NORTON, Massachusetts (May 22, 2025) – The Mass Golf Women’s Spring Team Matches, which began 125 years ago this month, concluded on Thursday after five weeks of statewide competition among Mass Golf Member Club teams.
This year’s matches featured 124 teams divided into 21 divisions called Cups, each with six teams of five players, plus substitutions (Cups 3 and 21 had 5 teams). From April 24 to May 22, teams followed a rotating match schedule. Each week, five teams in every Cup hosted one match day at their home course, while the sixth team was designated as the “travel” team. Teams faced a different opponent each week.
Matches followed a singles net match play format with 100% handicap allowance. Players earned points for each hole won or tied in their head-to-head matchups. The team with the highest cumulative points after five matches was declared the Cup winner.
Mass Golf extends its sincere thanks to all the captains for their dedication in coordinating with their clubs, fellow captains, and team members. We also thank the leadership of participating clubs for their continued support of amateur golf in Massachusetts.
The Spring Team Matches date back to 1900, the same year the Women’s Golf Association of Boston was formed. That year, the original clubs — Oakley Country Club, Concord Country Club, Brae Burn Country Club, and The Country Club — played the first Spring Team matches. The WGAB became the Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts (WGAM) in 1929, and in 2018, the WGAM merged into the Massachusetts Golf Association to form Mass Golf.
Cup 1: Woods Hole Golf Club (Team 1) — Debby Green, Mary St. Jean, Priscilla Geraghty, Jean Estes, Melissa Beford, Megan Patrick, Cindy Hannigan, Gayle Perry.
Cup 2: The Bay Club At Mattapoisett (Team 2) — Christine Manfredi, Mary Schuler, Susan Horne, Susan Kvilhaug, Christine Coughlin, Anne Shoemaker, Karla Burke, Ginny Rivenburg.
Cup 3: Olde Barnstable Golf Course (Team 1) — Penny Cummins, Alexandria Boudreau, Bernadette Klimm, Judy Croci, Deborah Walsh, Lisa Packard.
Cup 4: Dedham Country & Polo Club (Team 1) — Julie Catlin, Amy Thorndike, Katie Gay, Michele Whelan, Cynthia Wilcox, Katrina Driscoll, Betsy Edie.
Cup 5: Ould Newbury Golf Club (Team 1) — Cynthia Rodzen, Cindy Noftall, Judy Burke, Leslie Milne, Kathleen Melia, Wendy Colby, Bev Zagarri, Janine Margeson.
Cup 6: Crumpin-Fox Club — Terry Boyce, Jill Waldron, Julia Wallace, Lisa Sullivan, Corrine Sysun, Valerie Esquer.
Cup 7: The Haven Country Club — Deirdre Iasiello, Sandy Robichaud, Ornela Lindstrom, Maryann Schelin, Liz Bates, Laura Strohecker, Jane Barbash, Lisa Honig.
Cup 8: Hatherly Golf Club — Susan Cronin, Lee Slattery, Shelanne Durkin, Audrey Gallivan, Debi O’Donnell, Gail Colton, Marie Colbert, Marla Minier.
Cup 9: Pocasset Golf Club (Team 2) — Natalie Galligan, Kerry Dolan, Meg Watson, Marion Mahony, Kate Szal, Judy Godino.
Cup 10: Foxborough Country Club (Team 1) — Audrey Spillane, Lisa Lynch, Sue Sheridan, Margot Carleton, Alexandra Tkach, Susan Burlone, Nan Ferris.
Cup 11: Brae Burn Country Club — Marian Dunshee, Deirdre Holland, Amy Madden, Kathleen Forte, Jill Browne, Deb Silverstein, Nancy Walthall.
Cup 12: Gannon Municipal Golf Course (Team 1) — Mary Hunt, Jane Fiste, Dawn Baribeau, Julie Lombara, June Chiarella.
Cup 13: Oakley Country Club (Team 1) — Sharon Hayes, J Barres, Janet Krevolin, Christina Brownell, Christina Babigian, Thalia Meehan, Christine McLaughlin, Jennifer Yuan.
Cup 14: Concord Country Club (Team 2) — Susan Beyer, Lisa Robb, Leah Flanigan, Susan Kingman, Marty Fuller, Janet Mason, Luanne Cordeau, Cathy Tilney.
Cup 15: Sagamore Spring Golf Club — Marge Peters, Donna DiIeso, Wendy Kemp, Kathleen Mulligan, Vicki Malatesta, Linda Keyes.
Cup 16: Salem Country Club (Team 2) — Sandy Tomasello, Mary Sundin, Therese Collins, Mary Beth Heffernan, Jayne Patrikas, Jocelyn Brown, Kelly Kane.
Cup 17: Dedham Country & Polo Club (Team 2) — Christine Fleskes, Kitty McDonald, Lindy Recht, Nancy Roberts, Dana Brennan, Maisa Badawy, Tracy Parsons.
Cup 18: Framingham Country Club — Amy Coombs, Lynne Johnson, Deb Young, Nancy Barton, Shar Davis, Michelle Marseglia, Heather Ahern, Maureen Reilly.
Cup 19: Concord Country Club (Team 1) — Tara O’Donnell, Vicki Staebler, Pam Gardner, Nancy Messina, Cathy Jahrling, Sally Hughes, Patricia Duffey, Deedo Painter.
Cup 20: Indian Ridge Country Club — Cathy Burgess, Nicola Ericson, Lisa O’Connor, Barbara Trachtenberg, Karen Stitham, Janet Carusi.
Cup 21: Gardner Municipal Golf Course — Bridget Marinelli, Tracy Beattie, Carol Sprague, Jane Flis, Kim Bellio, Missy Banks.
The Women’s Fall Cup Matches will begin Thursday, September 4. The statewide tournament consists of 3 matches played in September among Member Club teams. Top teams will advance to the Fall Cup Championship, set for September 29 at Cranberry Valley Golf Course.
For more information on Mass Golf’s Women’s Cup Matches, please reach out to Jenna Walkiewicz via email (jwalkiewicz@massgolf.org) or phone (774-430-9022).
Mass Golf is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to advancing golf in Massachusetts by building an engaged and inclusive community around the sport.
With a community made up of over 130,000 golf enthusiasts and over 360 member clubs, Mass Golf is one of the largest state golf associations in the country. Members enjoy the benefits of handicapping, engaging golf content, course rating, and scoring services, along with the opportunity to compete in an array of events for golfers of all ages and abilities.
At the forefront of junior development, Mass Golf is proud to offer programming to youth in the state through First Tee Massachusetts and subsidized rounds of golf by way of Youth on Course.
