Tate storms to New Year's Invitational victory
1/6/2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for New Year's Invitational, St. Petersburg Country Club
The UCF senior started the day six shots off the lead and finished it with a two-shot victory
Tate’s win is a product of a mad final-round birdie run that vaulted him from T-6 after 54 holes to first after 72 holes. He started with a bogey at No. 2, then went 4 under from Nos. 5-9. He also had three birdies in his final four holes to reach 5-under 67 at St. Petersburg Country Club.
At 5 under for the week, Tate clipped runner-up Sampson-yunhe Zheng by two shots. William Wann, a Mississippi State commit, was third another shot back.
Third-round leader Gordan Brixi, who entered the final round with a three-shot lead, tied for fourth with Greyson Porter, last year’s runner-up. Brixi, 16, fell to 77 on Sunday while Porter, a Florida State junior, rallied with a 71 to rise from sixth to his T-4 position.
Graysen Huff and Jordan Batchelor tied for sixth at even par.
Joe Lyons won the mid-amateur division with rounds of 73-73-69-78. Lyons was six shots ahead of Joe Alfieri.
In the senior division, Robert Bechtol won by a two-shot margin over Dennis Monahan.
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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