Calgary rocks!

And rules, again, at the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship.

Similar to last year, Canadian Jordan Irwin, of Calgary, recovered from a three-stroke deficit in the final nine holes to win the 42nd Pacific Coast Am at Royal Colwood Golf Club.

Last year, Mike Knight was two shots down in the final stretch, but came back to become the first man from Calgary to win this storied West Coast amateur tournament.

The 23-year-old Irwin, who was a co-leader after the first round, shot an even-par 70 Friday to finish at 9-under 271.

Overnight leader Ryan Hallisey, of Granite Bay, Calif., became undone after taking a two-stroke penalty to start his back nine holes, and finished with a 73 to take second at 272.

Covington's Richard Lee, the reigning Washington State Amateur champion, was the top local finisher, tying for 13th at 278.

Tacoma's Andrew Yun (279) was tied for 19th, and University Place's Andrew Putnam (280) was in a logjam at 21st.

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Filed by the USGA on Friday as Silverdale's Erynne Lee reached the semifinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur at Eugene Country Club:

Erynne Lee has another six months before she can get her driver’s license, but the biggest day of her blossoming golf career comes on Saturday.

At just 15, Lee, of Silverdale, Wash., is trying to become the fifth consecutive junior to win the U.S. Women’s Amateur, joining Jane Park, Morgan Pressel, Kimberly Kim and last year’s champion Maria Jose Uribe.

"Wow, really. Just wow," said Lee of her disbelief of reaching the semifinals. "I'm really glad that I've gotten this far. Right now I just really want – now that I think about it, I really want to win it. But it will kind of be hard."

She is two victories away from becoming the fifth consecutive junior to win the U.S. Women's Amateur.

Lee, who has a quiet demeanor and serious face on the golf course, finally cracked a smile as she converted a 4-foot putt to win her quarterfinal match over 19-year-old Chelsea Stelzmiller, 4-and-3, on Friday at the 2008 U.S. Women’s Amateur.

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This week: 90th PGA Championship, today through Sunday, South Course at Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, Mich.

Second-round score: 9-over-par 79.

Position: Moore (9-over 149) placed tied for 74th, and missed the cut by one stroke. J.B. Holmes is the leader (139), 10 strokes ahead of Moore.

Recap: In one brutish 51/2-hour round, the Puyallup golfer dropped from championship contender to out of the tournament, and missing the cut at a PGA Championship for a second consecutive year. In fact, Moore dropped 66 spots on the leaderboard – the second-worst freefall of the afternoon behind Rod Pampling, who shot 81. The UNLV All-American went out in 41 (four bogeys, a double bogey), then started his second nine holes with two more bogeys to sit at 8-over through 11 holes on his round. It was the first time Moore did not make a birdie in a round since the opening round of the FBR Open in February. For the first time since Moore turned professional, he did not make the cut at a major championship in a season.

Next: Wyndham Championship starting Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.

This week: Nationwide Tour’s Wichita Open, Thursday through Sunday, Crestview Country Club, Wichita, Kan.

Second-round score: Even-par 71.

Position: Putnam (4-over 146) finished tied for 148th, and missed the cut. Scott Piercy (126) holds a three-stroke advantage.

Recap: From a statistical standpoint, almost the identical round from Thursday (75), except he made a few more putts. It was the first time he made more bogeys (seven) than birdies (five) in a tournament since the Bank of America Open in early June. The Tacoma native has missed back-to-back cuts.

Next: Xerox Classic starting Thursday at Irondequoit Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.

Here is a story from our partner, The Olympian (ace reporter Gail Wood), on Timberline High senior Cameron Peck being invited to play the Wyndham Championship next week:

Cameron Peck’s dream is to one day play on the PGA Tour.

Peck, a senior-to-be at Timberline High School, will get a sneak peek at that dream when he plays next week in the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., the final regular-season PGA Tour event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

“The fact he’s getting to play in a PGA event is amazing,” said Misun Peck, Cameron’s mother. “Cameron’s dream is to one day be a pro.”

Peck got a sponsored exemption into the Wyndham Championship because of his victory June 9 at the FootJoy Invitational, a American Junior Golf Association tournament that was played on the same course in Greensboro.

Peck birdied three of his last five holes to finish 9-under-par and win the tournament by six strokes. He shot rounds of 66, 71, 68 and 66.

Peck already is in North Carolina practicing for the U.S. Amateur, which starts Aug. 18 at Pinehurst Resort. He qualified for that tournament by winning the U.S. Junior Amateur in July.

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