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Kevin Tway
Personal information
Born (1988-07-23) July 23, 1988 (age 36)
Edmond, Oklahoma
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceEdmond, Oklahoma
Career
CollegeOklahoma State
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins1
Highest ranking81 (October 14, 2018)[1]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT60: 2014
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Kevin Tway (born July 23, 1988) is an American professional golfer who has played on the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour. He won numerous junior tournaments, and most notably, the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur.[2]

Amateur career

Born in Edmond, Oklahoma, Tway is the son of Bob Tway, an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour, including the PGA Championship in 1986.

Tway attended Edmond North High School, where he was named The Oklahoman's All-City Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007. He was a first-team American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2006 and was a second-team pick in 2005. He won the Oklahoma Class 6A individual title in 2006 and 2007. Tway won the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur and advanced to the semifinals the following year.

Tway played college golf at Oklahoma State. In his freshman year, he won the NCAA Central Regional and was named honorable mention All-American, first-team All-Big 12 and was selected to the All-Central Region squad.

Tway qualified for the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines but he failed to make the cut by four strokes after posting rounds of 75 and 78. Tway lost in the round of 16 at the 2008 U.S. Amateur to Derek Fathauer.

Professional career

Tway turned professional in 2011 after graduating from Oklahoma State. He made his professional debut at the 2011 Travelers Championship, with his father caddying for him.[3] He played on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and picked up his first win in July at the Albertsons Boise Open, defeating Spencer Levin on the first playoff hole with a birdie.[4] Both had shot a tournament record 261 (–23). He finished fifth on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. He made only eight cuts in 23 events and lost his PGA Tour card. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2015.

Amateur wins (4)

Professional wins (1)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Jul 28, 2013 Albertsons Boise Open 65-69-63-64=261 –23 Playoff United States Spencer Levin

Results in major championships

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T60 DNP CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 41 2018 Ending 14 Oct 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Official Website of the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  3. ^ Travelers Notebook: Bob Tway Carrying Son Kevin Tway's Bag
  4. ^ "Kevin Tway wins Boise Open". ESPN. Associated Press. July 28, 2013.
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