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17-year-old An reaches US Amateur finals
TULSA, Okla. (AP)—Byeong-Hun An will face fourth-seeded Ben Martin in his bidto become the youngest winner of the U.S. Amateur.
After being 1 down heading to the 13th hole, the 17-year-old South Koreanwon four straight holes to close out a 3-and-2 victory against Fresno Statesophomore Bhavik Patel on Saturday.
Charlie Holland, left, of Dall… AP – Aug 29, 2:23 pm EDT ![]()
Charlie Holland, left, of Dall… AP – Aug 29, 2:23 pm EDT ![]()
Byeong-Hun An, right, of South… AP – Aug 29, 2:23 pm EDT ![]()
Byeong-Hun An, right, of South… AP – Aug 29, 2:23 pm EDT ![]()
Ben Martin, of Greenwood, S.C.… AP – Aug 29, 12:27 pm EDT ![]()
Byeong-Hun An, of South Korea,… AP – Aug 29, 12:27 pm EDT ![]()
Byeong-Hun An, of South Korea,… AP – Aug 28, 4:48 pm EDT ![]()
Bhavik Patel, of Bakersfield, … AP – Aug 28, 4:48 pm EDT ![]()
Bhavik Patel, of Bakersfield, … AP – Aug 28, 4:47 pm EDT ![]()
Bhavik Patel, of Bakersfield, … AP – Aug 28, 4:47 pm EDT ![]()
Steve Ziegler, of Broomfield, … AP – Aug 28, 4:47 pm EDT ![]()
Steve Ziegler, of Broomfield, … AP – Aug 28, 4:47 pm EDT ![]()
Steve Ziegler flips his putter… AP – Aug 28, 4:12 pm EDT ![]()
Byeong-Hun An pumps his fist a… AP – Aug 28, 4:12 pm EDT ![]()
David Lingmerth, of Sweden, re… AP – Aug 28, 3:52 pm EDT ![]()
Charlie Holland, of Dallas, ch… AP – Aug 28, 1:03 pm EDT ![]()
David Lingmerth, of Sweden, lo… AP – Aug 28, 1:03 pm EDT ![]()
David Lingmerth, of Sweden, wa… AP – Aug 28, 1:03 pm EDT ![]()
Peter Uihlein, of Orlando Fla.… AP – Aug 28, 1:02 pm EDT ![]()
Peter Uihlein, of Orlando Fla.… AP – Aug 28, 1:02 pm EDT ![]()
Phillip Mollica, left, of Ande… AP – Aug 27, 6:34 pm EDT ![]()
Nico Geyger, of Chile, watches… AP – Aug 27, 6:34 pm EDT ![]()
Mark Anderson, of Beaufort, S.… AP – Aug 27, 6:33 pm EDT ![]()
Charlie Holland, of Dallas, hi… AP – Aug 27, 6:30 pm EDT ![]()
Charlie Holland, of Dallas, to… AP – Aug 27, 6:29 pm EDT ![]()
Mike Van Sickle, of Wexford, P… AP – Aug 27, 6:25 pm EDT ![]()
Byeong-Hun An, of South Korea,… AP – Aug 27, 6:24 pm EDT ![]()
Byeong-Hun An, of South Korea,… AP – Aug 27, 6:24 pm EDT ![]()
David Lingmerth, of Sweden, ac… AP – Aug 27, 6:23 pm EDT ![]()
Cameron Tringale, of Laguna, N… AP – Aug 27, 6:23 pm EDT ![]()
Cameron Tringale, of Laguna, N… AP – Aug 27, 6:23 pm EDT ![]()
Ben Martin, of Greenwood, S.C.… AP – Aug 27, 6:22 pm EDT ![]()
Marcel Puyat, of the Philippin… AP – Aug 27, 6:22 pm EDT ![]()
Peter Uihlein, of Orlando Fla.… AP – Aug 27, 6:22 pm EDT ![]()
Conner Arendell, of Cape Coral… AP – Aug 27, 6:22 pm EDT ![]()
Marcel Puyat, of the Philippin… AP – Aug 27, 6:22 pm EDT ![]()
Steve Ziegler, of Broomfield, … AP – Aug 27, 6:22 pm EDT ![]()
Steve Ziegler, of Broomfield, … AP – Aug 27, 6:21 pm EDT ![]()
Dan Woltman, of Beaver Dam, Wi… AP – Aug 27, 6:21 pm EDT ![]()
Charlie Holland, of Dallas, hi… AP – Aug 27, 6:12 pm EDT ![]()
Charlie Holland, of Dallas, to… AP – Aug 27, 6:09 pm EDT ![]()
Bhavik Patel, of Bakersfield, … AP – Aug 27, 1:38 pm EDT ![]()
Bhavik Patel, of Bakersfield, … AP – Aug 27, 1:38 pm EDT ![]()
Number one seed Tim Jackson of… AP – Aug 27, 12:37 pm EDT ![]()
Number one seed Tim Jackson, l… AP – Aug 27, 12:37 pm EDT ![]()
Tim Jackson of Germantown, Ten… AP – Aug 27, 12:36 pm EDT ![]()
Tim Jackson, right, of Germant… AP – Aug 26, 5:55 pm EDT ![]()
Tim Jackson, of Germantown, Te… AP – Aug 26, 5:50 pm EDT ![]()
Tim Jackson, of Germantown, Te… AP – Aug 26, 5:50 pm EDT ![]()
Tim Jackson, of Germantown, Te… AP – Aug 26, 5:49 pm EDT ![]()
Andrew Funk, of Scottsdale, Ar… AP – Aug 26, 3:22 pm EDT ![]()
Rickie Fowler of Murrieta, Cal… AP – Aug 26, 3:21 pm EDT ![]()
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Martin took a 4-up lead through six holes as Texas senior Charlie Hollandgot off to a sloppy start, and he cruised to a 5-and-4 victory.
An and Martin will meet in a 36-hole match play final Sunday at SouthernHills Country Club, the site of the 2007 PGA Championship.
U.S. Amateur finalists have traditionally earned invitations to play in theMasters the following year.
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