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Gainesville boys golf team closes strong, earns fourth at 6A state championship
Red Elephants combined for 1-under par, 287, during second and final round
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Gainesville High's Ryan Hogan reacts to a missed putt on the ninth green Tuesday afternoon at the Chattahocchee Golf Club during day two of the Class 6A state championship. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
Best round in a state tournament — that’s exactly what Gainesville’s boys golf program did Tuesday during the second and final round of the Class 6A state championship at the Chattahoochee Golf Club. The Red Elephants put together a second-day 287 (1-under par), which is two strokes better than when they won it all in 2013 and also better than any of its six other boys golf state championship performances dating back to 1978. This year, with the newly-expanded two-day format, Gainesville took fourth overall (584) but was 10 shots better in the final round than Monday when a three-hour weather delay due to heavy rain marred the flow of play.
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