Dutch And Eagles Battle In State Qualifiers

On Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Guilderland and Bethlehem boys’ golf squads battled for a team title in the Section 2, Class A sectionals. Then on Tuesday morning, six Eagles and seven Dutchmen competed in the state qualifiers in hopes to make June’s state competition.

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Good line: Eagles’ Jonathan Lazarek stares down the fairway as he prepares to tee off the first hole on Wednesday morning. Lazarek shot a 77.

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Pushing off: Eagles’ Rowan Chamberlain nails his drive as he starts to follow through on the first hole. Chamberlain shot an 85.

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Sailing quick: Eagles’ Carter Daggett watches his ball fly towards the pin after chipping onto the 18th green. Daggett shot a 79.

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Going under: Guilderland’s Timmy Esmay gets his club into the turf as he looks to get his second shot close to the pin on the 18th green. Esmay shot a 74.

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Grass a flying: Eagles’ Jake Bradt keeps his head down as his ball flies towards the 18th green as grass and dirt fly from under his club. Bradt shot a 79.

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Slow roller: Guilderland’s Chase Pfeiffenberger hits his ball with his putter on the 18th green. Pfeiffenberger shot a 78.

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Down the middle: Guilderland’s John O’Brien makes a big drive as his driver makes contact with his ball on the third tee. O’Brien shot a 94.

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Cutting the corner: Guilderland’s Timmy Esmay starts his follow through after making contact with his ball on the first hole. Esmay shot a 75.

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Keeping a close eye on his chip as Eagles’ Ben Ruth stares at his ball after using his wedge in an attempt to put the ball near the hole. Ruth shot an 89.

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Setting his shot: Guilderland’s Cayden Smith looks down the fairway from the third tee as he prepares to drive the ball. Smith shot an 88.

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Big drive: Guilderland’s Landon Warchol starts his follow through after making a drive on the 10th tee. Warchol shot an 88.

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Making the shot: Eagles’ Jonathan Lazarek looks at his ball roll towards the cup after making the short putt. Lazarek shot a 77.

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Up and over: Guilderland’s Chase Pfeiffenberger follows through after making a chip shot from off the 18th green. Pfeiffenberger shot an 87.

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Nice and easy: Eagles’ Carter Daggett keeps his head down after making a chip shot off in the rough on the 18th hole. Daggett shot an 89.

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Flopping it on: Eagles’ Jake Bradt watches his ball quickly soar in the air as it heads towards the 18th green. Bradt shot an 81.

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Ready to hit it long: Eagles’ Rowan Chamberlain looks down the 10th fairway as he sets himself to use his driver. Chamberlain shot a 75.

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Staying balanced: Guilderland’s Gabriel Fasciglione brings his driver back as he sets himself to drive the ball on the 10th tee. Fasciglione shot an 86.