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Golf - Girls' Varsity
Overview
Overview
37th Pippy O'Connor Independent School Girls' Golf Classic Information 37th Pippy O'Connor Independent School Girls' Golf Classic Signup Form
The golf team practices and plays at the Watertown Golf Club, a championship 18-hole golf course that is part of the 226-acre Taft School campus. Practice facilities include a driving range with unlimited range balls, putting and chipping areas, and an indoor hitting net and mats. Taft golf players receive complimentary afternoon and weekend tee times. The team also travels for spring break training in March of each year.
For years, the team has been involved in supporting local charities, from the Special Olympics to organizations working to support children affected by domestic violence. During the academic year, the team organizes instructional golf clinics for local elementary school children.
Tournament and League Records
| Founders League Tournament (established 2009) | Pippy O’Connor Independent Schools Girls’ Golf Classic | Pippy O’Connor Individual Champions |
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| 2023 First 2022 First 2019 Fourth 2018 First 2017 First 2016 First 2015 First 2014 First 2012 First 2011 First 2010 First 2009 Second |
2023 Second 2022 Fifth 2019 Seventh 2018 Tied Fourth 2017 First 2016 Second 2015 Second 2014 Second 2013 Second 2012 First 2011 First 2010 First 2009 First |
2018 Julia Kashimura 2016 Portia Wang 2012 Ali Eleey 2011 Ali Eleey 2010 Bridget Wilcox |
Schedule
Schedule
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Williston Northampton School
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Westminster School
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Southampton Country Club | Away | Details about Golf - Girls' Varsity | Win | 4-0 | ||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Wallingford Country Club | Away | Details about Golf - Girls' Varsity | Win | 3-2 | ||
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Ethel Walker
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Hotchkiss School
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Greenwich Academy
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Sacred Heart Greenwich
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Miss Porter's School
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Hotchkiss School
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Greenwich Academy
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Independent International Invitational
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All Day
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Pippy O'Connor Tournament
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Orchard Golf Club South | Away | Details about Golf - Girls' Varsity | ||||
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Hotchkiss School | Away | Details about Golf - Girls' Varsity |
Roster
Roster
| Name | Class | Hometown |
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| Cindy Cao | 2026 | BeiJing |
| Iyene Essien | 2024 | Abuja |
| CC Kaplan | 2025 | Greenwich, CT |
| Sarah Li | 2026 | Shenzhen |
| Kyla O'Byrne | 2024 | Herndon, VA |
| Eleanor Puricelli | 2026 | Nashville, TN |
| Sam Richard | 2025 | Riverhead, NY |
| Caroline Traina | 2026 | Watertown, CT |
| Mehar Trehan | 2026 | Kingston |
| Yolanda Siyue Wang | 2026 | Shanghai |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Mark Traina
A graduate of St. George’s School in Middletown, Rhode Island, Mark attended Wesleyan University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history and was a four-year varsity letter winner in hockey and baseball. After Wesleyan, he began his teaching career as the Carpenter Teaching Fellow in history at Taft. From there, Mark earned a Master of Arts at Wesleyan and served as a teacher, dean, coach, and dormitory head at Kent, Holderness, and Taft, and as dean of students at St. George’s School. Mark now serves as senior associate director of admissions at Taft, in addition to teaching history, and coaching girls’ ice hockey and girls’ golf. He lives in Meyers House with his wife, Edie, and their two children, Caroline and Lucy.
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