Friday, May 3, 2024

Connecticut

Rory McIroy commits to 2022 Travelers Championship

HARTFORD. Conn. – It’s early February, but the Travelers Championship got a major commitment nearly six months before the tournament even begins. Rory McIlroy, one...

D.J. GREGORY RECEIVES PGA TOUR’S COURAGE AWARD

HARTFORD, Conn. – In 52 years in journalism, one of the most stirring and touching stories that I’ve ever written was about D.J. Gregory,...

Remembering Tim Rosaforte (1955 – 2022)

HARTFORD, Conn. – When I first became the golf writer for The Hartford Courant in the early 1970s, one of the first major national...

Rob Labritz qualifies for PGA Tour Champions

HARTFORD, Conn. – New Britain native Rob Labritz realized a longtime goal last week when he earned medalist honors in the PGA Tour Champions...

JIM BECKER, MIKE BALLO INDUCTED INTO (CT) GOLF HALL OF FAME

HARTFORD, Conn. – Jim Becker had as unique a start in golf imaginable. As he approached 5 years ago, Becker’s older brother Michael made...

2021 TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP GENERATES $2.2 MILLION FOR CHARITY

HARTFORD, Conn. – Travelers Championship general manager Nathan Grube has often said the best day of the year doesn’t come during the tournament. It’s...
Gary Reynolds

Gary Reynolds Named to PGA of America Hall of Fame

GLASTONBURY, Conn. – On Sept. 1, Gary and Mim Reynolds were having a friendly chat on ZOOM with PGA of America president Jim Richerson...

Chris Tallman wins CT Player of the Year (again)

HARTFORD, Conn. – Chris Tallman has been the dominant player in the Connecticut Section PGA for several years, and he proved it again when...

CAMERON YOUNG NEARLY NOTCHES FIRST PGA TOUR WIN

HARTFORD, Conn. – Eighteen months ago, Cameron Young was stuck in golfing purgatory. On Sunday, the former Bridgeport resident nearly won his first PGA...

Donal Reilly wins 2021 Connecticut Senior Amateur

HARTFORD, Conn. – Neither rain nor thunder nor lightning nor two weather delays could keep Donal Reilly from his first Connecticut State Golf...