Official Site
The Greater Hartford Open
One of the top 3 attended events on Tour - the players have responded to the fan support and renovated course and the much improved field is a win-win result. The local Jaycees began this fund-raising event after a turtle race in 1951 had proved very unsuccessful.
Articles and Related Sites
The Sponsor
Canon USA
Canon... took the mantle from Sammy Davis Jr.
The Jaycees
Integral in making this event work for longer than I can remember.
The Course
TPC River Highlands. Renovations to the majority of the course, including the rerouting of hols and expanding the grounds towards the Connecticut River transformed this course from onre of the least liked to one of the most liked on Tour.
The Field
Look for Cink, Daly, Sluman, and Love III to have good weeks here.
Sammy Davis Jr.
the candyman can. He and Bob Hope were bigger crowd draws on the pro-am days than any player.
History
Great history and champions going back to the 1952 Insurance City Open and Ted Kroll.
The Field
Look for Cink, Daly, Sluman, and Love III to have good weeks here.
Live Scoring
Follow play here - live scores directly from the event.
Last Year's Results
Phil Mickelson held off many guys who went low (63 & 64's) with a 68 of his own.
Last Year's Sunday Headline
"Mickelson finally closes out a tournament." - and it is still appropriate today.
Local Knowledge
Spectator info for getting to and around the TPC in Cromwell.
GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet
course info in greater detail for you fantasy golf geeks who really want to speculate.
Tickets
$20-$350. However they are quite easy to obtain... and park on someone's lawn nearby for less $$ and an easier escape at day's end.
Directions
and lodging...
UCONN
where women's basketball eclipses all... go Huskies!
The Airport
Ella Grasso... or Bradley International Airport. ESPN's hub.
Weather
Usually hot and humid each year... head for the corporate tents.
Local Golf
all things golf for Connecticut.
Connecticut State Golf Association
the 2002 Amateur comes to Farmington.
The Odds
Area Guide
the online Hartford Courant (oldest continuously published paper in the country) and more.
