May 19, 2013 — St. Francisville, LA — Hammond’s Mike Hymel fired a three-under par 69 on Sunday to best Mandeville’s Michael Caillet by four shots to win the 2013 Louisiana Golf Association Net Amateur Championship. Hymel entered the final round tied for the lead and bookended rounds of 69 to finish at six-under par 138.
Rounding out the top five were: 3. Darrell David of St. Francisville (73-70, 143), T4. Lance LaMotte of Baton Rouge (73-71, 144), T4. Ron Guidry of Baton Rouge (71-73, 144).
May 16, 2013 — St. Francisville, LA — Sixteen-year-old Sam Burns of Shreveport fired a three-under par 69 at The Bluffs Golf Resort in St. Francisville on Thursday to win medalist honors at the U.S. Open Local Qualifier and advance to Sectional Qualifying. If Burns makes it through the next stage of Sectional Qualifying, he will compete in the U.S. Open Championship at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia, June 13-16, 2013. Thursday was the final day of Local Qualifying across the country, and it was a gorgeous day at The Bluffs Golf Resort.
May 9, 2013 — Lafayette, LA — It is with great pleasure that we introduce our next installment of the LGA Feature Club, The Atchafalaya at Idlewild. Atchafalaya is located in Patterson, which is less than an hour drive from both Houma and Lafayette. We hope you enjoy slideshow of the facility at the top of our homepage, as well as the write up about the club and golf course.
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April 28, 2013 — Alexandria, LA – Squirrel Run Golf Club of New Iberia had a two shot lead over Hebert Municipal Golf Club from Lafayette at the start of the final round of the 2013 Louisiana Golf Association Club Team Championship. However, it was the host club, OakWing Golf Club of Alexandria, that would rally from behind and claim the victory. Sunday’s play consisted of individual stroke play with a team’s score being determined by the best four of six individual scores. This format means that no lead is insurmountable and makes for an exciting finish. OakWing, Champions in 2009, flipped their five shot deficit to start the final round into a five shot win.
OakWing accounted for four of the twelve scores that were posted under par today. The veteran team showed grit and determination to grind out the victory. Their knowledge of their home course helped too. Their team total of 17-under par 415 bested second place Hebert Municipal Golf Club of Lafayette (12-under, 240) by five shots and third place Squirrel Run Golf Club of New Iberia (7-under, 425) by ten shots.
April 18, 2013 — Far Hills, NJ (Copyright USGA. All rights reserved.) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the Pete Dye Course at French Lick (Ind.) Resort as the host site for the 2014 USGA Men’s State Team Championship. The dates of the championship are Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
“The Men’s State Team Championship demonstrates the camaraderie and pure enjoyment drawn from this game we all love,” said Thomas J. O’Toole Jr., USGA vice president and Championship Committee chairman. “We are very happy to bring a USGA championship to the French Lick Resort and are confident that the Pete Dye Course will provide a challenge for the championship participants.”
