Nine women represented the Women’s Golf Association of Philadelphia at the 113th Inter-City Matches for the Griscom Cup. The matches were played at The Boston Golf Club in Hingham, Massachusetts.
The team from Philadelphia consisted of:
Liz Haines, captain, Merion Golf Club
Loraine Jones, Merion Golf Club
Catherine Elliott, Merion Golf Club
Alex Liu, Commonwealth National Golf Club
Karen Siegel, Commonwealth National Golf Club
Kellie Edelblut, Trenton Country Club
AK Frazier, Gulph Mills Golf Club
Suzi Spotleson, RiverCrest Golf Club and Preserve
Meghan Stasi, Tavistock Country Club
The first day consisted of better ball matches. The results at the end of day one were Massachusetts 17 1/2 points, New York 10 1/2 points, and Philadelphia with 8 points. The standouts for the Philadelphia team for day one were the team of Kellie Edelblut and Alex Liu who won all 6 of their available points.
The second day was singles matches. The Philadelphia team had a lot of ground to make up on a very difficult course against very talented competitors. Meghan Stasi and Alex Liu played well, winning 5 and 4 points respectively, out of 6 possible.
Masschusetts won the Cup with a very impressive 54 1/2 points. New York finished second with 29 points, and Philadelphia was third with 25 1/2 points.
WGAP couldn’t be prouder of the women who represented the organization. Their competitiveness, sportsmanship, and camaraderie were top-notch. It was a pleasure to watch them compete.
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COMPLETE SCORING:
| FOURSOME MATCHES – June 1, 2016 | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | NY | Phil | New York | MA | Phil | Philadelphia | MA | NY |
| Tara Joy-Connelly Jacquelyn Eleey |
3 | 3 | Christina Parsells Alexis Hios |
0 | 1.5 | Meghan Stasi Karen Siegel |
0 | 1.5 |
| Claire Sheldon Mary Mulcahy |
3 | 0 | Tara Fleming Jacquelyn Mullens |
0 | 0 | Kellie Edelblut Alex Liu |
3 | 3 |
| Sophie DiPetrillo Katie Barrand |
0.5 | 3 | Denise Matorana Liliana Ruiz |
2.5 | 3 | Suzi Spotleson Liz Haines |
0 | 0 |
| Susan Curtin Pamela Kuong |
2 | 3 | Ami Gianchandani Adrienne MacLean |
1 | 2.5 | Catherine Elliott Loraine Jones |
0 | 0.5 |
| Sub-totals | 8.5 | 9 | Sub-totals | 3.5 | 7 | Sub-totals | 3 | 5 |
| TOTAL TEAM POINTS | 17.5 | TOTAL TEAM POINTS | 10.5 | TOTAL TEAM POINTS | 8 | |||
| SINGLES MATCHES – June 2, 2016 | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | NY | Phil | New York | MA | Phil | Philadelphia | MA | NY |
| Jacquelyn Eleey | 3 | 1 | Tara Fleming | 0 | 0 | Meghan Stasi | 2 | 3 |
| Claire Sheldon | 3 | 3 | Alexis Hios | 0 | 1 | Kellie Edelblut | 0 | 2 |
| Tara Joy-Connelly | 2 | 1 | Ami Gianchandani | 1 | 1 | Alex Liu | 2 | 2 |
| Katie Barrand | 3 | 3 | Christina Parsells | 0 | 1.5 | Karen Siegel | 0 | 1.5 |
| Sophie DiPetrillo | 1 | 3 | Jacquelyn Mullens | 2 | 3 | Catherine Elliott | 0 | 0 |
| Susan Curtin | 0.5 | 1.5 | Liliana Ruiz | 2.5 | 3 | Loraine Jones | 1.5 | 0 |
| Pamela Kuong | 3 | 3 | Adrienne MacLean | 0 | 0 | Suzi Spotleson | 0 | 3 |
| Mary Mulcahy | 3 | 3 | Denise Matorana | 0 | 2.5 | AK Frazier | 0 | 0.5 |
| Sub-totals | 18.5 | 18.5 | Sub-totals | 5.5 | 12 | Sub-totals | 5.5 | 12 |
| TOTAL SINGLES | 37 | TOTAL SINGLES | 17.5 | TOTAL SINGLES | 17.5 | |||
| Final Standings | June 2, 2016 |
| Massachusetts | 54.5 |
| New York | 28 |
| Philadelphia | 25.5 |
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