Natalie Sheary of West Hartford, a member of the LPGA Futures Tour, said she will be sponsored by Carrier Corporation, an air conditioning company that has headquarters in Farmington, beginning at the ING New England Golf Classic July 15-17.

The ING will be held at Wintonbury Hills GC in Bloomfield. Sheary has played in five tournaments since graduating from Wake Forest University. She is currently 38th on the tour's money list.

Check out Sunday's NH Register, and online at www.nhregister.com/sports, to read more about Sheary's story, and about upcoming state golf events.

Monte Mullen and Kelly Whaley both of Farmington, won the 2011 Connecticut Junior PGA Championship Wendesday July 6 at Hunter GC in Meriden and Timberlin GC in Berlin.
By winning the boys’ and girls’ divisions respectively, Mullen and Whaley qualified for the 36th Junior PGA Championship, Aug. 2-5 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Mullen, 18, posted a final-round 71 for atwo-day total of 139 and a seven-stroke victory. Whaley, 14, had a final-round of 75 for a two-daytotal of 145 and a 13-stroke victory.
Mullen will attend Central Connecticut State University in the fall.
Also with their victories, both Mullen and Whaley also earn an invitation to the Connecticut Section Junior Golf Tour season ending Jack KellyTournament of Champions in August.



Junior Connecticut PGA Championship
BOYS
1 Monte Mullen Farmington, CT 68-71--139 -3
2 Billy Walthouse Longmeadow, MA 75-71--146 +4
3 Dane Rosa Mansfield Center, CT 71-76--147 +5
T4 Alexander Marieb Orange 76-72--148 +6
T4 John Flaherty Glastonbury, CT 74-74--148 +6
T4 Christopher Bennett Madison, CT 74-74--148 +6
7 Brian Quilter Wolcott, CT 76-74--150 +8
T8 Jack Ayers Old Saybrook, CT 76-75--151 +9
T8 Jason Hogan Watertown, CT 75-76--151 +9
T8 Kyle Buschmann East Haddam, CT 75-76--151 +9
T8 Connor Loree Storrs, CT 78-73--151 +9
T8 Andrew Hock Wethersfield, CT 73-78--151 +9
T8 Mickey Werenski South Hadley, MA 73-78--151 +9
T14 Zachary Kennedy Florence, MA 77-75--152 +10
T14 Anthony Vecchiarelli Agawam, MA 74-78--152 +10
T16 Ryan Zetterholm Enfield, CT 77-76--153 +11
T16 William Lohrey West Simsbury, CT 79-74--153 +11
T16 Evan Grenus Glastonbury, CT 72-81--153 +11
T19 Timmy Reynolds West Hartford, CT 80-74--154 +12
T19 Connor Bowen Berlin, CT 74-80--154 +12
T19 Nathan Prague Doyle Columbia, CT 73-81--154 +12
T19 Patrick Albanesi Avon, CT 72-82--154 +12
T23 Rasmey Kong North Haven, CT 77-78--155 +13
T23 R.J. Ugolik Hamden, CT 77-78--155 +13
T23 Evan Kenagy Ridgefield, CT 84-71--155 +13
T23 Kyle Barone Woodbridge, CT 81-74--155 +13

GIRLS
1 Kelly Whaley Farmington, CT 70-75--145 +3
2 Nicole Yatsenick Middlebury, CT 79-79--158 +16
3 Andra Frappier Cheshire, CT 82-77--159 +17
T4 Abbey Doski Sandy Hook, CT 82-78--160 +18
T4 Elizabeth DiVincentis Durham, CT 77-83--160 +18
T6 Nathalie Filler Bloomfield, CT 88-77--165 +23
T6 Jenn Whaley Farmington, CT 82-83--165 +23

The following 27 players above advance to the 77th Connecticut Open on July 25-27, 2011 at Brooklawn Country Club


Qualifier - 77th Connecticut Open at Country Club of Woodbridge
Rank Player Name Overall Front Back Total
T1 Brian Hughes, River Valley -2 34 35 69
T1 Nick Torrance, Lake of Isles -2 34 35 69
T3 Andy Mai, Eclub of New Haven -1 36 34 70
T3 William Lee, Yale -1 35 35 70
T5 Daniel Balin, Burning Tree Even 35 36 71
T5 Brent Paladino, New Haven Even 36 35 71
T5 Matt Torrance, Lake of Isles Even 36 35 71
T8 Guy Antonacci, TPC River Highlands +1 37 35 72
T8 Duncan Littlefield, Golf Performance +1 36 36 72
T10 Rahul Desai, Blue Fox Run +2 36 37 73
T10 Brian Lamberti, doral arrowood resort +2 34 39 73
T10 James Petrino, Jr., Seminole +2 36 37 73
T10 Ben Conroy, River Valley +2 36 37 73
T10 Blake Morris, Waterbury +2 35 38 73
T10 David Zeid, Woodbridge +2 37 36 73
T10 David Dell, Springfield +2 36 37 73
T10 Peter Davison, Rockledge +2 36 37 73
T10 Greg Reilly, Darien +2 35 38 73
T10 Rob Tedoldi Jr., Tallwood +2 38 35 73
T20 Billy McDonald, Rockledge +3 35 39 74
T20 Jeff Schroeder, Madison +3 37 37 74
T20 Paul Miller, Newtown +3 38 36 74
T20 Jason Morra, Riveroaks +3 40 34 74
T20 Robert Barnes, Yale +3 38 36 74
T20 Richard Shildneck, Woodbridge +3 37 37 74
T20 Mark Baruch, Fairfield +3 33 41 74
T20 Andrew Broderick, Harmon Golf +3 35 39 74

After the first round of the tournament being held at both Hunter Memorial Golf Club in Meriden and Timberlin GC in Berlin, Kelly Whaley of Farmington leads the girls' division, firing an even-par 70 with four birdies on the day.
The boys division is led by Monte Mullen of Farmington with a 2-under 68, carding four birdies. In the 12 and under, 9-hole divisions, Gabrielle Martin of Madison took first place for the girls with a 13-over 49. In the boys division, four players shot a 7-over 43, but Ryan Levy of Trumbull snagged the win in a match of cards.

Author Adam Schupak was at the Travelers Championship promoting his book on Deane Beman, which hs been out for a couple of months.

You can read my story on Schupak and the book here