PREVIEW: 2024 NYS Women's Four-Ball Championships
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The sixth annual New York State Women’s Amateur and Senior Amateur Four-Ball championships will be held at Leatherstocking Golf Course from June 3-4, 2024.
Related: Scoring / Pairings / Championship Home / 2023 Recap
Play will commence Monday with 38 sides (5 in Amateur, 33 in Senior) playing 36 holes of four-ball stroke play across the two days of competition. Each bracket will crown both a gross and net winner. Shotgun starts are scheduled for both rounds at 9:30 am.
CHAMPIONSHIP QUICK FACTS
Dates: June 3-4, 2024
Host Site: Leatherstocking Golf Club
Format: 36 holes of four-ball stroke play (gross and net)
2023 CHAMPIONS
Open: Emily Gresham (NYSGA eClub - Southern Tier) & Julia Zigrossi (Ridgemont CC) Senior: Sandra Jackson (Whippoorwill Club) and Ingrid Narken (Thendara GC) (Neither team is completing in this year’s championship, Narken is competing with a new partner)PAR & YARDAGE
Open Field Tees
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| YARDAGE | 316 | 288 | 170 | 403 | 324 | 313 | 297 | 328 | 137 |
| PAR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| YARDAGE | 323 | 457 | 119 | 292 | 247 | 406 | 326 | 135 | 497 |
| PAR | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Senior Field Tees
| HOLE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| YARDAGE | 283 | 286 | 164 | 397 | 320 | 253 | 293 | 323 | 133 |
| PAR | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| HOLE | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| YARDAGE | 310 | 451 | 105 | 287 | 228 | 398 | 248 | 119 | 437 |
| PAR | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Schedule of Events
Sunday, June 2
- Practice Rounds
Monday, June 3
- 7:30 am - Practice Facilities Open
- 9:10 am - Announcements
- 9:30 am - Shotgun Start Round 1 (18 holes)
Tuesday, June 4
- 7:30 am - Practice Facilities Open
- 9:10 am - Announcements
- 9:30 am - Shotgun Start Round 2 (18 holes)
- 2:30 pm - Player Lunch
- 3:00 pm - Awards
IN THE FIELD
Past NYS Women’s Four Ball Champion Teams
Amateur
None
Senior
(2022) - Kim Kaul and Janice Lavigne(2018, 2019) - Carina Watkins and Teresa ClelandPast NYS Women’s Four-Ball Champions
Pennie Carlo (2019)
Past NYS Women’s Senior Four-Ball Champions
Ingrid Narken (2023), Patricia Mayne (2021), Karen Feldman (2021)
2023 Individual New York State Champions
Karen Feldman (Women’s Super Senior - Whiteface Club & Resort), Ingrid Narken (Women’s Senior - Whiteface Club & Resort)
Other Past New York State Champions
Teresa Cleland (3x Women’s Mid-Am - Rome CC, 2011, Seneca Falls CC, 2012, CC of Ithaca, 2013; 2x Women’s Senior Am - Thendara GC, 2009, Brookwoods CC, 2010)
Kim Kaul (3x Women’s Senior Am - Holiday Valley CC, 2008 Thendara GC, 2015, Pinehaven CC, 2021; Senior Mixed Team - Transit Valley CC, 2022)
Sue Sims (3x Women’s Senior Am - Dutchess G&CC, 1993, Cavalry Club 1994, Lockport Town CC, 1996)
Susan Kahler (2x Women’s Senior Am - Wayne Hills CC, 2013, Ranic GC, 2022)
Lisa Webb (2x Senior Mixed Team - Skaneateles CC, 2018, Brook-Lea CC, 2021)
Kitty Colliflower (Women’s Super Senior Am - Bristol Harbour GC, 2019)
Tammy Blyth (Women’s Senior Am - Thendara GC, 2018)
Carina Watkins (Women’s Senior Am - Clifton Springs CC, 2011)
Janice Lavigne (Women’s Senior Am - The Whiteface Club, 2007)
Previous NYSGA Championships at Leatherstocking Golf Club
2023 Mixed Team Championship - Won by Jeffrey and Jamie Brown of Cortland
2023 Senior Mixed Team - Won by Luke Hobika of DeWitt and Merdith Hobika of Utica
1964 Men’s Amateur - Won by Don Allen of Rochester
1958 & 1962 Women’s Amateur - Won by Margaret Nevil of Cooperstown
2001 Men’s Mid Amateur - Won by Jim Roy of Syracuse
1972 Men’s Senior Amateur - Won by Burt King of Rochester
2013 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by Matt Stasiak of Clarence and Jonathan Clark of Orchard Park
2014 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by John Kircher of Pittsford and Michael Mercier of Rochester
2015 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by Jamie Miller of Orchard Park and Billy Hanes of Elma
2016 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by Bill Gaffney of Williamsville and Jeff Wolniewicz of West Seneca
2017 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by Jeff Wolniewicz of West Seneca and Jonathan Clark of Orchard Park
2018 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by Billy Hanes and David Hanes of East Aurora
2019 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by Nick Dilio of Hopewell Junction and Ryan Gabel of Beacon
2021 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by Michael Dwyer of Scotia and Michael Stopera of Halfmoon
2022 Men’s Four-Ball Championship - Won by Carl Schimenti and Andrew Turker of Ithaca
LEATHERSTOCKING GOLF COURSE
One of the East's most scenic and challenging resort golf courses, Leatherstocking Golf Course offers a premier golfing experience in one of the country's most picturesque natural settings. Designed in 1909 by Devereux Emmet, the course features a natural contour terrain that sweeps along the western shoreline of Lake Otsego and offers gorgeous views from varying elevations.
