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Auburn Freshman’s Walk-Off Birdie Putt To Win SEC Championship

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College golf is a fun watch when contending teams arrive at the final hole to determine a winner. Auburn freshman Wells Padgett seized the moment by sinking a clutch walk-off birdie to beat rival Alabama and take the SEC Championship.

In fact, the brash frosh called it walking up to the green as GolfWorld’s Christopher Powers writes.

“That was the biggest putt I’ve ever made in my life,” Padgett said. “It was great being able to do it for my team. To do it as an individual in a tournament is cool, but doing it for your team is the greatest feeling.”

“Wells was the anchor all week in match play,” said Auburn coach Nick Clinard said. “We had him in that hole because we knew his confidence level in that spot, and we knew that he could come through in the clutch and, boy, did he ever.”

While walking up the fairway, Padgett said, “This isn’t going to a playoff, because I’m making the putt!”

 

Padgett’s putt gives Auburn its first SEC men’s golf title since 2002, and there fourth in program history, something alum Jason Dufner is very happy about:

 

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