The CSGA Links Volume 2 Issue 2 April, 2014 | Page 15

Pictured: The 18th Green at Wethersfield Country Club during
the final Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open in 1983

tour win), Tommy Bolt in 1954 (who shot 60 for
the course record), Sam Snead in 1955 (who
won by the largest margin of victory of 7 strokes
that still stands), and Arnold Palmer in 1956
(beat Ted Kroll in a playoff).

Later winners included Palmer again in
1960 in another playoff, Gene Littler (1959),
Billy Casper four times (1963, ’65, ’68, and ’73),
Ken Venturi (1964), Charlie Sifford (1967), Bob
Murphy (1970), Lee Trevino (1972), Hubert
Green (1981), and Curtis Strange (1983).

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