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Girls golf: Scarsdale's Emma Lee is back on top of the Section 1 tournament leaderboard

mike dougherty, rockland/westchester journal news
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Emma Lee is refusing to yield.

The defending champion opened the Section 1 tournament with an even-par 72 on Thursday at The Links at Unionvale and is heading into next week's final round holding a two-shot lead. The sophomore at Scarsdale came from four shots back to win last spring.

Ursuline has three golfers within five shots of the lead - Nina Choe (74), Julia Kret (77) and Sofia Nogalo (77).

Emma Lee from Scarsdale competes during the first round of the Section One girls golf tournament at The Links at Union Vale in Lagrangeville, May 18, 2023.
Emma Lee from Scarsdale competes during the first round of the Section One girls golf tournament at The Links at Union Vale in Lagrangeville, May 18, 2023.

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A total of 21 players survived the cut, advancing to the final round on Wednesday at the Whippoorwill Club in Armonk where there will be nine spots on the state team up for grabs. Greeley's Julia Paek (78) and John Jay-Cross River's Mia Holbrook also broke 80.

Lee opened with eight consecutive pars in the morning chill before a bogey at the par-4 ninth. She offset two more bogeys on the back nine with three birdies.

Ursuline easily won the team championship with Choe, Kret, Nogalo and Sarah Brannigan (89) finishing 15 shots ahead of Scarsdale with a 317 total. Clarkstown (404) was third and Wappingers (435) finished in fourth place.

Section 1 Girls Championship

First round results

At The Links at Union Vale, par 72

1. Emma Lee (Scarsdale) 72

2. Nina Choe (Ursuline) 74

3. Julia Kret (Ursuline) 77

3. Sofia Nogalo (Ursuline) 77

5. Julia Paek (Greeley) 78

6. Mia Holbrook (John Jay-Cross River) 79

7. Faith Petrino (Byram Hills/Fox Lane) 81

8. Chelsea Wang (Rye Neck) 83

8. Maya Shirakura (Somers) 83

8. Allison Kahn (Scarsdale) 83

11. Olivia Naporano (Harrison) 85

12. Chloe Ji (Scarsdale) 87

13. Sarah Brannigan (Ursuline) 89

14. Liya Chu (Scarsdale) 90

14. Maura Forde (Clarkstown) 90

16. Ellie Bowen (Scarsdale) 91

16. Caelyn Deserre (Arlington) 91

18. Rory Winston (Scarsdale) 93

19. Myla Bisceglia (Rye) 94

20. Zoe Winston (Scarsdale) 95

20. Jameson McMorrow (Tappan Zee) 95

Missed the cut

22. Nia Sun (Edgemont) 99

22. Ellessandra Gjokaj (Pawling) 99

24. Aleah Inoue (Ardsley) 100

24. Riley King (Clarkstown) 100

26. Isabella Cajahuanca (Harrison) 101

26. Isabella Reidy (White Plains) 101

28. Kaylie Min (Edgemont) 102

28. Christina Summers (Greeley) 102

28. Gianna Maltbie (Clarkstown) 102

31. Madison Townsend (Wappingers) 104

32. Cassie Waitkus (Tappan Zee) 105

32. Marissa Goodman (Suffern) 105

32. Lauren Vallabeneni (North Rockland) 105

35. Laeticia Clauss (Rye) 106

36. Ella Shin (Nanuet) 107

37. Finlay King (Brewster) 108

38. Emily Hirsch (Rye) 110

39. Giada Picucci (Ossining) 113

40. Molly Craffey (North Rockland) 117

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Scarsdale sophomore Emma Lee has two-shot lead in Section 1 tournament