BARRINGTON — Brad Adamonis was in the middle of his round in the CVS Caremark Classic pro-am Sunday when he received the good news. It was delivered by Brad Faxon and Billy Andrade, the co-hosts of the event at Rhode Island Country Club.

 “I was on the 11th hole,’’ Adamonis recalled with a big smile. “Brad and Billy came up to me and said, ‘Hey, we’ve got some good news and bad news.’ So I said, ‘What’s the good news.’ They said ‘You’re in.’ I said, ‘What’s the bad news?’ They said, ‘You’ll have to miss a practice round.’ ‘’

 Never has Adamonis been so happy to miss a practice round.

 After playing in the pro-am, Adamonis had planned on heading to Connecticut to prepare for this week’s Travelers Championship at the TPC at River Highlands. Instead, he will be competing in what, for him, will be one of the most meaningful tournaments of his life, the $1.55-million CVS Classic.

 Adamonis grew up in Cumberland, about two miles down Mendon Road from CVS headquarters. He has played in the CVS pro-am four times, but never in the main event.

 “I’ve always wanted to play in this. It’s fantastic for me and the people I know,’’ he said. “It’s great to get to play in Rhode Island, my home state.’’

 “He’s had a tough road to get on the tour,’’ said Andrade. “Not too many people on tour have a story like his. He’s got a nice family. We’re so excited he’s playing. We’re honored to have him.’’

 Adamonis has played on virtually every tour in the country since graduating from Miami of Ohio. He was the oldest rookie on tour, at 35, last year. His family, including his dad, Dave, mom, Roberta, and brother, Dave Jr., is one of Rhode Island’s first families of golf

 What makes it even sweeter is that his dad is very ill. Dave Adamonis Sr. already has been given the last rites three times. He has battled prostate cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and throat cancer. Last month he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

 “He has stage-four lung cancer,’’ Brad said. “He was just in Massachusetts General Hospital with pneumonia. I hope he’ll be able to come and see me play, but I don’t know. This would be great for him.’’

 It is true family week for Adamonis. Brad has his wife, Stacey (Renaud, who is from Woonsocket) and his children, Grace and Nicholas, with him. He admits he still has trouble occasionally feeling comfortable on tour. While this is his second year, he has not played with, or even met, many of the top names. Merely competing in a 20-player field with great players — he specifically mentioned Nick Price and Davis Love III — will help him, he feels.

 “And I’ve got a great partner, too,’’ he added.

 He has been paired with Brittany Lincicome, another of the five last-minute additions. The long-hitting Lincicome won the Kraft Nabisco, one of the LPGA majors, earlier this year and has three LPGA titles in all.

Wind, not rain, is a factor

 Despite ominous weather predictions, the pro-am went smoothly Sunday. A number of times light rain began, but it did not become a factor.

 What was a factor was the wind. The wind was strong all day. Forecasts say it will continue that way Monday and Tuesday. If so, it will be the first time the tournament has dealt with such conditions.

 “I kind of like it,’’ Faxon said. “I’ve always wanted to let everyone see what it’s like with tough conditions here. It’s a different wind, too. It will make it tougher.’’

Divots

 With Adamonis’ addition, there was much Rhode Island boasting. Not only will there be five Rhode Islanders in the main field, Faxon pointed out that 10 of the 54 pros who took part in the pro-am are from the Ocean State.

 “It’s a small miracle that we’d had all the good players we’ve had,’’ Faxon said. “Per capita there can’t be any other state that’s has anything like it. … We’re proud of it.’’

 Cameron Andrade, Billy Andrade’s son, will not get to defend his title. The younger Andrade caddied for Bubba Watson last year when Watson and Camilo Villegas won. But with Watson still at the Open, Andrade has lost his job.

 Peter Jacobsen, whose company runs the event, will take part as scheduled. He has been part of the NBC telecast crew of the Open. NBC is allowing him to miss work Monday so he can be part of the CVS event where he will partner with Natalie Gulbis.