BOSTON, Massachusetts (October 5, 2026) – Oakley Country Club’s women kept the Fall Cup title in their possession Monday, winning the championship at William J. Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park for their third title in four years.
Oakley’s three pairings combined for a gross score of 245, finishing six strokes clear of the nearest challenging team from Acushnet River Valley. Janet Krevolin and Lindsay Graham led the way with an 80, followed by Jill Barres and Sharon Hayes with an 82. Thalia Meehan and Christina Brownell rounded out the winning effort with an 83.
Established in 2009, the Fall Cup begins with three September matches among six-woman teams representing Mass Golf Member Clubs throughout the state. Clubs compete in four-team regional divisions, with regional winners advancing to the one-day, 18-hole championship contest.
Monday’s final shifted from four-ball match play to four-ball stroke play, with gross and net titles at stake. The clubs fielded up to three two-player pairings, counting the better score on each hole and combining all three rounds for its team total.
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Starting on the ninth hole, Graham and Krevolin found their rhythm early, combining for a 2-over 39 on the back nine. Graham birdied the 100-yard, par-3 13th and shot an individual 40 over that stretch, while Krevolin saved the pairing a stroke apiece on the seventh and 12th.
Barres and Hayes complemented each other in similar fashion. Barres birdied the driver-friendly par-4 third, helping the duo shoot 38 on the front nine, while Hayes supplied counting pars on the second and 17th. With Meehan and Brownell adding an 83, all three Oakley pairings finished within three strokes of one another.
Cathy Flatley & Fran Rush (Presidents Golf Course) and Marilyn Carson & Terry Durkin (Marlborough Country Club) tied for the lowest gross score with a 4-over 75. Flatley shot 35 on the front nine, while Rush made a pair of birdies.
As for the Net division, Ellinwood Country Club (Athol, MA) earned its first title as Pam Boudreau and Anne Roy finished with an even-par net 71. Sandy Moriarty & Elaine Gauthier added a net 73, while teammates Karen Rexroad & Mary Harris shot net 79.
Ellinwood finished three strokes ahead of Scituate Country Club, which recorded a net 70 from Karen Pitts & Pam Winters.
Carson and Durkin had the lowest net score at 3-under 68, followed by Kernwood Country Club’s Denise Kelly & Lorie Skolski, who finished with a net 69.
Registration for the 2027 Spring Team Matches and Fall Cup Matches will open up at 10 a.m. November 18. Check back to MassGolf.org and be on the lookout for email updates for the latest status on registration.
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