Bogeys on the first two holes at The Den at Fox Creek in Bloomington wasn’t the start Hampshire senior Nolan Adamczyk envisioned in his first state tournament.

Adamczyk, who gave up basketball after freshman year to focus on golf, came oh so close to qualifying for state as a sophomore and junior, before finally breaking through in his final shot.

A small setback, however, wasn’t the end of the world for Adamczyk.

Instead, the Whip-Purs’ sweet-swinging senior got on a roll with three consecutive birdies on hole Nos. 14, 15 and 16 during Friday’s first round of action at the IHSA Class 3A Boys Golf State Tournament.

On Saturday, Adamczyk put the finishing touches on his high school career with a top-10 finish.

Adamczyk, one of three Fox Vallley Conference golfers to advance to Day 2 of

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