LPGA veteran Maria Fassi of Mexico tees off the 10th hole at PInehaven Country Club in Guilderland on Sunday, July 20, 2025, during the final round of the Epson Tour’s Casella Golf Championship. She tied for fifth this year. Her -4 finish 69-71-69 (209) left her five strokes behind champion Briana Chacon 69-68-67 (204). (Joyce Bassett / For the Times Union)

Briana Chacon, 23, lines up a putt on the 12th hole at Pinehaven Country Club in Guilderland on Sunday, July 20, 2025, during the final round of the Epson Tour’s Casella Golf Championship. She emerged from the pack in the final round, with just one bogey and five birdies. (Joyce Bassett / For the Times Union)

Brooke Rivers of Ontario, Canada, watches a near-miss putt on the 12th hole at Pinehaven Country Club in Guilderland on Sunday, July 20, 2025, during the final round of the Epson Tour’s Casella Golf Championship. She started with four birdies and one bogey on the first five holes and held the lead or was tied for first during most of her round. She finished two shots back at 7-under, 72-66-68 (206).

The Epson Tour’s annual stop at Pinehaven Country Club showcased a field of young players launching their professional careers, plus current and former LPGA players hoping to return to form.

Despite the low purse, the Guilderland stop on the developmental tour of the LPGA continues to get high praise from players.

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LPGA veteran Maria Fassi of Mexico returned to Pinehaven and tied for fifth this year. Her -4 finish 69-71-69 (209) left her five strokes behind champion Briana Chacon 69-68-67 (204).

She took home $8,000 for her efforts. She’s earned $1.2 million on the tour and is still seeking her first LPGA victory.

I interviewed Fassi at Pinehaven in 2022. The highly decorated NCAA star from Mexico played her collegiate golf at Arkansas, winning 11 individual........

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