Kevin Giancola of Golf Quest Family Sports won the Connecticut Section PGA Player of the Year title for the fifth time in 2010. He previously won the Bob Shea Award as PGA Player of the Year in the Connecticut Section in 2008, 2005, 2004, and 2003. Giancola won his third Connecticut PGA Championship title in 2010 at Lyman Orchards.

 

The Player of the Year award began in 1970 and Dick Stranahan won the first two titles. In the 1980's the Player of the Year award was named after Bob Shea who served as the section executive director from 1980-1993.

  

No one has won more section Player of the Year titles than Paul Ryiz who has won a record nine titles.

 

                               

Past Winners
	Player of the Year	Senior Player of the Year	Assistant's Player of the Year	Chapter Player of the Year
2010	Kevin Giancola	Fran Marrello	Adam Rainaud
2009	Tony Kelley	Tony Kelley	Joe Mongillo
2008	Kevin Giancola	Fran Marrello	Rick Leal
2007	Fran Marrello	Fran Marrello	Rick Leal
2006	Jim St. Pierre	Mike Grigely	Rick Leal
2005	Kevin Giancola	Fran Marrello	Ian Marshall	Mike Zaranek
2004	Kevin Giancola	Jack McConachie	Ian Marshall	Mike Zaranek
2003	Kevin Giancola	Mike Carney	Mike Martin	Bob Mucha
2002	Dave Dell	Jack McConachie	Jim St. Pierre	Tony Kelley
2001	John Paesani	Jack McConachie	Jim St. Pierre	Bob Mucha
2000	Tony Kelley	Jack McConachie	Colin Amaral	Bob Mucha
1999	Tony Kelley	Dennis Coscina	Colin Amaral	Tony Kelley
1998	Tom Gleeton	Dennis Coscina
1997	John Paesani	Charlie Moore
1996	Fran Marrello	Tom Lavinio
1995	Fran Marrello	Ralph DeNicolo
1994	Fran Marrello	Chuck Lasher
1993	Fran Marrello	Charlie Moore
1992	Fran Marrello
1991	John Paesani
1990	John Paesani
1989	Paul Ryiz
1988	Paul Ryiz
1987	Paul Ryiz
1986	Paul Ryiz
1985	Paul Ryiz
1984	Paul Ryiz
1983	Dennis Coscina
1982	Paul Ryiz
1981	Paul Ryiz
1980	Paul Ryiz
1979	Dennis Coscina
1978	Dennis Coscina
1977	Dennis Coscina
1976	Dennis Coscina
1975	Bob Kay
1974	Chuck Lasher
1973	Dick Stranahan
1972	Dennis Coscina
1971	Dick Stranahan
1970	Dick Stranahan