Tag: Bruce Berlet
Peter Ballo Wins 88th Connecticut Open
HAMDEN, Conn. – Moments after signing for a second consecutive Connecticut Open title Wednesday, Peter Ballo departed the scoring tent behind New Haven Country...
Meghan Mitchell, 20, Wins Second Connecticut Women’s Amateur
TRUMBULL, Conn. – A year ago, Meghan Mitchell’s golf career came to a halt thanks to a debilitating back problem that threatened her future...
Cody Paladino continues torrid run with Palmer Cup romp
HARTFORD, Conn. – After a stellar amateur career that included time at Baylor University, Cody Paladino had a so-so five years in the professional...
Connecticut and Travelers Championship celebrate 70 years of pro golf
CROMWELL, Conn. – Harris English hasn’t made a PGA Tour start since January due to continued hip problems that included surgery in February, but...
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...
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...
Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame welcomes Suzy Whaley!
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Perhaps no one among the 96 Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame inductees has been more qualified than Suzy Whaley.
Some might...
PETER BALLO NOTCHES HISTORIC CONNECTICUT OPEN WIN
DARIEN, Conn. – Peter Ballo notched his second “family daily double” of the year on Wednesday and wished his father Mike had been able...
Harris English sets sights on U.S. Ryder Cup Team
HARTFORD, Conn. – After his riveting/epic playoff victory in the Travelers Championship clinched a spot in the season-ending Tour Championship, Harris English set his...
50 years of golf memories for sports writer Bruce Berlet
WORCESTER, Mass - Last summer, sportswriter Bruce Berlet was looking forward with pride to covering the annual PGA Tour stop in Connecticut for the...