LGA Staff 
The USGA announced today, April 12th that Peyton Manning will represent the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship as the Chair of Cherry Hills Country Club which he has been a member. The Championship will be hosted on Aug. 14-20. Louisiana Native, Peyton Manning is known for having an impressive career in the NFL. From being a … Read more
March 27, 2023 Lake Charles, Louisiana The Louisiana Junior Golf Tour, Gulf States PGA, and Southern Texas PGA conducted the inaugural Lake Charles Spring Classic over the weekend at Contraband Bayou Golf Club in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The field comprised of talented players from both Louisiana and Texas set the stage for a competitive weekend … Read more
Lafayette, LA – March 17, 2023 The 40th Louisiana Four-Ball Championship has been postponed to June 3-4, 2023. The brand-new Mallard Golf Club clubhouse is currently under construction and will be completed in early May. We want to provide players with a great Championship experience and the new Mallard clubhouse will provide excellent amenities alongside … Read more
March 11, 2023 New Orleans, LA This past weekend on a sunny afternoon, ladies from all around gathered at one of New Orleans’s finest golf clubs, TPC Louisiana, for a golf clinic specifically designed for female beginners who were looking to learn … Read more
February 26, 2023 Choudrant, Louisiana LSU commit Connor Cassano of Shreveport, Louisiana and Ole Miss commit Jacob Blanton of West Point, Mississippi emerged victorious on Sunday at Squire Creek Country Club. After finishing in 17th place in 2022 and being 6 shots back after round one this year, Cassano and Blanton card an insanely low … Read more
February 25, 2023 Choudrant, Louisiana The side of Caden Lester from Bastrop, Louisiana and Gray Kingrea of West Monroe, Louisiana and the side of Jay Mendell and Kale Fontenot of Lafayette, Louisiana, both carded incredible rounds of nine-under par 63. These two talented teams lead a strong field at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, … Read more
The Louisiana Golf Association is pleased to announce the hiring of Heidi Hesse as its 2023 USGA P.J. Boatwright intern. Heidi will serve as the Communications and Operations intern, and her focus will be in developing the LGA brand, member relations, marketing, communication, and tournament operations. She will receive a well-rounded experience as she learns … Read more
Lafayette, La – January 31, 2023 The Louisiana Golf Association (LGA) is proud to announce the hiring of Maili Bartz as its 2023 P.J. Boatwright Intern. Bartz, a recent graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing, is excited to put everything she has learned in the … Read more
Louisiana’s own and LGA board member, Devin Thomas, PGA at Ellendale Country Club, has been chosen by the Gulf States PGA Section for the PGA Jr. League Game Changer Award for 2022. Thomas will be recognized at the upcoming PGA Show in Orlando, Florida. “Ellendale has progressed and improved significantly under Devin’s leadership and this … Read more
This post was written by Danny Vohden and published by the USGA at USGA.org. Despite being an admitted non-golfer applying for a USGA P.J. Boatwright Internship with Mass Golf, “something about it just felt right” for Hannah Yoshinaga of Fullerton, Calif. “I would go to the driving range every once in a while when I was younger but … Read more
