UXBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) A female high school student who had the best score at a boys’ golf tournament in Massachusetts has been denied the trophy because she’s a girl.

Lunenburg High School student Emily Nash’s score of 75 at the Central Massachusetts Division 3 boys’ golf tournament was better than the runner-up. But Nash wasn’t awarded first place and won’t advance to next week’s state tournament because of a rule set by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.

The rule states that girls playing on a fall boys’ team can’t be entered in the Boys Fall Individual Tournament.

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That means the 16-year-old Nash can’t compete as an individual, and her score on Tuesday only counted to her team’s total.

The tournament director tells The Telegram & Gazette he made Nash aware of the rule before the tournament began.

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This story has been corrected to show that Emily Nash had the best score, not the highest score.

UXBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) A female high school student who had the best score at a boys’ golf tournament in Massachusetts has been denied the trophy because she’s a girl.

Lunenburg High School student Emily Nash’s score of 75 at the Central Massachusetts Division 3 boys’ golf tournament was better than the runner-up. But Nash wasn’t awarded first place and won’t advance to next week’s state tournament because of a rule set by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.

The rule states that girls playing on a fall boys’ team can’t be entered in the Boys Fall Individual Tournament.

Article continues below …

That means the 16-year-old Nash can’t compete as an individual, and her score on Tuesday only counted to her team’s total.

The tournament director tells The Telegram & Gazette he made Nash aware of the rule before the tournament began.

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This story has been corrected to show that Emily Nash had the best score, not the highest score.

Yes, it’s a given that this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship on the PGA Tour is playing understudy to a glitzy World Golf Championship event halfway around the planet in China.

But that doesn’t subtract from the importance of the tournament here in Jackson, Miss., and what winning can do to the career of a professional golfer.

Ask defending champion Cody Gribble, who’s back in the hunt of a repeat title as he and 131 other of the best players in the world compete over 72 holes — beginning Thursday at the Country Club of Jackson.

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“It was a great way to start off the year, and a dream come true to win on the PGA Tour,” Gribble said. “Getting a win was the best thing in the world for a tour card, knowing you have your card secured for a couple years. I’m happy to be back here — I’m looking forward to trying to pick it back up again this week.”

Six former Sanderson Farms Championship winners are in this year’s field, including Gribble, Peter Malnati ..

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson, defending champion Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and England’s Tommy Fleetwood, the leader in the European Tour’s Race to Dubai standings, highlight a stellar roster of competitors this week at the WGC-HSBC Champions.

The tournament begins play on Thursday at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China.

Five of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking, including No. 5 Jon Rahm of Spain, No. 8 Jason Day of Australia and ninth-ranked Henrik Stenson of Sweden, will compete this week as part of the select 78-player field on the par-72, 7,266-yard course.

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The lineup boasts 18 of the top 25 in the world rankings and also features nine major championship winners, including Americans Phil Mickelson and Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel of South Africa, Justin Rose of England and Australian Adam Scott, as well as seven of the top 10 players from the final 2016-17 FedExCup standings.

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) The Sanderson Farms Championship has earned a reputation as a golden opportunity for the PGA Tour’s young players.

Tyler Duncan is among a large group of rookies who hope to contend this week at the Country Club of Jackson. The 28-year-old Duncan was in contention at the Safeway Open in Napa, California, earlier this month before shooting a 3-over 75 in the final round to finish fifth.

Now he gets a chance at Sanderson Farms, which has produced three straight first-time winners.

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”There is hope there to go out, and if any of us plays well, we’re going to have a chance to win,” Duncan said.

The biggest reason Sanderson Farms represents such an opportunity for players like Duncan is because many of the world’s best are overseas at the World Golf Championships in Shanghai. With no Dustin Johnsons or Jordan Spieths on the course, it makes for a much more winnable weekend.

The tournament’s recent first-time winners include Nick Taylo..

Girl dominates boys in high school golf tournament, but isn't declared the winner (Huh?)

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