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2009 CT Golf Newsmakers
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Bruce Berlet, Fran Marrello and Barbara Young were inducted into the CT Golf Hall of Fame.
Suzy Whaley of Farmington was elected District 1 Director to the PGA of America Board of Directors.
Daria Cummings of Monroe and Michelle Stelben of Darien competed in the US Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, Golden Hills GC, Ocala, FL on Oct. 3-8. Cummings lost in the first round of match play. Stelben did not qualify for match play. ... Competing in the US Mid-Amateur Championship, Kiawah Island Club, Kiawah Island, SC on Oct. 3-8 were Matt Amis of Stamford, Patrick Griffin of Unionville, Jeff Hedden of Quaker Hill and Derek Waddington of Hebron. Hedden lost in the first round of match play. Amis, Griffin and Waddington did not qualify for match play. ... Marc Bayram of Plainville and Joe Mongillo of Southington were elected to PGA Membership.
Representing Connecticut in the USGA Men's State Team Championship, CC St. Albans, St. Louis, MO on Sept. 23-25 were Jeff Heddenof Quaker Hill, Ryan Leahey of Orange and Philip Perry of East Lyme. The team finished T22. ... Robert Linn of Enfield won the New England Senior Championship, Wyantenuck CC, Great Barrington, MA on Sept. 21-23. ... Competing in the US Senior Amateur Championship, Beverly CC, Chicago, IL on Sept. 12-17 were Jack Bracken of Avon, Robert Brunetti of Goshen, Robert Linn of Enfield and Louis Stone of New Haven. Linn lost in the second round of match play. Bracken, Brunetti and Stone did not qualify for match play. ... Rebecca Montgelas of Darien and Lida Tingley of Bloomfield competed in the US Senior Women's Amateur Championship, The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA on Sept. 12-17. Montgelas lost in the second round of match play. Tingley did not qualify for match play. ... Fred Kolakowski of Mill River CC in Stratford was named Golf Professional of the Year by the CT Section PGA. ... Representing Connecticut in the USGA Women's State Team Championship, Sycamore Hills GC, Fort Wayne, IN on Sept. 1-3 were Daria Cummings of Monroe, Lisa Fern-Boros of Shelton and Debbie Johnson of Stamford. The team finished 29th.
Competing in the US Amateur Championship, Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, OK on Aug. 24-30 were Mike Ballo Jr. of Stamford, Tommy McDonagh of Wilton, John Murphy of Wilton, Cody Paladino of Kensington and Cameron Wilson of Rowayton. Wilson lost in the second round of match play. Murphy lost in the first round of match play. Ball, McDonagh and Paladino did not qualify for match play. ... Natalie Sheary of West Hartford competed in the US Women's Amateur Championship, Old Warson CC, St. Louis, MO on Aug. 3-9. She lost in the second round of match play.
Competing in the US Amateur Public Links Championship, Jimmie Austin GC, Norman, OK on July 13-18 were Thomas McCarthy of Tolland, Brent Palandino of Kensington and Cody Paladino of Kensington. Cody Paladino lost in the first round of match play. McCarthy and Brent Paladino did not qualify for match play. ... David Pastore of Greenwich and Cameron Wilson of Rowayton competed in the US Junior Championship, Trump National GC, Bedminster, NJ on July 20-25. Wilson lost in the quarterfinals. Pastore lost in the second round of match play. ... Daniela Lendl of Goshen and Isabelle Lendl of Goshen competed in the US Girls' Junior Championship, Trump National GC, Bedminster, NJ on July 20-25. Both lost in the second round of match play. ... Jerry Courville of Westport competed in the US Senior Open, Crooked Stick GC, Carmel, IN on July 27-Aug. 2. Courville finished T28. ... Andy Mai of Suffield won the PGA Junior Series event, Ranch GC, Southwick, MA on July 8-9.
Frank Benzel of Stamford, Fran Marrello of Plymouth, Robert Meheran of Windsor and Ed Slattery of Torrington competed in the PGA Professional National Championship, Twin Warriors GC, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM on June 28-July 1. ... Daria Cummings of Monroe competed in the US Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, Red Tail GC, Devens, MA on June 22-27. Cummings did not qualify for match play. ... Isabelle Lendl of Goshen won the Women's Eastern Golf Association Amateur Championship, Stoney Creek GC, Nellysford, VA on June 10-12. ... Brent Paladino of Kensington won the Vermont Open, St. Johnsbury CC, St. Johnsbury, VT on June 8-10. ... Brian Keiser of Avon and Bill Street of Hamden were elected to PGA Membership.
Cody Paladino of Kensington and Baylor University competed in the NCAA Division I Individual Championship, Inverness Club, Toledo, OH on May 26-28. He finished T47. ... Natalie Sheary of West Hartford and Wake Forest University was named Atlantic Coast Conference co-Player of the Year. ... David Bove of Trumbull was elected to PGA Membership.
Wayne Smyth was named head professional of Indian Hill CC, Newington. ... Natalie Sheary of West Hartford and Wake Forest University won the ACC Women's Golf Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC on April 17-19. ... Paul Barnsley was named head professional of Race Brook CC, Orange. ... John Dipollina of Bristol was elected to PGA Membership.
Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury won the Minor League Golf Tour's River Club 2-Day, Santa Lucia River Club, Port St. Lucie, FL on March 3. ... Sally Sohn was named Player Development Program Manager for the CT Section PGA. ... Stephen Roach was named head professional of D. Fairchild Wheeler GC, Fairfield. ... Scott Targowski was named head professional of Orange Hills CC, Orange.
Will Strickler of Madison and the University of Florida won the Golden Ocala Collegiate, Golden Ocala GC, Ocala, FL on Feb. 2. ... Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury won the Minor League Golf Tour's Madison Green Classic, Links at Madison Greens, Royal Palm Beach, FL on Feb. 18. ... Kevin Mahaffy was named head professional of Pequabuck GC, Pequabuck. ... David Berstein Wethersfield was elected to PGA Membership.
John Cook was named head professional of Manchester CC, Manchester. ... Joseph A. Connerton was named head professional of Hartford GC, West Hartford. ... Ron Pfaefflin of Winsted was elected to PGA Membership.
2008 CT Golf Newsmakers
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