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October 30, 2008

Jeffrey Duggan Div. 2 State Golf Champion

"A better kid could not have won today,""He eats, dreams, and lives the sport and he works harder than any kid I've ever coached." said Nauset Coach Brian Hicks


Nauset's, Jeffrey Duggan Div 2, MA State Golf Champion


Jeff Duggan, shown in a match earlier this season, fired 75 Monday to lead his team to a second-place finish.Cape Cod Times/Ron Schloerb

By
CAPE COD TIMES
October 28, 2008

LYNN — Nauset Regional senior Jeff Duggan captured the Division 2 High School individual golf title yesterday with a 5-over par 75 at Larry Gannon Municipal Golf Course.

"A better kid could not have won today," said Nauset coach Brian Hicks, whose Warriors finished second as a team out of 11 schools. "He eats, dreams, and lives the sport and he works harder than any kid I've ever coached."

Duggan was also medalist at the Sectional tournament at Easton Country Club last week with a 1-under 70.

"This was one of my goals at the beginning of the season," Duggan said.

With the greens at lightning speeds to make the 6,100-yard course more difficult, Duggan said keeping the ball below the hole was key to scoring well.

"I didn't have any 3-putts, which really helped," he said. "I didn't think my score would hold up when I got in with all the talent in the field, but I'm pumped."

Tyler Labonte (78), Paul Ecker (80), and Mike Quill (88) helped the Warriors to their most successful finish in the state tournament since they won the title in 1999.

"With Jeff and Paul at the top, it was absolutely a goal of ours to win the title," Hicks said. "We kind of wondered about it in the middle of the season when people were struggling. But we came together."

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