The following individuals are exempt for the 2026 Women’s Stroke Play Championship for the Baker Trophy.
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 Stroke Play Champions (Championship Division) of the last ten (10) years, if eligible
2025 – Cindy Cao
2024 – Tara Connelly
2023 – Emma Abramson
2022 – Rebecca Skoler
2021 – Rebecca Skoler
2020 – Shannon Johnson
2019 – Hannah Ghelfi
2018 – Shannon Johnson
2017 – Shannon Johnson
2016 – Shannon Johnson
Category #2
Top ten (10) lowest scorers and ties in the 2025 Women’s Stroke Play Championship for the Baker Trophy, if eligible
Cindy Cao
Mekhala Costello
Natalie Galligan
Tara Connelly
Camille DeStefano
Skylar Kotzen
Danielle Lee
Pam Kuong
Mary Chamberlain
Jillian Johnson
Category #3
2024 & 2025 Mass Golf Champions
2024 Amateur, Girls’ Junior, Senior, Ouimet, and Mid-Amateur Champions, if eligible
Amateur – Morgan Smith
Girls Junior Amateur – Isabel Brozena
Senior Amateur – Pam Kuong
Ouimet Memorial – Isabel Brozena
Women’s Mid-Amateur (CHAMP) – Megan Buck
2025 Amateur, Girls’ Junior, Senior, Ouimet, and Mid-Amateur Champions, if eligible
Amateur – Isabel Brozena
Girls Junior Amateur – Maddie Smith
Senior Amateur – Tara Connelly
Ouimet Memorial – Morgan Smith
Women’s Mid-Amateur (CHAMP) – Megan Buck
Category #4
Top ten (10) finishers and ties in the 2025 Ann Marie Tobin Women’s Player of the Year standings, if eligible
Shannon Johnson
Maddie Smith
Isabel Brozena
Mekhala Costello
Lillian Guleserian
Megan Buck
Natalie Galligan
Cindy Cao
Morgan Smith
Alexis Florio
Category #5
2025 Women’s Amateur Round of 32
Shannon Johnson
Claire Richardson
Lillian Guleserian
Morgan Smith
Rebecca Skoler
Katherine Ng
Alexis Florio
Maddie Smith
Molly Smith
Julia Imai
Phoebe Brinker
Mekhala Costello
Isabel Brozena
Sadie Cumming
Kaitlyn Doe
Jillian Johnson
Mia Lombardi
Sophie Redmond
Claire McTaggart
Kylie Eaton
Catie Schernecker
Ryley Regan
Callie Crean
Erika Redmond
Megan Buck
Julianna Megan
Abby Stone
Mya Murphy
Annie Dai
Amanda Adams
Amy Lyon
Katie Cullen
Category #6
2025 Player of the Year, Junior Player of the Year, Senior Player of the Year, and Women’s Mid-Amateur Award
Women’s Player of the Year – Shannon Johnson
Junior Player of the Year – Maddie Smith
Senior Player of the Year – Tara Connelly
Women’s Mid-Amateur Award – Shannon Johnson
Category #7
2025 New England Women’s Amateur Champion, New England Senior Amateur Champion, and low Mass Golfer in the 2025 New England Girls’ Junior Amateur, and if eligible
New England Women’s Amateur – Maddie Smith
New England Women’s Senior Amateur – Tara Connelly
New England Girls Junior Invitational (low scorer) – Maddie Smith
Category #8
Any Mass Golf member who qualified for the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur & Mid-Amateur Championship, if eligible
(must have had an active Mass Golf membership in 2025)
Rebecca Skoler
Allison Paik
Morgan Smith
Shannon Johnson
Chelsea Curtis
Alexis Florio
Tara Connelly
Category #9
2026 Mass Women’s Stroke Play Championship Host Site Exemption, if eligible
(player must be an active member of the host site)
