Porter continues good play with New Year's Invite co-lead
1/4/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for New Year's Invitational, St. Petersburg Country Club
The Florida State junior is making another run at a title he lost in a playoff a year ago
A year ago, the Clearwater, Fla., native and Florida State junior lost this event in a playoff to Hayden Buckley. But Porter, who recently switched instructors, has found consistency in his game. He followed an opening bogey-free 70 at St. Petersburg Country Club with a little more colorful round of 3-under 69 on Friday.
Another familiar face from the Florida winter amateur circuit is Nick Cummings. The Boston College signee (Cummings, a Massachusetts native, is taking a gap year between high school and college to hone his game) had rounds of 69-71 to find the solo third spot on the leaderboard at 4 under. Cummings was fifth at the Dixie Amateur at the end of 2018.
Graysen Huff, Kyler Tate and first-round co-leader Jordan Batchelor are T-4 at 3 under.
Results: New Year's Invitational
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winter Garden, FL | 500 | 72-69-75-67=283 | |
| 2 | , China | 400 | 70-69-74-72=285 | |
| 3 | Birmingham, AL | 300 | 68-75-73-70=286 | |
| T4 | Clearwater, FL | 300 | 70-69-77-71=287 | |
| T4 | Potomac, MD | 300 | 70-72-68-77=287 |
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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