Ben Smith after Michigan Junior State Amateur win
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Smith, the 10-seed, completed his run to the title in a close championship match against five-seed Devin Deogun. The match was all-square through 13 holes, until Smith was able to pull away down the stretch at Point O'Woods Golf and Country Club to win 1 up.

“It feels pretty good to win one of these,” Smith, who never trailed in the match said. “It was fun playing Devin. We’re friends so there wasn’t any of that psychological stuff. It was just two good friends out there playing and trying to beat each other.”

Smith took a 2 up lead with a birdie on the 4th and a par on the 6th. Still leading by the same tally, Deogun fought back, winning the 12th hole with a par and then the par-5 13th with a birdie.

The match remained tied until the final hole and after both players missed the fairway right, Deogun flew the green long and when he was unable to get up and down, Smith could claim the title with a two-putt par.

After some easier matches early on, including a 7&5 win in the Round of 32, Smith, a Georgia Tech commit, had to survive a 19 hole match against No. 11 Bradley Smithson in the semifinals. Smith won the 18th hole to extend the match.

Deogun advanced to the finals with a 2&1 win over nine-seed Zachary Rosendale.

The medalist and top-seed was Tony Fuentes who fired rounds of 70-70 to finish two clear of the field.

-The Golf Association of Michigan contributed to this story

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