111th Connecticut Amateur
Paladino Wins 111th Amateur Championship
Cody Paladino , 24 , of Wethersfield Country Club , took a 3-Up lead into the afternoon of the 36-hole final and never looked back , posting a 3 and 1 victory over 21-year-old Peter Ballo of Woodway Country Club to capture the 111th Connecticut Amateur Championship .
Paladino , a recent graduate of Baylor University , was 1-down to Ballo through six holes in the morning before winning Holes # 7 , # 8 , # 12 and # 14 to take a 3-Up lead . Despite the morning deficit , Ballo was able to capitalize on a couple of crucial mistakes by Paladino on the front nine of the afternoon and pulled all square with Paladino standing on the tee of the 27th hole .
However , Paladino refused to be flustered and hit the shot of the match on the par-3 9th hole , the 27th of the match . He hit a 7-iron to within four feet of the hole for a crucial birdie and took a 1-up lead heading into the final nine , one he would never relinquish .
The win is Paladino ’ s second CSGA championship of the 2013 season , after capturing the 10th Russell C . Palmer Cup earlier this year .
111th Connecticut Amateur Championship June 17th - 22nd - New Haven Country Club , Hamden , Connecticut Par 70 ( 34-36 ) -- 6,577 yards
Champion- Cody Paladino ( Wethersfield CC ) Finalist- Peter Ballo ( Woodway CC ) Semi-Finalists- Paul Schaeffer ( Rockledge CC ) and Lawrence Haertel , Jr . ( Round Hill Club ) Quarter-Finalists- Jeffrey Evanier ( Clinton CC ), Jason Hogan ( Watertown GC ), Benjamin Day ( New Haven CC ) and John Flaherty ( TPC River Highlands ) Medalist- Kevin Josephson ( Personal Golf Ntwk )
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