Co Louth's Gavin Tiernan on course for Open in Portrush after reaching Amateur Championship semi finals
Teder won the 13th with a par to go one up again before Tiernan birdied the par-three 16th to square the match for the second time.
Both men had chances to birdie the 17th, but at the 18th, it was Tiernan who emerged victorious, firing a wedge to 10 feet and two-putting as the Estonian bounded over the green onto a gravel path.
He got a free drop but hit a poor third to 20 feet and failed to save par before Tiernan completed the job after a tentative first putt.
"This whole week, I've just been thinking one shot at a time and coming down the stretch, that's what I kept repeating to myself," the East Tennessee State University man said.
"And then, you know, I hit a nice one down the last. I actually felt fine. I wasn't really nervy or anything. And then I hit a nice one in, and while it wasn't my greatest first putt, it got the job done."
Tiernan, who was named today on Ireland's six-man team for next month's European Amateur Team Championships in Killarney, is on track to win starts in The Open at Royal Portrush and the 2026 Masters if he can go all the way.
His links background should help as he takes on Italy's Riccardo Fantinelli, who was a 4&3 winner of Australia's Billy Dowling, in this afternoon's semi-finals.
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