Milford's Ben James advances at U.S. Amateur
Milford's Ben James, pictured competing at the Travelers in June, was the lone golfer from Connecticut to advance at the U.S. Amateur Tuesday. .Gre...
Milford's Ben James, pictured competing at the Travelers in June, was the lone golfer from Connecticut to advance at the U.S. Amateur Tuesday. .Gregory Vasil / For Hearst Connecticut Media / Ben James of Milford was the only Connecticut golfer to reach match play at the U.S. Amateur, being held at two different courses in Paramus, New Jersey. James shot a 36-hole, stroke-play total of 141, good enough for a tie for ninth place. Match play begins Wednesday at Ridgewood CC. Jackson Fretty of Greenwich (149), Ben Day of Cheshire (154), Rick Dowling of Shelton (154) and Jack Woods of Danbury (156) all missed the cut.