Dick Siderowf Senior Player of the Year
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Dave Szewczul's 2015 season included runner-up finishes at the Senior Match Play and Connecticut Mid-Amateur,
but after winning six consecutive Dick Siderowf Senior Player of the Year titles, he was left on the outside looking in.
But in 2016, Szewczul reclaimed the top spot in Connecticut senior golf in dominating fashion.
A
fter going winless in 2015, Dave Szewczul
of Tunxis Plantation Country Club got
things rolling in 2016 capturing four titles
on his way to his seventh Dick Siderowf
Player of the Year honor in the past eight years. During
the 2015 season Szewczul was in contention in nearly
every event he played, and although it was winless, it
was a season that saw him qualify for the United States
Amateur Championship in Illinois. As with all great
players, Szewczul looked to build on his steady play
heading into this season, and re-enter the winners circle.
Approaching the 2016 season with higher expectations
than in the past, Szewczul used his competition to
motivate himself. “You know you have to be at the top
of your game every tournament and I’d like to thank my
competition for their outstanding play which keeps me
driven. It forces me to keep my game sharp in order to
be competitive and fortunately, with a bit of luck, I have
been successful in doing that.”
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