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2006 CT Golf NewsmakersNews about CT Golf Newsmakers may be submitted by e-mail, or by regular mail: CTGolfer Online, Newsmakers, P.O. Box 81, Kensington, CT 06037.
Ken Green and Dick Tettelbach were inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame. ... Richard J. Zanini of Wethersfield CC was elected president of the CT State Golf Association. ... Ron Dellostritto of Cheshire was elected president of the CT Section PGA. ... Colin Amaral of Danbury won the Sirxon PGA Tournament Series event, PGA CC, Port St. Lucie, FL, Dec. 7-8.
Marika Lendl of Goshen won the FCWT Orange Lake Classic, The Legends at Orange Lake, Kissimmee, FL, Nov. 12.
Cheryl Anderson of Stamford was named the LPGA Teaching & Club Professional Teacher of the Year.
Competing in the U.S. Mid-Amateur, Forest Highlands GC, Flagstaff, AZ, Sept. 9-14, were David Zeid of Redding, Bill Hermanson of East Lyme, Richard Wilczewski of Old Lyme, Mark Farrell of Westport, John Kiernan of Greenwich and David Baker of Branford. None qualified for match play. ... Jeff Curl of Ellington won the Tarheel Tour's Stonebridge Classic, Stonebridge GC, Monroe, NC, Sept. 6-8. ... Bill Whaley general manager of the TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, was named Golf Professional of the Year by the CT Section PGA. ... Natalie Sheary of West Hartford won the FCWT Junior Golf Tour TPC Tampa Bay Classic, TPC Tampa Bay, Lutz, FL, Sept. 23-24.
Frank Selva, head professional at Race Brook CC, Orange, was named the PGA of America Junior Golf Leader of the Year. ... Mark Farrell of Westport and Brent Paladino of Kensington competed in the U.S. Amateur, Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, MN, Aug. 21-27. Neither qualified for match play. ... Natalie Sheary of West Hartford competed in the U.S. Women's Amateur, Pumpkin Ridge GC, North Plains, OR, Aug. 7-13. She did not qualify for match play. ... John Elliott of Bristol won the New England Pro Golf Tour's Sterling Country Club Open, Sterling National GC, Sterling, MA, Aug. 7-9. ... Cody Paladino of Kensington won the New England Junior Championship, Cohasset GC, Cohasset, MA, Aug. 15.
Michael Ballo Jr. of Springdale and Cody Paladino of Kensington competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur, Rancho Santa Fe GC, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, July 17-22. Both lost in the first round of match play. ... Natalie Sheary of West Hartford competed in the U.S. Girls Junior, Carmel CC, Charlotte, NC, July 17-22. Sheary lost in the second round of match play. ... Bobby Fox of Chester, Conor O'Brien of Weatogue and Brent Paladino of Kensington competed in the U.S. Amateur Public Links, Gold Mountain GC, Bremerton, WA, July 10-15. They did not qualify for match play. Paladino lost in the third round of match play. ... Marika Lendl of Goshen won the American Junior Golf Association's McDonald's Betsy Rawls Girls Championship, White Manor CC, Malvern, PA, July 24-27.
Elizabeth Janangelo of West Hartford and Wendy Modic of New Canaan competed in the U.S. Women's Open, Newport CC, Newport, RI, June 29-July 2. Both missed the cut. ... Marika Lendl of Goshen won the American Junior Golf Association's Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic, WindStone GC, Ringgold, GA, June 5-8.
Isabelle Lendl of Goshen won the American Junior Golf Association's Thunderbird International, Grayhawk GC, Scottsdale, AZ, May 26-29 and the Scott Robertson Memorial, Roanoke CC, Roanoke, VA, May 21. ... Jack McConachie of Plainville competed in the Senior PGA Championship, Oak Tree GC, Edmond, OK, May 25-28. He did not make the cut. ... Marika Lendl of Goshen won the FCWT Laura Diaz World Woods Spring Classic, Pine Barrens GC, Brooksville, FL, May 7.
Larry Haertel of Greenwich and Brown University won the Ivy League individual championship, Ballyowen GC, Vernon, NJ, April 22-23. ... Brett Stegmaier of Madison and the University of Florida won the SEC individual championship, Seaside Course, Sea Island, GA, April 21-23.
Brent Paladino of Kensington and The College of William and Mary was co-medalist in the William and Mary Invitational, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA, March 21.
Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury won the Minor League Golf event, PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Feb. 17. ... Isabelle Lendl of Goshen won the Junior Heritage, Sea Pines Golf Resort and Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, SC, Feb. 5.
Nick Cook of Shelton won the Gray Goose Gateway Tour Beach Spring Series event, Sandbridge GC, Vero Beach, FL, Jan. 6-8. Top of Page | Home |