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May 11, 2019 – Lafayette, Louisiana The Louisiana Golf Association is proud to announce that the 2019 Dick and Linda Batti Scholarship will be $1,000. The scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving female high school senior who plans to attend college and participate in golf. The Batti family established the scholarship to honor golf … Read more
This article was written by Todd Kelly, staff writer for GolfWeek April 29, 2019 – Jacksonville, FL Kay and Abbey Daniel made history on Sunday, becoming the first mother-daughter duo to reach the match-play portion of the United States Golf Association’s Women’s Amateur Four-Ball event. The Daniels earned the No. 24 seed in the Round … Read more
Charlotte, NC – May 1st, 2019 Wells Fargo and The First Tee recently announced the 2019 winners of the Succeeding Together essay contest. Kobe Narcisse, 14, from Gretna, was named the grand prize winner and will play in the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship Pro-Am with PGA TOUR player Jason Day on Wednesday. Narcisse selected to … Read more
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (April 30, 2019) Golf’s new World Handicap System, which is designed to bring the game of golf under a single set of Rules for handicapping and provide a more consistent measure of players’ ability between different regions of the world, remains on track for implementation starting in 2020. … Read more
The Louisiana Golf Association is pleased to announce the hiring of Jacob Oaks as its P.J. Boatwright Intern for 2019. This internship will allow Jacob to gain experience in many aspects in golf administration. The responsibilities of the intern will include assisting with office administration, championships, member services, social media, and course rating. Jacob is … Read more
San Antonio, TX LGA Member Julie Harrison of Baton Rouge (above, left) qualified for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at San Antonio Country Club, Wednesday April 17. Harrison was one of four qualifiers at the site after carding an 82 to finish third overall and 6 shots back of the medalist. San Antonio Country Club … Read more
The following article was written by David Shefter, USGA Senior Staff Writer. April 24, 2019 – Liberty Corner, NJ Logan Ray peered out at the audience of junior golfers and parents last July and saw wide grins and giddy faces. What put everyone in a joyous mood was a joint announcement from East Ridge Country … Read more
Eighty junior golfers representing 27 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces earned an invitation to Augusta National Golf Club to compete in the sixth annual Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals, which was conducted on Sunday, April 7, 2019, prior to the start of the Masters Tournament. We are proud of Louisiana’s Ava McGoey for … Read more
March 11, 2019 — Baton Rouge, LA It was a memorable day at the Country Club of Louisiana where the Louisiana Golf Association conducted Sectional Qualifiers for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball and U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships. Abbey and Kay Daniel of Covington, Louisiana carded a two-under-par 70 to earn medalist honors in their respective … Read more
Choudrant, Louisiana February 24, 2019 It was a historic weekend at Squire Creek Country Club. The inaugural Sam Burns Junior Four-Ball Championship kicked off the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour in impressive fashion. Jack Gilbert of Houston, Texas and Jack Usner of Shenandoah, Texas claimed the title in the Boys Division after winning a sudden death playoff … Read more
