Van der Walt sits in 5-way tie for fifth
Published 11:46 pm Thursday, February 11, 2016
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Dawie van der Walt is one of 11 players who can say they’re among the top five in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Van der Walt, the South African who played collegiately at Lamar, is one of seven tied for fifth place after shooting a 6-under 66 on his 33rd birthday on the Pebble Beach Golf Links on Thursday. He’s a stroke behind three golfers, Freddie Jacobson, Cameron Smith and Bronson Burgoon, and two behind leader Chez Reavie.
Van der Walt, who earned his first top-25 finish earlier this season, shot 4-under on the front nine and was 2-under on the back.
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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