News Release

For Immediate Release: August 6, 2004

Headline: 8th Massachusetts Senior Four-Ball Set to Begin at Marshfield Country Club

Norton, MA – The 2004 Massachusetts Senior Four-Ball Championship will be contested next week at Marshfield Country Club in Marshfield, Massachusetts. The Championship will take place on August 9-10. As a prelude to the event, the MGA today released starting times and pairings for the first day of the event.

Defending champions Jim Ruschioni (Oak Hill CC) and Paul Nunez, Jr. (Longmeadow CC) will be looking to claim the title for a second year in a row. The duo finished at 6-under par 120 at Worcester Country Club to sneak past the second-place team of Norm Zanetti (Pocasset GC) and Larry Baker (Pleasant Valley CC). Last year’s championship represented the first time that Ruschioni and Nunez were eligible for this event as they both turned 55 years old earlier that year.

This year’s field will compete in 18 holes at Four-Ball Stroke Play on Monday and Tuesday. The field will tee off on both the 1st and 10th tees. The first tee time of the day is scheduled for 7:00 a.m.

Schedule of Events:
Monday, August 9, 2004
First Round, 18 Holes Four-Ball Stroke Play

Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Second Round, 18 Holes Four-Ball Stroke Play

Location:
Marshfield Country Club
515 Moraine Street, PO Box 635
Marshfield, MA 02050
Phone: 781-834-7891

Media Room:
A media room will be open on site at Marshfield Country Club throughout the duration of the two-day event. Telephone lines will be made available for filing purposes, while complimentary refreshments and lunch will be offered to all working members of the media.

Marshfield Country Club & the MGA:
This year marks the first time in the event’s eight-year history that Marshfield Country Club has hosted the State Senior-Four Ball Championship. In total, the club has hosted four MGA Championship events: State Mid-Amateur Championship (1997), State Father & Son Championship (1982, 1988) and State Father & Daughter Championship (1982).

A Look Back at the 2003 Championship:
Although the celebration came one day later than planned, the team of Jim Ruschioni (Oak Hill CC) and Paul Nunez, Jr. (Longmeadow CC) captured the 7th Massachusetts Senior Four-Ball Championship at Worcester Country Club. The two-day event was extended an extra day after severe rain and lightening storms caused the suspension of play on Day 2. The delay didn't deter the team of Ruschioni and Nunez as the pair finished at 6-under par 120 to sneak past the second-place team of Norm Zanetti (Pocasset GC) and Larry Baker (Pleasant Valley CC). Just two strokes back of the leaders were the teams of Thomas Martin (Woodland GC) and James Logue (Salem CC) and James Kehoe (Ferncroft CC) and Chuck Costello (Ferncroft CC), who finished at 4-under par 122. Martin and Logue captured a share of third place courtesy of a second round low score of 5-under par 58.

Schedule of Results Posting on www.MGAlinks.org:
Throughout the two-day Massachusetts Senior Four-Ball Championship, the MGA will be posting mid-day and final results on its official web site at www.MGAlinks.org.