Louisiana Golf Association

PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Carr McCalla
Louisiana Golf Association
(www.lgagolf.org)
E-mail address: lgagolf@lgagolf.org
For Release: Upon Receipt

11^th ANNUAL LOUISIANA GOLF ASSOCIATION NET AMATEUR AND NET CLUB TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS ON TAP THIS WEEKEND AT SANTA MARIA GC

May 13, 2010 -- Baton Rouge, LA -- The Louisiana Golf Association will hold its 11^th annual Net Amateur and eighth annual Net Club Team Championships Saturday and Sunday at Santa Maria GC in Baton Rouge. The LGA Net Amateur is open to players from LGA Member Clubs who have approved USGA Handicap Indexes computed through the LGA Handicap Network or have been licensed directly through the USGA if not a part of the LGA Handicap Network. The LGA Handicap Network is a program started by the LGA in January 1998 to bring more consistency and integrity to handicapping statewide. The LGA Handicap Network presently has more than 100 Louisiana clubs and over 18,000 individual members as participants.

The Net Amateur Championship will crown champions in 4 flights in addition to the Overall Champion. The Overall Champion can come from any flight and will be the individual that returns the low 36 hole net total.

The LGA will again also crown a Net Club Team Champion. Clubs may enter 4 man teams that compete concurrently in the individual event as well as representing their club in the Net Club Team event. The best three of four scores are counted each day and the low club team takes home a beautiful crystal trophy Sunday evening. Teams representing Abita Springs G & CC, Covington CC, Frasch Park GC of Lake Charles, Olde Oaks Golf Club of Shreveport, Shreveport Country Club, defending champion ExxonMobil GC of Baton Rouge (two teams), The University Club of Baton Rouge (two teams), Hammond’s Oak Knoll CC (two teams), and host Santa Maria GC of Baton Rouge, will compete for the Club Team title this year.

Former Champions Resta Choate of Shreveport (2007) and Al Wyche of Plain Dealing (2005) are back and will try to join Tom Pollock of Baton Rouge (2000, 2001) as a two-time winner of this Championship.

“We’re excited that we can provide a Championship that the higher handicap player can compete in,” said Carr McCalla, LGA Executive Director. “We will utilize the USGA Exceptional Tournament Score Probability Table to adjust any scores that the Table indicates surpass normal probability. Our intent is to provide a competition that will crown a true champion, consistent with the equitable competition philosophy inherent in the USGA Handicap System. This Championship continues to grow each year as players realize that we really do provide a level playing field in this event.”

Play will begin at 7:30 AM at Santa Maria GC on both Saturday and Sunday. The course will play to a par of 72 at approximately 6,600 yards.