Tway leads Western Amateur as third round begins today

Posted August 05, 2009 11:00 pm

From Daily Herald News Services

Kevin Tway kept up his solid play in the 107th Western Amateur at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest on Wednesday, posting a 2-under-par 69 to take the 36-hole lead at 6-under 136 heading into today's 36-hole marathon.

Tway, a junior at Oklahoma State, held a one-shot advantage over fellow Big 12 Conference star Andrea Pavan, an incoming senior with 2009 NCAA champion Texas A&M, and Illinois sophomore Luke Guthrie, who moved in front of his Fighting Illini teammate and first-round co-leader Zach Barlow.

"I just hit a lot of fairways and a lot of greens," said Tway, 21, of Edmond, Oklahoma. "I haven't played too well this summer, but I'm getting better each week. Last week, I practiced hard, and so far it's paying off."

Tway dropped in three birdie putts on his first eight holes, including a 40-footer on the 600-yard, par 5 8th that moved him to 7-under for the championship. He dropped a stroke over the final 10 holes, finishing with two bogeys, a birdie and seven pars.

With 36 holes to play on Thursday before the field is cut to the 2009 Western Amateur's "Sweet 16" qualifiers, Tway, the son of long-time PGA Tour pro Bob Tway, knows he'll need to stay focused.

"There's still two more rounds. It's going to be a long day," he said.

Joining Tway atop the leader board were Pavan and Guthrie at 5- under 137, and Byeong-Hun An, of Seoul, Korea, at 4-under 138. Guthrie moved two shots in front of fellow Illini and first-round co-leader Zach Barlow.

"He upped me yesterday, and I upped him today," said Guthrie. "It's fun to have a teammate playing well, too."

Forty-eight players made the 36-hole cut at 5-under 147 or better. Following Thursday's cut, the low 16 advance to match play starting at 8 a.m. Friday morning. The championship match is set for 1 p.m. Saturday.

Admission is $10 for adults, with ages 18 and under admitted free. Parking is complimentary.

107th Western Amateur Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest Par: 71 Yardage: 7,216 The following 48 players made the 36-hole cut at 147: 1. Kevin Tway (Edmond, OK) 67-69-136 2. Luke Guthrie (Quincy, IL) 68-69-137 Andrea Pavan (Rome, Italy) 69-68-137 4. Byeong-Hun An (Bradenton, FL) 71-67-138 5. Zach Barlow (Percy, IL) 67-72-139 Nathan Smith (Pittsburgh, PA) 70-69-139 Patrick Reed (Augusta, GA) 69-70-139 Dan Woltman (Beaver Dam, WI) 68-71-139 Sihwan Kim (Buena Park, CA) 69-70-139 10. Travis Woolf (Fort Worth, TX) 70-70-140 11. Andrew Yun (Chandler, AZ) 67-74-141 12. Dylan Frittelli (Austin, TX) 73-70-143 Scott Rowe (Hinsdale, IL) 69-74-143 Scott Langley (Manchester, MO) 77-66-143 Erik Flores (Grass Valley, CA) 72-71-143 16. Draegen Majors (Bixby, OK) 72-72-144 Bronson Burgoon (The Woodlands, TX) 71-73-144 Bud Cauley (Jacksonville, FL) 73-71-144 Cameron Peck (Olympia, WA) 73-71-144 Michael McCoy (West Des Moines, IA) 71-73-144 Kyle Kopsick (Highland Park, IL) 73-71-144 Chen-Tsung Pan (Bradenton, FL) 74-70-144 23. Harris English (Thomasville, GA) 75-70-145 Mason Jacobs (Metropolis, IL) 75-70-145 Jeffrey Kang (Fullerton, CA) 73-72-145 Cameron Tringale (San Juan Capistrano, CA) 72-73-145 Josh Dupont (Poway, CA) 74-71-145 Jonathan Bowers (Plain City, OH) 71-74-145 Adam Long (Lake St. Louis, MO) 71-74-145 Peter Uihlein (Orlando, FL) 73-72-145 Chan Kim (Chandler, AZ) 72-73-145 Corey Nagy (Charlotte, NC) 75-70-145 33. John Hahn (Las Vegas, NV) 74-72-146 Will Strickler (Charlottesville, VA) 75-71-146 Daniel Lee (Valencia, CA) 72-74-146 Brinson Paolini (Virginia Beach, VA) 72-74-146 Matt Schneider (Grand Rapids, MN) 72-74-146 Kevin Foley (Somerville, NJ) 73-73-146 Zack Sucher (Mobile, AL) 74-72-146 Ethan Tracy (Hilliard, OH) 72-74-146 Mike Van Sickle (Wexford, PA) 73-73-146 42. Johnathan Schnitzer (Houston, TX) 75-72-147 Patrick Cantlay (Los Alamitos, CA) 74-73-147 Phillip Mollica (Anderson, SC) 74-73-147 Charlie Holland (Dallas, TX) 73-74-147 David Chung (Fayetteville, NC) 74-73-147 Gavin Smith (Stirling, Scotland) 76-71-147 James Sacheck (The Woodlands, TX) 75-72-147

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