PRESS RELEASE Contact: Carr McCalla
Louisiana Golf Association
(www.lgagolf.org)
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JEFF LORIO
AND BRETT HENDERSON LEAD AFTER FIRST ROUND OF LOUISIANA GOLF ASSOCIATION
4-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
July 17, 2010 -- New Orleans, LA -- Birdies were plentiful on Saturday at
English Turn Golf & Country Club, as the Louisiana Golf Association
conducted its 27th annual 4-Ball Championship at the Jack Nicklaus-designed
facility on New Orleans’ Westbank. Jeff Lorio of New Orleans and Brett
Henderson of LaPlace shot seven-under par 65 to lead the teams of Garrett
Westbrook of Baton Rouge/Blake Kelley of Mandeville, Tommy Brennan of
Covington/Gayle Sanchez of Baton Rouge, and Jay Leblanc of Montz/Steve
Luminais of Reserve by one shot heading into Sunday’s final round.
Westbrook and Kelley are defending the title they won at TPC Louisiana
last year, while the Brennan/Sanchez team won this title in 2008 at Carter
Plantation.
Henderson made birdies on #4, #8, #12, #15, and #16, with Lorio chipping
in with birdies on #6, #10, and #17. They finished their round with the
only blemish of the day, a bogey five on the difficult par four 18th.
The Westbrook/Kelley and Brennan/Sanchez teams were paired together as the
two most recent Champions and didn’t disappoint. Brennan and Sanchez came
out of the gate with birdies on the first four holes, turning in six-under
par 30 after also birdying #6 and #9. Another birdie by Brennan on the par
three 12th got the team to seven-under but they gave it back on #16 with a
bogey, then finished with pars on #17 and #18 to post their 66.
Westbrook and Kelley had bookend 33s, with Kelley making five birdies and
Westbrook contributing two. Their only bogey of the day also came on the
final hole, the aforementioned 18th.
The Leblanc/Luminais team, the only one of the four leading teams to play
in the afternoon, started on the 10th hole and also had bookend nines of
33, Luminais doing most of the damage with birdies on #11, #12, #15, #1,
#2, and #7. Leblanc contributed with a birdie on #13. Their only bogey of
the day came on the par four 14th hole.
Sunday should be a battle royale with no fewer than 18 teams within three
shots of the leaders, seven teams having fired five-under 67s on Saturday
with eight more shooting 68s.
The shot of the day was hit by Scott Hebert on the 145-yard third hole. He
hit a nine-iron into the hole for the fourth ace of his golfing career.
The English Turn track has drawn rave reviews from this field of the top
players in the state. It played to a par of 72 at just over 6,800 yards.
English Turn was the long-time host to the PGA Tour’s annual New Orleans
stop, hosted the 2009 LGA Amateur Championship, and will also serve as
venue for the LGA Mid-Amateur Championship in August of 2011.
Sunday’s times will begin at 7:30 AM off both #1 and #10 tees with the
leaders scheduled to start off #1 at 1:30 PM.
