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Fang and Tiernan make final
Fang and Tiernan make final

Ethan Fang of the United States of America and Ireland’s Gavin Tiernan will meet in the 36-hole Final of The 130th Amateur Championship at Royal St George’s tomorrow.



After starting the week with 288-players in the field, Fang and Tiernan are the final two golfers remaining in the prestigious championship, winning their quarter-final and semi-final matches on the sunny Sandwich Bay coast today.

Fang, who’s ranked seventh in the World Amateur Golf Rankings® (WAGR®), is looking to become the first American since Drew Weaver in 2007 to lift the coveted trophy, while Tiernan, who sits 1333 places further down the WAGR®, is the first player to come through Pre-Qualifying to reach the Final.

The American secured his place in tomorrow’s showdown in emphatic fashion, comfortably defeating Finland’s Veikka Viskari 5&4 this afternoon following victory over France’s Callixte Alzas this morning, where he overcame a two-down deficit to win by as many.

Fang took full command of his afternoon match claiming the lead on the 3rd hole and never relinquishing his advantage. The Oklahoma State University student, who has his childhood friend on his bag, won the 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th holes to win the match on the 14th hole and reach the Final in his first trip to Europe.

Tiernan has had a longer week than his American opponent, having played 139-holes to reach tomorrow’s Final.

The 19-year-old has been taken to the 18th hole in three of his matches this week, including this morning’s quarter-final against Estonia’s Richard Teder. Behind all the way, Tiernan managed to square the match with a well-timed birdie at the 16th, before a bogey from Teder at the 18th hole allowed the Irishman to progress in the Championship.   

However, he only needed 15-holes to win his semi-final match against Riccardo Fantinelli of Italy this afternoon. After making the turn all-square in another tight tussle, Tiernan separated himself from his opponent with continued consistent play, winning the 10th, 12th, 14th, and 15th holes for a comfortable 4&3 victory.

Fang and Tiernan will go head-to-head in the 36-hole Final from 8.32 am tomorrow, playing for the Amateur Champion title and entries into The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush, the US Open and, by tradition, will earn an invitation to compete at the Masters Tournament. In addition to three major championships, tomorrow’s champion will also earn a place in the field at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo on the DP World Tour.

Spectators are welcome and can attend free of charge. For those following along at home, The R&A will provide live broadcast coverage of the 36-hole Final on Saturday, 21 June. Fans in the UK can watch all the action live on Sky Sports, while livestreams are available globally on R&A TV and on The R&A’s YouTube channel.

For scoring from The Amateur Championship, please visit www.randa.org

Picture supplied by The R&A.


 
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