Wu locks up U.S. Amateur medal; Match-play bracket yet to be finalized

Brandon Wu shot 2-over 72 on a difficult Pinehurst No. 2 layout Tuesday to lock up medalist honors at the 119th U.S. Amateur. However, Wu will have to wait until Wednesday to officially receive his medal.

Play was suspended for darkness Tuesday evening, the result of a 1-hour, 21-minute weather delay earlier in the afternoon. Fifty players will return at 7:20 Wednesday morning to finish their rounds, but none of them are within three shots of Wu's 3-under 137 total.

Wu opened his week with a 5-under 65 on course No. 4 before taking on No. 2, which so far has played more than three shots tougher (77.04, +7.04). On Tuesday, the 22-year-old Stanford grad failed to card a birdie, but he also…