2012 U.S. Amateur Championship: Steven Fox Wins Tourney In 37 Holes

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2012 U.S. Amateur Championship: Michael Weaver Leads Steven Fox 2-Up After 18 Holes

The 2012 U.S. Amateur is at the halfway point at Cherry Hills Country Club, and Michael Weaver currently holds a 2-up lead over Steven Fox. Weaver was fantastic during a back-and-forth morning 18-hole session, but he squandered an opportunity on the 18th when he missed a four-foot par which would have put him 3-up.

Weaver, an amateur who plays collegiately at Cal, defeated Justin Thomas 3 and 2 during Saturday's semifinals to advance. Fox plays at Tennessee-Chattanooga and he came back from 1-down on the back nine to win his match against Brandon Hagy, 2-up. Both Weaver and Fox held on for playoff wins earlier in the week on Wednesday, and are now battling for what is arguably the second most prestigious championship handed out by the USGA.

Weaver held the lead for much of the morning session, holding at least a 1-up cushion during the inward nine. After Fox conceded on No. 16, Weaver entered the 17th 3-up, but he rinsed his approach shot and Fox capitalized with a four to take the hole. The missed putt on 18 would keep the 2-up advantage. As we saw last year when Kelly Kraft pulled off the upset of heavy favorite Patrick Cantlay, anything can happen over the final 18 holes.

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2012 U.S. Amateur Championship Update: Semifinals Set For Saturday

Four Americans remain alive for the 2012 U.S. Amateur men's golf title, and they form the semifinals of match play that tee off Saturday morning at 8 a.m. MT at the Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.

The first semifinal is Justin Thomas of Goshen, Ky., against Michael Weaver of Fresno, Calif. Then Stephen Fox of Hendersonville, Tenn. faces Westlake Village, Calif. native Brandon Hagy in the other semifinal, which tees off at 8:15 a.m.

Thomas birdied the 11th and 12th holes to win 2-up over Australia's Oliver Goss in the quarterfinals Friday. Weaver birdied holes 3, 5 and 12 to take a 4 & 3 win over Ricardo Gouveia of Portugal.

Fox only recorded one bogey to win 4 & 2 over Chris Williams of Moscow, Idaho, and Hagy rallied for a 4 & 3 win over Cheng-Tsung Pan of Chinese Taipei and the University of Washington in the fourth quarterfinal.

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2012 U.S. Amateur Championship Update: Top Seed Wyatt Ousted As Quarterfinal Field Set

Eight amateur golfers advanced to the quarterfinals in match play at the U.S. Amateur Championshp at Cherry Hills (Colo.) Country Club on Thursday.

A pair of college teammates from Alabama faced off in the Round of 16th with Justin Thomas from Goshen, KY completing an upset by beating Bobby Wyatt 1 up to advance. Wyatt, from Mobile, AL, was the top seed among the initial match play field of 64 after winning the stroke-play qualifying portion of the tournament with a record 9-under par. Thomas will face Australia's Oliver Goss on Friday.

Another pair of college teammates, Chris Williams and Cheng-Tsuan Pan from the University of Washington, both advanced to Friday's action. Williams, from Moscow, ID won his match against Edouardo Espana of France, while Pan of Chinese Taipei held on for a 2 up win over Texan Andrew Presley.

Williams will play Steven Fox from Hendersonville, TN in the quarterfinal round while Pan will take on Brandon Hagy of Westlake Village, CA. The other quarterfinal matchup on Friday will pit Ricardo Gouveia of Portugal against Michael Weaver from Fresno, CA.

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2012 U.S. Amateur Championship Update: Idaho's Chris Williams Moves To Round Of 16

Number one amateur Chris Williams, of Moscow, Idaho, moved on to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur Championship on Thursday. Williams, who competes in scholastic play for the University of Washington, defeated Adam Stephenson of Greenville, North Carolina 5 & 3 to advance at the Cherry Hills Country Club.

Devon Purser, a Clearfield, Utah product, is even through 20 holes with Adam Schenk (Vincennes, Ind.) at Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Purser is a Brigham Young University golfer who made the USGA Junior Amateur Round of 16 in 2010.

Williams' teammate on the Huskies, Cheng-Tsuang Pan, is two-up over Gavin Green of Malaysia with three holes to play this afternoon. Doug Hanzel, who is a 55-year-old amateur from Savannah, Ga., is all square after 17 holes of play with Steven Fox, of Hendersonville, Tennessee.

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2012 U.S. Amateur Championship Update: 3rd-Ranked Spieth Ousted By Illinois' Peters

The first round of the U.S. Golf Amateur Championship came to a close on Wednesday, and the day's action in Cherry Hills was headlined by an upset of the 3rd-ranked amateur player Jordan Spieth. Thomas Pieters, the reigning NCAA individual champion from Illinois, eliminated Speith 1-up.

The world's number-one amateur, Chris Williams of Idaho, dispatched Peter Williams of New Hampshire 3-up.

Earlier in the day, Denver's Michael Schoolcraft was eliminated by Zack Munroe of North Carolina on a sudden-death hole. Schoolcraft surrendered a two-up lead after 13 holes before being forced into the playoff.

As for other players from around the region, 19-year old Devon Purser of Clearfield, Utah upset Mexico's Sebastian Vazquez, 4 & 3, to advance to the round of 32. Zac Blair out of Ogden, Utah, was defeated by Fresno's Michael Weaver, 2 & 1.

Many are also watching Doug Hanzel from Savannah, Georgia. The 55-year old advanced to the round of 32 by taking down Andrew Biggadike, 3 & 2.

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2012 U.S. Amateur Championship: Michael Schoolcraft Loses In 19 Holes To Zack Munroe

Denver's Michael Schoolcraft lost in 19 holes to Zack Munroe at the 2012 U.S. Amateur Championship, which is taking placing at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. Schoolcraft has been eliminated from the Field of 64 match play.

Schoolcraft had been two-up on Munroe after 13 holes, but he lost two out of the remaining five holes, allowing the match to be all square after the 17th hole. After both made bogey on the 18th hole, the two golfers made their way over to the first tee to play for a sudden-death victory.

Unfortunately for Schoolcraft, a soon-to-be junior at Oklahoma, used six strokes to complete the hole. Munroe needed just five on the par-4 hole. Munroe, a golfer at North Carolina-Chapel Hill, has advanced to the Round of 32 and will face Todd White on Thursday.

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2012 U.S. Amateur Championship Update: Michael Schoolcraft 1 Up After Front 9

Denver's Michael Schoolcraft is one-up against Zack Munroe after the first nine holes of match play at the 2012 U.S. Amateur Championship, which is taking place at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo. Schoolcraft, a soon-to-be junior at Oklahoma, won the final three holes of the front nine to take the lead over Munroe.

Munroe opened with a birdie on the par-4 first hole while Schoolcraft settled for par. Munroe moved his advantage two-up after the fifth hole with a birdie on the par-5. Schoolcraft made par once again. Schoolcraft went on to birdie the seventh and ninth holes while making par on the eighth. Munroe made par on the seventh and ninth and in between bogeyed on the eighth.

Match play at the U.S. Amateur Championship involves 64 golfers and whittles down amateurs throughout the rest of the week.

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U.S. Amateur Championship: Denver's Michael Schoolcraft Advances To Match Play At Cherry Hills

Michael Schoolcraft, a Denver, Colo. native and junior at the University of Oklahoma, has advanced onto the match-play round of the U.S. Amateur Championship, which is being held at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.