HAMPDEN – Jeff Bouchard of Hampden has qualified for the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship on July 30-Aug. 3 at the PGA National Resort in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Bouchard shot a 75 to place in the top 10 from a field of 105 in the 16-18-year-old division. He tied for sixth place in the qualifier at the Juniper Hills Golf Course in Northborough, Mass., on Thursday.