Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Nagy advances to match play


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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