After winning four straight state championships from 2014-2017, including the first ever 5A state championship, the Boiling Springs golf team returned to the top of the mountain top in 5A golf on Tuesday by shooting a two day score of 583 to capture their fifth golf state championship at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, SC.
The Bulldogs defeated ended the tournament fifteen shots ahead of second place Fort Mill and seventeen ahead of third place Dorman. ”This one means a lot because we had a really good team there for about five years,” said Bulldogs head coach Josh Pruitt. “To be able to start fresh and do it again that’s just unbelievable. I’m super proud of these boys and couldn’t ask for anything better.” Boiling Springs jumped out to an early lead on Monday as they shot a score of 293, which left them with an eight shot advantage over second place teams Fort Mill and Dorman. Zach Phillips led the Bulldogs on day one shooting a one under 71 to put him in a tie for fourth place just ahead of teammate Andrew Gregory who shot an even par 72. On day two the Bulldogs kept us their strong play and Phillips saved his best performance for his final nine holes of his high school career. After shooting a one over par on the front nine to put his score at even for the tournament, Phillips attacked the back nine in impressive fashion shooting a four under par on the back nine for a second day score of 69 and an overall score of 140 over the two days to capture the individual state championship honors as well. “Zach has that extra gear mentally that very few people have,” said Pruitt. “He knew he had a shot after yesterday to win it and he attacked that back nine and won it. I’m just really proud of him.” With the individual championship Phillips joins his brother Trent Phillips, who plays at Georgia now, as players to have both won the individual honor while also winning the team championship. ”I started off alright then I had a few holes that weren’t great but then I regrouped on the back nine,” said Phillips. “It’s great winning this an individual but it’s even better winning it as a team. It’s nice now to know I get a little bragging rights with my brother now.” Phillips also said it was great getting to end his high school career on a winning note. ”It’s an awesome feeling knowing this is how I end my last high school event,” said Phillips. “I feel like it’s going to be a very memorable moment when I look back on it in the future and to know we went out with a bang.” Phillips was joined on the All-State team by fellow Bulldogs Davis Hill (146) and Andrew Gregory (146). Walker Greene (151) and Clayton Taylor (158) also had strong outings for the Bulldogs over the two day tournament as they delivered the program their first state championship in four years. ”We had a lot of strong finishes this year but we knew going into today there were some teams that could defeat us if we didn’t play our best,” said Pruitt. “It feels great to be back on top and hopefully we can stay there.” Comments are closed.
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