CHAMPIONSHIPS
28 th Connecticut Mid-Amateur Championship
October 5 - 6 ~ Bull ’ s Bridge Golf Club
C het Hrostek of the Golf Club at Oxford Greens began the final round of the 28th Mid-Amateur in search of his second CSGA major championship , having won the 30th Public Links Championship earlier this season at Fairview Farm Golf Course . After opening with rounds of 74-71 — 145 (+ 1 ), he held a one stroke lead over Josh Cameron of Shennecossett Golf Course heading into the final round .
Outlasting the state ’ s best amateurs would not be easy for Hrostek , who was also be chased by a pair of experienced CSGA champions in Ben Day of New Haven Country Club , the 2015 Russell C . Palmer Cup Champion ( 76-74 — 150 ) and Dave Szewczul of Tunxis Plantation Country Club , the 1996 Mid-Amateur Champion ( 77- 71 — 148 ).
Hrostek opened his final round with a steady string of pars , matched with just one birdie and one bogey . Through the first eleven holes , he held a two stroke lead over Day and a three stroke lead over Szewczul .
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