BLAINE — One of my most joyous childhood memories was attending the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open in Connecticut with my grandfather. My grandfather, Nicholas Viccaro, and I would attempt to predict the winner of the tournament each year. In 1984, as an 11-year-old, this sports editor successfully forecasted that Peter Jacobsen would win — and he did so by two strokes over Mark O’Meara at Wethersfield Country Club (where the event was before moving to the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn.). Jacobsen also claimed the 2003 championship. Last Thursday, as a member of the working press,...

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