Lupton Senior Invitational: Tight at the top
Brady Exber
OOLTEWHA, Tenn (May 25, 2012) Las Vegas resident Brady Exber leads a talented crowd near the top of the leaderboard at the 2012 Lupton Senior Invitational. Exber, who won the Lupton last year, posted a total of 40 using the stableford system of scoring and leads Doug Hanzel, 39, after the first round. Neil Spitalny and Paul Simson are two strokes back with 38's, while Steve Johnson and Steve Melnyk are tied for fifth place with 37's.
This is the senior division of an event named after Honors Course club founder John T. Lupton. The event made it's debut in 2005 on a spectacular Pete Dye golf course near Chatanooga. Mitch Voges won the 1991 U.S. Amateur here, and Tiger Woods won the 1996 NCAA Championship here despite a final round 80. Stableford format in effect for the Senior division.
ABOUT THE Lupton Senior Invitational
This is the senior division of an event named
after Honors Course club founder John T.
Lupton. The event made it's debut in 2005 on
a spectacular Pete Dye
golf course
near Chatanooga. Mitch Voges won the 1991
U.S.
Amateur here, and Tiger Woods won the
1996
NCAA
Championship here despite a final round 80.
Stableford
format
for the Senior division. Committee invites 72
mid
ams and 54 senior ams. The field will be cut to
approximately 75% in each division following the
2nd
round.
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