LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Two players to watch on Sunday afternoon who aren’t vying for the title or the money lead are Spencer Levin and D.J. Trahan.

Levin is bidding to crack the top 30 on the money list and earn his first start at the Masters next spring. Levin has played 13 holes and is 6 under for the tournament – and he trails No. 30 Kevin Na by $15,209 right now.

Na won his first PGA TOUR event four weeks ago at the Justin Timberlake Shriner’s Hospitals for Children Open. Winners of Fall Series events, though, do not get Masters invitations and Na opted not to play this week. His final event of the year is the Shanghai Masters next week.

Trahan, who started the week No. 123, started on the back nine and has played eight holes. He was the bubble boy through three rounds and has dropped down to No. 126 right now.

By Chris Dunham, PGATOUR.COM ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- D.J. Trahan made a very valuable move up the leaderboard Sunday at the McGladrey Classic. His 3-under 67 allowed him to move into a tie for 11th and earn enough money to move to No. 123 on the money list. This move puts Trahan in an advantageous position as he travels to Disney for the Fall Series-ending Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic. Also moving inside the top 125, jumping to No. 114, was Louis Oosthuizen. The 2010 British Open champion is already fully exempt on TOUR in 2011, though, regardless of his finish on the money list. Another important move, though not one across the 125 threshold, was that of 2010 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open champion David Mathis. The two-time Nationwide Tour graduate, who won last October to secure his 2011 TOUR card, appears all but assured of a second consecutive season on TOUR with his tie for 15th allowing him to jump to from 123rd to 115th on the money list. Falling outside the top 125 were Bill Lunde, whose 2010 victory at Turning Stone grants him full status for next season, and Matt Jones. Jones missed the cut at Sea Island, falling from 125th to 129th and putting himself in a tough spot. He needs to move back into the top 125 next week at Disney, or lose his fully exempt status for 2012. Click here to see the complete updated money list standings.

Player McGladrey Current   Player McGladrey Current 115. Nick O'Hern T6 105   128. Billy Mayfair T20 127 116. Michael Thompson 3rd 94   129. Tim Clark** DNP 133 117. Tiger Woods** DNP 121   130. D.J. Trahan T11 123 118. Stuart Appleby** DNP 122   131. Bob Estes DNP 134 119. Heath Slocum** T15 113   132. Matt McQuillan T26 132 120. Bobby Gates MC 124   133. Steven Bowditch MC 135 121. Roland Thatcher T32 120   134. Stephen Ames T32 136 122. James Driscoll MC 125   135. Louis Oosthuizen** 4 114 123. David Mathis T15 115   136. Garrett Willis MC 139 124. Bill Lunde** DNP 126   137. William McGirt T48 138 125. Matt Jones MC 129   138. Angel Cabrera** T6 128 126. Steve Flesch MC 130   139. Billy Horschel T20 137 127. Paul Casey W/D 131   140. Shane Bertsch T48 140

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Webb Simpson remains safely atop the leaderboard after his 7-under 63, but 2003 British Open Champion Ben Curtis and two-time TOUR winner D.J. Trahan lead the afternoon charge at 3 under. Curtis, who checks in at No. 148 on the money list, played the back nine in 3-under 32 and has made the turn to the front side with a par on the first. The 34-year-old Ohioan added two PGA TOUR victories in 2006 to his British Open title, but hasn’t won since that ’06 season. He has two top-15 finishes this year, most recently a tie for 13th at the Memorial Tournament near his hometown of Ostrander, Ohio. Trahan, who hasn’t won on TOUR since 2008, is closer to the money list bubble at No. 130 in the standings. He rattled off four consecutive birdies on holes 12 through 15 but gave a shot back on No. 17 to turn at 3 under.

The back nine at TPC Summerlin played 1.5 strokes easier in relation to par than the front nine during the first round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. That average is skewing even more in the favor of the home nine Friday, at least with those posting the day’s best scores. Six players have reached the clubhouse with scores of 6 under or better in their second rounds. Those players are a combined 30 under on the back nine and just 14 under on the front. Trevor Immelman Is putting together a back nine that has him fitting right in. With five consecutive birdies on holes 12 through 16, the 2008 Masters Champion has the best round of the afternoon to this point and is three shots out of the lead shared by Kevin Na, Charlie Wi and Jhonattan Vegas. Immelman, who hasn’t notched a top-10 finish since the 2008 TOUR Championship, is now tied for 12th, and has 10 holes remaining in his second round. Joining him at 5 under this afternoon is D.J. Trahan. Trahan entered the day at 1 over and had five birdies on the back nine at TPC Summerlin to move inside the current projected cut line. Currently there are 11 players at 3 under or better in the afternoon wave. Of those 11, nine started their rounds on the back nine. Only Joe Ogilvie (-3 through 10) and Stephen Ames (-3 through 8) are bucking the trend.

By Zak Kozuchowski, PGATOUR.COM

Smooth greens and soft conditions led to ultra-low scores in Round 3 at Annandale.

For many players, Round 3 was their second round of the day. But the physical challenge of playing 36 holes in mid-summer Mississippi heat was only evident in their sweat-stained shirts, but not their birdie-filled scorecards.

Chris Kirk birdied the par 5 finishing hole to take the outright lead going into the final round. It was one of the eight birdies he carded for a third-round 64.

Behind Kirk sits a group of four players at 17 under, which includes George McNeill, Peter Lonard, PGA TOUR rookie Sunghoon Kang and former Viking Classic winner D.J. Trahan.

"The golf course is very vulnerable and the greens are perfect," Trahan said. "It's playing soft so you can attack and the greens are in awesome shape. They are rolling great. Some guys are making a lot of putts tomorrow."

Another PGA TOUR rookie, Jim Renner, carded a 62, which was the low round on Saturday. It vaulted him nearly 40 spots on the leaderboard, a shot behind the group of players at 17 under.

Tomorrow's weather forecast for Annandale calls for scattered thunderstorms and a high of 85 degrees.

"Hopefully it is a somewhat decent day where everyone can go out and play and get it in," Renner said. "That remains to be seen."

PGA TOUR rookie Sunghoon Kang has played his first 14 holes 8-under par in Round 3 at the Viking Classic . Kang played Annandale's front nine in 31. He then eagled the 579-yard par-5 11th hole, and added a birdie on the 14th hole to take the lead.

D.J. Trahan, 16 under, and Tommy Gainey and Tom Pernice Jr., 15 under, are also making Saturday moves. Trahan and Gainey are 5 under on their rounds, while Pernice is 4 under.

The first day of play at Annandale Golf Club ended much like the early wave -- with a slew of golfers tied atop the leaderboard. The 7 under mark, reach five times in the early going, was matched once in the afternoon and those six players will share the overnight lead after one round of play at the Viking Classic. Brendon de Jonge, Tim Petrovic, Bobby Gates, Sunghoon Kang, John Mallinger and Peter Lonard each posted opening 65s with Gates being the only player to reach the mark in the afternoon. Scott Piercy briefly reached 8 under, but surrendered four shots before closing with a birdie and a 5-under 67. He’s still one of 47 players at 4 under or better following 18 holes of play. Six past champions of the Viking Classic teed it up Thursday at Annandale Golf Club with Cameron Beckman and D.J. Trahan leading the way after 4-under 68s. Will MacKenzie (69) and Heath Slocum (70) are also in red numbers.

DUBLIN, Ohio – D.J. Trahan has withdrawn from the Memorial Tournament prior to the start of the second round, citing illness.

Trahan, who opened with a 77, is the second player to withdraw on Friday. Bill Lunde also was not feeling well.

Shortly before his 11:50 a.m. ET tee time for the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Kris Blanks was assessing the conditions.

"On Tuesday and Wednesday wind blew 20-30 from the south. Today 10-20 from the north. Totally different golf course," he tweeted.

There are plenty of players who seem to be adapting well to the new “look” of TPC Louisiana, though.

Six are currently tied for the lead at 3 under -- Charlie Wi, D.J. Trahan, David Toms, Joe Durant, Matt Bettencourt and D.J. Brigman. Wi and Trahan have logged the most holes at 14.

Toms, who grew up in Shreveport and played collegiately at LSU, would be an extremely popular champion. He won the Zurich Classic a decade ago when it was played at English Turn Golf Club.

Toms, who is looking for his first win since 2006, has played in 11 Zurich Classics. He's had three top-10s, most recently a tie for fifth in 2009.

By Stan Awtrey, PGATOUR.COM Correspondent

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- The locals at The Heritage take every opportunity to embrace anyone with South Carolina roots. Whether they hail from Clemson or South Carolina, are a native or moved into the area, the fans unabashedly pull for their own.

This week the recipient of their favor may be D.J. Trahan. The Clemson graduate and Mount Pleasant, S.C., resident made a nice move up the leaderboard with a 67 on Friday and was tied two shots behind the leaders after the morning wave. He has two TOUR victories, but would rank a win at Harbour Town at the top of his list.

"It’s like the fifth major to me," Trahan said. "I don’t want to put it ahead of THE PLAYERS, but I grew up here. If I won this tournament, it would mean almost as much as winning a (major) championship."

Trahan hasn’t had much success at Harbour Town. In seven appearances he’s missed the cut three times and his best finish was a tie for 17th in 2008.
Trahan struggled early this season, but seemed to have a breakthrough when he tied for 12th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last month. He didn’t qualify for the Masters and took last week off to work on his game to get ready for The Heritage. He spent time with his father Don "The Swing Surgeon" Trahan, a PGA teaching professional, who has worked with his son since he was old enough to swing a club.

"I’ve been furious with myself for the way I played," Trahan said. "I worked hard on my game. I think I got a little lackadaisical and nonchalant and it certainly showed. But you can’t really complain out here. You have to keep it between the ropes and keep it in between the pine trees."

Trahan said he needed to work on his ball striking, which has historically been the best part of his game. He experimented with a belly putter for about a month and is currently using a longer putter. "I need to make more putts, plain and simple," he said. "I’m not going to put any pressure on it. I’m hitting the ball great. I’m going to keep trying to make putts and hopefully some more will go in."

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