New Year's Invitational: Stephan Jaegar leads after Round 3

January 7, 2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Jaegar leads by one entering the final round while Billy Williamson & Jim Thomas won division titles.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 7, 2012) -- Stephan Jaegar holds a one-shot lead after the third round of the 2012 New Year's Invitational at St. Petersburg Country Club. Jaegar shot a 72 but entered the day with a four-shot lead and will enter Sunday's final round leading a talented group of players.Standing alone in second place is Garland Green, who fired a second consecutive sub-70 round with a third-round 69. Jim Liu bounced into third place after a terrific third-round 67, which was the day's low round. Billy Williamson separated himself from the field with a final-round 71 to take home the mid-am division championship. His total of 215 was six shots better than Mike Barbosa and Dave Bunker, who tied for second place. Jim Thomas won the senior division, finishing with a final-round 73, which gave him a one-shot win over Thomas Hyland and Stuart Sierra.

Results: New Years Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Garland Green	Tazewell, VA	700	72-66-69-71--278*
T2	Stephan Jaeger	, Germany	500	69-65-72-72--278
T2	Jim Liu	Smithtown, NY	500	71-70-67-70--278
T4	Brandon Rodgers	Knoxville, TN	400	73-71-70-66--280
T4	Michael Hebert	Orlando, FL	400	74-67-70-66--280

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New Year's Invitational: Stephan Jaegar leads after Round 3

The New Year's Invitational is one of the oldest and most respected amateur invitationals in the United States, held annually at St. Petersburg Country Club in Saint Petersburg, Florida. First contested in 1927, the championship has been played every...