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08/14 17:28 CDT Auburn player Logan Reilly advances to the US Amateur
semifinals at Merion
Auburn player Logan Reilly advances to the US Amateur semifinals at Merion
ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) --- Logan Reilly ended Pennsylvania native Michael Lugiano's
run in the U.S. Amateur at Merion with a 6-and-4 victory in the quarterfinals
Friday.
Reilly, the Auburn sophomore who won the deciding point in the NCAA
championship in June, will face Stanford junior Jay Leng Jr. on Saturday in the
semifinals. Leng routed Florida senior Jack Turner 6 and 5.
In the other quarterfinals, former Georgia player Carter Loflin beat Colorado
senior Brandon Knight 3 and 2, and Florida State senior Jack Whaley of England
defeated Texas Tech senior Adam Bresnu of Morocco 5 and 4.
Reilly finished off Lugiano early after needing extra holes twice in his first
three matches.
Lugiano, a junior at Liberty University, won three matches on the 18th hole to
get into the final eight that didn't feature anyone from the top 10 in the
world amateur ranking.
At stake for the winner of the 126th U.S. Amateur is a spot in U.S. Open next
year at Pebble Beach, and in the Masters and British Open if he stays an
amateur.
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