Playing in the final Fox Valley Conference Tournament of his high school career, Burlington Central senior Tyler Samaan carded five birdies during his round.

But none were bigger than his birdie on the last hole, where he broke a tie with McHenry ’s Dane Currie to earn his second straight FVC individual title Thursday at Foxford Hills Golf Club in Cary.

Despite a double bogey on the par-4 11th hole, Samaan recovered with a birdie on No. 12 before stringing together five consecutive pars. Even with Currie through 17 holes, Samaan saved his best effort for last, posting a birdie on the par-4, 432-yard 18th to finished with a 2-under-par 70.

“It means a lot because of all the hard work I put in over the offseason,” said Samaan, who fired a 68 to win the FVC Tournament last year at RedT

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