A MESSAGE FROM THE WSSGL BOARD.

As far as can be determined, Wollaston Golf Club was one of the founding members of the WSSGL along with Cohasset, Duxbury, Hatherly and Marshfield.

 Wollaston has long been a staunch supporter of the League,  always sporting a strong team and showing good participation in its events. Several Wollaston women served as President of the League, including Kath Heffernan (1960-61), Doris Marr (1970-71) and more recently Bernie Hassan (1980-81). Maureen Traverse currently serves as Publicity Chair and Team Co- coordinator. Wollaston’s Summer Team has always been a force to be reckoned with, winning the Championship in 1958, 60, 68, 77, 79, 85, 92, 98, 2000, 2003 and 2004 and their strong Boros teams were winners in 1972, 81 and 1991. Unfortunately, the last few years have not been so good for Wollaston. Their Women’s association has lost a lot of key players and any newer members have not yet embraced the League. Participation in League events has plummeted. Things have gotten so bad that in 2011, they were unable to find 14 players to compete on team. The League agreed to allow Wollaston to play matches with only ten players each week. Then one match was cancelled by Wollaston in its entirety, an unheard of event in League history. Over the past few months, Wollaston asked the board to reduce the number of players to 10 or at the most 12. After much discussion, the board voted not to reduce the number of team players and no decision was reached on how to enable Wollaston to continue in the League.  

At the recent Board meeting, Wollaston asked for and was granted a leave of absence from Team competition for the 2012 season.  They will remain a full fledged member of the League, eligible for all special tournaments, and their situation will be reviewed at the Fall Board Meeting. Wollaston anticipates getting some of their newer members interested in playing on their team for 2013 and being able to compete with 14 players.