Connecticut State Am: Yale's Gaudette leads by 1
NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. (June 16, 2014) -- Rising Yale golfer Sean Gaudette fired the only round under par Monday and takes a one-shot lead at the 2014 Connecticut Amateur Championship.
At Lake Of Isles, Gaudette, who hails from Western Massachusetts, carded a first-round 1-under 71 and leads Dave Szewczul and Chris Pavelic by a shot entering Tuesday's second round of stroke-play qualifying.
Following Tuesday's round, the field will be cut to the low 32 players for the start of match play on Wednesday. The 36-hole finale is slated for Friday.
A group of seven sit at 1-over 73 while six more are 2-over after Round 1.
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ABOUT THE Connecticut Amateur
The Connecticut Amateur Championship is one of
the
nation’s oldest state amateur golf championships
and
is one of 19 championship tournaments conducted
by
the Connecticut State Golf Association. The
challenging format tests the state's best amateur
golfers over two rounds of stroke play to determine
the low thirty-two match play qualifiers. Two rounds
of match play each day culminate in a thirty-six hole
final to crown the top amateur player in Connecticut.
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