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I didn’t even see it go in. Five feet out, I knew it was in and just started running.
- Jeff Curl, Champion
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Jeff Curl
Course Record
Ben Conroy shot a round of seven-under 65 to catapult into a tie for the lead and eventually a playoff. Beginning the day ten strokes back and a full ninety minutes ahead of the leaders, Conroy sent shockwaves through the course as he made the turn in four under before making birdies on #11, 12, 15 and 16 to grab the outright lead at eight-under par. Although Conroy would make a bogey on the ?nal hole to ?nish the tournament at seven under, he posted an unbelievable round of 65 to set the new competitive course record at Torrington Country Club.
Low Amateur Honors
Jeff Hogan of Watertown Golf Club took home low amateur honors after shooting rounds of 68-73-71 for a four under-par total of 212. Hogan ?nished in a tie for eighth place, two clear of John VanDerLaan, who was the next lowest amateur at two-under par. Hogan, a rising junior at Fordham University, was playing in his ?rst Connecticut Open Championship, and he made it a memorable one.
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