December

John Gentile, formerly of Fairfield, was elected to the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame for 2003. ...Tom DeGrandi golf course superintendent, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, was named a 2003 Environmental Leaders in Golf merit award winner by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. ... Jerry Courville of Milford won the 2003 Dick Tettelbach Award as the Connecticut State Golf Association Player of the Year. ...Suzy Whaley head professional at Blue Fox Run GC, Avon, received a Special Recognition Award from the Connecticut State Golf Association. ... Named as new head professionals were Jeff Beyer, Willow Brook GC, South Windsor; Dave Giacondino, East Mountain GC; and Sean Smedick, Fox Run at Copper Hill, East Granby.


November

Thomas W. Lane of Orange was named president of the New England Golf Association for 2004.


October

Competing in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, Oct. 11-16, Wilmington CC, Wilmington, DE were Jay Donovan of New Britain, Jeff Hedden of Waterford, Chet Hrostek III of New Milford, Richard Nappi of Kensington, Joseph Sommers of Stamford and David Szewczul of Farmington. Hedden lost in the first round of match play. Donovan, Hrostek, Nappi, Sommers and Szewczul did not qualify for match play. ... Elizabeth Janangelo of West Hartford and Duke University finished tied for first in the Franklin Street Partners Invitational, Chapel Hill, NC, Oct. 5.


September

John Bracken III of West Hartford and Gene Ryzewicz of Westport completed in the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship, Sept. 6-11, Virginian GC, Bristol, VA. Bracken lost in the second round of match play. Ryzewicz did not qualify for match play. ... Competing in the U.S. Men's State Team Competition, Sept. 16-18, Charles River CC, Newton Centre, MA were Jerry Courville of Milford, Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury and Jeff Hedden of Waterford. The team finished 6th. ... Competing in the U.S. Women's State Team Competition, Sept. 16-18, Wellesley CC, Wellesley Hills, MA were Nicole Coffey of Bristol, Daria Cummings of Monroe and Sheila Torgan of New Canaan. The team finished 35th. ... Archie Cart was named general manager of Lakes of Isles Golf Club at Foxwoods Resort Casino. ...Doug Juhasz was named general manager and director of golf, and Dave Megliola was named head professional at Wintonbury Hills GC, Bloomfield. ...Suzy Whaley, head professional at Blue Fox Run GC, Avon, won the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Northeast Section Championship at Trump National GC, Briar Cliff Manor, NY on Sept. 9-10.


August

Elizabeth Janangelo of West Hartford and Morgan Olds of Stamford competed in the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, Aug. 4-10, Philadelphia CC, Gladwyne, PA. Janangelo lost in the first round of match play. Olds did not qualify for match play. ... Competing in the U.S. Amateur Championship, Aug. 18-24, Oakmont CC, Oakmont, PA were Jerry Courville of Milford, Jared Eglowsky of Riverside, Justin Goodhue of Glastonbury, Jeff Hedden of Waterford and Andy Svoboda of Stamford. Courville lost in the quarterfinal round of match play. Svoboda lost in the first round of match play. Eglowsky, Goodhue and Hedden did not qualify for match play. ... John Jamgochian won top individual honors in leading Connecticut to the New England Junior Championship title at Biddeford-Saco CC, Saco, ME. Other members of the state team were Masayuki Kobayashi, K.J. Camera, Brent Paladino, Evan Beirne, Scott Cruff and Kyle Morris.


July

Elizabeth Janangelo of West Hartford competed in the U.S. Women's Open Championship, July 3-6, Pumpkin Ridge GC, North Plains, OR. Janangelo finished T30. ... Timothy Kane of Glastonbury competed in the U.S. Public Links Championship, July 14-19, Blue Heron Pines GC, Galloway, NJ. Kane lost in the quarterfinal round of match play. ... Marika Lendl of Goshen and Courtney Tincher of Greenwich competed in the U.S. Girls Junior Championship, July 21-26, Brooklawn CC, Fairfield, CT. Lendl lost in the first round of match play. Tincher did not qualify for match play. ... Peter Stevens of Waterbury was named the first head coach for men's golf at Teikyo Post University in Waterbury. ... Cameron Wilson of Rowayton won the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship (9-10 division) in San Diego, CA.


June

Daria Cummings of Monroe competed in the U.S. Women's Public Links Championship, June 17-22, Ocean Hammock GC, Palm Coast, FL. Cummings did not qualify for match play.


April

Brett Stegmaier of Madison and the University of Florida won the individual title at the SEC Championship on April 25-27 at St. Simons Island, GA. ... Tim Kane of Simsbury and the University of Maryland won the individual title at the Wofford Invitational on April 12 at Spartanburg, SC. ... Liz Janangelo of West Hartford won the individual title in helping Duke University capture the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic on April 6 at Athens, GA.