“It means a lot because ever since I was a freshman at high school, I’ve always wanted to go. McWilliams’ score was the event’s third best among all competitors and second best of the five individuals that locked down spots in next week’s IHSAA state finals’ field without an advancing team. “The next lie I was able to make a five-foot, par putt and that kind got the confidence back, and I was able to par the last hole, too.”īack-to-back pars on the 17th and 18th holes cemented his 3-under-par 69 on Thursday and secured his first-career state finals invitation. “It kind of stirred it back up, but I’d like to think I learned from it the first time and was able to come back and handle it,” McWilliams remarked on Thursday’s late-round bogey. Usually, nothing to worry about for the seasoned golfer, but a similar situation cropped up and cost him two years ago.Īs a sophomore in 2019, McWilliams shot a 5-over-par round of 77 during the regional tournament, which fell two strokes shy of tying for a state finals berth.Ī primary reason for his previous 18-hole total were three consecutive bogeys on the last three holes after carrying a potential state-qualifying 2-over-par score into the final stretch. With five birdies, one bogey and nine pars behind him, McWilliams posted his second bogey of the day on the 250-yard, par-4, 16th hole to put him 3-under-par 61.
Sitting at 4-under-par 55 through 15 holes during the Muncie Central Regional, the Mt.
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YORKTOWN - Sam McWilliams’ past came full circle on Thursday afternoon at The Players Club at Woodland Trails. Vernon’s Sam McWilliams watches his shot from the fairway during the Muncie Central boys golf regional at The Players Club in Yorktown on Thursday, June 10, 2021.
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