McCoy, Morris tied for New Years Invitational lead

January 3, 2013 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Blake Morris

Blake Morris (pictured) and Lee McCoy fired 1st-round 69s and sit atop a loaded leaderboard in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2013) -- Lee McCoy and Blake Morris both fired first-round 69s and lead at the 2013 New Year's Invitational at St. Petersburg Country Club. Morris and McCoy lead a pair of golfers, Patrick Grahek and Joshua White, by one shot ahead of second-round action on Friday. Richard Donegan, Michael Johnson and Brandon Ng are two shots back. All told, there are 12 players within three shots of the lead at one of the offseason's top events. The event features many of the country's top NCAA and upcoming elite amateur golfers. Stanford-bound Jim Liu, No. 20 in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com U.S. Player Rankings is five shots back after a first-round 74. In the mid-am division, Matt Giovanelli and Andrew Kennedy are tied for the lead after shooting identical 73s. Stuart Sierra leads the Senior Division by two shots after an even-par 72 to open play on Thursday.

Results: New Years Invitational

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Toni Hakula	, Finland	700	73-65-70-68--276
2	Joshua White	, England	500	70-73-70-67--280
T3	Mike Miller	Brewster, NY	400	73-69-70-70--282
T3	David Lee	Houston, TX	400	73-69-69-71--282
5	Lee McCoy	Clarkesville, GA	400	69-70-71-73--283

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About the New Years Invitational

McCoy, Morris tied for New Years Invitational lead

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...