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 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
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
Lafayette, Louisiana May 7, 2021 LeCompte’s Rod Baronet, who has won this Championship twice before, takes a one-shot lead over Robby McWilliams of Benton into final round play in the 32nd edition of the Louisiana Golf Association (LGA) Senior Amateur Championship at Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette. Baronet, who won this Championship in … Read more
Lafayette, Louisiana May 6, 2021 Eric Lavespere of Monroe, who finished as the runner-up in last year’s Championship, shot a two-under par 70 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the 32nd Louisiana Senior Amateur Championship. Lavespere, who finished in second place to Benton’s Robby McWilliams at Kinder’s Koasati Pines last year, began his … Read more
Lafayette, Louisiana May 5, 2021 The Dick Wilson-designed Oakbourne Country Club course in Lafayette will host the 32nd edition of the Louisiana Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship May 6-8. 156 players from across Louisiana will comprise the field that will compete over 54 holes for the most prestigious Senior title in the state. As a … Read more
