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who has played on the

and the

. He won numerous junior tournaments, and most notably, the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur. Tway is the son of

Bob Tway Robert Raymond Tway IV (born May 4, 1959) is an American professional golfer. He has won numerous tournaments including eight PGA Tour victories. He spent 25 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 1986–87. Early life Tway wa ...

, an eight-time winner on the

, including the

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

. Following Kevin's maiden PGA Tour win at the

Safeway Open The Procore Championship, previously the Fortinet Championship and the Safeway Open, is a professional golf tournament, part of the PGA Tour. Originally sponsored by Fry's Electronics, it was first staged in 2007 as the Fry's Electronics Open at ...

in October 2018, they are one of only ten father-son pairs to have won

events.

Amateur career

Born in

Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, located in Central Oklahoma. Its population was 94,428 according to the 2020 United States census, a 16% increase from 2010. maki ...

, Tway attended

Edmond North High School Edmond North High School is located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school colors are silver, white and navy. The school's mascot is the Siberian Husky. As of the 2012–2013 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,437 students and 127 classro ...

where he was named

The Oklahoman ''The Oklahoman'' is the largest daily newspaper in Oklahoma, United States, and is the only regional daily that covers the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, Greater Oklahoma City area. The Alliance for Audited Media (formerly Audit Bureau Circul ...

's All-City Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007. He was a first-team

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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

. 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

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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 The Travelers Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Cromwell, Connecticut, a suburb south of Hartford. Since 1984 the tournament has been held at TPC River Highlands. It is managed by The Greater Hartford Community Fou ...

, with his father caddying for him. He played on the

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

and picked up his first win in July at the

Albertsons Boise Open The Albertsons Boise Open is a professional golf tournament in Idaho on the Korn Ferry Tour, played annually at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise. Held in mid-September for its first 23 years, the new September playoff schedule of the Web.com Tour ...

, defeating

Spencer Levin Spencer Joseph Levin (born June 15, 1984) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. Early years and amateur career Levin was born in Sacramento, California, the son of Carlene (Rossi) and Don Levin. His mothe ...

on the first playoff hole with a birdie. Both had shot a tournament record 261 (–23). Tway finished 5th on the regular season money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2014. During the 2014 season, Tway made only eight cuts in 23 events with no top-10 finishes. His best finish was a tie for 26th at the 2014

, and he finished the season 177th in FedEx Cup points, losing his PGA Tour card. Back on the Web.com Tour in

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, Tway carded two top-10s, with a runner-up finish at the

Mexico Championship The Mexico Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was first played in May 2013 at the El Bosque Country Club in León, Mexico. The Mexican Open had been a Web.com Tour event from 2008 to 2012, and was played at El Bosque t ...

, but he finished 28th on the money list; three spots shy of regaining his PGA Tour card. In

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

, Tway returned to the Web.com Tour and his results improved from the previous season. He scored four top-10s in 20 starts, including a solo third at the

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, but he still finished the regular season money list a few spots shy of automatically earning his card in 27th. However, during the 2016 Web.com Tour Finals, Tway performed well, including a tie for third at the

Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship The Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It was played for the first time in July 2007 at The Ohio State University Golf Club's Scarlet Course in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Jack Nicklaus, a former O ...

, which earned him back his PGA Tour card for 2017. In

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

, 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

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, solo 3rd at the

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(partnering with Kelly Kraft), and T5 at the Wells Fargo Championship. Tway also moved from 175th in the

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to 55th in those events, virtually locking up his Tour card for the next season. He made the

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for the first time and finished the season 69th in points, easily retaining his card for 2018. Tway had a solid 2018 season, making 26 of 33 cuts and scoring three top-10s. Again, Kevin had a great spring with T9 at the AT&T Byron Nelson, top-5 at the

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, and T6 at the Travelers Championship. He made the

for a second consecutive year and finished 87th in points, again easily retaining his PGA Tour card for the next season. On October 7, 2018 (beginning of

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), Tway won the

, for his first career PGA Tour victory, in a playoff over

Brandt Snedeker Brandt Newell Snedeker (born December 8, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2012 FedEx Cup with a victory in the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Following this victory, he moved into the top t ...

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. On December 15, 2019, Tway won the QBE Shootout with partner

Rory Sabbatini Rory Mario Trevor Sabbatini (born 2 April 1976) is a South African-Slovak professional golfer. Sabbatini won six times on the PGA Tour between 2000 and 2011 and was runner-up in the 2007 Masters. He spent 21 weeks in the world top-10 in late-2 ...

Amateur wins

*2005 U.S. Junior Amateur, Wildcat Golf/Wichita Junior Championship *2006 OSSO Junior at Oak Tree *2010 Players Amateur

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

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Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tway, Kevin American male golfers Oklahoma State Cowboys golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Oklahoma Sportspeople from Edmond, Oklahoma 1988 births Living people