The CSGA Links Volume 3 Issue 6 September 2015 | Page 34
SENIOR AMATEUR PREVIEW
70th Connecticut Senior Amateur Championship
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September 21st - 22nd, 2015 ~ Torrington Country Club
or the fifth time in the club’s elaborate history, Torrington
Country Club will open its doors to the state’s top senior
amateur golfers for the 70th playing of the Connecticut
Senior Amateur Championship on September 21st - 22nd, 2015.
Located in Goshen, Connecticut, Torrington Country Club
was founded in 1926. The present championship course was designed
by Orin Smith and all eighteen holes were completed by 1932. Orrin
Smith made a name for himself as construction superintendent
to Willie Park Jr. Smith then became a regular field supervisor on
a number of prominent Donald Ross-designed projects. In the
mid 1990’s, noted golf architect Ron Forse assisted the club in the
development of a master renovation plan to restore many of the
original course features.
The 70th Senior Amateur will be held at Torrington Country
Club for the fifth time, although 2015 will mark the first time the club
has hosted both rounds. Until 1996, the Connecticut Senior Amateur
was held at two courses, with one round of stroke play on each.
Torrington CC previously co-hosted the Senior Amateur in 1964,
1988, 1989 and 1993.
Torrington Country Club has played host to the Connecticut
Open Championship three times, most recently in 2013 where Jeff
Curl of Cedar Knob Golf Course captured his second Open title.
In 1946, F.J. Torza of Wethersfield Country Club shot a four-round
total of 293 for his victory, and in 1962, Bob Cloughen of Ridgewood
Country Club recorded a three-round total of 207.
Torrington Country Club has also hosted two Connecticut
Amateur Championships in 1994 and 2006. The 1994 Championship
was highlighted by PGA Tour Champion J.J. Henry of The Patterson
Club capturing his first of three Connecticut Amateur titles. In 2006,
Tommy McDonagh captured his first Connecticut Amateur title in
dramatic fashion, winning the final match in 39 holes over 2006 and
2013 Player of the Year Cody Paladino. McDonagh, who also won the
2011 Con