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The magical run of Noah Kent at the U.S. Amateur rolls on. The sophomore Iowa golfer advanced to the U.S. Amateur finals on Saturday with a win over Jackson Buchannan from the University of Illinois. That match ended on the 18th hole. Kent was one up headed into the final hole and striped his second shot to within five feet to secure the victory. The field started with 312 players on Monday, with the first two rounds being stroke play. Kent shot five-over par during the opening round Monday and followed it up with a bogey-free six-under par on Tuesday to move into the top 64 and make the cut. …

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