Patrick Christovich leads Birmingham National Invite

6/2/2012 | by Pete Wlodkowski of AmateurGolf.com

Patrick Christovich of New Orleans posts rounds of 65 and 70 for a four stroke lead

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (June 2, 2012) -- Patrick Christovich of New Orleans has a four stroke lead over 3-time champion Greg Kennedy of Duluth, Georgia heading into the final round of the Birmingham National Invitational. Christovich, 31, posted rounds of 65 and 70. Earlier this season he finished 2nd in the Coleman Invitational at Seminole; in 2011 he won the Lousiana Mid-Amateur and qualified for the US Amateur, where he was 11th in stroke play qualifying before being eliminated in the first round of match play. As for Kennedy, in addition to three Birmingham National Invitational titles (including 2011) he has played in 7 U.S. Amateurs, 3 U.S. Mid-Amateurs, and 4 British Amateurs and been a part of teams that have won the prestigious J.R. Williams Invitational Four Ball (Oak Hill) and Anderson Memorial Four Ball (Winged Foot). Two players, Brett Boner and Mayson Petty (both of Charlotte, N.C.) are tied at 141, while Tim Jackson of Tennessee is lurking 8 back at 143.

Results: Birmingham National Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Patrick Christovich	New Orleans, LA	400	65-70-69--204
2	Brett Boner	Charlotte, NC	300	73-68-69--210
3	Tim Jackson	Germantown, TN	200	71-72-69--212
T4	Christian Raynor	Kennesaw, GA	200	72-72-69--213
T4	Jack Hall	Savannah, GA	200	68-80-65--213

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About the Birmingham National Invitational

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.

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