Remi Chartier defends New Years Invitational title in a playoff
1/9/2022 | by Kent Paisley of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for New Year's Invitational, St. Petersburg Country Club
The East Tennessee State sophomore became the 10th player to successfully defend in the 96-year-old history of the tournament
The Montreal native wasn't within five strokes of the lead heading into the weekend. Ervin Chang broke away from the pack with an opening 11-under into the weekend, bolstered by a Friday 65. Chartier's second round 73 pushed him to eight back of the leader. He responded Saturday with a 65 of his own to take the lead into the final round.
Chartier carded his third consecutive birdie on the hole, with Hofman posting a par to miss out in the playoff. The Purdue sophomore birdied the final hole the previous two days. Chartier and Kramer went to the first for their playoff, with the Canadian ending it with a stuffed approach to 2 ½ feet for birdie.
The victory is Chartier's third top-5 finish in his last five starts, finishing third at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and fourth at the White Sands Bahamas Invitation.
Mike Barkley also defended his senior division title at one-under-par, with his second round 68 marking the low round of the group. David Lang won the Mid-Am group at 6-under, posting an opening 67 for the low round of the division. Lang's score finished tied him for fourth in the championship flight.
Results: New Year's Invitational
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , Canada | 400 | 68-73-65-73=279 | |
| 2 | Oviedo, FL | 300 | 69-70-71-69=279 | |
| 3 | Lafayette, IN | 200 | 75-68-65-72=280 | |
| T4 | , Malaysia | 200 | 68-65-76-73=282 | |
| T4 | Saint Augustine, FL | 200 | 71-74-67-70=282 |
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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