Belief and Trust is a Winning Formula for Brent Ito
Captures the Connecticut PGA Open Title at Lyman Orchards Golf Club
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn. (August 16, 2022) – For those who saw Brent Ito yesterday and today playing on the Jones Course at Lyman Orchards Golf Club, it’s hard to comprehend.
Ito followed up his course record-tying 64 yesterday with a solid 4-under par 68 today for a 12-under par, 36-hole total of 132, and a 4-stroke margin of victory in the Connecticut PGA Open.
When asked what this win means to him, Ito smiled and offered an honest introspective.
“It’s been six years since my last win,” he said modestly. “I think I last won in junior golf when I was a junior in high school.”
The 23-year-old University of Michigan graduate from New Rochelle, N.Y., also confessed that he never even won collegiately.
“This shows that my game is heading in the right direction.”
That would be an understatement.
Yet Ito’s journey to the winner’s circle was not without challenge.
Jason Thresher of West Suffield, Conn., and Timothy Umphrey of Northborough, Mass., were playing two groups in front of Ito who was in the final pairing. Both Thresher and Umphrey each shot 70 in the first round and then followed with impressive 6-under par 66’s today to finish at 8-under par for the tournament to finish tied for second place.
Kyle Gallo of Berlin, Conn., finished fourth at 140. Charlie Blanchard of Warwick, R.I., was alone at fifth at 141 and captured the senior division title.
Andra Frappier of Cheshire, Conn., strung together a pair of 75s for first place in the women’s division.
Ito said that he typically looks at leaderboards but today since he was in the lead, he tried to stop looking at them too much.
“I think I handled myself well under pressure today,” Ito explained. “On the back nine I discovered that I was getting a little too excited and swinging too hard, so I toned it down a little bit and started flighting the ball under the wind.”
Ito said his formula for success is simple.
“I need to make sure I stay focused and my trust in my game is 100 percent.”
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FINAL Results
1 Brent Ito New Rochelle, NY 64-68–132 -12
T2 Jason Thresher West Suffield, CT 70-66–136 -8
T2 Timothy Umphrey Northborough, MA 70-66–136 -8
4 Kyle Gallo Berlin, CT 70-70–140 -4
5 Charlie Blanchard Warwick, RI 68-73–141 -3
6 Bennett Cotten Chicago, IL 72-71–143 -1
T7 Stephen Cerbara Langhorne, PA 74-70–144 E
T7 Adam Rainaud Chester, CT 72-72–144 E
T7 Timothy Hegarty Briarcliff Manor, NY 70-74–144 E
T10 Brent Dietz (a) Neptune Beach, FL 73-72–145 +1
T10 Danny Yustin East Amherst, NY 72-73–145 +1
T10 Peter Hong West Chester, OH 71-74–145 +1
T10 Fletcher Babcock Danielson, CT 71-74–145 +1
T10 Taylor Kay-Green Needham, MA 70-75–145 +1
T10 Andrew Deforest Cottekill, NY 69-76–145 +1
T16 Michael Sweeney Port St. Lucie, FL 73-73–146 +2
T16 Ethan Farnam Crystal Lake, IL 75-71–146 +2
T16 Austin Cilley (a) Westerly, RI 72-74–146 +2
T16 Paul Pastore Stamford, CT 72-74–146 +2
T20 Matt Chorches (a) West Hartford, CT 78-69–147 +3
T20 Robert Meheran Tampa, FL 77-70–147 +3
T20 Sunny Kim Palm Beach Gardens, FL 75-72–147 +3
T20 Adam D’Amario West Hartford, CT 76-71–147 +3
T20 Rick Leal West Springfield, MA 72-75–147 +3
T25 Nathan Chuwait Chantilly, VA 74-74–148 +4
T25 Geno Giancola Plantsville, CT 73-75–148 +4
T25 Colin Murphy (a) Middlefield, CT 75-73–148 +4
T25 Uttdom Sowinkong (a) Newington, CT 75-73–148 +4
T25 Daniel Morgan Amherst, MA 76-72–148 +4
T25 Jason Zaniewski (a) Woodbury, CT 70-78–148 +4
T31 Mike Winter Babylon, NY 74-75–149 +5
T31 Jim Becker Bloomfield, CT 73-76–149 +5
T33 Andra Frappier Cheshire, CT 75-75–150 +6
T33 Matt Stein Hampden, MA 71-79–150 +6
T33 Joseph Ensign (a) Rocky Hill,, CT 76-74–150 +6
T36 Brian Keiser Longmeadow, MA 79-72–151 +7
T36 Ron Robinson Hatfield, PA 74-77–151 +7
T38 Ralph Giansanti (a) Jupiter, FL 78-74–152 +8
T38 Sathscia Sowinkong (a) Newington, CT 75-77–152 +8
T38 Tyler Woodward (a) Durham, CT 76-76–152 +8
T38 Alejandro Soto Newton, MA 76-76–152 +8
T42 John Vitale Watertown, CT 79-74–153 +9
T42 Milton Torres Chicopee, MA 77-76–153 +9
T42 Kevin Ausserlechner Mount Kisco, NY 75-78–153 +9
T42 Kyle Leeds Riverside, CT 73-80–153 +9
T42 Fran Marrello Plymouth, CT 76-77–153 +9
T47 Kevin Shea Waterford, CT 78-76–154 +10
T47 Aidan McBride (a) Ludlow, MA 74-80–154 +10
T47 J.T. Barker Bethlehem, PA 76-78–154 +10
T47 Bart McCarthy Ludlow, MA 76-78–154 +10
T47 Gerard Courville Stratford, CT 76-78–154 +10
T47 Jeff DelRosso Cheshire, CT 76-78–154 +10
T53 Rick Fleury West Springfield, MA 79-76–155 +11
T53 William Street Shelton, CT 80-75–155 +11
T53 Bob Mucha Southwick, MA 78-77–155 +11
T53 John Soltys Ware, MA 76-79–155 +11
T57 Evan Thornton Lake Worth, FL 79-77–156 +12
T57 Brandon Smith (a) Feeding Hills, MA 73-83–156 +12
T59 Scott Yancy III Saint Cloud, FL 78-79–157 +13
T59 John Herbert (a) New York, NY 78-79–157 +13
T59 Alexander Phibbs Hartford 76-81–157 +13
T59 Michael Argentine Bethel, CT 77-80–157 +13
T63 Tyler McDonald (a) Davidsonville, MD 79-79–158 +14
T63 Mike Martin Ansonia, CT 83-75–158 +14
T63 Jen Holland (a) Branford, CT 77-81–158 +14
T66 Michael Rege (a) Hartford, CT 81-78–159 +15
T66 Jae Kwon Little Ferry, NJ 83-76–159 +15
T66 Jeremy Berbert Palm Beach Gardens, FL 79-80–159 +15
T66 James Levere West Hartford, CT 78-81–159 +15
T66 Bryan Truszkowski Manalapan, NJ 77-82–159 +15
T71 Nicholas Segaline Haddam, CT 80-80–160 +16
T71 Jason Gobleck Madison, CT 80-80–160 +16
T71 Michel Painchaud Westerly, RI 80-80–160 +16
T71 Kevin Mahaffy Southington, CT 77-83–160 +16
T75 Marty Byrnes Terryville, CT 80-81–161 +17
T75 Jordan Gosler Manchester, CT 81-80–161 +17
T75 William Burns West Hartford, CT 79-82–161 +17
T78 Marc Bayram Berlin, CT 81-81–162 +18
T78 Archie Cart Old Saybrook, CT 80-82–162 +18
T78 Mike Gramelis West Haven, CT 79-83–162 +18
81 Dave Cook Southbury, CT 81-82–163 +19
82 Jack McConachie Plainville, CT 81-83–164 +20
T83 Isak Hopfner (a) Guilford, CT 81-84–165 +21
T83 Ronnie Pfaefflin Winsted, CT 82-83–165 +21
T83 Louis Sileno Dix Hills, NY 78-87–165 +21
T83 Christopher Clark Joshua, TX 78-87–165 +21
T87 Alexander Cavalieri Marlborough, CT 80-86–166 +22
T87 Bobby Powell Hartford, CT 84-82–166 +22
T87 Joe Mentz Hartford, CT 78-88–166 +22
T90 Kevin Zipp (a) Farmington, CT 83-84–167 +23
T90 Kevin Moore Sharon, CT 84-83–167 +23
T92 Zachary Happy Prospect, CT 88-80–168 +24
T92 James MacKenzie Wayland, MA 88-80–168 +24
T94 EJ Dzialo (a) Middlefield, CT 85-84–169 +25
T94 Jake Socha (a) Ludlow, MA 87-82–169 +25
96 Sienna Fucci Guilford, CT 84-86–170 +26
T97 David Wright Belchertown, MA 85-86–171 +27
T97 Glen Kallinich (a) Madison, CT 86-85–171 +27
99 Jason Loomis Norwalk, CT 88-86–174 +30
T100 David Jubinville (a) South Hadley, MA 87-88–175 +31
T100 Jason Beffert Southbury, CT 82-93–175 +31
T102 E.J. Altobello Westfield, MA 82-94–176 +32
T102 Jo Rasmussen (a) Westport, CT 87-89–176 +32
T102 Riley Carey (a) Glastonbury, CT 88-88–176 +32
T102 Lynn Scully (a) Watertown, CT 90-86–176 +32
106 Andrew Buckholz (a) New Haven, CT 94-83–177 +33
107 Selam Olson (a) New Haven, CT 88-95–183 +39
108 Ismael Garcia Wethersfield, CT 101-84–185 +41
109 Elena Spangle (a) Brooklyn, CT 100-95–195 +51
110 Anthony Migliori (a) Dorchester, MA 101-97–198 +54