Updated information

Club COVID Rules
From the Great River website:

  • We strongly recommend all patrons wear a mask or face covering when coming to the club. Our staff members are required to wear masks. Masks are required while inside the Pro Shop.
  • Please use common sense and be respectful of social distancing guidelines. These rules apply not only to all golfers, but also to our staff. Players waiting to play should always practice social distancing.
  • If you do not feel well – STAY HOME!


FACILITIES & SERVICES
  • Carts and push carts will be thoroughly sanitized by our staff prior to your arrival and again once you are finished.
  • Bag Drop & Bag Storage services are in full effect. The golf staff will disinfect all bags with a high temperature steam gun after each round.
  • Locker rooms are open. However, no more than 10 people may be in the locker room at one time.
  • The Pro Shop is open for shopping! Masks or face coverings must be worn when inside at all times. We have installed a hand sanitizing station at the entrance for your use, as well as a plexiglass barrier at the counter. No more than 4 customers may be allowed inside the shop at one time. If you see that 4 people are already inside, please wait to enter. We also ask that you maintain a social distance of six feet with all other patrons as you shop. Any customers who do not follow these guidelines may be asked to leave the shop.
  • The Snack Bar is open for service Tuesday through Sunday from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm.


COURSE PLAY
  • Carts
    • At this time, 2 players may share a cart. However, both golfers must be wearing a face covering while in the cart. The driver of the cart must remain the only driver throughout the round.
    • Members of the same household are not required to wear a mask while sharing a cart and may alternate drivers, provided both drivers meet all other requirements.
    • "Hitching a ride" while on the course is prohibited.
  • Cart Path Only will be in effect on Hole 7 & Hole 17
    • #18 Fairway
  • Flagsticks, rakes, and benches may be used. These and other high-touch items will be cleaned frequently.
  • Ball washers, water coolers, used tee baskets will remain off-limits.
WEATHER UPDATE, OCT. 27

Weather looks fine for our Tuesday Golf Outing: partly cloudy, dry.  High around 59.  So cool, but fine for playing.  Perfect late October playing conditions.
The above is from Oct. 26 The Weather Channel for Milford, CT.  10% chance of a passing shower means dry conditions.  Light wind at 10 mph.  Note, there's even a UV Index of 3/10.  So some sunshine actually is forecast.

REMINDER: Shotgun start is 12 noon.  As can be seen above, as sunset is 5:53 pm, we want to make sure everyone completes their round of play well before then.
PAIRINGS


Hole #    Team
1             Tuxis         Kate    Childs
1             Tuxis         Mona    Downey
1             Tuxis         Steve     Fitzgerald
            
2            ACV        Tom    Finnucan
2            ACV        Hugh    Plunkett
2            ACV        Tim    Myjak
2            ACV        Sam    Haydock
            
3A         Carlin        John    Dunleavey
3A         Carlin        Marty     Briganti
3A         Carlin        Dave    Shomsky
3A         Carlin        Billy     Richter
            
3B        Wilcox        David    Foster
3B        Wilcox        Mack    Foster
3B        Wilcox        John     McCall III
3B        Wilcox        John     McCall Jr
            
4         Powderhorn    Joe     DeSantis
4         Powderhorn    Steve     Knup
4         Powderhorn    Gary     Missigman
4         Powderhorn    Mike    Trunzo
            
5A       Buckeye     Rick     Stefanelli
5A       Buckeye     Quincy     Longacre
5A       Buckeye     Frank     Troiano
5A       Buckeye     Dan    Shlatz
            
5B       Sack        Alan     Boucher
5B       Sack        Doug    Collard
5B       Sack        Bob    Gagnon
5B       Sack        Bob    Peterson
            
6A    Lindell A    Dustin    Briggs
6A    Lindell A    Todd     Faedi
6A    Lindell A    Walt    Palivoda
6A    Lindell A    Tom    Hankey
            
6B    Lindell B    Cliff    Twiss
6B    Lindell B    Tom    Barry
6B    Lindell B    Will    Bassett
6B    Lindell B    Randy    Koldys
            
7       Hedge        Doug    Blanchard
7       Hedge        Tom    Devine
7       Hedge        Larry    Richmond
7       Hedge        John    Combs
            
8       CITGO         Greg    Caponegro
8       CITGO         Bill       Fagan
8       CITGO        Steve    Roux
8       CITGO         Tom    Tubman
            
9       Dutch        Bruce     M.Dutch
9       Dutch        Ellie    Dutch
9       Dutch        Bruce    Dutch
9       Dutch        Brian    Dutch
            
10    Jennings    Jeff    Jennings
10    Jennings    Brian    Jennings
10    Jennings    John    Kwiatkowski
10    Jennings    Eric    Svege
            
11     Gulf        Mike     Brown
11     Gulf        Shane     Casey
11     Gulf        Matt    Harrison
11     Gulf        Corey     Mathieu
            
12     Coastal        Ron    Connery
12     Coastal        David    Porto
12     Coastal        John    Pruchnicki
12     Coastal        Don    Schmidt
            
13A    Gault A        Rich     Larkin
13A    Gault A        Andy     Dehler
13A    Gault A        Samuel    Gault
13A    Gault A        Ted    Gianitti
            
13B    Gault B        Jim    Hickey
13B    Gault B        Clay    Bassett
13B    Gault B        Jay    Palma
13B    Gault B        Josh    Simpson
            
14      Federated    Nick    Savino
14      Federated    John     Andersen
14      Federated    Gerry    Brien
14      Federated    Chris     Herb
            
15A    Beckett        Neil     Kirschbaum
15A    Beckett        John    Manning
15A    Beckett        Mike     Matarese
15A    Beckett        Jack     Welch
            
15B    Trinks        Bobby     Arrigoni
15B    Trinks        Seth    Burgess
15B    Trinks        Tim    Klare
15B    Trinks        Jared    Trinks
            
16    Mitsubishi    Bill     Burke
16    Mitsubishi    Mike     Gamberoni
16    Mitsubishi    Rich     Leighton
16    Mitsubishi    Jeff    Plenzio
            
17    Hoffman        Brian    Frederick
17    Hoffman        Joe     Denitto
17    Hoffman        Michele    Bourque
17    Hoffman        Katie    Paplolardo
            
18    US Ecology     Ryan     Vescovi
18    US Ecology     Greg     Stafstrom
18    US Ecology     James    McGowan
18    US Ecology     Lance     Kazzi


In most cases, your company name is the same as the team name.  But not always.  For example, Rich Larkin of Hedge Solutions is playing on GaultA.  Tom Tubman of AEC is playing on Citgo. Shane Casey and Mike Brown are playing on Gulf's team.  And so forth.
We are pleased this year to hold our annual golf outing at the Great River Golf Club.  After highly successful outings in recent years, we selected the Great River Golf Club for its reputation as one of the most acclaimed clubs in Connecticut.  Consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top golf courses, this course offers you picturesque views, perfectly manicured fairways and greens, and signature holes from the 1st through the 18th. It’s a must-play for any golf enthusiast.  You’ll start on a wooded parkland-style front 9 and make the turn onto a challenging, modern, links-designed back 9 where water comes into play on each hole. 

Golf Digest rates the course as one of America's top 100 and the 2nd best overall in Connecticut.  A modern course, Great River was designed by Tommy Fazio in 2001 (many of the courses CEMA has used in the past are old-style link courses at private clubs).  The course has been upgraded since its acquisition in 2015 by Sacred Heart University, and Golf Digest gives it an architecture award for outstanding golf course features.
COVID: Dr. Fauci "Connecticut is in a good place"
Golfing has been permitted in Connecticut since May 19.  Connecticut currently experiences some of the lowest incidences of COVID new cases and hospitlizations in the country.  Earlier in August, Dr. Fauci praised Connecticut for its efforts and said we are in a good place.  See video clip below.  That being said, we will have in place all precautions required and recommended by the state when we run our golf outing in October.  If any part or all our event is cancelled due to COVID, you will receive a full refund, whether as a golfer or sponsor.

schedule OCTOBER 12

10:30 a.m.        Lunch - boxed lunch
                          Registration and bag drop
12:00 p.m.        Shotgun start - "Shamble"
5:00 p.m.          Approx. Cocktail reception after round*
6:00 p.m.          Approx.  Dinner, raffle, prizes*

*Reception and dinner if the state permits.  Other options may be made available.

Address:                        130 Coram Lane, Milford, CT 06461
Telephone, Pro Shop:   (203) 701-6920 x105
Website:                         www.greatrivergolfclub.com
Course statistics:  Statistics below are from the white tees, and are comparable to the Hartford Golf Club last year or Foxwoods Lake of Isles the year before.

                 Par 71
                 Yardage 6313
                 Slope 135
                 Rating 70.2

Hotel Accommodations: For our golf outing, we do not have a block of rooms or any special rates with area hotels, of which there are many.  There are Hiltons, Hyatts, Marriotts, Homewood Suites and more within 20 minutes of Great River, in Milford, West Haven, Stratford, Orange, Shelton and Trumbull.

contests

cema golf committee
Hole-in-One Grand Prize: $10,000 cash
Three Secondary Hole-in-One Prizes: Caribbean Cruise, Airline Tickets, Electronics

1st - 3rd Team Prizes, Top Gross and Net Scores (six team prizes in all)

Longest-Drive Prize, Men and Women

Closest-to-the-Pin Prize
Kate Childs, Tuxis Ohr's and co-chair
Frank Troiano, Troiano Oil and co-chair
Jeff Jennings, Jennings Oil
John McCusker, Global Companies, LLC
Jack Welch, Burnham

thanks to all our 2019 sponsors!

Please see Sponsor Tab if you're interested in sponsoring our event this year
Absolute Tank Removal
Advanced Fuel Solutions
Angus Energy
Automated Wireless Environments
Buckeye Energy Services
Cetane Associates
Citgo
City Oil
Coastal Carriers
Dyson Associates
Energy Kinetics
Federated Insurance
Fuel Management Services
Global Companies, LLC
Gray, Gray and Gray
Gulf Oil, LP
Hedge Solutions
Heating Oil Partners
Inland Fuel Terminals
J. Vitali Transportation
OESP of New Haven
P3
Petro Home Services
Powderhorn Agency
Powerhouse Structured Products
PriMedia
Renewable Energy Group
Reynolds American
Sack Energy
Savage Associates
Sprague Energy
Steamatic
Warm Thoughts Communications
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