PGA HOPE Connecticut Crowns Its 2026 Land • Sea • Air Champion at Edgewood Golf Course
What a way to finish the season!
The 2026 PGA HOPE Connecticut Play Day season officially came to a close on Monday, October 5, at Edgewood Golf Course. I’d like to give a huge thank you to the Connecticut PGA Golf Foundation for their generous support in making these play days happen for us, helping us continue the camaraderie and playing the game of golf beyond PGA HOPE Connecticut program graduation!
Eighty-seven Veterans participated in our final Play Day of the year, bringing together PGA HOPE alumni for one last afternoon of golf, camaraderie, friendly competition, and, of course, the crowning of our 2026 Land • Sea • Air Champion.
And if you followed the standings throughout the season, you knew this championship was going to come down to the wire.
Just 1.83 points separated all three divisions heading into Edgewood.
After an entire season of golf, it was still anyone’s championship.
But first, let’s talk about the golf!
Team Results
T-1st Place
Edwin Zorrilla, Jack Liu, Bob Hann & Bruce Perron
64 (-7) | 43 Stableford Points
T-1st Place
Rob Chauvin, Tim O’Sullivan & Todd Brunelle
67 (-4) | 43 Stableford Points
T-3rd Place
Chris Gaj, Brian Zukowski & Jason Gillette
66 (-5) | 41 Stableford Points
T-3rd Place
Jason Bienvenue, Dustin Buck & Jaime Santiago
66 (-5) | 41 Stableford Points
5th Place
William Crespo, Gregory Humphries, Scott Goldsmith & Mike Ratcliffe
70 (-1) | 40 Stableford Points
T-6th Place
Bob Stec, Philip Berube, Maddy Venancio & Kevin Hourihan
68 (-3) | 39 Stableford Points
T-6th Place
Richard Robillard, Roger Corriveau, Tom Geneczko & Christopher Plotniak
68 (-3) | 39 Stableford Points
8th Place
Robyn Stoll-Lyons, Sandra Krider, Daniel Askew & Mason Lococo
69 (-2) | 38 Stableford Points
9th Place
Allen Diamond, Paul Frappier & Jim Rougemont
70 (-1) | 37 Stableford Points
10th Place
Phil Ballard, Lee Hilliard, William Rollin & Scott Suse
71 (E) | 36 Stableford Points
T-11th Place
Josh Plouffe, Greg D’Agostino & Michael Yarin
72 (+1) | 35 Stableford Points
T-11th Place
Jaime Bao, Ivan Gutierrez, Robert Williams & John Carolan
72 (+1) | 35 Stableford Points
T-11th Place
Kimberly Devine-Coyne, Amy Morin, Paul Brown & CJ Krutka
72 (+1) | 35 Stableford Points
T-14th Place
Brian Benito, James Burke, Jason Shaw & John Staruk
73 (+2) | 34 Stableford Points
T-14th Place
David Demers, Charles Higgins & Ross Dmochowski
73 (+2) | 34 Stableford Points
T-14th Place
Caminer Lavache, Chris Grizzle, Sean Edwards & David Rivera
73 (+2) | 34 Stableford Points
T-14th Place
Derek Glover, Vincent Cleary, Francis DeGregorio & Daniel McFarland
73 (+2) | 34 Stableford Points
T-18th Place
Rich Daigle, Joseph Mancarella, Tammy Foular & Dick Ricci
74 (+3) | 33 Stableford Points
T-18th Place
Andrew Donlon, Carl Dixon & Truman Small
74 (+3) | 33 Stableford Points
T-18th Place
Whitney Greaney, Nate Zajac, Richard Harriman & Christopher Dupont
74 (+3) | 33 Stableford Points
21st Place
Joseph Knochin, Bob Ratznberger, David Lewis & Forrest Abild
78 (+7) | 29 Stableford Points
22nd Place
Katherine Swenson, Deanna Greenleaf, Susan Kleciak & Wendy Brusseau
80 (+9) | 27 Stableford Points
Two Teams Share the Top Spot
We had some impressive golf at Edgewood, including a tie for first place!
Edwin Zorrilla, Jack Liu, Bob Hann and Bruce Perron put together a 7-under-par 64, earning 43 Stableford points.
But they weren’t alone at the top.
Rob Chauvin, Tim O’Sullivan and Todd Brunelle matched their 43 Stableford points with a 4-under-par 67.
Two teams. Two very different scorecards. Same Stableford total.
That’s what makes this format so much fun!
And right behind them, two teams finished tied for third with 41 points each.
A great finish to the year!
The Final Land • Sea • Air Battle
Now for the big one.
Coming into Edgewood, the standings looked like this:
Air — 361.39
Land — 360.90
Sea — 359.56
Read those numbers again.
After an entire season of Play Days, Air held a lead of just 0.49 points over Land.
And Sea was only 1.83 points behind the leader.
Nothing was settled.
Edgewood Division Results
The final Play Day produced another incredibly close result.
Land — 36.14
Air — 36.14
Sea — 35.00
Your 2026 Land • Sea • Air Championship Results
2026 CHAMPION — AIR
397.53 Points
2nd Place — LAND
397.04 Points
3rd Place — SEA
394.56 Points
That’s right.
After an entire season of golf, Team Air wins the 2026 PGA HOPE Connecticut Land • Sea • Air Championship by just 0.49 points over Land!
Less than half a point!
You couldn’t ask for a much closer finish.
Congratulations to Team Air, your 2026 PGA HOPE Connecticut Land • Sea • Air Champion!
And congratulations to Land and Sea for making this one heck of a championship race.
More Than Just Golf
While the competition was certainly exciting, the best part of our Play Days continues to be the people.
Throughout the season, Veterans traveled to different golf courses, met new playing partners, reconnected with old friends, and enjoyed some great days on the course.
We saw new friendships develop, plenty of laughs, and Veterans making plans to get together for more golf outside of PGA HOPE.
That’s exactly what we hope to see.
The golf brings everyone together. The connections are what make it special.
And judging by the conversations, laughs, and stories shared at Edgewood, I’d say we had another successful season.
Thank You, Edgewood Golf Course!
A special thank you to Edgewood Golf Course, PGA HOPE Coach and PGA Professional Bob Mucha, and the entire staff for hosting our championship finale.
Welcoming a group of this size is no small task, and we appreciate all the work that went into making the day a success.
And of course, thank you to all the PGA Professionals, coaches, host facilities, volunteers, and supporters who helped make our 2026 PGA HOPE Connecticut season possible.
Most importantly, thank you to our Veterans.
You are the reason this program continues to grow, and we can’t wait to see what 2027 brings.
Until 2027…
Twenty-two groups.
Three divisions.
One championship.
And a season decided by less than half a point.
Congratulations again to Team Air!
That’s a wrap on the 2026 PGA HOPE Connecticut Land • Sea • Air Championship.
Until next time… remember to swing hard, because if you happen to hit it, the ball might go far!