41st Connecticut Public Links - Postponed - New Dates TBD
41st Connecticut Public Links - Postponed - New Dates TBD
Country Club of Fairfield
July 27-29, 2026
Exempt players must meet the entry eligibility criteria and submit an application prior to the entry deadline.
CATEGORIES
1) Past Connecticut Open Champions
2) 2026 Connecticut Amateur Champion and Runner-up
3) The top 15 finishers and ties in the 2025 Connecticut Open
4) Champions of the following events: 2026 Russell C. Palmer Cup, 2025 Connecticut Mid-Amateur, 2025 Connecticut Senior Amateur, 2025 Connecticut Public Links, 2026 New England Amateur, 2026 Connecticut Senior Match Play, 2026 Connecticut Junior Amateur and 2026 Connecticut Senior Open
5) The top ten (10) players in the 2025 Dick Tettelbach Player of the Year points standing
6) The top ten (10) professionals in the 2025 CT PGA and MET PGA Player of the Year standings
7) Director of Golf/Head Professional of the following 2026 CSGA Championships and qualifying sites: Open, Amateur, Mid-Amateur, Women’s Open, Women’s Amateur, Public Links, Senior Amateur, Senior Match Play, Palmer Cup & Junior Amateur.
8) Director of Golf/Head Professional of the following 2026 USGA qualifiers conducted by the CSGA: Open, Junior Amateur, Amateur, Mid-Amateur, Senior Amateur, Amateur Four-Ball and Women’s Amateur Four-Ball.
9) Country Club of Fairfield will receive 2 exemptions to be used at their discretion
| Name | Category |
| Aulerich, Alex | 7 |
| Balin, Danny | 6 |
| Ballo, Jr., Mike | 1, 3, 6 |
| Ballo, Peter | 1, 6 |
| Bayram, Marc | 7 |
| Beal, Justin | 4, 5 |
| Becker, James | 1 |
| Bensel, Frank | 1 |
| Benson, Bobby | 1 |
| Bigonette, Bob | 6, 7 |
| Boulger, Jack | 3 |
| Carlson, Glenn | 7 |
| Caron, Jason | 1 |
| Chi, Andre | 6 |
| Cook, Nick | 1 |
| Curl, Jeff | 1 |
| Curley, Cian | 3 |
| Dalziel, Doug | 1 |
| DiPilato, John | 7 |
| Dobbs, Kyle | 3 |
| Dobyns, Matt | 6 |
| Dowling, Richard | 5 |
| Downey, Michael | 1 |
| Drysdale, Chris | 3 |
| Dubiel, Charlie | 3 |
| Evanier, Jeff | 1, 3 |
| Fedorchak, Ian | 6 |
| Forsman, Nolan | 3 |
| Foster, Justin | 7 |
| Friedman, Adam | 5 |
| Gabriele, Chris | 6 |
| Gallo, Kyle | 1 |
| Gentile, John | 1 |
| Giancola, Kevin | 1 |
| Gilmore, Michael | 1 |
| Gobleck, Jason | 6 |
| Gosler, Jordan | 6 |
| Green, Ken | 1 |
| Healy, Patrick | 3 |
| Hedden, Jeff | 1 |
| Hedstrom, Kyle | 7 |
| James, Ben | 5 |
| Keiser, Brian | 6 |
| Kelly, Paul | 1 |
| Kirkpatrick, Donny | 7 |
| Kong, Rasmey | 1 |
| Konkowski, CJ | 6 |
| Krick, Philip | 7 |
| Loomis, Jason | 7 |
| Lyons, Denny | 1 |
| Madison, Steve | 7 |
| Mahaffy, Kevin | 7 |
| Maxwell, Rory | 7 |
| McCarthy, Thomas | 4, 5 |
| McConachie, Jack | 1 |
| Mentz, Joe | 7 |
| Moles, Jon | 3 |
| Moses, Joshua | 7 |
| Murphy, Jr., Bob | 4 |
| Nelson, Jared | 3 |
| Newman, Dylan | 3, 6 |
| Orr, Ian | 7 |
| Paesani, John | 1 |
| Paladino, Cody | 1, 5 |
| Parsons, John | 1 |
| Pastore, David | 3 |
| Pinto, Jonathan | 7 |
| Portugal, Jake | 5 |
| Powers, Shaun | 7 |
| Pyne, Casey | 3 |
| Quinn, Owen | 3 |
| Rainaud, Adam | 1, 6 |
| Rice, Jay | 1 |
| Roman, Jackson | 1, 3, 5 |
| Sabo, Ed | 1 |
| Sawka, Bradley | 3, 5 |
| Seaman, Pete | 7 |
| Shea, Kevin | 7 |
| Siderowf, Richard | 1 |
| Simon, Jack | 3 |
| Slater, Terry | 6 |
| Sokol, Steve | 1 |
| Spahl, Lucas | 6 |
| St. Pierre, Jim | 1 |
| Stegmaier, Brett | 1 |
| Steindel, Eric | 7 |
| Stennett, Luke | 5 |
| Straub, Austin | 1 |
| Street, William | 6, 7 |
| Tallman, Christopher | 6 |
| Theodorakis, Max | 1, 3 |
| Trout, Chris | 6 |
| Vroman, Scott | 7 |
| Wallis, Bill | 7 |
| Walsh, Brendan | 1 |
| Warren, Shawn | 3 |
| Wivestad, Jan | 6 |
