BENRUS Open Set to Tee it up on Thursday
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
The BENRUS Open at The Preserve will take place on Thursday, June 18 and will feature 35 amateurs, 72 PGA pros and 49 mini tour pros.
The field includes Rhode Island golf Hall of Famer, Paul Quigley to young and upcoming golf stars like Megan Khang and Patrick Welch along with Boston College player Brian Butler.
The winner of the BENRUS Open will receive $25,000 and players will be paid up to 40th place, which is worth $1,000.
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The tournament will be taped for a later telecast by NESN and live scoring will be available through the New England PGA's website.
The pros competing in The BENRUS Open for a $100,000 purse are:
Mike Capone – RI Local whose played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and Asian Tour, playing in over 57 countries. RI Amateur and RI State Open champion.
Brad Adamonis – RI Local whose played on the PGA and Web.com Tour
PH Horgan – RI Local whose played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour, as well as the Champions Tour
Danny Balin – Met Section player who just won a South American PGA Tour event
Guy Boros – Current Champions Tour player and past PGA Tour player
Grant Waite - Current Champions Tour player and past PGA Tour player
Mike Small – 3 Time PGA Professional National Champion, arguably the best club professional in the country
Bob Sowards – Won the PGA Professional National Championship, Won Player of the year in Ohio more than 10 times
Geoffrey Sisk – Local New England player who has won every state open. Has played on the PGA and Web.com Tour as well.
Jim Renner – Current PGA Tour player
Giovanni Feroce – CEO of BENRUS
Susie Cavanagh – Current RI State Women’s Amateur Champion
Bobby Leopold – Has won every event in RI, including the State Amateur and Player of the Year
Brad Valois - Has won every event in RI, including the State Amateur and Player of the Year, multiple times
Charlie Blanchard – Multiple player of the year and state amateur champion
Megan Khang – One of the top women junior players in the world. Future LPGA star.
Patrick Welch – Local RI junior ranked nationally who plays cross handed. Won the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt at Augusta National in 2014.
George Pirie – Won every event in the state as an amateur
Paul Quigley – RI Local amateur who defies age by winning events in more than 5 different decades
Jeff Martin – 3 time NEPGA Player of the year who has played in 2 PGA Championships
Shawn Warren – Long hitting NEGPA professional and the current two time defending player of the year
John “Jumbo” Elliot – Local professional who has won events all over New England
Jason Parajeckas – Son of NEPGA Hall of Famer Paul Parajeckas, who has won multiple events in New England
Kevin Johnson & Chip Johnson – Two brothers who have long competed against each other on the local scene and on the Nike tour.
Fran Quinn – MA professional who has played on the web.com and PGA Tour.
Nancy Diemoz – One of the best women amateur players in the state, she is the only woman that got through the qualifier to make it to the finals.
The Preserve is located at 87 Kingstown Road in Wyoming, Rhode Island.
For more information, visit the BENRUS Open website.
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