Josh Wilson, seen here at the Class 1A State Tournament, finished in first place in this week's USSSA tournament at Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette.
Wilson’s VC teammate, Nick Hollier, finished in solo seventh place. Hollier shot 79-78-157.
The Governor’s Games serves as USSSA’s state tournament.
Wilson shot 78-73-151 to earn the second-place finish.
“The first day the heat was really bad,” he said of his first-round 78. “I got pretty dehydrated at the end and lost, I think, five strokes in the last four holes... My game felt great. It was just the heat.”
Wilson’s 73 was the second-best round of the tournament. He said hydration made the difference. The winner, Skye Mejia, shot 74-72-146.
“Those were only my third and fourth rounds since the (high school) state tournament in May,” said Wilson. “I’ve been working Monday through Friday so I haven’t had a chance to practice at all.”
Wilson, who also led the field with nine birdies in the 36-hole event, said he was happy to have placed so well in a tournament he was essentially looking at as a tune-up for the upcoming club championship at Abbeville Country Club (Aug. 4-5).
“I just went out there and had a great time,” he said. “I just wanted to get back into tournament mode.”
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