WORCESTER COUNTY
WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Worcester County Women's Golf Association is an organization that provides structured competitive golf to women golfers in Worcester County and beyond. History | League Officers | Past Presidents | Holes in one
History
This organization as we know it today was founded in 1945, but its roots were established in 1931 with a championship tournament organized by Mrs. W. LaCoste Neilson aided by Tyra Fuller. Mrs. Neilson ran this yearly event until 1944 at which time she resigned. The first championship recorded was in 1936 and fielded 25 women and by 1940 doubled that number. In 1945, the event was held at Oak Hill Country Club and it was then Mrs. Walter D. Cosgrove and Miss Ann Brennan established the organization, naming it Worcester County Women's Golf Association, and providing the ladies in Worcester County with a most unique experience. Miss Brennan succeeded Mrs. Neilson from 1945 through 1948 as chairman with Mrs. Cosgrove serving as president. These ladies set out to establish friendly competitive golf beyond their individual groups and clubs and succeeded. Their goal was to recruit golf clubs throughout Worcester County that would give the association one day a year to meet and play a round of golf. The Championship tournament and WCWGA stayed apart until 1949 when it was decided the association should direct the title hunt. This merger proved a success with a record number of 54 participants in the 1949 Championship at Westboro CC. In 1950 a new record of 60 women played in the annual event held at Green Hill. The only year they did not play was in 1943 due to WWII. WCWGA's 25th Anniversary celebrated at Mt. Pleasant Country Club honored these ladies and all the past presidents for their dedication and hard work. Interestingly Mrs. Robert L. Ritter, president in 1970 was the daughter of Mrs. Walter Cosgrove the first president of Worcester County Women's Golf Association. WCWGA withstood the test of time and has become the meeting place of choice for women golfers who have established lasting bonds of friendship and learned to play golf in a competitive but friendly atmosphere. Worcester County has grown since its birth and includes some of the finest golf clubs and lady golfers in the state and at present boasts a membership of 33 golf clubs and 477 members. return to top
League Officers
Executive Board
- President
Jo-Ann Szymczak (Dudley Hill Golf Course) - Vice President
Wendy Moffat (Holden Hills Country Club) - Recording Secretary
Betty Mahan (Green Hill G.C) - Corresponding Secretary
Nancy Norton (Webster/Dudley Golf Course) - Treasurer
Pat Wood (Hopedale G.C.) - Memberships & Handicaps
Eleanor Browne (Oak Hill C.C) - Division Tournament Chairperson
- Championship and A division - Deb Pelley (Donroamin Country Club)
- B division - Sylvia Wheeler (Green Hill G.C.)
- C division - Pauline Simila (Winchendon School G.C.)
Past Presidents
1945-1948 .....Miss Anne Brennan, Worcester County Championship chairpersonreturn to top
1945-1949 .....Mrs. Walter Cosgrove, First WCWGA president
1950 .............Mrs. J. Ralph Torpey
1951 .............Miss Elizabeth McHugh
1952 .............Mrs.Fletcher Rizer
1953 .............Mrs.Roy Litchfield
1954 .............Mrs.Wayne Billings
1955 .............Mrs. Arthur Hinsdale
1956-1957 .....Mrs. Harrison Bickford
1958-1959 .....Mrs. Rolland Griffith
1960-1961 .....Mrs. James Athy
1962-1963 .....Mrs. Leo Martin
1964-1965 .....Miss Evelyn Logan
1966-1967 .....Mrs. Joseph C. Casdin
1968-1969 .....Mrs. Robert Ingraham
1970-1971 .....Mrs. Robert Ritter
1972-1973 .....Mrs. Walter McMenemy
1974-1975 .....Mrs. G.R. Guglielmi
1976-1977 .....Mrs. Richard DiRuvo
1978-1979 .....Mrs. Guy F. Wilson
1980-1981 .....Mrs. Eleanor M. Browne
1982-1983 .....Mrs. Ted Harney
1984-1985 .....Mrs. Pat Paulauskas
1986-1987 .....Mrs. Mary Carr Gale
1988 .............Miss Martha Mooney
1989-1990 .....Mrs. Rexyne Kenney
1991-1992 .....Miss Bea Tosi
1993-1994 .....Mrs. Marilyn Keigwin
1995-1996 .....Mrs. Karen Ryan
1997-1998 .....Mrs. Betty Ledger
1999-2000 .....Miss Sandra Robichaud
2000-2001 .....Miss Bea Tosi
2002-2003 .....Mrs. Nancy Norton
2004-2005 .....Mrs. Ann Hagl
2006-2006 .....Mrs.Dianne Drury
Holes in one
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1953 ............Mrs. Samuel Tyler at Cohasse C.C. ...4th hole
1961 ........Mrs. Frans Ostman at Petersham C.C. ...2nd hole
1965 ...Mrs. Robert Ingraham at Framingham C.C. ...2nd hole
1974 .......Mrs. George Mantell at Green Hill C.C. ...11th hole
1975 ....Mrs. Richard Brunette at Clearview C.C. ...10th hole
1976 ....Mrs. Arthur Bonin at West Meadow C.C. ...14th hole
1977 ...........Mrs. John Ledger at Worcester C.C. ...8th hole
1979 ...........Hazel Caufield at Mt. Pleasant C.C. ...13th hole
1979 ...................Edith Romano at Oak Hill C.C. ...17th hole
1983 ............Rexyne Kenney at Monoosnock C.C. ...8th hole
1986 .............Anita Goguen at Westminster C.C. ...l0th hole
1987 ..................Elaine Gilrein at Worcester C.C. ...8th hole
1987 ..................Helen Horniak at Green Hill G.C. ...6th hole
1988 ..............Bonnie Stewart at Ellinwood C.C. ...14th hole
1989 ................Agnes Gotantas at Heritage C.C. ...7th hole
1989 ...............Barbara Marquis at Raceway G.C. ...4th hole
1990 ...............Bonnie Stewart at Pine Ridge C.C. ...4th hole
1993 ..........Eleanor Browne at Mt. Pleasant C.C. ...13th hole
1997 ............Pat Murray at Blissful Meadow C.C. ...15th hole
1998 ....................Dee Dee Fee at Oak Hill C.C. ...17th hole
1998 ...............Mary Dickerson at Pine Ridge C.C. ...4th hole
2005 .............Marcy Broden at Framingham C.C. .....17th hole
2006 .............Lynn Silver at Franklin C.C. ............4th hole
2006 ............Terry Elliot at Westminster C.C .........10th hole
