Benet junior Jack Quil eyed his line, standing 40 feet from the pin just off the 18th green at Naperbrook Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon in the Class 3A Naperville Central Regional.

With a chance at an eagle and a playoff for first place at stake, the southpaw cocked back his club and sent the ball rolling on a downward slope.

Much to the delight of his Redwings teammates looking on, Quil sunk the high-difficulty shot, securing a sectional berth for Benet.

After a Tiger Woods-esque pump of his fist, Quil’s fellow Redwings bombarded him with congratulatory back slaps and high-fives.

“The biggest thing for me was just to make sure our team got to sectionals,” Quil said on his clutch shot to end the round. “That’s what I was thinking all day, so I was just glad that putt dropped.”

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