Latest Results
Another great PGA HOPE Play Day is in the books at H. Smith Richardson Golf Course!
Twenty-three PGA HOPE alumni teed it up for another day of golf, camaraderie, and some valuable points in the Land • Sea • Air Championship.
The weather certainly didn’t make things easy.
It rained for much of the first half of the day, and with the course cart path only, our Veterans had to battle some pretty wet conditions. Eventually the rain moved out, the weather improved, and we were able to enjoy a much better second half of the day.
But one of my favorite parts of Monday had nothing to do with the scores.
We recently graduated our 687th PGA HOPE Veteran here in Connecticut.
During Monday’s Play Day, two of our newest alumni from the Class of 2026 were paired with Edwin, who was graduate #25 out of those 687.
Think about that.
A PGA HOPE graduate from the Class of 2019 playing alongside two Veterans from the Class of 2026.
Seven years apart, but now they’re out on the golf course together as PGA HOPE alumni.
That’s pretty cool.
Team Results
1st Place
Darryl Ager, Ed Blanco & Gregory Humphries
68 (-4) | 40 Stableford Points
2nd Place
Joshua Morgan, Joshua Plouffe, Gary Goncalo & Carl Dixon
71 (-1) | 37 Stableford Points
T-3rd Place
Jaime Bao, Ivan Gutierrez, Edwin Zorrilla & Brian Zukowski
72 (E) | 36 Stableford Points
T-3rd Place
Mark Pirog, Joseph Fernandez, Caminer Lavache & Chris Grizzle
72 (E) | 36 Stableford Points
5th Place
Michael Ratcliffe, James Wood, Doug Lash & Dennis Withers
73 (+1) | 35 Stableford Points
Darryl Ager, Ed Blanco and Gregory Humphries took home the win with an impressive 4-under-par 68 and 40 Stableford points.
Four under in the rain and cart path only isn’t too bad!
9-Hole Group
Ralph Mayo Jr., Melvin Peoples Truman Small & Oladayo Sule
36 (E) | 18 Stableford Points
Our final group played nine holes and finished exactly even par.
Land • Sea • Air Results
Air – 36.48
Sea – 36.00
Land – 35.64
Now THAT is a close one.
Air takes the win at H. Smith Richardson with a 36.4 average, barely edging Sea at 36.00 and Land at 35.64.
Less than one Stableford point separated all three divisions!
Updated 2026 Championship Standings
Air – 325
Sea – 323
Land – 322
Air holds onto the top spot in the 2026 Championship standings, but this race couldn’t be much closer.
Just three points separate all three divisions!
Every birdie.
Every par.
Every point.
They all matter.
A special thank you to Head PGA Professional Coach Biggs and the entire staff at H. Smith Richardson Golf Course for welcoming our PGA HOPE Veterans and helping us get another Play Day in despite the wet conditions.
Coach Biggs and BOCA Grill also provided food for everyone following golf, which was greatly appreciated. Thank you for continuing to support our Veterans and PGA HOPE Connecticut.
Until next time… remember to swing hard because if you happen to hit it, the ball might go far.