FINAL ROUND
Nina Choe did a lot of leapfrogging in the final round of the NYSPHSAA Girls Golf Championship and climbed into third place with the best final round of the day. The senior at Ursuline was in 12th place after the opening round, but the defending champion shot a 4-under 68 Monday at Wild Wood Country Club to finish with a 4-over total of 148.
Hayden Knapp of South Glens Falls took home the championship, winning by two strokes with a 2-under total of 142.
Scarsdale finished third in the team competition and Section 1 as a group finished fourth.
Graham Erickson was the highest Section 1 finisher in the boys championship at Mill Creek Country Club. The sophomore at Rye closed with a 2-under 69, placing sixth with a 2-over 144 total. Ryan Liu of Manhasset and Charles Nevin of Friends Academy tied for the title at 6-under.
Ryker Kevorkian of Rye and Sam Gao of Scarsdale also posted top-10 finishes, tying for seventh with a 3-over total of 145.
Monday, June 8
NYSPHSAA Boys Golf Championship
At Mill Creek Golf Club, par 71
T1. Ryan Liu (Manhasset) 70-66-136
T1. Charles Nevin (Friends Academy) 69-67-136
Section 1 players
6. Graham Erickson (Rye) 75-69-144
T7. Ryder Kevorkian (Rye) 71-74-145
T7. Sam Gao (Scarsdale) 71-74-145
T14. Derek Bisceglia (Rye) 74-73-147
T20. Joe Carey (Yorktown) 74-76-150
T20. Kurt Carey (Yorktown) 72-78-150
T29. Finn Kahl (Mamaroneck) 81-72-153
T59. Stephen Hartenfels (North Rockland) 80-82-162
T59. James Memeth (North Salem) 78-84-162
NYSPHSAA Girls Golf Championship
At Wild Wood Country Club, par 72
1. Hayden Knapp (South Glens Falls) 72-70-142
Section 1 players
3. Nina Choe (Ursuline) 78-68-148
14. Arwen Dong (Scarsdale) 75-79-154
28. Sybille Mayer (Albertus Magnus) 81-79-160
44. Ella Shin (Nanuet) 84-84-168
48. Caelyn Deserre (Arlington) 81-87-168
49. Grace Rotatori (Ursuline) 91-79-170
51. Liya Chu (Scarsdale) 88-82-170
60. Rory Winston (Scarsdale) 86-89-175
63. Lylah Bloch (Clarkstown) 86-91-177
68. Zoe Winston (Scarsdale) 94-86-180
ROUND 1
Sunday, June 7
There is work to be done if Section 1’s best golfers are going to contend for NYSPHSAA titles.
Scarsdale’s Sam Gao and Rye’s Ryker Kevorkian are tied for ninth following the first round of the boys championships at Mill Creek Golf Club in Churchville. They are four shots behind leader Josh Yan of Newburgh Free Academy, who opened with a 4-under 67. Yorktown’s Kurt Carey is five back heading into Monday’s final round.
Scarsdale’s Arwen Dong is seventh after the first round of the girls championships at Wild Wood Country Club in Rush. She is four shots behind leader Rachel O’Rourke of Rome Free Academy, who posted a 1-under 71. Ursuline’s Nina Choe, the defending champion, is seven shots back heading into Monday’s final round.
NYSPHSAA Boys Golf Championship
At Mill Creek Golf Club, par 71
Section 1 players
T9. Sam Gao (Scarsdale) 71
T9. Ryker Kevorkian (Rye) 71
T12. Kurt Carey (Yorktown) 72
T17. Joe Carey (Yorktown) 74
T17. Derek Bisceglia (Rye) 74
T22. Graham Erickson (Rye) 75
45. James Nemeth (North Salem) 78
53. Stephen Hartenfels (North Rockland) 80
T60. Finn Kahl (Mamaroneck) 81
NYSPHSAA Girls Golf Championship
At Wild Wood Country Club, par 72
Section 1 players
7. Arwen Dong (Scarsdale) 75
12. Nina Choe (Ursuline) 78
T25. Caelyn Deserre (Arlington) 81
T25. Sybille Mayer (Albertus Magnus) 81
T38. Ella Shin (Nanuet) 84
T45. Lylah Bloch (Clarkstown) 86
T45. Rory Winston (Scarsdale) 86
T58. Liya Chu (Scarsdale) 88
T67. Grace Rotatori (Ursuline) 91
T78. Zoe Winston (Scarsdale) 94
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Nina Choe third, Graham Erickson sixth at NYSPHSAA golf championships
Reporting by Mike Dougherty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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