Hayden Knapp, a 15-year-old golfer who recently completed her freshman year at South Glens Falls High School, won the 95th NYS Women's Amateur Championship on Tuesday at St. George's Golf & Country Club in East Setauket.

Hayden Knapp plays a bunker shot during the state Girls’ 18U Junior Amateur Championship on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at McGregor Links Country Club in Wilton, NY.

Hayden Knapp hits her tee shot on the 13th hole Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in the Section II girls's golf championship at Hiland Park in Queensbury. Knapp, a freshman, shot a 36-hole score of 143 to earn medalist's honors by eight strokes.

Hayden Knapp hits a putt during the state Girls’ 18U Junior Amateur Championship on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at McGregor Links Country Club in Wilton, NY.

Hayden Knapp, a 15-year-old from Gansevoort, is playing Bandon Dunes, Ore., this week in a field featuring the top ranked amateurs in the world.

She’s one of 156 golfers competing in the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship on one of the most challenging and scenic courses in the United States, with her parents, her grandmother and her two brothers watching. It’s a summer to remember for the Knapp family.

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The rising sophomore at South Glens Falls High School earned this opportunity by winning the 95th New York State Women’s Amateur Championship at St. George’s Golf & Country Club in East Setauket on Long Island.

Last week, Knapp played at Purdue’s Boilermaker golf complex in the Junior PGA Championships. The winner of that tournament, Asterisk........

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