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After a so-so 2004 golf season, Brad Valois took a self analysis of his season and knew he needed to make some changes. “I didn’t invest the time necessary to be as good as I could be,” the long-hitting lefty stated. “My goal for this year was to add my name to the list of past Challenge Cup Players of the Year and earn the invitation to the Northeast Amateur that goes with it,” he added. In 2005, the new Brad Valois surfaced. He was focused, dedicated and willing to make the sacrifices necessary to be the best. The result was a phenomenal golf season, only eclipsed by one player in the history of the Challenge Cup (Jon Curran). Over the 2005 campaign, Valois posted six wins, made it through local qualifying for the US Open at Wannamoisett CC and made it to the quarter-finals of the Rhode Island State Amateur. Despite his outstanding resume, Valois had to sweat out a late charge by Kensington, Connecticut’s Cody Paladino. “I can’t wait to play in the Northeast. I watched Jon Curran and a few other guys play at Wannamoisett. The tournament is run like a professional event, the course is perfect and they always have a great field. The fact the player of the year gets an invite to the Northeast gave me extra incentive this year.” While Valois waits for his opportunity to match shots with the world’s top amateur golfers, he is doing so as a member of the 2004 NAIA national champion Johnson & Wales golf team, and doing so quite well. Over the fall schedule Valois posted his first collegiate win carding a 3-under par total at the National Collegiate Preview. Currently, he has the lowest stroke average on the number ranked team in the country, a team that returned its top four players |
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2004 Jon Curran 2005
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