Patrick Kilcoyne and 2023 champion Ryan Downes advanced Thursday to the 36-hole final of the 117th Massachusetts Amateur on Friday at GreatHorse in Hampden.
Downes, a sophomore at Vanderbilt who is from Longmeadow and plays out of GreatHorse, defeated NC State’s Joey Lenane (George Wright Golf Course) in the semifinals on the first playoff hole when Lenane missed a par putt.
Downes, the 18th seed, reached the semifinals by defeating Jake Ratti 6 and 5 in the quarterfinals. Downes is the youngest Mass Am champion in history, winning the 2023 title at Essex County Club when he was 17.
Lenane, the No. 3 seed, advanced to the semifinals by defeating fellow George Wright member and 2006 champion Ben Spitz 3 and 1 in the quarterfinals.
Kilcoyne, a two-time Globe All-Scholastic pick from Belmont who plays at Gettysburg College, defeated No. 13 Billy Walthouse of GreatHorse 3 and 2 in the morning quarterfinals before holding off Aiden Emmerich 2 and 1 in the semifinals.
Kilcoyne, the No. 8 seed who plays out of Woodland Golf Club, was 3-up after 11 holes but he bogeyed Nos. 14 and 15 to see his lead cut to 1-up. Kilcoyne clinched the match with a birdie on the par-4 17th.