Seventy-six golfers joined us for this year's Charity Classic, making it one of our biggest tournaments yet! Together, we celebrated the 35th Anniversary of LPGA Amateurs while raising $5,200 for Sojourner House.

Mother Nature had other plans for the afternoon, bringing play to an early close after 11 holes. But not even the rain could dampen our spirits! Golfers gathered for a delicious buffet and our legendary prize drawing bonanza, where lucky winners went home with an incredible collection of prizes thanks to the generosity of our members.

As part of our anniversary celebration, we were also thrilled to recognize four members celebrating 20 years with the Rhode Island Chapter: Shae McWilliams, Susan Taylor, Elaine Carvelli, and Angela Caliendo. Thank you for your dedication and for helping make our chapter the welcoming community it is today.

With scoring based on the first nine completed holes, congratulations go to our tournament winners: 

Women's Division               

• Georgette Wilson

• Yanna Tow

• Linda Sousa

• Mimi Oliveira

Mixed Division

• Darleen Chretien

• Denise Driscoll

• Tom Driscoll

• Christine Irwin

A heartfelt thank you goes to Pam and Pat Medeiros, whose creativity and hard work transformed our prize baskets into one of the highlights of the day. Every league contributed amazing baskets, and many individual members donated prizes as well. Your generosity made a tremendous difference.

A special thank you also goes to Linda Loiselle for the countless behind-the-scenes details she managed to help make the tournament run so smoothly. From planning and organizing to tackling the little things no one ever sees, Linda's efforts helped make the day a success. Our event managers, Mary Ellen Vittum and Mel Yeager, also went above and beyond to make the day a success.

Most importantly, a huge thank you to everyone who played, volunteered, sponsored, and donated. Your support will help provide critical services to individuals and families experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking.

Rain may have shortened our round, but it certainly didn't shorten our impact. Together, we proved that a little rain can't stop a community determined to make a difference. Thank you for making this year’s Charity Classic one to remember, and we'll see you next year!

The Chapter celebrated Derby Day with a scramble tournament at Richmond Country Club. A light rain didn’t stop the fun as teams enjoyed plenty of laughs and a little friendly competition along the way. The fabulous Derby hats brought extra style to the day, and everyone gathered afterward for a warm meal and good conversation.

Congratulations to scramble winners Kathleen Mis, Susann Clarke, Jackie Gagne, and Cecelia Cooper. Longest drive went to Melissa Book and Kristan McClintock won closest the to hole. Best hat was Bonnie Beeley and our Derby contest winners were Shae McWilliams and Eileen Mason. Thank you to Cecelia for the golf towel gifts. And the surprise in the box with the tiny hat? It was a pretty glass with the Chapter logo. See more pix on our Facebook page.

More than 60 cowgirls saddled up and rode into Cranston for our kickoff brunch, and what a rootin’-tootin’ good time it was! From lively games and fabulous prizes to a sea of amazing cowboy hats, the energy was high and it was wonderful to be together again. Dr. Matt also wrangled us into shape with some great stretches to keep our swings strong all season long. He sent along this cheat sheet to refresh our memories and share with our friends.

Best of all, we raised $350 for the LPGA Girls Golf program at the Newport County YMCA—proving this crew knows how to have fun and give back.

It was all flower power, peace signs, and psychedelic flair at Richmond Country Club on August 17 for “That 70s Tournament.” A small but mighty—and seriously groovy—field turned out in full retro spirit on a perfect day for golf.

Kim Edwards took home low gross honors, while Jean Luisi claimed low net in the four-person best ball. In the scramble format, the far-out foursome of Colleen Vuono, Kristan McClintock, Linda Loiselle, and Jeannine Thibault peaced outwith a one-stroke win. Jennifer Flather won the longest drive contest, man. Thanks to everyone who time traveled with us!

Our Charity Tournament on July 19 at Swansea Country Club was anything but ordinary — it was a fla-mazing celebration of community, competition, and pink-feathered fun! Dressed head-to-toe in vibrant pink and cruising in flamingo-decorated carts, fourteen spirited teams took to the course in a shotgun start on a picture-perfect summer day.

From air gun drives to creative on-course contests (and maybe a few mulligans along the way), the excitement never let up. After 18 fun-filled holes, the fabulous foursome of Bonnie Beeley, Jean Luisi, Kim Weiss Edwards, and Pam Brissette soared to victory with a sizzling score of 66!

But the biggest win of the day? The incredible generosity of our sponsors, league members, and players, who helped us raise over $4,000 for Adoption Rhode Island.

A giant thank-you to our flock of volunteers, especially Linda Loiselle, Bonnie Beeley, Pam Medeiros, Pat Medeiros, Maryann Navin, and Lauren Machado, for helping make the day truly un-flock-gettable.

See more photos from the day here.

The 2024 New England Cup was held on June 21st at Agawam Hunt Country Club. We were fortunate to enjoy a beautiful—albeit warm—day, and everyone handled the heat with great spirit and enthusiasm.

Next year, we look forward to Connecticut (either Central CT or Fairfield) taking the lead as host for the event.

This year’s tournament featured strong participation:

• Boston fielded two teams of 8 players each

• Rhode Island also brought two teams of 8 players each

• Central Connecticut had one team of 8 players
  

As always, only one team can take home the title—and this year’s winning team was from Boston, scoring 60 points and 48.5 points across their two teams.

Rhode Island followed very closely behind with scores of 59.5 and 55 points, making it a tightly contested finish.
Central Connecticut rounded out the standings with 47 points—a solid showing and great sportsmanship all around.

The 2025 LPGA Amateur Team Championship was held June 13-14, 2025, at the Barefoot Resort & Golf Course in North Myrtle Beach. The teams competed on the Dye Course in a 36-hole competition of two formats:  a two-person Fourball and a two-person Scramble. RI Chapter member Kim Edwards and Boston Chapter member Denise Rondeau, overall winners of the 2024 Team Championship, returned to defend their title, under the moniker Ham & Cheese! While they fell short of a repeat, they won 1st Place in their Division. Congratulations, ladies! Well done!