Hidden Gems Of Connecticut

HARTFORD, CT — Let's hop on a golf cart to take the latest trip to a Hidden Gem in Connecticut. In Hartford's South Meadows section, we will find a Club Champion, a national club-fitting and club-building company that caters to the weekend hack just as much as the low-handicap player, or even a pro.

Established in 2010, Club Champion has more than 85 Club Champion fitting studios in major markets across the country, with plans to expand further in 2021.

The studios carry all the top golf club, shaft and grip manufacturers in the industry, which are used to build test clubs in real-time.

Studios are equipped with advanced analysis technology, along with highly trained certified fitters and builders who must complete an extensive training program.

Services include club fitting and building, repair services, personalization, and "highly engaging corporate and personal entertainment events."

For more information about Club Champion, visit www.clubchampiongolf.com.

Club Champion, located at 300 Murphy Road in Hartford, always has fun features. Take this month, for example. Through Sept. 30, every Club Champion location will waive the putter fitting fee, valued at $100, for any golfer who purchases a new putter or custom putter shaft with Club Champion installation.

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The Hidden Gems series features out-of-the-way mom and pop restaurants, small specialty stores you may have never heard of, little-known historical markers or beautiful nature spots that may be a bit off the beaten path, all located within Connecticut. Other columns in this series for 2021 include:

• New England Civil War Museum and Research Center
• Avery's Soda
• Salt 2.0 Restaurant
• The Grave of Jonathan, The Original Husky
• Golden Gavel Auction House
• Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut
• The Cogswell Temperance Fountain
• The Old State House
• BouNom Bakery
• Union Pond Park/Jay Howroyd Fitness Trail
• The Submarine Force Museum/USS Nautilus
• The UConn Dairy Bar
• Grove Hill Cemetery, Vernon
• Backwoods Smokin' BBQ
• The Ranch House
• Connecticut State Police Museum
• Berlin Historic District
• Connecticut Parachutists Skydiving Club
• Tail Winds Ice Cream Shop
• The MLK Mural
• The Hilltop Restaurant and Bar
• Fork & Fire
• Lena's Italian Kitchen
• The Benedict Arnold Trail
• Swank Pearce
• Vernon Depot Historic Park
• Farr's Sporting Goods
• Robs Drivin Diner

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