As Golf Changes, Reverend's Game Stays Same; Shelton's Cook has Early Open Lead

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When the Rev. Bill Lee wakes up this morning, he will put in almost four hours of work at Emanuel Lutheran Church on Humphrey Street in New Haven, just like the four hours of work he put in after finishing the first round of the 72nd Connecticut Open Championship at Ridgewood Country Club on Monday. He is as well known to his congregation as he is in Connecticut golfing circles. The same faces have come and gone through the doors of the church he bought in 1972 like the names that once fell behind him on various leaderboards through the decades.

Now, at 62, those names and faces are becoming more difficult to remember. Life has changed for Lee. So has golf. He used persimmon clubs until a few years ago. Any course over 7,000 yards is met with apprehension. Even entry fees to various amateur events across the state have escalated to his dismay.

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As Golf Changes, Reverend's Game Stays Same; Shelton's Cook has Early Open Lead

Still, a constant remains.

Lee, who plays out of the Course at Yale, finished the first round with a 2-over-par 73 on the sloping and sliding Ridgewood course, 7 strokes behind defending champion and current leader Nick Cook of M...

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