Headline: Qualifying Sites Announced for 2017 New England Amateur Championship; Online Registration Goes Live on March 16
For Immediate Release: February 27, 2017
Norton, MA – In conjunction with the six state golf associations of the New England region, the New England Golf Association has completed the qualifying schedule for the 88th playing of the New England Amateur Championship, being held at Rhode Island’s Metacomet Country Club July 18-20.
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2017 New England Amateur Qualifying Schedule
This year’s Championship Proper, the oldest of the NEGA’s three annual tournaments, features four qualifiers in three states. Interested amateur golfers who hold membership in a club belonging to one of the six New England State Golf Associations and have an up-to-date USGA/GHIN Handicap Index not exceeding 6.4 will be eligible to register for the event.
Qualifying sites will be capped at 84 players and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Players may only register for one qualifier but may choose any of the available qualifiers regardless of the host state and/or location.
On June 12, the Golf Club at Oxford Greens in Oxford, Connecticut will open qualifying play. Three days later, GreatHorse in Hampden, Mass. will host the second with Agawam Hunt Club in Rhode Island (June 27) and the Country Club of Greenfield in Massachusetts (June 29) hosting the remaining two qualifiers.
Registration for the 2017 New England Golf Association Amateur Championship will open on Thursday, March 16 and remain open until June 1. Additionally, this year, a new payment system will be put into issue beginning this season.
All exempt players will submit a full entry fee of $250 at the time of registration. All players registering for a sectional qualifier will be charged $125, an additional $125 will be charged to those who successfully advance through sectional qualifying.
The work to complete scheduling for the NEGA Amateur Championship Proper was made possible by the work of NEGA Executive Secretary Harry McCracken and Laura Nochta, the new Manager of NEGA Operations & USGA Qualifying for the Massachusetts Golf Association.
For more information, please contact Laura Nochta at [email protected].
Norton, MA – In conjunction with the six state golf associations of the New England region, the New England Golf Association has completed the qualifying schedule for the 88th playing of the New England Amateur Championship, being held at Rhode Island’s Metacomet Country Club July 18-20.
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2017 New England Amateur Qualifying Schedule
- June 12 – Golf Club at Oxford Greens; Oxford, CT
- June 15 – GreatHorse; Hampden, MA
- June 27 – Agawam Hunt Club; Rumford, RI
- June 29 – Country Club of Greenfield; Greenfield, MA
This year’s Championship Proper, the oldest of the NEGA’s three annual tournaments, features four qualifiers in three states. Interested amateur golfers who hold membership in a club belonging to one of the six New England State Golf Associations and have an up-to-date USGA/GHIN Handicap Index not exceeding 6.4 will be eligible to register for the event.
Qualifying sites will be capped at 84 players and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Players may only register for one qualifier but may choose any of the available qualifiers regardless of the host state and/or location.
On June 12, the Golf Club at Oxford Greens in Oxford, Connecticut will open qualifying play. Three days later, GreatHorse in Hampden, Mass. will host the second with Agawam Hunt Club in Rhode Island (June 27) and the Country Club of Greenfield in Massachusetts (June 29) hosting the remaining two qualifiers.
Registration for the 2017 New England Golf Association Amateur Championship will open on Thursday, March 16 and remain open until June 1. Additionally, this year, a new payment system will be put into issue beginning this season.
All exempt players will submit a full entry fee of $250 at the time of registration. All players registering for a sectional qualifier will be charged $125, an additional $125 will be charged to those who successfully advance through sectional qualifying.
The work to complete scheduling for the NEGA Amateur Championship Proper was made possible by the work of NEGA Executive Secretary Harry McCracken and Laura Nochta, the new Manager of NEGA Operations & USGA Qualifying for the Massachusetts Golf Association.
For more information, please contact Laura Nochta at [email protected].
