BLOOMFIELD, Connecticut (October 9, 2025) – On the third day of the Endicott Cup and Tri-State Matches the women of Mass Golf, Rhode Island, and Connecticut are competing in match play simultaneously against each state. Though Massachusetts held a strong front during the Endicott Cup, the Tri-State and Eaton Cup Matches became anyone’s game.
After two days of stroke play, the low-7 scoring players and one alternate in gross and net compete for the Tri-State title and Eaton Cup title respectively. The matches are played for all 18-holes on the basis of a point system. One (1) point is awarded for every hole won, ½ point for every hole halved and zero (0) points for any hole lost. All 8-players on each team have their points count toward the team score as long as no alternate is needed to replace a player in the field.
In 2023, both the Tri-State and Endicott titles were won by Team Mass Golf, and in 2024 the Eaton Cup title was secured at Woods Hole Golf Club.
After two days of stroke play, Mercedese “Ellie” Large won her third Endicott Cup during the event’s 100th year celebration at Tumble Brook Country Club, Bloomfield, CT. Large previously won the tournament in 2015 at The Club at New Seabury (MA) and in 2017 at Powtowomut GC (RI).
In the Tri-State matches onThursday’s day of match play, Team Massachusetts earned 62.5 points on Connecticut, and 76 points on Rhode Island, for a total of 138.5 points scored.
Team Massachusetts fell short of Connecticut’s sweeping victory on home turf. The team earned 165 total points, and Rhode Island scored 128.5 points.
In the Eaton Cup Matches (Net), Team Massachusetts earned 70 points over Connecticut, and 73.5 points over Rhode Island, bringing their total earned points to 144. Connecticut scored 146 points, and Rhode Island earned 143 points.
1- Kim Grady: 16.5 Points
2- Diane Carter: 17.5 Points
3- Kim Walecka: 14 Points
4- Kristen Henderson: 15.5 Points
5- Laura Hasenfus: 18 Points
6- Irene Haley: 23 Points
7- Caren Althauser: 20 Points
A- Debra Chassey: 13 Points
1- Val Blinn: 21 Points
2- Kay Bullock: 15 Points
3- Leigh Hammontree: 13.5 Points
4- Martha Clancy: 16 Points
5- Kibbe Reilly: 12.5
6- Trish Labossiere: 13 Points
7- Laura Nesteriak: 19 Points
A- Nancy Diemoz: 18.5 Points
1- Mercedese Large: 16.5 Points
2- Jen Holland: 21.5 Points
3- Laura Pirruccello: 26.5 Points
4- Nicole Elliott: 22.5 Points
5- Debbie Johnson: 23.5 Points
6- Lisa Fern-Boros: 17 Points
7- Jean Sennett: 15 Points
A- Cheryl Ziebka: 22.5 Points
1- Kym Pappathanasi: 15.5 Points
2- Mary Gale: 19.5 Points
3- Nancy Murphy: 18 Points
4- Kay Cowperthwait: 20 Points
5- Elizabeth Derwin: 16.5 Points
6- Cathy Sessions: 24.5 Points
7- Cathy Flatley: 18 Points
A- Val Casella: 12 Points
1- Deb Schmurzler: 22 Points
2- Susan Barr: 14.5 Points
3- Theresa Howarth: 14 Points
4- Gail Lederman: 23.5 Points
5- Melodie Herbert: 19 Points
6- Leony Hartig: 14.5 Points
7- Kathryn Butler: 14 Points
A- Liz Legault: 21.5 Points
1- Donna Harris: 16.5 Points
2- Jane Robinson: 20 Points
3- Pam Burt: 23 Points
4- Ann Malone: 10.5 Points
5- Mod Pratinidhi: 18.5 Points
6- Jill Tryon: 15 Points
7- Myra Macmillan: 22 Points
A- Nancy Walker: 20.5 Points
In 1926, the first Endicott Cup tournament was held at Hartford Golf Club (CT) as a 36-hole stroke play competition between members of the Connecticut and Massachusetts Women’s Golf Associations. The Endicott Cup was presented by Priscilla Maxwell Endicott as the winner of the competition. The plan was that the first person to win the trophy three times would retire the cup.
Edith Baker won the Cup in 1926 and 1928 and requested that the trophy be perpetual, with the winner keeping it in her possession for the year. In 1929, Massachusetts (whose membership included Rhode Island) and Connecticut played the Kittredge Cup as the third day match play competition for the nine low gross players from each team. In 1930, Rhode Island joined as a third team and the Kittredge Cup was retired and replaced with the Tri-State Trophy.
Today, Endicott Cup competitors play two rounds of stroke play over the first two days. The seven low gross and seven low net players (plus an alternate from each state for the gross and net teams) compete in the Tri-State Matches (Gross) and the Eaton Cup (Net) on the third and final day.
“The Endicott Cup is truly a fun tournament which not only provides a great format for excellent golf but good competition against one another in an effort to make the match play teams as well as keen competition with the other states,” said former Massachusetts Endicott Cup captain, Marie Butera (2000). “More importantly, it provides an excellent opportunity for camaraderie and to develop friendships with golfers from Connecticut and Rhode Island.”
