Sam Udovich, of Cretin-Derham Hall tees off at the start of the boys Class 3A golf tournament at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids. (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sam Udovich didn’t get much of a chance to celebrate with his team.

Only minutes after the awards ceremony at the Class 3A boys golf state tournament on June 11, the Cretin-Derham Hall senior posed for a few photos and then walked briskly to the parking lot.

“We got a flight to catch,” Udovich said, chatting on his way to the vehicle.

Wearing two blue-ribbon medals around his neck to signify his place as the 3A state individual and team champion, Udovich was already off to his next destination: college orientation at Texas Christian University, where he will play for the men’s golf team.

It was all part of a banner week for Udovich, the All-Minnesota Player of the Year in boys golf.

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