Section 1 golfers trail after Round 1 at NYSPHSAA championships
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 8, 2026, 12:21 AM
Last updated Jun 8, 2026
Players from Section 1 face a challenging second round at the NYSPHSAA golf championships. After Round 1 at Mill Creek Golf Club, Sam Gao and Ryker Kevorkian from Scarsdale and Rye are tied for ninth place at 71, four shots behind leader Josh Yan. In the girls' championship at Wild Wood Country Club, Arwen Dong of Scarsdale sits in seventh place at 75, trailing leader Rachel O’Rourke by four strokes. Both divisions will conclude on Monday with the final round, where Section 1 golfers will need to significantly improve their scores to contend for titles.
- •Sam Gao and Ryker Kevorkian tied for ninth in boys' division.
- •Kurt Carey is five shots off the lead with a score of 72.
- •Arwen Dong is seventh in the girls' division, four shots behind.
- •Nina Choe, the defending champion, is seven shots back.
- •Final round scheduled for Monday at both venues.
- 12:21 AMYahoo Sports — Section 1 in chase mode after Round 1 at NYSPHSAA golf championships
"There is ground to make up in the final round if a player from Section 1 is going to contend for a state title.
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