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Utah native Preston Summerhays advances to the finals of the U.S. Junior Amateur golf tournament

Preston Summerhays has won 11 straight golf matches during the past two weeks, doing so in nearly every possible way. Victory Nos. 10 and 11, in Friday's quarterfinals and semifinals of the U.S. Junior Amateur, each featured a remarkable surge after Summerhays trailed in the middle of the round.

The two-time State Amateur champion advanced to the final match of the Junior Amateur, thanks to wins of 2 up over Ohio golfer Austin Greaser and 4 and 3 over England’s Thomas Pagdin at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

Summerhays, the No. 11 seed, will meet No.