Headline: 2016 Massachusetts Super Senior Amateur Qualifying Gets Underway at Highland Country Club; 18 Competitors Advance to Championship Proper

For Immediate Release: August 22, 2016

Highland Country Club

Attleboro, MA Bruce Barton (TGC) shot a 5-over par 75 at Attleboro’s Highland CC to lead the field of 18 players who qualified for the 3rd Massachusetts Super Senior Amateur Championship, scheduled for September 28-29 at Cummaquid Golf Club in Yarmouth.

Monday’s qualifier was the first of three taking place over the next three weeks for what will be the final MGA Championship Proper of the 2016 season.

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On this day, Barton made birdie on two of his first four holes, and added a third on the par-5 11th hole, in addition to registering seven pars, to lead the field of 41 players in Monday’s round.

Behind Barton on the leaderboard was Stephen Guimond (Hyannisport Club), who finished at 7-over par 77 with three birdies and seven pars for second place. John Gale (Ellinwood GC) and Bruce MacLean (Ocean Edge R&GC) finished T3 at 8-over par 78 to round out the top three spots.

The remaining 14 players who will compete in the Championship Proper saw scores range from 9-over par 79 to 13-over par 83.

In addition to the 18 players who will play in next month’s Championship, four others were named alternates and will be placed on a priority list per the Alternate Policy, which can be found on the MGA Policies & Procedures page.

In its third year, the MGA Super Senior Amateur Championship is open to amateur golfers who hold membership in an MGA member club, who have reached their 65th birthday by September 28, 2016 and have an up-to-date MGA/USGA GHIN Handicap Index not exceeding 12.0 (as determined by the July 15, 2016 Handicap Revision) or have completed their handicap certification.

Two other qualifiers are scheduled to take place. On August 30, 14 qualifiers & ties will advance to the Championship Proper from the qualifier at Rockport GC while the field will be finalized following the September 7 qualifier at Dudley Hill GC, in which eight qualifiers and ties will move on.