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The rules are the rules. 
  
 Even when they stink -- which is the only way to describe the ruling the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) gave to Lunenburg High School junior Emily Nash in the Central Massachusetts Division 3 boys' golf tournament at Blissful Meadows on Tuesday. 
  
 Nash, who has been the best player for the Lunenburg boys' team since she arrived in eighth grade, fired an impressive 3-over 75 at Blissful Meadows, which should have been good for a four-stroke victory over runner-up Nico Ciolino of AMSA Charter School. 
  
 But it wasn't. 
  
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 Why? Because of a rule that's so bad it makes a shank look good. 
  
 According to MIAA rules, "Girls playing on a fall boys' team cannot be entered in the Boys Fall Individual Tournament. They can only play in the Boys Team Tournament. If qualified, they can play in the spring Girls Sectional and State Championships." 
  
 So, let's get this straight. Nash's score which was the best in the field by four strokes, was OK to count toward the team effort, but not OK to count individually? 
  
 And for those wondering, yes, Nash did play from the same tees as the boys, which makes this situation all the more perplexing. 
  
 It's 2017. This rule sounds like it was created in 1917. 
  
 PGA.com put in a call to Blissful Meadows on Wednesday morning to learn more about the situation. 
  
 "It was complete garbage," said Dave Kocur, Pro Shop Manager. "She played the same tees, played under the same conditions and everything." 
  
 Kocur said that Nash and her coach were reminded before the round began of the MIAA's rules by Central Mass. Division 3 boys' golf tournament director Kevin Riordan, but the outcome still didn't feel right to anyone -- including Ciolino. 
  
 "He felt so bad about it that he actually tried to give the trophy to Nash," Kocur said. "That showed a lot of class. But, she didn't want to take it because she was too disappointed." 
  
 According to a story in the Worcester Telegram, it seems even Riordan himself recognized the absurdity of the rule, which will also keep Nash out of next week's state tournament at Wyantenuck CC in Great Barrington as an individual (her team did not qualify based on its combined total at Blissful Meadows). 
  
 "We don't make the rules, we just enforce them," Riordan told the Telegram. "Emily is the story of the day." 
  
 Riordan also said that he planned to personally purchase a first-place trophy for Nash. 
  
 A nice gesture to be sure. But the MIAA needs to get with the times. If they're going to let Nash compete in the first place, she should be allowed any and all of the same perks for an exceptional performance as the boys. 
  
 We put in a call to the MIAA to the number provided on its website that went unanswered. We also emailed for comment and will include their statement once they respond. ||||| This article is over 1 year old 
  
 Emily Nash, 16, shot a three-over-par 75 at the Central Massachusetts Division 3 boys’ golf tournament, four strokes ahead of the runner-up 
  
 US teenager who won golf competition denied trophy because she is a girl 
  
 A 16-year-old Massachusetts teenager who finished first in a regional tournament this week was denied the trophy and an opportunity to play at the state high school golf championships because she is female, according to a local media report. 
  
 High school student Emily Nash, 16, shot a three-over-par 75 at the Central Massachusetts Division 3 boys’ golf tournament on Tuesday, four strokes ahead of the runner-up, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported. 
  
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 But she was not awarded a trophy or a spot in the state championships because of a Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association rule that stipulates girls can play as part of a team but not win as individuals. 
  
 “I was definitely disappointed, but I understand that there are rules in place,” Nash told the newspaper. 
  
 “I don’t think people expected for this to happen, so they didn’t really know how to react to it. None of us are mad at the MIAA or anything like that, but I was definitely a little bit disappointed.” 
  
 The rule was criticised by golf experts and volunteers at the tournament. One volunteer official told the Telegram & Gazette it was a “real injustice”, while a writer for the Professional Golf Academy of America said “it stinks”. 
  
 “It’s 2017. This rule sounds like it was created in 1917,” wrote TJ Auclair. 
  
 Nash could not be reached for immediate comment and an MIAA official did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 
  
 Reuters contributed to this report ||||| UXBRIDGE — Nine years ago, Shrewsbury High's Brittany Altomare shot a 4-over-par 75 to tie for fourth place in the Central Mass. Division 1 boys' golf tournament at Gardner Municipal Golf Course. 
  
 Playing from the men's tees, she qualified for the state tournament in Canton, where she carded a 3-over 75 to tie for 12th. 
  
 Altomare is now playing on the LPGA Tour. 
  
 On Tuesday, Lunenburg High junior Emily Nash also shot a 75 in the Central Mass. Division 3 boys' golf tournament at Blissful Meadows. 
  
 And while her 3-over-par score was four shots better than runner-up Nico Ciolino of AMSA, she wasn't awarded the first-place trophy, and won't be invited to next week's state tournament at Wyantenuck CC in Great Barrington. 
  
 “It’s a real injustice that she wasn’t announced as the winner,” said Robert Dufresne, a volunteer rules official with the Mass. Golf Association, who helped oversee Tuesday's tournament. 
  
 According to MIAA rules, "Girls playing on a fall boys' team cannot be entered in the Boys Fall Individual Tournament. They can only play in the Boys Team Tournament. If qualified, they can play in the spring Girls Sectional and State Championships." 
  
 Last spring, Nash placed third in the state sectional girls' tournament and fourth in the state girls' tournament. 
  
 So Nash's score on Tuesday only counted toward her team's total. The Blue Knights did not qualify for the state tournament. 
  
 Central Mass. Division 3 boys' golf tournament director Kevin Riordan said he made Nash and her coach aware of the rule before the tournament began. And when she finished first, Riordan said he double-checked with MIAA assistant director and golf liaison, Ann Trytko. 
  
 "(Emily) is the story of the day,” Riordan said. 
  
 Riordan said he plans to personally purchase a first-place trophy for Nash. 
  
 Ciolino, who was awarded the first-place trophy, offered his to Nash, but she declined to accept it. 
  
 “It was a classy act,” Riordan said. 
  
 Ciolino will be joined at the state individual tournament by Hopedale’s Jack Figgins (82), Sutton’s Jarod Buffone (82), Hopedale’s Ben Tammaro (84), Sutton’s Jack Moy (85) and Valley Tech’s J.J. Newcombe (86). 
  
 Hopedale and Sutton qualiifed for the state team tournament with identical 347 four-player totals, but the Blue Raiders won the Central Mass. title with a better fifth score, the tie-breaker. 
  
 Hopedale was led by Figgins, Tammaro, Matt Costanza (90), Jackson Powell (91) and Jake Hibbert (92). Sutton was led by Buffone, May, Joe Jepson (89), Justin Buffone (91) and Patrick Edwards (95). 
  
 When the tournament ended, Nash sat with her teammates as she autographed a golf ball handed to her by tournament starter Jim Miller. The ball will be put on display at the 26-year-old course. 
  
 Nash, who shot a 37 on the front nine and a 38 on the back, said she was pleased with her effort in the blustery conditions. 
  
 “The wind didn’t bother me that much,” she said. “You’re striking the ball no matter what the wind is.” 
  
 She was especially proud of her 20-foot birdie putt on the par-3 13th hole. 
  
 Nash said Tuesday's windblown round compared to the 72 she shot at Treyburn CC in Durham, North Carolina. 
  
 “I golf every day,” she said. 
  
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 This story was amended to clarify comments attributed to Central Mass. Division 3 tournament director Kevin Riordan. |||||

A 16-year-old won a boys' high school golf tournament in central Massachusetts with a commanding four-stroke lead, but the teen didn't advance to the state championships or, in fact, take home the first-place trophy. That's because while Lunenburg High School junior Emily Nash was allowed to play in the regional boys' team tournament Tuesday—where her team failed to make the cut for the state team tournament—as a female, she is barred from competing with boys as an individual under Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association rules, per the Guardian. The Worcester Telegram explains her high school has no girls' team, so MIAA rules let her play on the fall boys' team, but only as a member of the team, not as an individual. Nash knew in advance that she couldn't advance as an individual, but was "disappointed" to later learn "I wouldn't be able to get the title or the trophy," she tells the Telegram. It seems so were most others on the course. "It's a real injustice," a rules official who was present at the tourney tells the Telegram. The male runner-up, who was given the first-place trophy, even offered it to Nash. She refused to take it, however. "I understand that there are rules in place," she says. Even so, the tournament director says he plans to get another trophy made especially for Nash, who can play in the girls state championships next spring. In the meantime, "the MIAA needs to get with the times," TJ Auclair writes at PGA.com. If allowed to compete, Nash "should be allowed any and all of the same perks for an exceptional performance as the boys," he writes.