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Skip Henderson – 2005 Connecticut Golf Hall Of Fame Inductee

Henderson was one of the most respected golf writers for more than four decades at the defunct Hartford Times.’ He was described as “a student of the game” which gained him the respect of the greatest players of that era including Bobby Jones, Tommy Armour, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, and Sam Snead.’ In November 1954, Henderson, a single digit handicapper who played out of Rockledge GC suggested a Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame to the Hartford Jaycees.’ Though he never claimed to be the founder the Jaycees began the Hall of Fame the following year with Bobby Grant as the first inductee.

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Founded in 1899, the CSGA is the country’s oldest state golf association and, as an Allied Golf Association of the USGA, provides stewardship for amateur golf in Connecticut. In addition to administering handicaps for over 40,000 members at 181 member clubs, the CSGA conducts more than 85 days of competition throughout the year for golfers of all ages, genders, and skill levels. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the CSGA supports a variety of golf organizations within Connecticut, including the Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Connecticut Section PGA, Connecticut Women’s Golf Association, CSGA Scholarship Fund in honor of Widdy Neale, LPGA-Amateur Golf Association, Southern New England Women’s Golf Association, and The First Tee of Connecticut.

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