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newsspin Davis & Granger win LWGA Championship Kathy Davis, Bossier City, and Lillian Granger, Shreveport, partnered to win the 17th Louisiana Women’s Golf Association Four-Ball Championship at Koasati Pines at Coushatta, Kinder, April 30 – May 1. Their winning score was 72-71 – 143, with 34 teams competing for the title. Champions: Kathy Davis (Bossier City)/ Lillian Granger (Shreveport) 72-71 -- 143; Second: Pam Fossett (Lake Charles)/Chris Stoute (Westlake) 74-74 –148; Third: Wendy Kahn (Kenner)/Lan Dang (Slidell) 81-73 -- 154 First Flight Winners: Gaynal Alleman (Scott)/Sue Broussard (Lafayette) 88-78 -- 166; Second: Pat Fabacher (Metairie)/ Donna Jolly (Baton Rouge) 85-82 -- 167; Second Flight Winners: Suzanne Patton (Zwolle)/Vicki Cella (Shreveport) 8 7 - 82 -- 169; Second: Nancy Conravey (Abita Springs)/Gerry McCool (Abita Springs) 90- 83 -- 173. Sonnier/Ishee claim Pro-Pro Championship The team of Greg Sonnier and Nic Ishee have earned the honor of being named the 2018 ANTIGUA/ Haas-Jordan/Courtesy Golf Cars Pro-Pro Champions with a team score of eight under, 64. This year’s Gulf States Section event was held at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Denham Springs, on Monday, May 7. Fifty-one players gathered on a picture-perfect day for golf, forming 58 teams. There was a two-way tie for second place between the teams of Greg Sonnier/Gavin Vegas and Greg Sonnier/Rory Nelson with scores of six-under, 66. Closest to the Hole winners were Reed Hughes, Gamon Manne, Joshua Tomblin, and David Coleman. The Gulf States Section of the PGA of America thanked ANTIGUA and Oakley for Closest to the Hole prizes. The Gulf States PGA Section thanked event sponsors John Anderson, Dan and Kitty Peoples of ANTIGUA, Todd Blackmar of Haas- Jordan, David Jones and Craig Alcon of Courtesy Golf Cars, Kelly Welsh of Oakley, and Brian Smack of Earth Networks. The Section also thanked the staff at Greystone Golf & Country Club including Daniel Preston, PGA General Manager, Chris Burkstaller, PGA Director of Golf, Dawn Martinez, Membership & Event Coordinator, Scott Dardenne, Chef, Woody Brown, Head Golf Course Superintendent and Josh Reed, Assistant Golf Course Superintendent.