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The tournament was founded 73 years ago in 1952 as the Insurance City Open; [2] It was renamed the Greater Hartford Open in 1967, a title that was retained through 2003. From 1973 through 1988 , the GHO also bore the name of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. , who would often play in the pro-ams.
The "most important decision," according to The Hartford Courant, was to extend the Connecticut PGA Championship to 72 holes. [9] The following year, in 1937, the tournament took a "radical departure" and changed its format to match play. [ 10 ]
The Hartford HealthCare Women's Championship is a tournament on the Epson Tour, the LPGA's developmental tour. It was first held at Great River Golf Club in Milford, Connecticut in 2023. [1] In 2023, Jenny Bae won the inaugural tournament in a seven-hole playoff against Kang Min-ji and Ssu-Chia Cheng, for her first Epson Tour victory. [2]
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Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday after lightning struck a tree near a home along a golf course that is hosting the PGA Tour's Travelers Championship. The home is just north of the ...
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.
TPC River Highlands is a private golf club located in Cromwell, Connecticut, a suburb south of Hartford. It is part of the Tournament Players Club network operated by the PGA Tour. Since 1984, it has been the venue for the tour's annual Travelers Championship, previously known as the Buick Championship and Greater Hartford Open.
Five of Woods’ 15 major championship wins have come at the Masters, his most successful of golf's four major events. His first win at Augusta came in 1997, followed by three victories in five ...