In 1915, the event was held at
Shennecossett Golf Course at Eastern Point. It was reported by the
New-York Tribune that this was the first-ever Connecticut Open. The day before the event proper, on Thursday July 22, there was a "preliminary competition." The event proper was 36 holes. The field of 72 included many of "the leading professionals" of the day like
Jim Barnes,
Mike Brady,
Jock Hutchison,
Fred McLeod,
Tom McNamara,
George Sargent,
Louis Tellier, and
Alex Smith. Barnes had a total of 148. According to
The New York Times, the favorites to win the tournament were
Mike Brady,
Walter Hagen, and
Jim Barnes. In the morning round,
Macdonald Smith broke the course record with a 69 to take the lead. In 1930, an event entitled the Connecticut Open was scheduled to be hosted on September 13 and 14. The event was scheduled to be held at Shenecossett Club again. However, it failed to receive "sanction" from the Connecticut Golf Association. The event was canceled by September 3. It was also reported during late 1930 that the Connecticut Golf Association was planning on sanctioning an official state open in the summer of 1931. == Winners ==