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Gainesville boys golf team closes undefeated season with state championship
Lawson leads Red Elephants to program's seventh state title
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Gainesville High sophomore Nathan Williams tees off during the Class AAAAA golf state championships on Monday at Pine Lakes Golf Course in Jekyll Island. The Red Elephants shot 289 to claim the state title. - photo by Nick Nichols
JEKYLL ISLAND — In a place that promotes itself as “Georgia’s Jewel,” Gainesville’s boys golfers closed out one gem of a season on Monday. The Red Elephants shot a four-man score of 289 in the Class AAAAA state championship on Pine Lakes Course at the Jekyll Island Golf Club. That was nine strokes ahead of host Glynn Academy, which finished second at 298.
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