US AMATEUR QUARTER-FINALS

RAMSAY TWO UP AFTER SIX, FISHER

TWO DOWN AFTER 10 HOLES

Richie Ramsay was two up after six holes on 17-year-old Rickie Fowler from California in the quarter-finals of the United States amateur championship at the Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska in Minnesota.

Ramsay lost the first with a bogey but then birdied the third and the fifth to go one up. A par at the sixth put the Scot two holes up.

Oliver Fisher, 17, had a bad start against Canadian Ryan Yip, conqueror of Bob Tway's son, Kevin. Oliver lost the first four holes, the first two to pars and the third and fourth to birdies.

Fisher began fight back with a birdie at the fifth and also birdied the ninth, winning both holes. He was two down after 10 holes.

 

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