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It will be Brad Valois, the two-time defending champion, facing off against David McAndrew, the tournament medalist, for the 103rd R.I. Golf Association Amateur Championship.

Those two lived up to their billing as perhaps the top two young players in Rhode Island when they won two matches today to advance to Friday's 36-hole title match.

Valois, bidding to become only the fourth player in tourney history to win three years in a row, had to survive two tough matches. First, he won the last hole to edge Steve Royer, 1 up, in the quarterfinals. After lunch he built a 3-up lead against fellow collegian Garrett Medeiros and held on for a 2 and 1 decision. Medeiros rallied to tie the match through 14, but Valois won 16 and 17 to advance.

McAndrew came from behind to edge 45-year-old attorney Darren Corrrente, 2 and 1, in the quarters. That set up a match with fellow Rhode Island Country Club player Matt Broome. The two have played together regularly for eight years.

``It was probably our 2,092nd round together. I think that's pretty accurate,'' McAndrew said. ``It's never fun when you play a really good friend because someone's got to lose.''

Broome led early, but a run of four straight holes won by McAndrew, beginning at the ninth, made the difference as McAndrew won, 2 and 1.

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