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Griffin Advances To Match Play

University of North Carolina junior Ben Griffin tied for 11th after stroke play at the 2016 United States Golf Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club.

Griffin followed a 4-under-par 66 in Monday’s opening round with a 72 on Tuesday and finished the two days of stroke play at 2-under 138.

The Chapel Hill native squares off at 11:20 a.m. against Canada’s Garrett Rank in Wednesday’s match play. Rank shot 1-over par 141 in stroke play.

Carolina’s William Register shot 77 on Tuesday and did not advance to match play. Register fired an even par 70 on Monday.