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Adam Rainaud Qualifies
for PGA Championship
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Rainaud,
defending
Connecticut
Open
Championship, earned one of twenty available spots at
the PGA Professional Championship to earn his second
berth in the PGA Championship. Rainaud, who also qualified in
2015 and played the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, shot
rounds of 73-71-69-73--286 at the Sunriver Resort in Sunriver,
Oregon to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Now an Assistant Golf Professional at Winged Foot Golf
Club, Rainaud (Chester, Conn.) will be defending his Connecticut
Open title in the week leading up to the PGA Championship at
Ellington Ridge Country Club, where he hopes to be the first
player since Nick Cook (2005-06) to successfully defend. He
is one of three players from Winged Foot competing in the
Connecticut Open, joined by 1993 Champion Mike Gilmore and
2006 Connecticut Junior Amateur Champion Mike Ballo, Jr.
CSGA Member Unveils New Book on Rules of Golf
A
new book about the Rules of Golf came out this year. It’s
completely current, addressing all the latest 2017 updates
to the 2016 rules, and covers the recently announced 2019
proposals the USGA and R&A recently offered up for public comment
as well.
The book was written by Howard J. Meditz of Sterling Farms Golf
Course, a Rules Official for several of our nearby State and Regional
Golf Associations. More than simply interpreting the rules, Meditz
seduces readers with a combination of humor and his obvious
affection and respect for the rules.
The book touches on the history of the rules, how appreciation
for the rules can lead to scoring better under pressure, and how, with
the right attitude, you can even enjoy the game more by adhering to
them.
“How to Love the Rules of Golf” also delves into common
frustrations that players experience: the dreaded Stroke and
Distance penalty, the frustrating absence of free relief from fairway
divot holes, and of course the absence of free relief from tree roots
as the picture on the cover of the book ironically reminds us all.
In this issue of the CSGA Links Magazine, Meditz is a contributing guest writer for our Rules
Corner.
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