Holt’s Julie Massa Wins Another Michigan Women’s Senior Amateur Title

Julie Massa managed to fend off a charging Susie Keane in a title match that went 20 holes in the 18th Michigan Women’s Senior Amateur Championship at Sugar Springs Golf Club.

Massa, a Holt resident, won the championship for the third time by making a par 4 on the second hole of sudden-death.

Keane, an Orlando, Fla., resident who is a summer GAM member via St. Clair Shores Golf Club, birdied two of the last three holes (Nos. 16 and 18) in regulation play to force the extra holes.

“Whenever you get a win, it’s never easy, and that makes it so satisfying,” said Massa, who has been the GAM Senior Player of the Year six times and is a member of the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame. “I didn’t play as well as I did in (stroke play qualifying Monday), but I consistently hit good shots.”