Birmingham National Invitational: Trent Alexander leads after Round One

November 3, 2023 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com

Trent Alexander (Alabama Golf Association Photo)

Alexander shot the only round in the 60's during the opening round at Birmingham Country Club.

After round one, Trent Alexander leads the Birmingham National Invitational at Birmingham Country Club in Birmingham, Ala.

Alexander shot a first-round 2-under 69 to lead three other golfers by one shot.

Alexander recorded six birdies and four bogeys to get to 2-under.

Keith Guest, Stewart Whitt, and Hunter Hamrick all shot rounds of 1-under 70 to sit T2 heading into the second round.

Alexander has played in the last three Birmingham National Invitationals, finishing T23, T15, and T9 in the last tournaments.

He also finished T5 in the 2019 Alabama State Amateur.

Results: Birmingham National Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Blake Watts	Fort Payne, AL	300	72-67-69=208
2	Nick Maccario	Waltham, MA	200	71-70-72=213
3	Andy Sajevic	Omaha, NE	100	71-71-72=214
4	Jeff Reuter	Humboldt, TN	100	72-72-71=215
T5	Steven Groover	Hoover, AL	100	72-73-71=216

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About the Birmingham National Invitational

Birmingham National Invitational: Trent Alexander leads after Round One

This 54-hole stroke play event, formerly held the weekend after Memorial Day but moved to November in 2020, dates back to the early 1900's and is also known as the "NIT". Draws a field of national-level mid-amateurs.