Canadian Corey Conners, South Korean Yang advance to final of US Amateur Championship
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Canadian Corey Conners and South Korean Gunn Yang advanced Saturday to the final of the U.S. Amateur Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
Conners defeated Denny McCarthy of Maryland 1 up and Yang defeated Frederick Wedel of Texas in 19 holes in the semifinals.
It's the second straight year that no American has reached the championship match.
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Conners won the first hole and never trailed. He made back-to-back birdies at 11 and 12 to take a two-shot lead. McCarthy birdied the 16th hole to cut the lead to one, but was unable to win the final two holes.
The 36-hole championship match is Sunday.