Adam Rainaud, Black Hall Club
that boosted him into contention, and his final round 65 tied
the course record at Woodway Country Club.
“The difference in the last two rounds was definitely
my putting,” said Rainaud. “I hit sixteen greens the first two
rounds and seventeen greens today, but I had a few threeputts in the first round and didn’t make any birdie putts. I hit
a lot of close wedge shots yesterday and today and just made
a few more putts.”
The Connecticut Open title is an addition to an
already impressive resume. In his young career, the two-time
Connecticut Section PGA Player of the Year has already
won the PGA Match Play Championship (2015, 2016),
Connecticut PGA Championship (2014, 2016), Connecticut
Section Professional Championship (2014, 2015), Spring
Stroke Play (2014, 2016) and Connecticut PGA Match Play
Championship (2014).
“I’ve been working in Old Lyme for the past six years
and Connecticut is now my home,” said Rainaud, who is
originally from South Hadley, Massachusetts. “I’ve never won
a state open so this is a huge win for me and is a tournament
I’ve been looking forward to since the winter.”
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Corey Birch, Silver Spring Country Club
Michael Ballo, Woodway Country Club
Since I was 22 years old, it’s been a goal of mine to win a state open, so to have that on my
resume for the rest of my life is a really cool feeling.
~ Adam Rainaud, 82nd Connecticut Open Champion
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