PREVIEW: 2025 NYS Women's Four-Ball Championships
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – The seventh annual New York State Women’s Amateur and Senior Amateur Four-Ball championships will be held at Leatherstocking Golf Course from June 2-3, 2025.
Related: Scoring / Pairings / Championship Home / 2024 Recap
Play will commence Monday with 42 sides (5 in Amateur, 37 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 2-3, 2025
Host Site: Leatherstocking Golf Course
Format: 36 holes of four-ball stroke play (gross and net)
2024 CHAMPIONS
Open: Rheanna DeCrow (RaNic GC) & Annika Michel (NYSGA eClub - Western NY)
*The pair will not be attempting to defend their title in 2025
Senior: Kim Kaul (East Aurora CC) & Janice Lavigne (Durand Eastman GC)
PAR & YARDAGE
Open Field Tees
IN: 2788 / OUT: 2576 TOTAL: 5,364 yards, Par 35-37–72 (67/127)
Senior Field Tees
IN: 2583 / OUT: 2452 TOTAL: 5,035 yards, Par 35-37–72 (65/8/120)
Schedule of Events
Sunday, June 1
- Practice Rounds
Monday, June 2
- 7:30 am - Practice Facilities Open
- 9:10 am - Announcements
- 9:30 am - Shotgun Start Round 1 (18 holes)
Tuesday, June 3
- 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, 2024) - Kim Kaul and Janice Lavigne
(2018, 2019) - Carina Watkins and Teresa Cleland
Other Past NYS Women’s Four-Ball Champions
None
Other Past NYS Women’s Senior Four-Ball Champions
Ingrid Narken (2023), Karen Feldman (2021)
2024 Individual New York State Champions
Teresa Cleland (Women’s Senior - Ontario GC), Barbara Harrison (Women’s Super Senior - Ontario GC)
Other Past New York State Champions
Teresa Cleland (3x Women’s Mid-Am - Rome CC, 2011, Seneca Falls CC, 2012, CC of Ithaca, 2013; 3x Women’s Senior Am - Thendara GC, 2009, Brookwoods CC, 2010, Ontario GC, 2024)
Kitty Colliflower (Women’s Super Senior Am - Bristol Harbour GC, 2019)
Karen Feldman (Women's Super Senior Am - Whiteface GC, 2023)
Barbara Harrison (Women's Super Senior Am - Ontario GC, 2024)
Meredith Hobika (Senior Mixed Team - Leatherstocking GC, 2023)
Mary Jo Kelly (Women's Super Senior Am - RaNic GC, 2022, Pinehaven CC, 2021; Women's Amateur - Foxfire GC, 1980)
Kim Kaul (3x Women’s Senior Am - Holiday Valley CC, 2008 Thendara GC, 2015, Pinehaven CC, 2021; Senior Mixed Team - Transit Valley CC, 2022)
Susan Kahler (2x Women’s Senior Am - Wayne Hills CC, 2013, Ranic GC, 2022)
Janice Lavigne (Women’s Senior Am - The Whiteface Club, 2007)
Ingrid Narken (Women's Senior Am - Whiteface GC, 2023)
Carina Watkins (Women’s Senior Am - Clifton Springs CC, 2011)
Lisa Webb (3x Senior Mixed Team - Skaneateles CC, 2018, Brook-Lea CC, 2021, Stafford CC, 2024)
Previous NYSGA Championships at Leatherstocking Golf Club
1964 Men’s Amateur - Won by Don Allen of Rochester1958 & 1962 Women’s Amateur - Won by Margaret Nevil of Cooperstown2001 Men’s Mid Amateur - Won by Jim Roy of Syracuse1972 Men’s Senior Amateur - Won by Burt King of Rochester2013 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by Matt Stasiak of Clarence and Jonathan Clark of Orchard Park2013 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Bob Chalanick of Victor and Mark Battle of Honeyoye Falls2014 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by John Kircher of Pittsford and Michael Mercier of Rochester2014 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Paul Hart of Slingerlands and Kevin Broderick of Guilderland2015 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by Jamie Miller of Orchard Park and Billy Hanes of Elma2015 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Steve Nosonowitz of Pleasant Valley and Stew Blake of Port Ewen2016 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by Bill Gaffney of Williamsville and Jeff Wolniewicz of West Seneca2016 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Won by Matt Clarke of Loudonville and Bob Rosen of Williamsville2017 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by Jeff Wolniewicz of West Seneca and Jonathan Clark of Orchard Park2017 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Won by Bob Branham of Norwich and Kevin Webb of Bloomfield2018 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by Billy Hanes and David Hanes of East Aurora2018 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Won by Tom Blank of Pittsford and Mark Dugan of Pittsford2019 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by Nick Dilio of Hopewell Junction and Ryan Gabel of Beacon2019 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Won by Wade Sarkis of Canandaigua and Ken Ogden of Canandaigua2021 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by Michael Dwyer of Scotia and Michael Stopera of Halfmoon2021 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Won by Mark Battle of Honeoye Falls and Chris Sorci of Victor2022 Men’s Four-Ball - Won by Carl Schimenti and Andrew Turker of Ithaca2022 Men's Senior Four-Ball - Won by Matt Clarke of Loudonville and Bob Rosen of Williamsville2023 Mixed Team - Won by Jeffrey and Jamie Brown of Cortland2023 Senior Mixed Team - Won by Luke Hobika of DeWitt and Merdith Hobika of Utica2024 NYS Women's Four-Ball - Won by Rheanna DeCrow of Ithaca and Annika Michel of Clarence Ctr2024 NYS Women's Senior Four-Ball - Won by Janice Lavigne of Penfield and Kim Kaul of Colden
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.
