Lafayette, Louisiana – The Louisiana Golf Association (LGA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Ben Carter as its 2021 USGA P.J. Boatwright intern. Ben’s top priority will be the management of the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour (LJGT), and he will be involved in all aspects of golf administration, including championship operations, USGA Tournament Management, … Read more
January 14, 2021 The Louisiana Junior Golf Tour member spotlight is a monthly article highlighting the strong talent in our state. Our January junior golfer to be featured is Ryan Dupuy of Baton Rouge. Ryan is a senior at The Dunham School, and has been a member of the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour since … Read more
November 30, 2020 The Louisiana Junior Golf Tour member spotlight is a monthly article highlighting the strong talent in our state. Our December junior golfer to be featured is Eli Ortego of Broussard. Eli is a senior at Ascension Episcopal High School, and has been a member of the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour since … Read more
November 1, 2020 The Louisiana Junior Golf Tour member spotlight is a monthly article highlighting the strong talent in our state. The first junior golfer to be featured is Fiona Marks of New Orleans. Fiona is a senior at Newman High School, and she has been a member of the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour since … Read more
Lafayette, LA | October 28, 2020 The Louisiana Junior Golf Tour is pleased to award its 2020 Boys’ Player of the Year to Riley Hnatyshyn of Abita Springs and 2020 Girls’ Player of the Year to Kaitlyn Montoya of Shreveport. Both players won two events this year to solidify them at the top … Read more
West Point, Mississippi – September 13, 2020 Louisiana won its fifth consecutive Junior River Cup on Sunday at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Mississippi. The Junior River Cup is a Ryder Cup style event between the top junior golfers in Mississippi and Louisiana. It is conducted in Mississippi in even years and … Read more
Old Waverly in West Point, Mississippi will play host to the 10th Junior River Cup this weekend. The Junior River Cup is an annual Ryder Cup style event that pits twenty of the best junior golfers in Louisiana against the twenty best from Mississippi. Old Waverly has hosted many prestigious tournaments and is in … Read more
August 24, 2020 – Lake Charles, Louisiana The inaugural Crawfish Classic at Lake Charles Country Club is the final stop on the 2020Louisiana Junior Golf Tour (LJGT) schedule and it is sure to provide an exciting finish to thismemorable season. The top junior players in Louisiana will compete over 36 holes, Saturday andSunday, with major … Read more
August 16, 2020 Choudrant, Louisiana Riley Hnatyshyn of Abita Springs shot a 36-hole total of three-under par 141 to win the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour at Squire Creek Country Club. This was Hnatyshyn’s second win of the LJGT 2020 season. Hnatyshyn bested Jace Lejeune of Jennings by one stroke (142). Lejeune shot the … Read more
August 5, 2020 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Miles Merlin of Metairie overcame a three shot deficit to win the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour at The University Club on Wednesday. Merlin posted the low round of the day, an even-par 72 to win by four strokes over Eli Hill of Bossier City and Ethan Dial … Read more
