LGA Staff 
Marion, Massachusetts Nine years ago, Stan Humphries came “this close” to playing in his first USGA championship. He was first alternate for the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur at The Country Club of Birmingham (Ala.), and he figured that surely someone would withdraw from the 264-player field before the start of Round 1. “They told me … Read more
August 21, 2022 Lake Charles, Louisiana Jacob Mercante of Ponchatoula played incredible all weekend to win the 23rd Louisiana Golf Association Net Amateur Championship at Contraband Bayou. Mercante shot the low round of the Championship on Saturday, a five-under par 66 and a one-over par round of 72 to finish at four-under par 138 … Read more
Kinder, Louisiana—August 8, 2022 Three-time Louisiana Amateur Champion John Humphries of Woodworth shot a new course record, 9-under par 63, at Koasati Pines at Coushatta on Monday to earn medalist honors in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier. Humphries was the only player to have a bogey free scorecard. He birdied the first four holes … Read more
Kinder, Louisiana – August 7, 2022 It was a historic day at Koasati Pines at Coushatta. Greg Berthelot of Baton Rouge fired a final round 65 to win the 30th Louisiana Mid-Amateur Championship by six strokes and eclipse the all-time scoring record. Berthelot carded rounds of 67-70-65 to finish at 14-under par 202. Berthelot … Read more
Kinder, Louisiana – August 6, 2022 Kelsey Angelle of Youngsville fired another 67 on Saturday at Koasati Pines at Coushatta to take a three-shot lead through 36 holes of play at the 30th Louisiana Mid-Amateur Championship. Angelle’s pair of 67s are tied for the lowest rounds of the championship thus far. Reigning Louisiana Amateur … Read more
Kinder, Louisiana – August 5, 2022 Greg Berthelot of Baton Rouge and Kelsey Angelle of Youngsville lead the 30th Louisiana Mid-Amateur Championship at Koasati Pines at Coushatta. Berthelot and Angelle both carded impressive rounds of five-under par 67. Berthelot continues his strong play in 2022 after winning the 103rd Louisiana Amateur Championship at TPC … Read more
July 28, 2022 Choudrant, Louisiana Ryder Briggs of Shreveport shot a 36-hole total of two-under par 142 to win the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour at Squire Creek Country Club. This was Briggs’s first ever win on the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour. Briggs bested Adam Trahan of Crowley by one stroke (143) and third place … Read more
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (July 27, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) and Sentry Insurance have made it easier for recreational golfers to track their on-course performance by unveiling additional features to its Golf Handicap Information Network® (GHIN) mobile app, including a new smart watch app integration. Nearly 3 million existing GHIN subscribers were … Read more
Choudrant, Louisiana July 27, 2022 It was a beautiful day of golf at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant as Louisiana’s best junior golfers played the top ranked golf course in the state. The Louisiana Junior Golf Tour (LJGT) at Squire Creek kicked off at 7:30 AM under perfect conditions. The course played to a par … Read more
July 17, 2022 New Orleans, Louisiana Patrick Christovich of New Orleans and Andrew Noto of Metairie fired a final round 62 to earn the title of best amateur Four-Ball team in Louisiana on Sunday at Bayou Oaks at City Park in New Orleans. After carding an 8-under par 64 in the first round, … Read more
