[1] Though the event boasted "a large measure of success" with "fine fields" it was never official hosted by the Connecticut Golf Association.
[3] The day before the event proper, on Thursday July 22, there was a "preliminary competition.
[5] The field of 72 included many of "the leading professionals" of the day like Jim Barnes, Mike Brady, Jock Hutchison, Fred McLeod, Tom McNamara, George Sargent, Louis Tellier, and Alex Smith.
[7] According to The New York Times, the favorites to win the tournament were Mike Brady, Walter Hagen, and Jim Barnes.
[8] In the morning round, Macdonald Smith broke the course record with a 69 to take the lead.
Barnes, Brady, and Alex Smtih all made four at the final two holes.
[1][9] In 1930, an event entitled the Connecticut Open was scheduled to be hosted on September 13 and 14.
However, it failed to receive "sanction" from the Connecticut Golf Association.
[10] It was also reported during late 1930 that the Connecticut Golf Association was planning on sanctioning an official state open in the summer of 1931.