New Year's Invitational
About
The New Year's Invitational is a historic and prestigious amateur golf tournament held annually at St. Petersburg Country Club in St. Petersburg, Florida, since 1927. The 2026 tournament, marking the 100th playing, is scheduled for January 2-4. The event features a field of elite amateur golfers from around the world and has historically produced many future PGA Tour stars such as Brandt Snedeker and J.B. Holmes. The format is stroke play at a championship course that recently underwent significant renovations, enhancing its challenge and playability. The winner of the 2025 event will earn an exemption into the LECOM Suncoast Classic, a Korn Ferry Tour event, offering a valuable opportunity to compete at the professional level.
Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 - 4, 2025 | St. Petersburg Country Club | Cayden Pope (-13) | -13 | 22.59 | See Results |
| Jan 4 - 6, 2024 | St. Petersburg Country Club | - | 10.32 | See Results | |
Results
Scoring Averages
Round Stats
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayden Pope | -13 | 203 | 68 | 68 | 67 | - | 11.64 |
| 2 | Noah Kumar | -7 | 209 | 66 | 73 | 70 | - | 9.16 |
| 3 | Grant Lester | -6 | 210 | 67 | 74 | 69 | - | 7.81 |
| T4 | Shubham Jaglan | -5 | 211 | 69 | 69 | 73 | - | 7.13 |
| T4 | John Daly II | -5 | 211 | 66 | 73 | 72 | - | 7.13 |
| T4 | Cooper Smith | -5 | 211 | 71 | 71 | 69 | - | 7.13 |
| T7 | Jacob Settles | -4 | 212 | 68 | 73 | 71 | - | 5.53 |
| T7 | Nikita Gubenko | -4 | 212 | 66 | 75 | 71 | - | 5.53 |
| T7 | Jake Springer | -4 | 212 | 70 | 71 | 71 | - | 5.53 |
| T10 | Chase Haygood | -3 | 213 | 68 | 68 | 77 | - | 4.93 |
| T10 | Austin Cherichella | -3 | 213 | 71 | 71 | 71 | - | 4.93 |
| T10 | Jacob Beckman | -3 | 213 | 70 | 73 | 70 | - | 4.93 |
| T13 | Jean-Philippe Parr | -2 | 214 | 72 | 71 | 71 | - | 4.58 |
| T13 | Smith Summerlin | -2 | 214 | 72 | 71 | 71 | - | 4.58 |
| 15 | Jack Burbee | -1 | 215 | 66 | 75 | 74 | - | 4.18 |
| T16 | James Tureskis | E | 216 | 69 | 72 | 75 | - | 4.13 |
| T16 | Troy Vannucci | E | 216 | 68 | 75 | 73 | - | 4.13 |
| T16 | Jackson Finney | E | 216 | 66 | 78 | 72 | - | 4.13 |
| T16 | Patrick McCann | E | 216 | 72 | 72 | 72 | - | 4.13 |
| T16 | Jacob Lang | E | 216 | 73 | 72 | 71 | - | 4.13 |
| T21 | Clark Mason | +1 | 217 | 69 | 72 | 76 | - | 3.86 |
| T21 | Garrett Engle | +1 | 217 | 70 | 72 | 75 | - | 3.86 |
| T21 | Krishnav Nikhil Chopraa | +1 | 217 | 74 | 71 | 72 | - | 3.86 |
| T21 | Andrew McLauchlan | +1 | 217 | 72 | 74 | 71 | - | 3.86 |
| T25 | Max Barile | +2 | 218 | 68 | 73 | 77 | - | 3.55 |
| T25 | Dylan Allen | +2 | 218 | 71 | 71 | 76 | - | 3.55 |
| T25 | Jason Gordon | +2 | 218 | 68 | 75 | 75 | - | 3.55 |
| T25 | Nic Hofman | +2 | 218 | 70 | 76 | 72 | - | 3.55 |
| T29 | Brock Healy | +3 | 219 | 73 | 70 | 76 | - | 3.39 |
| T29 | Andres Barraza | +3 | 219 | 71 | 74 | 74 | - | 3.39 |
| T29 | Justin Grant | +3 | 219 | 72 | 73 | 74 | - | 3.39 |
| T29 | Wyatt Plattner | +3 | 219 | 75 | 71 | 73 | - | 3.39 |
| T29 | Nathan Petronzio | +3 | 219 | 75 | 72 | 72 | - | 3.39 |
| T29 | Trey Marrion | +3 | 219 | 73 | 74 | 72 | - | 3.39 |
| T29 | William Harned | +3 | 219 | 71 | 79 | 69 | - | 3.39 |
| T36 | Tyler Mistretta | +5 | 221 | 71 | 70 | 80 | - | 3.14 |
| T36 | Jansen Preston | +5 | 221 | 72 | 74 | 75 | - | 3.14 |
| T36 | Alex Long | +5 | 221 | 74 | 73 | 74 | - | 3.14 |
| T39 | Carson Johnson | +6 | 222 | 73 | 69 | 80 | - | 3.05 |
| T39 | Christian Koehn | +6 | 222 | 72 | 72 | 78 | - | 3.05 |
| T39 | Nicholas Turowski | +6 | 222 | 71 | 74 | 77 | - | 3.05 |
| T39 | Charlie Bundy | +6 | 222 | 69 | 76 | 77 | - | 3.05 |
| T39 | Matthew Galloway | +6 | 222 | 74 | 72 | 76 | - | 3.05 |
| T39 | Charles David Beeson | +6 | 222 | 70 | 78 | 74 | - | 3.05 |
| T39 | Dalton Burts | +6 | 222 | 76 | 74 | 72 | - | 3.05 |
| T39 | Dalton Chuba | +6 | 222 | 70 | 81 | 71 | - | 3.05 |
| T47 | Evan Myers | +7 | 223 | 75 | 73 | 75 | - | 2.78 |
| T47 | Devin Hernandez | +7 | 223 | 75 | 77 | 71 | - | 2.78 |
| T49 | Topher Reed | +8 | 224 | 75 | 75 | 74 | - | 2.72 |
| T49 | Solomon Petrie | +8 | 224 | 73 | 79 | 72 | - | 2.72 |
| T51 | Tyler Van Dusen | +9 | 225 | 77 | 70 | 78 | - | 2.63 |
| T51 | David Lang | +9 | 225 | 72 | 76 | 77 | - | 2.63 |
| T51 | LJ Tsunis | +9 | 225 | 76 | 72 | 77 | - | 2.63 |
| T51 | Daniel Polce | +9 | 225 | 72 | 76 | 77 | - | 2.63 |
| T51 | Drew Campbell | +9 | 225 | 72 | 77 | 76 | - | 2.63 |
| T51 | Cade Alfieri | +9 | 225 | 74 | 75 | 76 | - | 2.63 |
| T51 | Murphy Kehoe | +9 | 225 | 75 | 76 | 74 | - | 2.63 |
| T51 | Vaughn Harber | +9 | 225 | 74 | 78 | 73 | - | 2.63 |
| T59 | Ryan Hart | +10 | 226 | 70 | 76 | 80 | - | 2.42 |
| T59 | Braedon Wear | +10 | 226 | 73 | 74 | 79 | - | 2.42 |
| T59 | Calen Sanderson | +10 | 226 | 74 | 76 | 76 | - | 2.42 |
| T59 | Hank Schaefer | +10 | 226 | 74 | 75 | 77 | - | 2.42 |
| T63 | Robert Bender III | +11 | 227 | 74 | 73 | 80 | - | 2.34 |
| T63 | Aidan Kramer | +11 | 227 | 72 | 77 | 78 | - | 2.34 |
| T63 | Benjamin Sluzas | +11 | 227 | 75 | 77 | 75 | - | 2.34 |
| T63 | Chet Ghioto | +11 | 227 | 75 | 77 | 75 | - | 2.34 |
| T63 | Connor Hamm | +11 | 227 | 77 | 77 | 73 | - | 2.34 |
| T68 | Ethan Whitaker | +12 | 228 | 73 | 73 | 82 | - | 2.22 |
| T68 | Joe Ensign | +12 | 228 | 77 | 75 | 76 | - | 2.22 |
| T68 | Shawn Coultoff | +12 | 228 | 78 | 76 | 74 | - | 2.22 |
| T71 | Clipper Salmon | +14 | 230 | 75 | 77 | 78 | - | 2.16 |
| T71 | Joe Alfieri | +14 | 230 | 76 | 78 | 76 | - | 2.16 |
| T73 | Ben Loomis | +15 | 231 | 81 | 75 | 75 | - | 2.12 |
| T73 | Sam Russell | +15 | 231 | 80 | 76 | 75 | - | 2.12 |
| T75 | Nilo Sanchez | +16 | 232 | 77 | 76 | 79 | - | 2.08 |
| T75 | Thayne Thomas | +16 | 232 | 76 | 78 | 78 | - | 2.08 |
| T75 | Drew Jones | +16 | 232 | 80 | 75 | 77 | - | 2.08 |
| T78 | Christian Pardue | +17 | 233 | 76 | 80 | 77 | - | 2.00 |
| T78 | Spencer Baldwin | +17 | 233 | 74 | 83 | 76 | - | 2.00 |
| T78 | Bo Carpenter | +17 | 233 | 69 | 89 | 75 | - | 2.00 |
| T81 | Michael Harrington | +18 | 234 | 77 | 79 | 78 | - | 1.94 |
| T81 | Josh Lendach | +18 | 234 | 78 | 79 | 77 | - | 1.94 |
| T83 | John Joseph | +19 | 235 | 78 | 79 | 78 | - | 1.04 |
| T83 | Cooper Tate | +19 | 235 | 78 | 80 | 77 | - | 1.04 |
| T85 | Austin Bagshaw | +20 | 236 | 78 | 78 | 80 | - | 0.84 |
| T85 | Greg Eckels | +20 | 236 | 79 | 79 | 78 | - | 0.84 |
| 87 | Ryder Rose | +21 | 237 | 82 | 77 | 78 | - | 0.54 |
| 88 | Matthew Chorches | +25 | 241 | 78 | 77 | 86 | - | 0.44 |
| 89 | Austin Stuck | +26 | 242 | 78 | 84 | 80 | - | 0.34 |
| 90 | Frank Pacetta | +38 | 254 | 85 | 84 | 85 | - | 0.24 |
