Yun holds lead, but Rust vying for consecutive wins in Adams Tour at Belmar
By Clay Horning
Special to Golf Oklahoma
Andrew Yun’s right where he wants to be.
The ex-Stanford standout, who opened the OK Korral Championship with a pair of 65s, didn’t make it any easier on the field after a third-round 67 that, stunningly, included a lost ball, another in a hazard, and a double bogey without the aid of penalty strokes all before he reached the seventh hole.
“The first six holes were quite eventful,” Yun said.
Still, Yun’s at 13-under par 197, ahead of Edmond’s Dillon Rust by three strokes and Christopher Brown and Jonathan Moore by four heading into today’s final round at Belmar Golf Club.
Former University of Central Oklahoma golfer Rust shot 64 to move into contention the week after winning the Adams Tour event last week at Peoria Ridge.
“You could tell there were some nerves involved, but he’s a great putter and he was in pretty good control (after No. 6) and didn’t get in any bad spots the rest of the day,” said Drew Laning, who played with Yun Friday.
Yun lost a ball on the par 5 third hole, but responded by making par after hitting his fourth shot to four feet. Essentially, Yun eagled the hole but for the stroke and distance penalty of not finding his ball.
He found the hazard on the fourth and made bogey and suffered a three-putt to make double bogey at No. 6. Birdies at Nos. 2 and 5 helped to limit the damage.
“I knew with 12 holes left I could turn it around,” he said.
Yun did, making birdie at Nos. 9, 10, 12 and 13.
While Yun kept it going, his playing partners stood still. Laning shot 69, but fell back into a tie for 10th at 204, and Case Cochran, with a 71, fell into a tie for 17th at 206.
Rust, an Edmond Santa Fe product who finished his run at Central Oklahoma two springs ago, followed his third-round 65 with a 64.
Brown who came from nowhere Friday, beginning the day at even par and ending it at 9-under 61, despite back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 15 and 16. He also carded nine birdies and an eagle.
Moore shot 65.
The field’s scoring average Friday was 68.9, almost 4 1/2 strokes lower than Wednesday’s first round.
“It’s definitely out there,” Laning said. “Anybody can shoot a mid-to-low 60s round if they can get the putter going.”
That could make it interesting Saturday.
Adams Pro Tour – OK Kids Korral Championship
Belmar Golf Club, Norman
Par: 70 Distance: 6519 yards
1 Andrew Yun Chandler, AZ 65-65-67–197 -13
2 Dillon Rust Edmond, OK 71-65-64–200 -10
T3 Christopher E. Brown Trophy Club, TX 72-68-61–201 -9
T3 Jonathan Moore Stillwater, OK 71-65-65–201 -9
T5 Michael Whitehead Houston, TX 68-70-64–202 -8
T5 Rhein Gibson Edmond, OK 69-68-65–202 -8
T5 Mark Walker Hurst, TX 71-66-65–202 -8
T8 Lance Lopez Richmond, TX 68-69-66–203 -7
T8 Conrad Shindler Dallas, Tx 72-68-63–203 -7
T10 Hunter Sparks Oklahoma City, OK 74-67-63–204 -6
T10 Casey Clendenon Katy, TX 69-67-68–204 -6
T10 Drew Laning Little Rock, AR 71-64-69–204 -6
T13 Zechariah Potter Cheney, KS 70-68-67–205 -5
T13 Chase Barnes Houston, TX 72-66-67–205 -5
T13 Michael Smith Lafayette, LA 72-68-65–205 -5
T13 Garrett Driver Humble, TX 69-68-68–205 -5
T17 Chris Worrell Enid, OK 70-69-67–206 -4
T17 Blake Trimble Houston, TX 69-69-68–206 -4
T17 Chris Naegel Chesterfield, MO 71-67-68–206 -4
T17 Chris Ward McKinney, TX 67-69-70–206 -4
T17 Ryan Baca Sugar Land, TX 70-66-70–206 -4
T17 Case Cochran Dallas, TX 72-63-71–206 -4
23 Brian Rowell Lafayette, LA 71-68-68–207 -3
T24 Curtis Donahoe League City, TX 75-64-69–208 -2
T24 Derek Plucienski New Orleans, LA 70-68-70–208 -2
T24 Stanton Tondre Castroville, TX 73-67-68–208 -2
T24 Fergal Rafferty Carrickmore, Ireland 73-68-67–208 -2
T24 Will Dusenbury League City, TX 68-69-71–208 -2
T24 Chad Ginn Gulfport, MS 71-70-67–208 -2
T24 Craig Kanada The Woodlands, TX 72-70-66–208 -2
T31 Alex Carpenter Dallas, TX 71-68-70–209 -1
T31 Dustin Morris Crosby, TX 69-70-70–209 -1
T31 Sumin Yu Richardson, TX 73-66-70–209 -1
T31 Bill Allcorn Waco, TX 69-71-69–209 -1
T31 Craig McCoy Plano, TX 74-63-72–209 -1
T31 Sam Powell Tulsa, OK 73-67-69–209 -1
T31 Tyler Sheppard Fort Worth, TX 70-67-72–209 -1
T38 Jimmy Shaw Oklahoma City, OK 68-71-71–210 E
T38 Aaron Marshall Magnolia, TX 69-67-74–210 E
T38 Brad Gehl Carmel, IN 74-67-69–210 E
T41 J R Hurley Norman, OK 73-66-72–211 +1
T41 Chris Gilbert Mckinney, TX 68-70-73–211 +1
T41 Adam Sumrall Houston, TX 71-66-74–211 +1
T41 Matthew Stephens Mont Belvieu, TX 71-70-70–211 +1
T41 Kevin Penner Sammamish, WA 73-68-70–211 +1
T41 Mark Stevens Concord, NH 73-68-70–211 +1
T47 Yun Lee Oklahoma City, OK 73-68-71–212 +2
T47 Nick Wilson Little Rock, AR 72-69-71–212 +2
T47 Cameron Meyers Edmond, OK 74-67-71–212 +2
50 Joshua Havard Arlington, TX 73-67-73–213 +3
T51 Nathan Anderson Arlington, TX 73-66-75–214 +4
T51 Shawn Jasper Foristell, MO 72-70-72–214 +4
53 Jared Vela Pasadena, TX 72-69-74–215 +5
54 Herbert Day Houston, TX 75-67-75–217 +7
MISSED THE CUT
MC Scott Kelly Austin, TX 72-70-0–142 +2
MC Ryan O’Rear Belton, TX 73-70-0–143 +3
MC Blake Redmond Sugar Land, TX 68-75-0–143 +3
MC Chris Brown Garland, TX 73-70-0–143 +3
MC Mitchell McLeroy Mansfield, TX 74-69-0–143 +3
MC Matt Boyd Sugar Land, TX 72-71-0–143 +3
MC Clinton Shepard West Monroe, LA 71-72-0–143 +3
MC Mark Victorian Friendswood, TX 73-70-0–143 +3
MC Kyle Smell Overland Park, KS 76-67-0–143 +3
MC Matt Eschenburg The Woodlands, TX 75-68-0–143 +3
MC Brian Whittle Golden City, MO 73-70-0–143 +3
MC Benjamin Rose Spring, TX 76-67-0–143 +3
MC Freddie Janneck Fort Worth, TX 68-75-0–143 +3
MC Charlie Holland Dallas, TX 71-72-0–143 +3
MC Jamey Taylor Friendswood, TX 74-69-0–143 +3
MC Tyler Gann Tomball, TX 75-68-0–143 +3
MC Kevin Vanden Heuvel Houston, TX 69-74-0–143 +3
MC Connie Pierce Oklahoma City, OK 72-71-0–143 +3
MC Cameron Bishop Tulsa, OK 73-71-0–144 +4
MC Joseph Kinney Antioch, IL 74-70-0–144 +4
MC Sam Smith Archer City, TX 75-69-0–144 +4
MC Talor Gooch Choctaw, OK 78-66-0–144 +4
MC Ian Davis Edmond, OK 77-67-0–144 +4
MC Zack Reeves Arlington, TX 74-70-0–144 +4
MC Vilhelm Bogstrand Oslo, Norway 71-73-0–144 +4
MC Bryan Hogan Houston, TX 71-74-0–145 +5
MC Scott Roudebush Dallas, TX 72-73-0–145 +5
MC Michael A. Smith Austin, TX 71-74-0–145 +5
MC Andrew Green Edmond, OK 73-72-0–145 +5
MC Anthony Broussard Addison, TX 73-72-0–145 +5
MC Justin Bryant St. Louis, MO 74-71-0–145 +5
MC Corey Hale Newcastle, Australia 75-70-0–145 +5
MC Collin Neeman Waterloo, IL 75-70-0–145 +5
MC David Petry San Antonio, TX 76-70-0–146 +6
MC Joey Rippel Sugar Land, TX 73-73-0–146 +6
MC Trey Lawson Holliday, TX 77-69-0–146 +6
MC Jason Meece Ardmore, OK 73-73-0–146 +6
MC Brian Dwyer Southlake, TX 72-74-0–146 +6
MC Peter McGibney Dublin, Ireland 75-72-0–147 +7
MC Alexander Gutesha Dallas, TX 73-74-0–147 +7
MC Trevor McInroe Plano, TX 72-75-0–147 +7
MC Jose Lopez Veracruz, Mexico 73-74-0–147 +7
MC Billy Brozovich Jackson, Ms 77-70-0–147 +7
MC Mj Daffue Houston, TX 77-70-0–147 +7
MC Ben Klaus Edmond, OK 77-70-0–147 +7
MC Johnathan Schnitzer Houston, TX 75-72-0–147 +7
MC Derek Dodd Oklahoma City, OK 73-74-0–147 +7
MC Taylor Artman Norman, OK 73-75-0–148 +8
MC Neal Ajubita Metairie, LA 74-74-0–148 +8
MC Jordan McLaurin Ironton, MO 80-68-0–148 +8
MC Jared Paul Mulvane, KS 79-70-0–149 +9
MC Thomas Garza Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 77-72-0–149 +9
MC John Hurley Spring, TX 78-71-0–149 +9
MC Thane Ringler Hutchinson, KS 77-72-0–149 +9
MC Tyler Lytton North Las Vegas, NV 79-71-0–150 +10
MC Kevin Dougherty Murrieta, CA 78-73-0–151 +11
MC John Kyle Friendswood, TX 78-73-0–151 +11
MC Max Glasson Stillwater, OK 83-68-0–151 +11
MC John Darden Frisco, TX 77-75-0–152 +12
MC David Griffin Baton Rouge, LA 78-74-0–152 +12
MC Cj Clem Rockwall, TX 77-75-0–152 +12
MC John Kelly Saint Louis, MO 77-75-0–152 +12
MC Cole Howard Burleson, TX 76-76-0–152 +12
MC Brent Marshall The Woodlands, TX 84-69-0–153 +13
MC Travis England Moline, IL 81-73-0–154 +14
MC Bobby Massa Tyler, TX 79-76-0–155 +15
MC Jackson Ogle Edmond, OK 84-73-0–157 +17
MC Jeremy Freedman Dallas, TX 87-0-0–87 +17
MC Bryce Myburgh Ballito, South Africa 87-0-0–87 +17
MC Chuck Candler Norman, OK 87-0-0–87 +17
MC Ben Harris Jenks, OK 81-77-0–158 +18
MC Brett Taunton El Dorado, AR 82-76-0–158 +18
MC Ethan Miller Nowata, OK 88-0-0–88 +18
MC Raleigh Hughes Keller, TX 85-74-0–159 +19
MC Dacota Dryden Dallas, TX 94-0-0–94 +24
MC Michael Brinkley Oklahoma City, OK 108-0-0–108 +38
WD Cory Baker Adkins, TX +8
WD Stephen Hollingsworth The Woodlands, TX +13