Jeffrey Guan during his quarter final match – photo USGA Chris Keane
Sydney’s Jeffrey Guan has gone down in the quarter-finals of the US Junior Championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon, but not without an epic battle against Californian Eric Lee, the match finishing at the second extra hole where Lee closed out the match with a birdie 3.
The encounter appeared to be a one-way street through 11 holes with the American racing to a 5 up lead but, somehow, Guan was able to drag himself up off the canvas to fight his way back into the match, winning six holes and losing one in his next seven to draw level at the 18th.
Both players parred the first extra hole but the birdie by Lee sees him into the semi finals and Guan eliminated.
Guan from the Australian and Bexley Golf Clubs in Sydney is a two time Australian Junior Champion.
All four of the quarter final matches were separated by no more than one hole in a fascinating day of close encounters.
