Connecticut PGA Championship
The Connecticut PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is a championship of the Connecticut section of the PGA of America.[1] The tournament has been played annually since 1929 mostly in Connecticut, although it's been held four times in Massachusetts. Dennis Coscina, who has competed on the Senior tour and is long-time teaching pro, holds the record for most wins with eight. PGA Tour winners who have also won the Connecticut PGA Championship include Gene Kunes and Joe Turnesa.
Some controversy exists regarding the winner of the 2002 Championship, Suzy Whaley. By winning the Connecticut PGA that year, she became the first woman in 58 years to qualify for a PGA event. The controversy had to do with the fact that she was allowed to play the course off tees 699 yards shorter than the men she competed against. This discrepancy has since been addressed by the PGA with what's commonly called the "Whaley Rule".[2]
Winners
| Year | Champion | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Adam Rainaud | The Orchards Golf Club | South Hadley, Massachusetts |
| 2013 | Kyle Bilodeau | Mohegan Sun Country Club | Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 2012 | Tony Kelley | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 2011 | Kevin Giancola | Black Hall Club | Old Lyme, Connecticut |
| 2010 | Kevin Giancola | Lyman Orchards Golf Club | Middlefield, Connecticut |
| 2009 | Fran Marrello | Wethersfield Country Club | Wethersfield, Connecticut |
| 2008 | Kevin Giancola | Wampanoag Country Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2007 | Ian Marshall | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 2006 | Jim St.Pierre | Longmeadow Country Club | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
| 2005 | Mike Carney | Race Brook Country Club | Orange, Connecticut |
| 2004 | Tom Gleeton | Country Club of Waterbury | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| 2003 | Kevin Giancola | New Haven Country Club | Hamden, Connecticut |
| 2002 | Suzy Whaley | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 2001 | Fran Marrello | Black Hall Club | Old Lyme, Connecticut |
| 2000 | Tony Kelley | Hartford Golf Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1999 | Bill Mackedon | Wethersfield Country Club | Wethersfield, Connecticut |
| 1998 | Mike Martin | Wampanoag Country Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1997 | John Paesani | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1996 | Tony Kelley | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1995 | Allan Menne | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1994 | Dennis Coscina | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1993 | John Paesani | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1992 | Stan McLennan | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1991 | John Paesani | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1990 | Kris Smith | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1989 | Tony Kelley | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1988 | Tony Kelley | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1987 | Doug Dalziel | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1986 | Doug Dalziel | Richter Park Golf Course | Danbury, Connecticut |
| 1985 | Dennis Coscina | TPC at Connecticut | Cromwell, Connecticut |
| 1984 | Donald Hoenig | Manchester Country Club | Manchester, Connecticut |
| 1983 | Dennis Coscina | Woodbridge Country Club | Woodbridge, Connecticut |
| 1982 | Jack McConachie | The Golf Club of Avon | Avon, Connecticut |
| 1981 | Doug Dalziel | The Farms Country Club | Wallingford, Connecticut |
| 1980 | Dennis Coscina | Cliffside Country Club | Simsbury, Connecticut |
| 1979 | Dennis Coscina | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1978 | Dennis Coscina | Hop Meadow Country Club | Simsbury, Connecticut |
| 1977 | Bob Kay | Brooklawn Country Club | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| 1976 | Dennis Coscina | Tumble Brook Country Club | Bloomfield, Connecticut |
| 1975 | Dennis Coscina | Hartford Golf Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1974 | Ed Rubis | Black Hall Club | Old Lyme, Connecticut |
| 1973 | Al Fuchs | Wallingford Country Club | Wallingford, Connecticut |
| 1972 | Ed Rubis | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1971 | Dick Stranahan | Country Club of Fairfield | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| 1970 | Ray Howell | Longmeadow Country Club | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
| 1969 | Don Headings | Brooklawn Country Club | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| 1968 | Stan Staszowski | The Orchards Golf Club | South Hadley, Massachusetts |
| 1967 | Dick Stranahan | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1966 | John McGoldrick | Brooklawn Country Club | Fairfield, Connecticut |
| 1965 | Ed Rubis | Oak Lane Country Club | Woodbridge, Connecticut |
| 1964 | Ed Rubis | Hop Meadow Country Club | Simsbury, Connecticut |
| 1963 | Bob Kay | Wampanoag Country Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1962 | Roger Horton | Ellington Ridge Country Club | Ellington, Connecticut |
| 1961 | Ed Rubis | Crestview Country Club | Agawam, Massachusetts |
| 1960 | Bob Kay | Torrington Country Club | Torrington, Connecticut |
| 1959 | Bob Kay | Torrington Country Club | Torrington, Connecticut |
| 1958 | Al Labutis | The Country Club | Farmington, Connecticut |
| 1957 | Bob Bodington | The Country Club | Farmington, Connecticut |
| 1956 | Bob Kay | Shennecossett Golf Course | Groton, Connecticut |
| 1955 | Vic Panciera | Shennecossett Golf Course | Groton, Connecticut |
| 1954 | Harry Nettelbladt | Norwich Golf Club | Norwich, Connecticut |
| 1953 | Bob Kay | Indian Hill Country Club | Newington, Connecticut |
| 1952 | Frank Kringle | Norwich Golf Club | Norwich, Connecticut |
| 1951 | George Buck | Norwich Golf Club | Norwich, Connecticut |
| 1950 | Eddie Burke | Wethersfield Country Club | Wethersfield, Connecticut |
| 1949 | Del Kinney | Norwich Golf Course | Norwich, Connecticut |
| 1948 | Eddie Burke | Rockledge Country Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1947 | Harry Nettelbladt | Norwich Golf Club | Norwich, Connecticut |
| 1946 | Eddie Burke | Wampanoag Country Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1945 | Eddie Burke | Avon Golf Club | Avon, Connecticut |
| 1942–44 | No tournament | ||
| 1941 | Hubert Hunsick | Indian Hill Country Club | Newington, Connecticut |
| 1940 | Eddie Burke | Woodbridge Country Club | Woodbridge, Connecticut |
| 1939 | Ralph Greenwood | Indian Hill Country Club | Newington, Connecticut |
| 1938 | Hubert Hunsick | Indian Hill Country Club | Newington, Connecticut |
| 1937 | Waldo Martin | Indian Hill Country Club | Newington, Connecticut |
| 1936 | Joe Turnesa | Torrington Country Club | Torrington, Connecticut |
| 1935 | Joe Turnesa | Rockledge Country Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1934 | George Hunter | The Country Club | Farmington, Connecticut |
| 1933 | Gene Kunes | The Country Club | Farmington, Connecticut |
| 1932 | Jack Perkins | Country Club of Waterbury | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| 1931 | Gene Kunes | Indian Hill (Sequin) Country Club | Newington, Connecticut |
| 1930 | George Siebert | Indian Hill (Sequin) Country Club | Newington, Connecticut |
| 1929 | Maurice Kearney | Wampanoag Country Club | West Hartford, Connecticut |
References
- ↑ "The Connecticut PGA Championship". Connecticut PGA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "P.G.A. Revises Rule For Women on Tees". The New York Times. January 29, 2003.