Kris Mikkelsen wins Lupton Invitational

May 28, 2012 | by

- photo courtesy John Rawlston<br>Chattanooga Times Free Press

Final round of 2-under 70 allows young dad to defend title at The Honors Course

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (May 27, 2012) -- Kris Mikkelsen posed for pictures holding the Lupton Memorial trophy last year. He did so again on Sunday with an addition. Mikkelsen sat his eight-week son in the championship cup for pictures beside the 18th green at The Honors Course after he defended his title in the mid-amateur division of the Lupton Memorial Invitational. "That will be a picture that we can look at 20 years from and just smile," said Mikkelsen, who wore a pink shirt for the final round again. "I'm pretty surprised that I played well given everything that's been going on since Holt was born." Mikkelsen shot a final-round 2-under-par 70 for a 54-hole total of 2-under 214. Third-round leader Andrew Lawson shot a final-round 78 for a 1-over total to finish tied for second with first-round leader Tyler McKeever and Honors Course member Tim Jackson at three strokes behind Mikkelsen. Doug Hanzel won the senior division with 111 Stableford points to beat Brady Exber, Paul Simson and Chattanoogan Neil Spitalny by just one. Doug Marsh won the super-senior division by nine with 116 points.

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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About 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...