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 Greater Hartford Open. 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
YearChampionVenueLocation
2019Christopher TallmanKeney Park Golf CourseHartford, Connecticut
2018Adam RainaudKeney Park Golf CourseHartford, Connecticut
2017Kyle BilodeauKeney Park Golf CourseHartford, Connecticut
2016Adam RainaudKeney Park Golf CourseHartford, Connecticut
2015Kevin GiancolaWethersfield Country ClubWethersfield, Connecticut
2014Adam RainaudThe Orchards Golf ClubSouth Hadley, Massachusetts
2013Kyle BilodeauMohegan Sun Country ClubUncasville, Connecticut
2012Tony KelleyEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
2011Kevin GiancolaBlack Hall ClubOld Lyme, Connecticut
2010Kevin GiancolaLyman Orchards Golf ClubMiddlefield, Connecticut
2009Fran MarrelloWethersfield Country ClubWethersfield, Connecticut
2008Kevin GiancolaWampanoag Country ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut
2007Ian MarshallEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
2006Jim St.PierreLongmeadow Country ClubEast Longmeadow, Massachusetts
2005Mike CarneyRace Brook Country ClubOrange, Connecticut
2004Tom GleetonCountry Club of WaterburyWaterbury, Connecticut
2003Kevin GiancolaNew Haven Country ClubHamden, Connecticut
2002Suzy WhaleyEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
2001Fran MarrelloBlack Hall ClubOld Lyme, Connecticut
2000Tony KelleyHartford Golf ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut
1999Bill MackedonWethersfield Country ClubWethersfield, Connecticut
1998Mike MartinWampanoag Country ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut
1997John PaesaniEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1996Tony KelleyEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1995Allan MenneEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1994Dennis CoscinaEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1993John PaesaniEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1992Stan McLennanEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1991John PaesaniEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1990Kris SmithEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1989Tony KelleyEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1988Tony KelleyEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1987Doug DalzielEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1986Doug DalzielRichter Park Golf CourseDanbury, Connecticut
1985Dennis CoscinaTPC at ConnecticutCromwell, Connecticut
1984Donald HoenigManchester Country ClubManchester, Connecticut
1983Dennis CoscinaWoodbridge Country ClubWoodbridge, Connecticut
1982Jack McConachieThe Golf Club of AvonAvon, Connecticut
1981Doug DalzielThe Farms Country ClubWallingford, Connecticut
1980Dennis CoscinaCliffside Country ClubSimsbury, Connecticut
1979Dennis CoscinaEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1978Dennis CoscinaHop Meadow Country ClubSimsbury, Connecticut
1977Bob KayBrooklawn Country ClubFairfield, Connecticut
1976Dennis CoscinaTumble Brook Country ClubBloomfield, Connecticut
1975Dennis CoscinaHartford Golf ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut
1974Ed RubisBlack Hall ClubOld Lyme, Connecticut
1973Al FuchsWallingford Country ClubWallingford, Connecticut
1972Ed RubisEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1971Dick StranahanCountry Club of FairfieldFairfield, Connecticut
1970Ray HowellLongmeadow Country ClubEast Longmeadow, Massachusetts
1969Don HeadingsBrooklawn Country ClubFairfield, Connecticut
1968Stan StaszowskiThe Orchards Golf ClubSouth Hadley, Massachusetts
1967Dick StranahanEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1966John McGoldrickBrooklawn Country ClubFairfield, Connecticut
1965Ed RubisOak Lane Country ClubWoodbridge, Connecticut
1964Ed RubisHop Meadow Country ClubSimsbury, Connecticut
1963Bob KayWampanoag Country ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut
1962Roger HortonEllington Ridge Country ClubEllington, Connecticut
1961Ed RubisCrestview Country ClubAgawam, Massachusetts
1960Bob KayTorrington Country ClubTorrington, Connecticut
1959Bob KayTorrington Country ClubTorrington, Connecticut
1958Al LabutisThe Country ClubFarmington, Connecticut
1957Bob BodingtonThe Country ClubFarmington, Connecticut
1956Bob KayShennecossett Golf CourseGroton, Connecticut
1955Vic PancieraShennecossett Golf CourseGroton, Connecticut
1954Harry NettelbladtNorwich Golf ClubNorwich, Connecticut
1953Bob KayIndian Hill Country ClubNewington, Connecticut
1952Frank KringleNorwich Golf ClubNorwich, Connecticut
1951George BuckNorwich Golf ClubNorwich, Connecticut
1950Eddie BurkeWethersfield Country ClubWethersfield, Connecticut
1949Del KinneyNorwich Golf CourseNorwich, Connecticut
1948Eddie BurkeRockledge Country ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut
1947Harry NettelbladtNorwich Golf ClubNorwich, Connecticut
1946Eddie BurkeWampanoag Country ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut
1945Eddie BurkeAvon Golf ClubAvon, Connecticut
1942–44No tournament
1941Hubert HunsickIndian Hill Country ClubNewington, Connecticut
1940Eddie BurkeWoodbridge Country ClubWoodbridge, Connecticut
1939Ralph GreenwoodIndian Hill Country ClubNewington, Connecticut
1938Hubert HunsickIndian Hill Country ClubNewington, Connecticut
1937Waldo MartinIndian Hill Country ClubNewington, Connecticut
1936Joe TurnesaTorrington Country ClubTorrington, Connecticut
1935Joe TurnesaRockledge Country ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut
1934George HunterThe Country ClubFarmington, Connecticut
1933Gene KunesThe Country ClubFarmington, Connecticut
1932Jack PerkinsCountry Club of WaterburyWaterbury, Connecticut
1931Gene KunesIndian Hill (Sequin) Country ClubNewington, Connecticut
1930George SiebertIndian Hill (Sequin) Country ClubNewington, Connecticut
1929Maurice KearneyWampanoag Country ClubWest Hartford, Connecticut

References
  1. "The Connecticut PGA Championship" (PDF). Connecticut PGA. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  2. "P.G.A. Revises Rule For Women on Tees". The New York Times. January 29, 2003.
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