Amateurs win second straight Julius Boros Challenge Cup

A year after ending an 11-year drought, the CSGA amateurs posted their second consecutive victory over the PGA team in the Julius Boros Challenge Cup on Thursday at New Haven Country Club.

The amateurs won 46.525.5. The team score was

17-7, while the margin int he

16 individual matches was

29.5-18.5.

The competition is fourball, with two-man teams competing for three points (front, back and 18), while individuals simultaneously play a three-point competition against a member of the other team.

Taking all three points in their team match were Glen Boggini of Manchester Country Club and Patrick Griffin of Blue Fox Run against New Haven Country Club home pro William Wallis and former New Haven assistant Bill Street. Also sweeping were Dan Murphy of H. Smith Richardson and Jamie Sheltman of Alling Memorial, who played Rick Fleury of the Ledges and James Giampaolo Shuttle Meadow.

For the PGA, Kyle Bilodeau of Golf Club of Avon and Chris Tallman of Cold Spring Country Club also swept their team match against Ben Day of the Country Club of Waterbury and Shep Stevens of New Haven Country Club.

In the individual matches, 2017 Connecticut Amateur Champion Richard Dowling, former professional Nick Cook of Tashua Knolls and Murphy took all three points for the CSGA. On the PGA side, Kevin Mahaffey of Pequabuck and Kyle Bilodeau swept their matches.