The CSGA Links Volume 2 Issue 2 April, 2014 | Page 16

More
than
the
ICO/
GHO, Wethersfield CC is known
in Connecticut as the “Club
of Champions” so named by
Hartford Times Golf Editor Skip
Henderson. The extraordinary play
of its members in state, regional,
and national competition over a
period of nearly 50 years from the
1930s into the 1970s warranted
the appellation.
Bob Zaiman,
sportswriter for the Hartford
Courant, states “that anything
happening in Connecticut golf
in that era was happening at Left: Arnold Palmer won his first of 62 PGA Tour events at the ICO
at Wethersfield; Right: 1971 WCC Champions (From left to right)
Wethersfield Country Club.”
E.R. Spencer (N.E. Left Handed Champion), F.O. Kask (New England

Eight WCC members are Amateur Champion), N. Fritsch (Conn. Senior Amateur Champion),
included in the Connecticut Golf A.J. Breed (Hartford District Champion) and W.D. Brew (Conn.
Hall of Fame for distinguished golf Amateur Champion)
achievement and two for service to
Hall of Fame Inductees
the game. Wethersfield’s members
have won thirty-three state team The following are/were members of Wethersfield Country Club who
championships, sixteen State Amateur have been inducted to the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame.
titles, four State Open championships, 1955: Robert M. Grant (Distinguished Golf Achievement)
five Senior championships, five New 1960: H. H. Mandly, Jr. (Distinguished Golf Achievement)
England Amateur titles, as well as 1965: Felice J. Torza (Distinguished Golf Achievement)
junior championships, and innumerable
1981: Donald Hoenig (Distinguished Golf Achievement)
medalist honors in major events. In
1971 alone, Wethersfield golfers won 1983: Ernest J. Gerardi (Distinguished Golf Achievement)
the State Amateur, the New England 1995: Fred Kask (Distinguished Golf Achievement)
Amateur, the state Team Championship, 1999: Dr. Philip T. Sehl (Distinguished Service)
the state Senior title.
2000: James Grant III (Distinguished Golf Achievement)
~ Article by Dick Zanini, CSGA Scholarship
Chair

2002: Allan Breed (Distinguished Golf Achievement)
2002: Edwin H. May, Jr. (Distinguished Service)

Photo by R.B. Glasson

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Connecticut State Golf Association