McKeever grabs lead at the Lupton Invitational

May 25, 2012 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Tyler McKeever cards a first round 69 to lead the Mid-Am division at the 2012 Lupton Invitational

OOLTEWHA, Tenn (May 25, 2012) -- Tyler McKeever carded a first round 69 to lead the Mid-Am division at the 2012 Lupton Invitational and the Honors course in Ooltewha, Tennessee. Andrew Lawson, Brad Wilder and Carlton Forrester are just a stroke with with 2- under-par 70's while Jimmy White is alone in third with 71.

Defending champion Kris Mikkelsen is in a group of 8 players tied at even-par 72 and in sixth place.

This event, named after club founder John T. Lupton, debuted 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. 54 hole individual event with a 36 hole cut. Stroke play format for the Championship division and Stableford format for the Senior division. Committee will invite 72 mid ams and 54 senior ams.

The Lupton invitational is a Golfweek/amateurgolf.com rankings event,

Results: Lupton Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Kris Mikkelsen	Atlanta, GA	400	72-72-70=214
T2	Andrew Lawson	Dallas, TX	300	70-69-78=217
T2	Tyler McKeever	Atlanta, GA	300	69-71-77=217
T2	Tim Jackson	Germantown, TN	300	72-72-73=217
T5	Kenny Cook	Noblesville, IN	200	77-68-73=218

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McKeever grabs lead at the Lupton Invitational

NOTE: 2026 event has been postponed as The Honors Course prepares to host the U.S. Women's Amateur in August. It will again be played at a date to be determined in 2027 This event, named after club founder John T. Lupton, debuted in 2005 on a spectac...