DIAA State Championships Day One: Maple Dale

Yiengst, Homer, Tatnall School lead after Day One

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The quest for DIAA (Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association) glory began Tuesday at Maple Dale Country Club in Dover, Del. This year’s DIAA State Championship field feature 12 schools with four-to-six golfers entered, making each of those eligible for the team championship.

In the Girls’ Individual Championship (par 72, 5,363 yards), Polytech High School junior and Wild Quail Golf & Country Club member Kylie Yiengst carded a round of 3-under-par 69 to take the Round One lead. She mixed four birdies and one bogey to get to her magic number. Sarah Lydic, a senior at Indian River School District and a member at Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club, was the other under-par member on the Girls’ leaderboard after a 70.

In the Boys’ Championship (par 72, 6,109 yards), Tatnall School junior and Wilmington Country Club’s Jack Homer carded the lone under-par round with a 71. He tallied four birdies and three bogeys. Homer’s teammate and senior Win Thomas, the defending champion, sits in second place with a 73.

Tatnall leads the team championship after Round One with a team total of 22-over-par 310.

The field will be cut to the low 60 and ties for Wednesday’s final round. The cut stopped at 87 for both divisions.

GAP

Celebrating Amateur Golf since 1897, GAP, also known as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. The organization’s 345 Member Clubs and 110,000 individual members are spread across Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. The GAP’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.