Galloway Captures WIAA State Boys Golf Individual Title
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Junior Sam Galloway became the second Neenah High School athlete to win a WIAA state boys golf individual title by shooting a two-under par 142 to capture the Division 1 crown Tuesday at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison.
Galloway was one of only two players in any division to shoot under par for the two-day tournament. He had just three bogeys in his 36 holes and made a four-foot birdie putt on the last hole for a one-stroke win over Greendale junior Nate Thomson.
Galloway joins Kurt Sowle as Neenah’s only individual boys golf champions. Sowle shot a 158 to win the 1982 state championship when the WIAA offered a fall golf tournament.
Galloway entered the day in a three-way tie for first place at one-under par after the opening day of the tournament. He moved to three-under par with birdies on the eighth and ninth holes, but then had bogeys on holes 13 and 17 to drop to a one-stroke lead. Thomson made a 15-foot birdie putt to tie for the lead before Galloway calmly sank his winning putt.
With a perfect 4.0 grade point average, Galloway was also an Academic All-State selection. He is the third Neenah athlete to win an individual state title this school year as Hazel Hertting won the girls diving title and Reilly Donnellan won the boys swimming 50-yard freestyle. Hertting also owns a 4.0 grade point average.
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Watch Sam Galloway's state championship winning putt here:
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