Weather-hit US boys' championship almost at final stage

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BLUFFTON, South Carolina – Andrew Orischak, 16, of Hilton Head Island South Carolina, won three matches Friday, including a 3-and-2 semi-final victory over Eugene Hong, 15, of Sanford, Florida., to advance to the championship match of the weather-delayed 2015 U.S. boys' championship at the 7,366-yard, par-72 Colleton River Plantation Club’s Dye Course.

 The other semi-final between Philip Barbaree, 17, of Shreveport, Louisiana., and Won Jun Lee, 16, of South Korea, was suspended due to darkness with the match all square through 17 holes.

 The championship has been delayed five times over the last four days.

RESULTS

QUARTER-FINALS

Won Jun Lee, Republic of Korea  (143) def. Andy Ogletree, Little Rock, Miss. (142), 2 and 1

Philip Barbaree, Shreveport, La. (145) def. Kristoffer Reitan, Norway (144), 4 and 2
(Lower Bracket)

Eugene Hong, Sanford, Fla. (145) def. John Pak, Scotch Plains, N.J. (143), 2 and 1

Andrew Orischak, Hilton Head Island, S.C. (143) def. Ryan Grider, Lewisville, Texas (144), 3 and 2

SEMI-FINALS

Won Jun Lee, Republic of Korea (143) and Philip Barbaree, Shreveport, La. (145), all square (thru 17)

(Lower Bracket)

Andrew Orischak, Hilton Head Island, S.C. (143) def. Eugene Hong, Sanford, Fla. (145), 3 and 2