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Owen Wright celebrates his Penn-York division 1 victory at Elkdale Country Club on Monday.
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Owen Wright wins Penn-York opener at Elkdale
SALAMANCA — The 56th Penn-York golf season kicked off at Elkdale Country Club Monday with a wonderful summer day for scoring. Longtime Penn-Yorker, Owen Wright (Cardinal Hills) shot an impressive even par 70 to top Louie Nedzinski (Bavarian Hills) by three shots.
Wright birdied par 4 hole 2 with a drive that almost reached the green. After chipping the ball onto the green, he sunk an eight foot putt. After another birdie on three he was able to get pars throughout the course. “All around it was a solid day,” Wright said. “Made those five footers all day and made easy pars.”
In Division II, Dominik Myers (Bartlett), won his first title ever by shooting a 5 over par 75 beating Liam McArdle(Caledonia) by 5 shots(80). In Division III, Kayd Caskey (Bavarian Hills) won his first title with a 39 over Keegan McArdle(Caledonia) (41). In Division IV, Kaysen Beaver(Cardinal Hills) picked up where he left off from last year shooting a 36 and beating Gavin Blocher(Bartlett) by 3 shots(39).
Division I girls saw newcomer Elise Kartesz(South Hills) shooting a 45. Division III winner was Molly Leslie(Bartlett) with a 53 and the Division IV girls winner was Emma Lyons(Bartlett) with an 88 from the modified tees. This years total registrations was 100 with a total of 85 golfers that played Elkdale on Monday.
Penn-Yorks’s next stop will be Monday July 14th at Pennhills Club in Bradford, Pa.
Second place division 1 finisher Louie Nedzinski finished three shots behind Owen Wright.
Top 10’s at Elkdale listed below:
Division I top 10
1.) O. Wright (Cardinal Hils) 70-10
2.) L. Nedzinski (Bav. Hills) 73- 9
3.) L. Howard(Pennhills) 76- 7.5
3.) P. Chamberlain (Kane) 76- 7.5
5.) M. Muccio (Bav. Hills) 77- 5.5
5.) J. Walter (Bav. Hills) 77- 5.5
7.) J. Day (Spruce Ridge) 78- 4
8.) Z. Deck (Allegany Hills) 80- 3
9.) T. Salvaggio (Cardinal Hills) 81- 2
10.) C. Carls (Bartlett) 83 – 1
Division II top 10
1.) D. Myers (Bartlett) 75- 10
2.) L. McArdle (Caledonia) 80- 9
3.) K. Riekofsky (Smethport) 84- 8
4.) C. Backus (Caledonia) 86 -7
5.) D. Palumbo (Emporium) 89- 4
5.) E. Sarvaiya (South Hills) 89 -4
5.) C. Wahlers (Coudersport) 89- 4
5.) C. Kahm (Moonbrook) 89- 4
5.) S. Lundeen (Kane) 89- 4
10.) J. Bell (Pine Acres) 90- 1
Division III top 10 (9 Holes)
1.) Kayd Caskey (Bav. Hills) 39- 10
2.) L. McArdle (Caledonia) 41 – 9
3.) C. Crabtree (Chautaqua) 43- 8
4.) A. Kuhn (Pine Acres) 45- 7
5.) Kalon Caskey (Bav. Hills) 50 – 6
6.) L. Vecchio (Bartlett) 51- 5
7.) A. Rupp (Rolling Hills) 55- 4
8.) A. Wade (Elkdale) 57- 3
9.) C. Lundgren (Pennhills) 59- 1.5
9.) C. Jackson (Bartlett) 59- 1.5
Division IV top 10 (9 Hole Modified)
1.) K. Beaver (Cardinal Hills) 36- 10
2.) G. Blocher (Bartlett) 39- 9
3.) H. Honeck (Bona’s) 41- 8
4.) C. Giles (Chautaqua) 44- 7
5.) C. Beaver (Cardinal Hills) 47- 5.5
5.) A. Wade (Elkdale) 47- 5.5
7.) G. Beaver (Cardinal Hills) 48- 4
8.) L. Pellegrino (C. Valley) 50- 3
9.) B. Myers (Bartlett) 52- 2
10.) S. Smith (Bartlett) 53- 1
Division I top 10 Girls (9 Holes)
1.) E. Kartesz (SouthHills) 45 – 10
2.) A. Ricker (Cardinal Hills) 63 – 9
Division III Girls (9 Holes)
1.) M. Lesle (Bartlett) 53 – 10
2.) A. Sikora (Orchard Park) 61 – 9
Division IV Girls (9 Hole Modified)
1.) E. Lyons (Bartlett) 88
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