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2025 lohud Golf Leaderboard
May 19
Emma Lee has Round 1 lead at Section 1 Girls Championship
Emma Lee and Nina Choe have been here before.
They are sitting atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Section 1 girls championship at The Links at Union Vale. Lee settled in following a bumpy start, carding 10 pars in a row on the way to a 5-over 75 in blustery conditions. The senior at Scarsdale won the championship in 2022 and 2023. Choe overcame a rocky start, carding four birdies over her final six holes to shoot a 7-over 79. The junior at Ursuline won the championship last spring.
Weather permitting, Lee and Choe will be first on the tee Wednesday at Whippoorwill. In all, 20 players advanced to the final round. The first nine competitors on the leaderboard at the end of the day will be heading to states.
2025 Section 1 Girls Championship
Round 1
1. Emma Lee (Scarsdale) 77
2. Nina Choe (Ursuline) 79
3. Grace Rotatori (Ursuline) 83
4. Maura Ford (Clarkstown) 84
4. Liya Chu (Scarsdale) 84
6. Myla Bisceglia (Rye) 86
6. Sybille Mayer (Albertus Magnus) 86
8. Chloe Ji (Scarsdale) 89
9. Faith Petrino (Byram Hills/Fox Lane) 90
9. Rory Winston (Scarsdale) 90
11. Caelyn Deserre (Arlington) 92
12. Nia Sun (Edgemont) 93
12. Chloe Lee (Pearl River) 93
12. Leila Kurbursi (Rye) 93
15. Ella Shin (Nanuet) 94
16. Gianna Maltbie (Clarkstown) 95
17. Aleah Inoue (Ardsley) 96
18. Matilda Glitterstan (Rye) 97
18. Abby Armour (John Jay) 97
18. Emma Doherty (Suffern) 97
Yiwen Wang grabs first-round lead at Section 1 Boys Championship
Yiwen Wang is back in contention.
The senior at Eastchester shot a 3-over 73 in the wind at Waccabuc Country Club and holds a two shot lead heading into next week’s final round. He finished in a fourth-place tie in last year’s championship. Yorktown sophomores Joe Carey and Kurt Carey are second and third, respectively, two and three shots off the lead.
Defending champion Leo Chu, a senior at Scarsdale, opened with a 77 and is in fifth place.
Sleepy Hollow Country Club will be hosting the final round on May 28.
2025 Section 1 Boys Championship
Round 1
1. Yiwen Wang (Eastchester) 73
2. Joe Carey (Yorktown) 75
3. Kurt Carey (Yorktown) 76
3. Derek Bisceglia (Rye) 76
5. Leo Chu (Scarsdale) 77
5. Jonathan Tecchio (Ketcham) 77
5. Ken Fernandes (Greeley) 77
8. Liam Kilduff (John Jay-East Fishkill) 78
8. Giancarlo Garippa (Yorktown) 78
10. Ryker Kevorkian (Rye) 79
11. Quinlan Hood (Eastchester) 80
11. Jack Yaggi (Fox Lane) 80
13. Ryan Mascali (Rye) 81
13. Finn Kahl (Mamaroneck) 81
13. Daniel Porpora (Harrison) 81
13. Eamon Brennan (Pelham) 81
17. Max Pollitzer (Blind Brook) 82
17. James Nemeth (North Salem) 82
17. Quinn Marchant (Mamaroneck) 82
20. Thomas Ruhahen (Bronxville) 83
20. Taishu Araki (Woodlands) 83
22. Graham Erickson (Rye) 84
22. Reece Schneider (Scarsdale) 84
22. Tripp Tangen (John Jay-East Fishkill) 84
22. Jonathan Forest (Greeley) 84
26. Stephen Hartenfels (North Rockland) 85
26. Lawton Wydra (Rye) 86
26. Nolan Patel (John Jay-East Fishkill) 86
26. Eddie Ponagai (Hastings) 86
26. Mannix Verderosa (Clarkstown South) 86
26. Chris Amenedo (Byram Hills) 86
26. Rocco DeFife (Rye) 86
Arthur Franciosa (Harrison) 87
Achira Wong (Scarsdale) 88
Timmy Kenny (Bronxville) 88
Jacob Goldowsky (Blind Brook) 89
Luke Dhingra (Scarsdale) 89
Jackson Weller (Putnam Valley) 89
Holden Lee (Clarkstown North) 90
Charlie McMullan (Mamaroneck) 90
Niklas Schaper (Greeley) 90
Jake Fish (New Rochelle) 90
Liam Spillane (Ardsley) 90
Lucas Kaplan (Ardsley) 91
May 15
Dylan Newman makes second PGA Championship start
Dylan Newman (New Rochelle/Meadowbrook Club) qualified for the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow via a fifth-place finish at the PGA Professional Championship in April. The Iona University grad went 75-78 and missed the cut by 10 with an 11-over total of 153. Newman also played in the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills.
May 12
James Nicholas & Danny Balin medal at U.S. Open qualifiers
James Nicholas (Scarsdale) started fast and shot a 7-under 65 to claim medalist honors at U.S. Open qualifying at Noyac Golf Club in Sag Harbor. The Korn Ferry Tour member was five shots clear of the field, collecting seven birdies and one eagle. Sam O’Hara (Rye) got a spot in final qualifying with a 2-under 70.
Danny Balin (White Plains/Fresh Meadow CC) was the medalist at Connecticut Golf Club in Easton, Conn., shooting a 2-under 70 with four birdies and one eagle. Brad Tilley (Sleepy Hollow CC) shot a 71 to move on. Yiwen Wang (Scarsdale) and Nick Yaun (South Salem/Century CC) both finished at even par to grab a spot in final qualifying.
Final qualifying is June 2 at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J.
May 8
Nick Deni captures Westchester PGA Championship
Winged Foot assistant professional Nick Deni captured the Westchester PGA Championship with a 1-up win over Country Club of New Canaan (Conn.) head pro Adam Rainaud at Greenwich (Conn.) Country Club. The 33-year-old birdied the 16th hole to square the match then made par at the last to clinch the win.
Complete bracket: Westchester PGA Championship at Greenwich Country Club
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