SILER CITY — East Surry’s Johnson York and Craig Wood of Siler City Jordan-Matthews are tied for the individual lead after Monday’s opening day of play in the ninth annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A men’s golf championship at the Siler City Country Club.
York, who tied for 13th in last year’s NCHSAA 1-A tournament, and Wood each shot two-under par 70’s to open a two-shot advantage over Elkin’s Tyler Zimmerman.
John Weldon of East Surry and Stephen Warren of Seven Springs Spring Creek are in fourth with 73’s, three shots off the pace.
Defending team champion East Surry recorded a 299 team score to hold a four-stroke lead over Jordan-Matthews. Mount Airy is in third at 315 and then Cherryville is in fourth but 31 strokes out of first.
The best four of six individual scores count toward the team total.
From 1986 through ’97, the Class A and AA golfers competed for a single title in a combined tournament. Wendy’s and the Carolinas Ford Dealers are the presenting sponsor of the NCHSAA sports program.
Tuesday’s final day of play will send the 1-A golfers off beginning at 8 a.m., with a total of 84 golfers competing.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
9th ANNUAL CLASS A MEN’S STATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS–2006
Siler City Country Club
Par 72, 6558 yards
TEAM SCORES-18 HOLES
1. East Surry 299
2. Siler City Jordan-Matthews 303
3. Mount Airy 315
4. Cherryville 330
5. Hendersonville 332
6. Ayden-Grifton 340
7. Hayesville 344
8. North Johnston 346
9. Princeton 349
10. Hampstead Topsail 358
11. Lejeune 364
12. East Bladen 365
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS – 18 HOLES
1. Johnson York, East Surry 70
Craig Wood, Siler City Jordan-Matthews 70
3. Tyler Zimmerman, Elkin 72
4. John Weldon, East Surry 73
Stephen Warren, Seven Springs Spring Creek 73
6. Ronnie Garcia, Hendersonville 74
Scott Woodward, Princeton 74
8. Steven Dellinger, Cherryville 75
9. Adam Andrews, Ayden-Grifton 76
Parker Lewis, Hayesville 76
Eric Barnett, Mount Airy 76
12. Tommy Gibson, East Surry 77
Connor Kennedy, Siler City Jordan-Matthews 77
Kyle Wilson, Mount Airy 77
Benjy Davey, West Montgomery 77
