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Four Connecticut golfers topped a field of 66 players in a U.S. Open local qualifying event Monday in the Kensington section of Berlin. (Tim Jensen/Patch)
KENSINGTON, CT Four amateur golfers from Connecticut, including a pair of teenagers, bested a field of 30 professionals and 36 amateurs in a U.S. Open local qualifying event Monday at Shuttle Meadow Country Club.
Chris Pieper, an 18-year-old from Woodbury, took medalist honors with a bogey-free 67, which included an eagle and two birdies. Ben James, 17, of Milford took second place with a 69, carding four birdies and a pair of bogeys.
Pat Griffin of the Unionville section of Farmington and Cody Paladino of West Hartford also advanced, tying for third at 1-under par 70. Griffin, 48, recorded a hole-in-one at the 230-yard par-3 15th hole, along with three birdies and four bogeys. Paladino, 32, had a up and down round consisting of five birdies and four bogeys.