BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Jordan Spieth of Dallas beat Adam Ball of Richmond, Va., 7 and 5 to advance to the finals of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships on Friday.
Spieth, who won in 2009, made five straight birdies on holes 2 through 6, and his eighth birdie on hole No. 13 ended the match.
He moved one win away from joining Tiger Woods as the only multiple winners of the event. Woods won this tournament three straight years, 1991-93.
Spieth will face Chelso Barrett of Keene, N.H., who beat Colombia’s Nicolas Echavarria in 19 holes in their semifinal match. Barrett had a par on the extra hole after Echavarria pushed his drive far right and into trouble.
The 36-hole championship match will be played Saturday.
