Kozan bound for match play at U.S. Amateur

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BANDON, Ore. – Andrew Kozan fired a 3-under 68 in the second round of the U.S. Amateur Tuesday to advance to match play. The rising senior finished stroke play at 2-under (73-68--141) at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

Kozan, who entered the round in a tie for 56th, rose to a tie for 23rd to cement his place in the top 64, which will compete for the match play title, beginning Wednesday.

The West Palm Beach, Fla. native rattled off five birdies, including three on the back nine, to go along with 11 pars on the day.

Alex Vogelsong and Graysen Huff tied for 102nd and 115th, respectively. Vogelsong ended stroke play at 4-over (72-75--147), while Huff capped his week at 5-over (72-76--148).

Brandon Mancheno (75-78--153), Wells Padgett (80-73--153) and Jovan Rebula tied for 199th at 10-over (78-75--153).

Former Auburn standout Brett Boner tied for 241st at 16-over (76-83--159).

The Round of 64 match play will be televised on Peacock from 5-6 p.m. CT and Golf Channel from 7-9 p.m. CT. Live scoring can be found at www.usga.org.

Individual Scores
T-23. Andrew Kozan: -2 (73-68--141)
T-102. Alex Vogelsong: +4 (72-75--147)
T-115. Graysen Huff: +5 (72-76--148)
T-199. Brandon Mancheno: +10 (75-78--153)
T-199. Jovan Rebula: +10 (78-75--153)
T-199. Wells Padgett: +10 (80-73--153)
T-241. Brett Boner: +16 (76-83--159)