| NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. (September 8, 2010) – Adam Rainaud, of the Orchards Golf Club shot a final round score of two-under-par 70 to hold onto the lead and win the Connecticut Section Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship, contested at Lake of Isles South Course. Rainaud finished the 36-hole championship with a five-under-par total of 139, good enough for a two shot victory over Brent Paladino of Timberlin Golf Club who shot a three-under-par 141. Rainaud collects the first place prize check of $1000. Paladino took second place, collecting $800. Adam D'Amario won the Callaway Golf Players Ball Pool, collecting $500. Bob Kay of Tumble Brook Country Club and Kyle Bilodeau of Hartford Golf Club both shot four-over-par 148 to finish in a tie for third place and collect $650 each.
Rainaud was presented with the Joe Lynch Trophy as the Callaway Golf Connecticut Section PGA Assistant Champion. The low three (3) professionals properly entered into the National Assistant Championship qualify for the Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship to be held November 11-14, 2010, at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The field will include 120 players and a $100,000 prize purse. Connecticut Section Pre-Apprentices are not eligible to qualify for the Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Professional Championship. Along with the champion Adam Rainaud, both Brent Paladino and Kyle Bilodeau will qualify for the National Assistant Championship.
The Connecticut Section of the PGA of America is one of 41 sections of the world's largest working sports organization, and is comprised of 350 men and women golf Professionals who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf. Since its founding in 1933, the section and its golf professionals of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts have served steadfast for over 75 years as the experts in the game and business of golf.
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