LGA Staff 
By JOHN PORRETTO Contributing Writer June 13, 2021 AVONDALE, La. – Former Jesuit High School golfers Andrew Barreca of New Orleans and Grayson Glorioso of Metairie won the 38th Louisiana Golf Association Four-Ball Championship over the weekend after the two-day tournament was shortened to 18 holes because of inclement weather at TPC Louisiana on Sunday … Read more
Qualifying for a US Women’s Open is a grueling process. Fighting trying conditions in rainy spring weather, your game has to remain sharp for a long 36-hole day. On April 29, 2021, I shot a bogey-free 7 under to advance to the Olympic Club for the 76th US Women’s Open. Bogey free rounds in and … Read more
June 12, 2021 Avondale, Louisiana Andrew Barreca of New Orleans and Grayson Glorioso of Metairie fired a nine-under par 63 on Saturday at TPC Louisiana. The Big Easy duo hold a one-shot lead over two other teams, Jake Marler of Shreveport / Eli Ortego of Broussard and Kyle Bennet of Zachary / Grayson Gilbert … Read more
June 11, 2021 Avondale, Louisiana The thirty-eighth annual Louisiana Golf Association Four-Ball Championship kicks off Saturday at TPC Louisiana. This year’s event set a record for entries. 96 teams from across the state will compete for the prestigious title of best amateur Four-Ball team in Louisiana. There are several former Champions in the field … Read more
LAFAYETTE, LA. (June 9, 2021) – The Louisiana Golf Association (LGA) has accepted a total of 234 entries for the 102nd Louisiana Amateur Championship at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant. The LGA Amateur Championship will be held at the Tom Fazio designed course east of Ruston for the first time ever on July 22-25, … Read more
Lafayette, LA – June 2, 2021 This year’s USGA Boatwright Internship Conference was held virtually over a two-week period on May 19-20 and May 26-27. Current LGA Boatwright interns Caroline Buchan, Ben Carter, and Emily Gill attended the conference from their office at the LGA headquarters in Lafayette. Throughout their virtual experience, the LGA interns … Read more
May 23, 2021 Alexandria, Louisiana Ethan Dial of Bossier City captured his first victory on the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour by shooting an impressive final round of three-under par 68 to finish at four-under par 138 to win the Overall Boys division at OakWing Golf Club. Dial had three birdies and zero bogeys … Read more
Annual internship program has created a pathway to a career in golf for more than 3,000 men and women of all backgrounds. LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (May 18, 2021) – The USGA will fund 135 internships across its network of 59 Allied Golf Associations (AGAs) in 2021 through the P.J. Boatwright Jr. Internship Program, which … Read more
Lafayette, LA – May 11, 2021 (written by Logan Ray, LGA Executive Director) I was checking work emails on my cell phone on a Friday afternoon, March 5, 2021 to be exact, when one email in particular made me stop scrolling and gave me goosebumps. The subject line read “Championship Invitation: 48th Walker Cup Match.” … Read more
Lafayette, Louisiana May 8, 2021 Jeff Calloway of Baton Rouge battled the course, the elements, and the field all day, finally taking advantage of some good breaks provided by the golf gods on the final hole to win his first Louisiana Golf Association (LGA) Senior Amateur Championship, besting Benton’s Robby McWilliams by one … Read more
