Newburgh Free Academy sophomore Josh Yan sits in second place after the first round of the New York State championships at the Mark Twain Golf Course in Elmira.
Yan carded a 2-under-par 70. He trails Joseph Dolezal of The Wheatley School (Section 8, Nassau County) by two strokes headed into Monday’s final round.
The next-best start by a Section 9 golfer is Loyal Goodermote of New Paltz at 4-over-par 76.
As a team, Section 9 is tied for eighth place at 41-over-par 545 – the leaders are Section Eight (Nassau) at 17-over 521 and Section Six (Buffalo) at 20-over 524.
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New York State championships (day one)
Section 9 golfers: 2. Josh Yan (Newburgh) 70 (-2); T28. Loyal Goodermote (New Paltz) 76; T35. Ike Rothman (Roosevelt) 77; T51. Mark Yan (Newburgh) 79; T51. Will Martin (Beacon) 79; T72. Chris Rickard (Minisink Valley) 82; T72. Ty Monroe (Saugerties) 82; T79. Quinn Boudreau (Warwick) 84; T94. David Hoagland (Middletown) 89
Team scores (after round 1): 1. Section Eight (Nassau) 521 (+17); 2. Section Six 524; 3. Section One (Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam) 525; 4. Section Five (Rochester) 528; 5. Section Two (Albany) 531; 6. Section Eleven (Suffolk) 541; 7. Section Four (Binghamton) 544; T8. Section Nine (Orange, Ulster, Sullivan) 545; TT8.; Section Three (Syracuse) 545; 10. Section Ten (Potsdam, Canton) 554; 11. Section Seven (Lake Placid) 590.
Monday tee times for Section 9 golfers
From first tee: Ike Rothman (Roosevelt), 8:15 a.m.; Loyal Goodermote (New Paltz) 8:42 a.m.; Josh Yan (Newburgh), 9:54 a.m. in last group
From tenth tee: Mark Yan (Newburgh), 7:48 a.m.; Will Martin (Beacon), 7:57 a.m.; Chris Rickard (Minisink Valley), 8:42 a.m.; Ty Monroe (Saugerties), 8:51 a.m.; Quinn Boudreau (Warwick), 9 a.m.; David Hoagland (Middletown), 9:45 a.m.