VERONA — Adam Hofmann of Fox Chapel Golf Club and Nathan Smith of Pinecrest Country Club are tied for first place with scores of 136 after two rounds at the Pennsylvania State Amateur Golf Championship at Longue Vue Country Club.

The third and final round will be played today by the players who make the projected cut of 149.

Hofmann, who also plays at Oakmont Country Club, followed Monday's 66 with a 70 while Smith, the 2002 Amateur champion and graduate of Brookville High School, countered with a 69 Tuesday after a first-round score of 67.

First-round leader Nathan Sutherland of Berkshire Country Club fell into a fifth-place tie (139) by shooting a 76 Tuesday.

His 63 on Monday tied the course record with Oakmont Country Club professional Bob Ford, who set the standard in 1999.

Other notables include Pine-Richland graduate and Marquette University junior Mike Van Sickle of Treesdale Golf and Country Club (t9-141), St. Jude Golf Club and Longue Vue Club's Sean Knapp (t-11, 142), Grove City resident and PGA individual member Cameron Peterson (t-25, 145) and St. Jude Golf Club's Rob Voltz (t-39, 149).

Voltz was scheduled to tee off Wednesday's final round at 7:40 a.m., Peterson at 8:30 a.m. and Knapp at 9:10 a.m.

Hofmann, Smith and Nemacolin Woodlands resort's Robert Rohanna are the last to tee off at 9:50 a.m.