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ike Watson v. Nicklaus at Turnberry, or Stenson v.
Mickelson at Troon, they’ll be talking about VanDer-
Laan v. Swift at New Haven Country Club in the 84th
Connecticut Open for years. Or at least until one of them
wins his first PGA Tour event.

Twenty-two-year old John VanDerLaan, after tying
the Connecticut Open’s single-round record with 62 on
Day One, shot his second 66 of the week, reached 16 un-
der par and broke the Open record of 200 by six.

And yet walking up the 54th and final hole, he led
by only one over CJ Swift, who would shoot 67-196, a
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