Yun in command of OK Kids Korral Championship
By Clay Horning
Transcript Sports Editor
NORMAN — Golf is so mental. Andrew Yun knows.
Last week he missed the cut at Peoria Ridge Golf Club in Miami, site of the Buffalo Run Prairie Moon Casinos Classic. Thursday, he fired a second 65 at Belmar Golf Club in the second round of the OK Kids Korral Championhip
Among the field of golfers that finished their second round Thursday — all but seven of the 126 that teed off — after play was delayed for 2 1/2 hours by rain, Yun holds a five-stroke lead.
Through 36 holes, the former Stanford standout has carded 11 birdies against a single bogey.
Yun said his focus underwent an overhaul beginning with his first-round 65.
“I learned a lot from that round in Wichita Monday,” he explained.
That round in Wichita was Monday qualifying for the Web.com Tour, and it’s where many in the Belmar field were on Monday.
The wind howled in Wichita, but no more than it howled in Norman for Wednesday’s opening round of the Adams Pro Tour event.
The lesson Yun learned was one of being in the moment. Though the course was soft and the wind much more benign after the rain passed through, the lesson worked just the same.
“Last week I wasn’t quite focused and at the Monday qualifier, lots of times I got ahead of myself,” he said. “(Here), my focus is a lot better.”
Yun’s opening 65 was two strokes better than anybody in the field. His second 65 wasn’t, yet still it added two his lead.
When the third round begins today, he’ll be five strokes in front of Drew Laning and Case Cochran and six strokes in front of a six-headed group at 4-under par 136.
One player, Rhein Gibson, was 4-under par through 27 holes, but still finishing his round when play was called due to darkness.
Laning, an old man on the Adams Tour at 31, has felt his game take off recently. His Thursday 64 included eight birdies against two bogeys.
“Now I’m driving it really, really well,” he said. “It’s given me lots of opportunities.”
A week ago, Laning was in the final group in Miami before a 79 knocked him down to a 29th-place finish. Nonetheless, confidence isn’t a problem.
“I know I’ve got the game to be there,” said Laning, who spent 2009 on the Web.com Tour. “I know that I’m good enough to be there.”
Cochran, the son of PGA Tour veteran and Champions Tour competitor Russ Cochran, made seven birdies without a bogey Thursday.
His biggest moment was making par on the 12th hole after playing partner Anthony Broussard found his ball only 30 seconds before Cochran would have had to declare it lost.
“I was relieved after that,” he said.
Feeling that relief, Cochran, who played the back nine first, made birdie at Nos. 14, 17, 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9.
“I was kind of on cruise control,” he said.
Adams Pro Tour – OK Kids Korral Championship
June 18-21
Belmar Golf Club, Norman
Par: 70 Distance: 6519 yards
1 Andrew Yun Chandler, AZ 65-65–130 -10
T2 Drew Laning Little Rock, AR 71-64–135 -5
T2 Case Cochran Dallas, TX 72-63–135 -5
T4 Chris Ward McKinney, TX 67-69–136 -4
T4 Dillon Rust Edmond, OK 71-65–136 -4
T4 Ryan Baca Sugar Land, TX 70-66–136 -4
T4 Casey Clendenon Katy, TX 69-67–136 -4
T4 Aaron Marshall Magnolia, TX 69-67–136 -4
T4 Jonathan Moore Stillwater, OK 71-65–136 -4
T4 Rhein Gibson Edmond, OK 69-31–100 -4
T11 Will Dusenbury League City, TX 68-69–137 -3
T11 Garrett Driver Humble, TX 69-68–137 -3
T11 Mark Walker Hurst, TX 71-66–137 -3
T11 Tyler Sheppard Fort Worth, TX 70-67–137 -3
T11 Lance Lopez Richmond, TX 68-69–137 -3
T11 Adam Sumrall Houston, TX 71-66–137 -3
T11 Craig McCoy Plano, TX 74-63–137 -3
T18 Chris Naegel Chesterfield, MO 71-67–138 -2
T18 Chris Gilbert Mckinney, TX 68-70–138 -2
T18 Chase Barnes Houston, TX 72-66–138 -2
T18 Blake Trimble Houston, TX 69-69–138 -2
T18 Zechariah Potter Cheney, KS 70-68–138 -2
T18 Derek Plucienski New Orleans, LA 70-68–138 -2
T18 Michael Whitehead Houston, TX 68-70–138 -2
T25 Brian Rowell Lafayette, LA 71-68–139 -1
T25 Jimmy Shaw Oklahoma City, OK 68-71–139 -1
T25 J R Hurley Norman, OK 73-66–139 -1
T25 Alex Carpenter Dallas, TX 71-68–139 -1
T25 Dustin Morris Crosby, TX 69-70–139 -1
T25 Curtis Donahoe League City, TX 75-64–139 -1
T25 Nathan Anderson Arlington, TX 73-66–139 -1
T25 Sumin Yu Richardson, TX 73-66–139 -1
T25 Chris Worrell Enid, OK 70-69–139 -1
T34 Christopher E. Brown Trophy Club, TX 72-68–140 E
T34 Michael Smith Lafayette, LA 72-68–140 E
T34 Bill Allcorn Waco, TX 69-71–140 E
T34 Sam Powell Tulsa, OK 73-67–140 E
T34 Joshua Havard Arlington, TX 73-67–140 E
T34 Stanton Tondre Castroville, TX 73-67–140 E
T34 Conrad Shindler Dallas, Tx 72-68–140 E
T41 Fergal Rafferty Carrickmore, Ireland 73-68–141 +1
T41 Jared Vela Pasadena, TX 72-69–141 +1
T41 Matthew Stephens Mont Belvieu, TX 71-70–141 +1
T41 Hunter Sparks Oklahoma City, OK 74-67–141 +1
T41 Kevin Penner Sammamish, WA 73-68–141 +1
T41 Brad Gehl Carmel, IN 74-67–141 +1
T41 Yun Lee Oklahoma City, OK 73-68–141 +1
T41 Chad Ginn Gulfport, MS 71-70–141 +1
T41 Nick Wilson Little Rock, AR 72-69–141 +1
T41 Mark Stevens Concord, NH 73-68–141 +1
T41 Cameron Meyers Edmond, OK 74-67–141 +1
T52 Shawn Jasper Foristell, MO 72-70–142 +2
T52 Scott Kelly Austin, TX 72-70–142 +2
T52 Craig Kanada The Woodlands, TX 72-70–142 +2
T52 Herbert Day Houston, TX 75-67–142 +2
T56 Ryan O’Rear Belton, TX 73-70–143 +3
T56 Blake Redmond Sugar Land, TX 68-75–143 +3
T56 Chris Brown Garland, TX 73-70–143 +3
T56 Mitchell McLeroy Mansfield, TX 74-69–143 +3
T56 Matt Boyd Sugar Land, TX 72-71–143 +3
T56 Clinton Shepard West Monroe, LA 71-72–143 +3
T56 Mark Victorian Friendswood, TX 73-70–143 +3
T56 Kyle Smell Overland Park, KS 76-67–143 +3
T56 Matt Eschenburg The Woodlands, TX 75-68–143 +3
T56 Brian Whittle Golden City, MO 73-70–143 +3
T56 Benjamin Rose Spring, TX 76-67–143 +3
T56 Freddie Janneck Fort Worth, TX 68-75–143 +3
T56 Charlie Holland Dallas, TX 71-72–143 +3
T56 Jamey Taylor Friendswood, TX 74-69–143 +3
T56 Tyler Gann Tomball, TX 75-68–143 +3
T56 Kevin Vanden Heuvel Houston, TX 69-74–143 +3
T56 Justin Bryant St. Louis, MO 74-33–107 +3
T73 Cameron Bishop Tulsa, OK 73-71–144 +4
T73 Joseph Kinney Antioch, IL 74-70–144 +4
T73 Sam Smith Archer City, TX 75-69–144 +4
T73 Talor Gooch Choctaw, OK 78-66–144 +4
T73 Ian Davis Edmond, OK 77-67–144 +4
T73 Zack Reeves Arlington, TX 74-70–144 +4
T73 Vilhelm Bogstrand Oslo, Norway 71-73–144 +4
T73 Corey Hale Newcastle, Australia 75-33–108 +4
T81 Bryan Hogan Houston, TX 71-74–145 +5
T81 Scott Roudebush Dallas, TX 72-73–145 +5
T81 Michael A. Smith Austin, TX 71-74–145 +5
T81 Andrew Green Edmond, OK 73-72–145 +5
T81 Anthony Broussard Addison, TX 73-72–145 +5
T81 Collin Neeman Waterloo, IL 75-36–111 +5
T81 Connie Pierce Oklahoma City, OK 72-37–109 +5
T88 David Petry San Antonio, TX 76-70–146 +6
T88 Joey Rippel Sugar Land, TX 73-73–146 +6
T88 Trey Lawson Holliday, TX 77-69–146 +6
T88 Jason Meece Ardmore, OK 73-73–146 +6
T88 Brian Dwyer Southlake, TX 72-74–146 +6
T88 Derek Dodd Oklahoma City, OK 73-39–112 +6
T94 Peter McGibney Dublin, Ireland 75-72–147 +7
T94 Alexander Gutesha Dallas, TX 73-74–147 +7
T94 Trevor McInroe Plano, TX 72-75–147 +7
T94 Jose Lopez Veracruz, Mexico 73-74–147 +7
T94 Billy Brozovich Jackson, Ms 77-70–147 +7
T94 Mj Daffue Houston, TX 77-70–147 +7
T94 Ben Klaus Edmond, OK 77-70–147 +7
T94 Johnathan Schnitzer Houston, TX 75-72–147 +7
T102 Taylor Artman Norman, OK 73-75–148 +8
T102 Neal Ajubita Metairie, LA 74-74–148 +8
T102 Jordan McLaurin Ironton, MO 80-68–148 +8
T102 Cory Baker Adkins, TX 79-33–112 +8
T106 Jared Paul Mulvane, KS 79-70–149 +9
T106 Thomas Garza Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 77-72–149 +9
T106 John Hurley Spring, TX 78-71–149 +9
T106 Thane Ringler Hutchinson, KS 77-72–149 +9
110 Tyler Lytton North Las Vegas, NV 79-71–150 +10
T111 Kevin Dougherty Murrieta, CA 78-73–151 +11
T111 John Kyle Friendswood, TX 78-73–151 +11
T111 Max Glasson Stillwater, OK 83-68–151 +11
T114 John Darden Frisco, TX 77-75–152 +12
T114 David Griffin Baton Rouge, LA 78-74–152 +12
T114 Cj Clem Rockwall, TX 77-75–152 +12
T114 John Kelly Saint Louis, MO 77-75–152 +12
T114 Cole Howard Burleson, TX 76-76–152 +12
T119 Brent Marshall The Woodlands, TX 84-69–153 +13
T119 Travis England Moline, IL 81-36–117 +13
121 Bobby Massa Tyler, TX 79-76–155 +15
122 Brett Taunton El Dorado, AR 82-40–122 +16
123 Jackson Ogle Edmond, OK 84-73–157 +17
124 Ben Harris Jenks, OK 81-77–158 +18
125 Raleigh Hughes Keller, TX 85-74–159 +19
MISSED THE CUT
MC Jeremy Freedman Dallas, TX 87-0–87 +17
MC Bryce Myburgh Ballito, South Africa 87-0–87 +17
MC Chuck Candler Norman, OK 87-0–87 +17
MC Ethan Miller Nowata, OK 88-0–88 +18
MC Dacota Dryden Dallas, TX 94-0–94 +24
MC Michael Brinkley Oklahoma City, OK 108-0–108 +38
WD Stephen Hollingsworth The Woodlands, TX +13