OSU’s Tway takes lead

May 17, 2008 12:31 am

— Phoenix staff, wire reports

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kevin Tway of Oklahoma State shot a 2-under par 69 Friday to take over the lead at the Division I Central Regional men’s golf tournament at the Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University.
Tway has a two-round total of 3-under 139, two strokes better than Wake Forest’s Brendan Gielow. Gielow has a two-day total of 141.
In Friday’s round, Tway had five birdies including three straight in the 11th through 13th holes. He also birdied the No. 1 and No. 15 holes.
The son of touring professional Bob Tway shot a 1-under 70 in the first round.
Oklahoma State (592) is tied for sixth place and Wake Forest leads (577) with the third and final round being played today.
Other OSU golfers and their scores include Trent Leon (71-74—145) tied for eighth, Rickie Fowler (74-771—151) tied for 59th, Mark Johnson (78-79—157) tied for 115th and Sallisaw’s Trent Whitekiller (79-83—162) tied for 132nd.
The tourney ends today.
Meanwhile, Arkansas has a team of score of 608 and tied for 22nd through the two rounds and will not qualify for the finals.
David Lingmeth is the Razorbacks’ top golfer (75-74—149) and tied for 37th.
Elsewhere for Arkansas, Andrew Landry is tied for 50th (78-72—150), Jason Turner (74-79—153) is tied for 81st, Samuel Chavez (77-79—156) is tied for 103rd and Will Osburne (78-80–158) is tied for 120th.

Two OU golfers tied
BREMERTON, Wash. — Phillip Bryan and Liam Logan are part of a seven-way tie for seventh place in the NCAA Division I West Regional men’s tournament at Gold Mountain Golf Club.
Bryan and Logan have identical scores of 146. Bryan shot an even-par 72 in the second round and Logan shot a 2-under par 70 in Friday’s second round.
Bryan had five birdies on the No. 2, 5, 6, 10 and 15 holes. Meanwhile, Logan had birdies on No. 6, 9, 14 and 16 in his round.
As a team, the Sooners have a 595 and tied for 11th, but they are not eligible for today’s finals.
Other OU golfers and their scores include Jesse Schulte (77-71—148) tied for 35th, Ben Blundell (79-80—159) tied for 126th and Tyler Rody (90-76–166) at 140th.
The tournament ends today.

NSU’s Bird earns honor
Northeastern State University’s Stephanie Bird finished play at the NCAA Division II women’s national championship with a four-round total of 319 on Friday.
But the Las Vegas native didn’t leave the tournament empty-handed as she received second team All-America honors.
Bird shot rounds of 78, 77, 80 and 84. She double-bogeyed the No. 1 and No. 9 holes in the final round, while bogeying he No. 2, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 holes.
The tournament was played at Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston, Texas.