The PGA National High School Golf Association released its rankings for the 2023-2024 year this week and Hamilton is the top-ranked boys program in the country with an average round of 284.
Hamilton won the AIA Division I state championship over Brophy. Brophy came in ranked No. 4 in the nation. Ironwood Ridge won the D-II state championship and the Nighthawks came in ranked No. 5 along with Notre Dame, the D-II state runner-up. Catalina Foothills took third at the D-II state tournament and the Falcons came in ranked half a stroke behind Ironwood Ridge and Notre Dame.
Catalina Foothills standout Chase Cesarek came in ranked No. 25 and he is the highest ranking golfer from Southern Arizona based on average round. Salpointe senior Lily Huether is the highest ranked girl from Southern Arizona at No. 60.
The rankings can change after the spring D-III golf season. The state champion teams are invited to participate in the national tournament, typically held in July.
BOYS TOP 100 – AVERAGE ROUND OF PLAY
1 Hamilton 284
2 Blacksburg, Virginia 282
3 Brentwood Academy, Tennessee 283
4 Brophy 287.5
5 Notre Dame 290
5 Ironwood Ridge 290
7 Catalina Foothills 290.5
72 Cienega 303.5
BOYS GOLFER TOP 100 – AVERAGE
1 Blades Brown: Brentwood Academy, Tennessee 65
2 Adam Croix, Liberty 66.5
3 Colton Lusk: Peters Township, Pennsylvania 65
25 Chase Cesarek, Catalina Foothills 69.5
49 Jacob Medina, Ironwood Ridge 70.5
49 Brasen Briones, Ironwood Ridge 70.5
GIRLS TOP 100 – AVERAGE ROUND OF PLAY
1 Santa Margarita, California 364
2 River Hill, Maryland 66
3 Poolesville, Maryland 68.5
GIRLS GOLFER TOP 100 – AVERAGE
1 Kinslea Jones: Maize, Kansas 68.5
2 Caroline Hawkins: Blythewood, South Carolina 67.5
3 Helen Yeung: River Hill, Maryland 66
60 Lily Huether, Salpointe 71
97 Lucy Newell, Ironwood Ridge 72
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