Connecticut Open
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This article is about the Connecticut Open; for information on the former Nationwide Tour event the New Haven Open, see New Haven Open
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The Connecticut Open is the Connecticut
state open golf
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Connecticut State Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1931 (except for war years) at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour
event in the 1930s.
New Haven Open
The New Haven Open was a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It ran from 1990 to 1993. It was played at Yale golf course in New Haven, Connecticut.In 1993 the winner earned $27,000.-Winners:NIKE Connecticut Open*1993 Dave Stockton, Jr....
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The Connecticut Open is the Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
state open golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Connecticut State Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1931 (except for war years) at a variety of courses around the state. It was considered a PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
event in the 1930s.
Winners
- 2011 Frank Bensel
- 2010 Kyle Gallo
- 2009 Frank Bensel
- 2008 Jeff Hedden
- 2007 Jeff Curl
- 2006 Nick Cook
- 2005 Nick Cook
- 2004 Kyle Gallo
- 2003 Steve Sokol
- 2002 James St. Pierre
- 2001 John Paesani
- 2000 Kyle Gallo
- 1999 Jay Rice
- 1998 Kyle Gallo
- 1997 Michael Gilmore
- 1996 Brendan Walsh
- 1995 John Gentile
- 1994 Kevin Giancola
- 1993 Michael Gilmore
- 1992 Ken Green
- 1991 Mike Colandro
- 1990 Michael Downey
- 1989 John Parsons
- 1988 Kevin Giancola
- 1987 Kevin Giancola
- 1986 Mike Colandro
- 1985 Ken Green
- 1984 Jack McConachie
- 1983 Ed Sabo
- 1982 Ed Sabo
- 1981 Ed Sabo
- 1980 Doug Dalziel
- 1979 Doug Dalziel
- 1978 Mike Ballo
- 1977 Robert Benson
- 1976 James Becker
- 1975 James Becker
- 1974 Austin Straub
- 1973 Dick SiderowfDick SiderowfRichard L. Siderowf is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.-Biography:Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University and played golf for the Blue Devils....
- 1972 Paul Kelly
- 1971 Robert Benson
- 1970 John Gentile
- 1969 Mike Ballo
- 1968 Denny Lyons
- 1967 Roy Pace
- 1966 Roy Pace
- 1965 Jerry Courville
- 1964 Bob Kay
- 1963 John Cleary
- 1962 Bob Cloughen
- 1961 Eddie Kuna
- 1960 Allan Breed
- 1959 Dick SiderowfDick SiderowfRichard L. Siderowf is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.-Biography:Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University and played golf for the Blue Devils....
- 1958 Dick SiderowfDick SiderowfRichard L. Siderowf is an American amateur golfer, who is best known for winning the British Amateur twice.-Biography:Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University and played golf for the Blue Devils....
- 1957 Donald Hoenig
- 1956 Donald Hoenig
- 1955 J. Galeski
- 1954 Ted Lenczyk
- 1953 L. Brownlee
- 1952 J. Curtin
- 1951 Harry Nettelbladt
- 1950 Harry Nettelbladt
- 1949 Frank Staszowski
- 1948 Frank Staszowski
- 1947 Frank Strazza
- 1946 Felice TorzaFelice TorzaFelice Joseph Torza was an American professional golfer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.Torza was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Like most of the golfers of his generation, he earned his living primarily as a club professional during his regular career years...
- 1942-45 No tournament due to World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 1941 Jimmy DemaretJimmy DemaretJames Newton Demaret was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters....
- 1940 Harold H. Mandly, Jr.
- 1939 Harry CooperHarry Cooper (golfer)Harry E. Cooper was a prominent PGA Tour golfer of the 1920s and 1930s. After he retired from competitive golf, he became a well-regarded instructor, into his 90s....
- 1938 Edward Burke
- 1937 Leo Mallory
- 1936 Leo Mallory
- 1935 Johnny Golden
- 1934 Johnny Golden
- 1933 Johnny Golden
- 1932 Johnny Golden
- 1931 Henry Ciuci
External links
- Connecticut State Golf Association
- List of winners (select Open Championship)