The following individuals are exempt for the 2026 Women’s Senior Amateur Championship.
Although exempt according to the conditions and regulations of the event, these players are only eligible to compete in Championship Proper if they submit the stipulated entry form and fee prior to the entry close date.
Category #1
Women’s Senior Amateur Champions (Championship Division) of the last ten (10) years, if eligible
2025 – Tara Connelly
2024 – Pam Kuong
2023 – Sue Curtin
2022 – Pam Kuong
2021 – event not held
2020 – Pam Kuong
2019 – Pam Kuong
2018 – Natalie Galligan
2017 – Barb Hecimovich
2016 – Christine Gagner
2015 – Cynthia Friend (exemption extension due to 2021 championship cancelation)
Category #2
Top ten (10) lowest scorers and ties in the 2025 Women’s Senior Amateur Championship (Championship Division), if eligible
Tara Connelly
Pam Kuong
Jayne Pardus
Stacey Freda
Danielle Lee
Kim Walecka
Irene Haley
Loren le Gassick
Kristen Henderson
Mary Jane Wagner
Erin O’Hara
Natalie Galligan
Category #3
2025 Women’s Senior Championship Legends Division Champion
Championship Division (Legends) – Danielle Lee
Category #4
2024 & 2025 Mass Golf Champions
2024 Amateur, Mid-Amateur, Ouimet, and Stroke Play Champions, if eligible
Amateur – Morgan Smith
Mid-Amateur (CHAMP) – Megan Buck
Ouimet Memorial – Isabel Brozena
Stroke Play (CHAMP) – Tara Connelly
2025 Amateur, Mid-Amateur, Ouimet, and Stroke Play Champions, if eligible
Amateur – Isabel Brozena
Mid-Amateur (CHAMP) – Megan Buck
Ouimet Memorial – Morgan Smith
Stroke Play (CHAMP) – Cindy Cao
Category #5
Top ten (10) finishers and ties in the 2025 Women’s Senior Player of the Year standings, if eligible
Tara Connelly
Jayne Pardus
Pam Kuong
Danielle Lee
Erin O’Hara
Natalie Galligan
Stacey Freda
Irene Haley
Sue Curtin
Tracy Welch
Category #6
Any Senior Amateur (55+) competitor exempt from the 2026 Women’s Amateur, Women’s Stroke Play, & Women’s Mid-Am, if eligible
Tara Connelly
Pam Kuong
Natalie Galligan
Danielle Lee
Tracy Welch
Category #7
2025 Player of the Year, Senior Player of the Year, and Women’s Mid-Amateur Award, if eligible
Women’s Player of the Year – Shannon Johnson
Senior Player of the Year – Tara Connelly
Women’s Mid-Amateur Award – Shannon Johnson
Category #8
2025 New England Women’s Amateur and Senior Amateur Champion, if eligible
New England Women’s Amateur – Maddie Smith
New England Women’s Senior Amateur – Tara Connelly
Category #9
Any Mass Golf member who qualified for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur Championship, if eligible
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2025)
Jayne Pardus
Pam Kuong
Erin O’Hara
Tracy Welch
Mercedes Large
Category #10
2026 Mass Women’s Senior Amateur Championship Host Site Exemption, if eligible
(player must be an active member of the host site)
