Kevin Tway
| Kevin Tway | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 23, 1988 Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Nationality |
 |
| Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma State |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T60: 2014 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
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.[1] Tway is the son of Bob Tway, an eight-time winner on the PGA Tour, including the PGA Championship in 1986. Following Kevin's maiden PGA Tour win at the Safeway Open in October 2018, they are one of only ten father-son pairs to have won PGA Tour events.
Amateur career
Born in Edmond, Oklahoma, 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.
In 2017, Tway's season began with a slow start without having a top-30 finish in his first eleven starts, but in April, Tway knocked off three consecutive top-5s, finishing T3 at the Valero Texas Open, solo 3rd at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (partnering with Kelly Kraft), and T5 at the Wells Fargo Championship. Tway also moved from 175th in the FedEx Cup to 55th in those events, virtually locking up his Tour card for the 2017–18 PGA Tour season.
On October 7, 2018, Tway won the Safeway Open, for his first career PGA Tour victory, in a playoff over Brandt Snedeker and Ryan Moore. Tway birdied the last two holes in regulation to join a three-man playoff. Tway and Moore both birdied the first playoff hole, however Snedeker made par, eliminating him from the playoff. The next hole, Tway and Moore both birdied, forcing a third playoff hole. On the third playoff hole, Tway won with a 10 foot birdie putt.[4]
Amateur wins (4)
- 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur, Wildcat Golf/Wichita Junior Championship
- 2006 OSSO Junior at Oak Tree
- 2010 Players Amateur
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 7, 2018 | Safeway Open | 68-67-68-71=274 | −14 | Playoff | |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Safeway Open | |
Won with birdie on third extra hole Snedeker eliminated with par on first hole |
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 | |
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Albertsons Boise Open | |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T60 | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | |||||||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
References
- ↑ Official Website of the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
- ↑ Boyer, Zac (June 24, 2011). "Travelers Notebook: Bob Tway Carrying Son Kevin Tway's Bag". Hartford Courant.
- ↑ "Kevin Tway wins Boise Open". ESPN. Associated Press. July 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Kevin Tway wins Safeway Open on 3rd hole of playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. October 7, 2018.
External links
- Kevin Tway at the PGA Tour official site
- Kevin Tway at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile on Oklahoma State's official athletic site
- U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship official site
- Boston.com article