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Tway cracks OWGR top 100 after Safeway win

After leaving wine country with his first career PGA Tour title, Kevin Tway ascended to unprecedented heights in the latest Official World Golf Rankings.

Tway beat Brandt Snedeker and Ryan Moore in a three-hole playoff at the season-opening Safeway Opening thanks to birdies on each of his final five holes. As a result he jumped from No. 138 to No. 85 in the rankings, moving into the top 100 for the first time.

Despite coughing up a five-shot lead over the final 11 holes, Snedeker moved up six spots to No. 45 with his T-2 finish. The same result took Moore from No.