South Glens Falls Standout Wins Section 2 Girls Golf Championship
Some of the top finishers at the Section 2 Girls Golf Championships pose with their awards following the two-day competition at the Hiland Park Country Club in Queensbury. Photo via Section 2 Athletics.
QUEENSBURY — Hayden Knapp of South Glens Falls captured the Girls Golf Section 2 Individual Championship last week at the Hiland Park Country Club with a two-day combined score of 143 (71 & 72), or one under par. Knapp’s victory was decisive; the second-place finisher shot a 151 (78 & 73), or seven over par.
The top nine finishers of the event qualified for the Girls Golf State Championships to be held June 7-9 at the Wild Wood Country Club outside of Rochester. The girls who qualified were Knapp, Sienna Wheeler (Colonie), Maria Glavin (La Salle Institute), Zorah Williams (Emma Willard), Maddie Oliver (Glens Falls), Avery Minkiewicz (La Salle Institute), Morgan Oliver (Glens Falls), Lilla Zeevalk (Shenendehowa) and Mya Young (Bethlehem). Two alternates were also named: Jane Fanning (Guilderland) and Nina Torra Codina (Queensbury).
Individual Saratoga Springs competitors included Lily Collier, who shot a two-round total score of 193, and Sophia Jackson, who shot a 105 in the first round.
Bethlehem won the Team Championship with a score of 379 and will represent Section 2 at the state tournament. The Saratoga Springs team shot a 433, placing them 7th out of 9 teams.