Hugh Foley was relieved to snatch back a hole at the death and trail Irish teammate and travelling companion Matt McClean by just two holes after the first 18 in the 36-hole US Mid-Amateur Championship final in Wisconsin.

Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley and Malone’s Matt McClean will be battling for dream starts in the US Open and the Masters after they qualified for the final of the US Mid-Amateur Championship in Wisconsin this afternoon.

Eight days after first arriving at Erin Hills for the US-Mid Amateur Championship, Ireland’s Hugh Foley and Matt McClean remain on track to clash in the final in the heart of Wisconsin.

Hugh Foley and Matthew McClean cruised into the matchplay stages of the weather-disrupted US Mid-Amateur Championship in Wisconsin.

Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley is just a shot off the lead after finishing with four birdies in his last five holes with a four-under 66i in the US Mid-Amateur Championship in Wisconsin.