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.

Rory McIlroy produced a fast finish to take a one-shot lead over US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick into the weekend at the DS Automobiles Italian Open.

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.

Rory McIlroy bounced back spectacularly from a slow start to trail Matt Fitzpatrick by a shot in the Italian Open in Rome as Matt McClean and Hugh Foley made the semi-finals of the US Mid-Amateur at Erin Hills.

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.