Granby’s Regan surges late to finish top 20 at New England Women’s Amateur Championship

The final round of the 2025 New England Women’s Amateur Championship took place on Thursday afternoon at Haverhill Country Club, and Ryley Regan and Julianna Megan – members of the Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley – both cracked the top 25 in a pair of strong showings throughout the week.

Coming into Thursday at 10-over par, Regan, of Granby, shot a 6-over round of 78 to put her at 16-over for the three-day tournament. She finished in a tie for 19th overall and in a tie for ninth place in the Junior Division with Tumer Highlands Country Club’s Jade Haylock and MIAA’s Mya Murphy.

Similar to her round on Wednesday (where she shot a 75), Regan got on a heater on the back nine. She played the last six holes bogey-free and added a birdie on the 17th to come in with a 38 on the back nine. On the front nine, Regan birdied the fourth hole and had five bogeys and three pars to shoot a 40. Her round of 78 on Thursday was tied for the eighth-best of the day.

Maddie Smith defeated Amelie Phung in a playoff to win the championship, while Lillian Guleserian, the leader through two rounds, shot a 76 to finish third. It was truly a three-horse race on Thursday, as Needham Golf Club’s Kaitlyn Doe (11-over) and Kirkbrae Country Club’s (Rhode Island) Adriana Eaton (11-over) tied for fourth place to round out the top five competitors this week.

Megan placed 24th overall with a three-round total of 18-over par. Although she recorded three birdies throughout the day (holes 3, 6 and 17), she double-bogeyed four holes and could never string a consistent stretch together as she shot a 41 on both the front and back nine for a round of 82 to wrap up her tournament.

Through the first two rounds of action, Megan didn’t record a single double bogey. Still, she put forth a valiant effort this week to crack the top 25.