State Open Day 1 Recap: Four locals in contention
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Dylan Newman of New Rochelle fired a 2-over 74 and is three strokes off the lead after the first day of the New York State Open at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Ithaca.
Newman is in third place overall, one stroke ahead of Mark Mumford of Rye and Mike Miller of Brewster, and two in front of Mahopac’s Marisa Kamelgarn.
Yes, Kamelgarn, the lone female in the 99-golfer field, is in the hunt for a state championship. On a blustery day in Ithaca, her length off the tee was actually an advantage. She made some great up-and-downs for pars while other golfers had balls blowing all over the place.
Kamelgarn usually downplays all of her success. Today, though, you could see she was thrilled. She even admitted to being shocked herself at the fact she enters the second day in a tie for five-way tie for eighth place.
Section 1 as a team was sensational. All nine golfers shot 81 or better, which is a great score considering the conditions. It’s in second place in the team standings behind Section 5 of Rochester, which leads by nine strokes.
Here are the rest of Section 1’s scores through the first round:
Luke Feehan, Mahopac 38-39-77
Joe Raitano, Mahopac 38-40-78
Derrick Kim, Clarkstown North 41-38-79
Matt Richard, Lourdes 38-42-80
Stuart Kaufman, Byram Hills 41-40-81
Be back in a bit with more information and hopefully tomorrow’s tee times when they’re released.
