Nick Taylor, 21, of Canada and Brad Benjamin, 22, of Rockford, Ill. won their semifinal matches on Friday and will meet in the scheduled 36-hole final on Saturday at the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship being conducted at the 7,289-yard, par-71 Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club.

Nick Taylor is looking to become the first Canadian to win the U.S. Amateur Public Links.

Taylor defeated Phillip Bryan, 23, of Norman, Okla., 3 and 2, in the first semifinal. Benjamin birdied the 18th hole to defeat Brandon Crick, 21, of McCook, Neb., 1 up, in the second semifinal.

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This week: PGA Tour's U.S. Bank Championship of Milwaukee, Thursday through Sunday, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wis.

Kelly's second-round score: 2-over-par 72.

Stanley's second-round score: 4-under 66.

Position: Stanley (3-under 137) is tied for 23rd, and Kelly (1-over 141) is tied for 65th. Greg Chalmers leads at 131.

Recap: Stanley, the Gig Harbor product, cleaned up some stuff from his opening 71 Thursday when he had five bogeys. On Friday, he made just one – at the par-4 ninth. Three of Stanley's five birdies came on par-5 holes, including the finishing hole where he reached the green in two shots, and two-putted from 28 feet. … After three bogeys in a five-hole stretch, Kelly, the Tacoma resident, needed to make up ground to make his first cut since the opening Sony Open – and did when he canned an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 eighth, or his 17th hole.

Kelly's tee time Saturday: 6:44 am. PDT with Ryan Helminen.

Stanley's tee time Saturday: 9:53 a.m. PDT with Jerry Kelly.