Corey Nagy has advanced through stroke play and into the match play stage of the 2009 US Amateur Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The three-time all-American choice for the 49ers posted back-to-back rounds of two-over par 72 to finish tied for 14th in a field of 312 players at +4, 144.
Nagy had two birdies, two bogeys, and one double bogey in his second round on the par 70 layout. 49er freshman Andy Sajevic finished with a two-round total of +12, 152. He finished tied for 143rd, landing him a spot in the top half of the field.
Nagy is the 16th seed in the 64-man match play bracket and will face Canadian Christopher Ross, the 49th seed in the first round of match play. Match play begins at 8:00 A.M. on the first tee at Southern Hills Country Club Wednesday morning. Nagy will be in the second group off the first tee at 8:10 CDT.
Tim Jackson of Germantown Tennessee placed first in the stroke play qualifying with a two-round total of even-par, 140. Notables to miss the stroke play cut were 2007 British Amateur champion and Virginia Tech standout Drew Weaver, 2008 US Amateur runner-up Drew Kittleson, and 2008 US Amateur Public Links champion and 2009 Masters Tournament participant Jack Newman.
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