New Year's Invitational: Toni Hakula takes lead

January 4, 2013 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Toni Hakula

Toni Hakula fired a 2nd-round 65 and takes a one-shot lead over a loaded field entering Round 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 4, 2013) -- Toni Hakula fired a second-round 65 and took a one-shot lead after two rounds of play at the 2013 New Year's Invitational tournament at St. Petersburg Country Club. Hakula managed a first-round 73 but tied for the tournament's low round Friday. He leads Adam Schenk (72-67--139) and first-round co-leader Lee McCoy (69-70--139) by one shot. Michael Monroe, M.J. Maguire and Blake Morris, the other first-round leader alongside McCoy, are three shots behind Hakula and in fourth place. The event features many of the country's top NCAA and upcoming elite amateur golfers. In the mid-am division, Kenny Cook took the lead from first-round leader Matt Giovannelli thanks to a second-round 70 and enters Saturday's third-round with a one-shot advantage. Tom Hyland is one shot ahead in the senior division.

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

New Year's Invitational: Toni Hakula takes 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...