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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.
The tournament was founded 72 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 Connecticut PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is a championship of the Connecticut section of the PGA of America. [1] The early years of the tournament were dominated by Gene Kunes and Joe Turnesa who won twice apiece. In the mid-1930s, a number of significant changes were made, including adding two rounds to the tournament and ...
The Players Championship ($4.5 million) and U.S. Open ($4.3 million) are the only golf tournaments that paid more than what the CME Group Tour Championship winner will get.
Connecticut Open may refer to: Connecticut Open (1910s event), a PGA Tour-level tournament; Connecticut Open (golf), the state's official open;
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 ...
Four over par for the tournament and the American is the low am here at this year’s US Open. The thoughts of Justin Thomas Sunday 18 June 2023 21:32 , Ben Fleming
A decade later, the tournament was won in consecutive years by another member of Yale's golf team, Buck Merriman. [2] [3] In 1910, Merriman was the medalist at the event. In modern times, the tournament usually begins with two qualifying rounds of stroke play. The medalist earns the R.M. Grant Medalist honors.