Back to its Roots: The innagural Connecticut Mid-Amateur Championship was held at Shennecossett
Golf Course in 1988. Black Hall Club hosted the next six Mid-Amateur Championships from
1989-94, as well as the 2006 Mid-Amateur Championship. Most recently, the club played host to
the 113th Connecticut Amateur Championship in 2015.
Last Year’s Champion: In 2016, Dave Szewczul of Tunxis Plantation Country Club captured his
second Connecticut Mid-Amateur title, shooting rounds of 71-69-72--212 at Wampanoag Country
Club to edge Brent Dietz by two strokes.
Player of the Year Race: As the CSGA tournament season begins to wind down, the Dick Tettelbach
Player of the Year race begins to heat up. After adv ancing to the Round of 64 at the U.S. Senior
Amateur, Dave Szewczul currently has a 45.5 point lead over Max Theodorakis for the top spot.
The champion of the Mid-Amateur receives a total of 250 points, with the runner-up receiving
160 points.
Record Seeker: Bill Hermanson currently holds the record for most Mid-Amateur titles with five,
and is looking to add to his legacy by becoming the first player in CSGA history to win the same
CSGA championship six times. A longtime member of Black Hall Club, Hermanson won four of
his five titles at his home course and hopes to use his local knowledge to etch his name in the
record books.
Tournament Scorecard
Total Yardage: 6,666 yards. USGA Course Rating is 73.2; Slope Rating is 141.
Hole # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total
Yards 377 514 466 376 362 376 180 429 161 3,241
Par 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 35
Hole # 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
387 3,425
4 36
Yards
Par
366 570 458 194
4
5
4
507 398 380 165
3
5
4
4
3
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