Lawson	Dallas, TX	100	75-77-76=228
T4	Craig Smith	Nashville, TN	100	72-78-78=228

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About the Lupton 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.

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