Backspin Volume 3, Issue 5 | Page 42

news&scores Lake Charles CC takes LGA team championship Lake Charles Country Club can officially be declared the golf club with the best golfers in the state of Louisiana after taking the LGA Club Team Championship title at Money Hill Golf & Country Club in Abita Springs this weekend. Lake Charles Country Club went wire-to-wire to win the first LGA Club Team Championship in the club’s prestigious 97-year history. The 6-man team of Billy Gabbert, Robby Going, Doug Quienalty, Hank Shaheen, Greg Sonnier, and Tyler Terry showcased the depth and caliber of players at Lake Charles Country Club, and they now have state bragging rights. Lake Charles Country Club shot a 3-over par 291 in Sunday’s individual stroke play final round, and coupled with their 15-under par 129 in Saturday’s 4-Ball round, they finished at an impressive 12-under par 420 to win by 4 strokes over runner-up and 2015 42 LGA Club Team Champions Oakbourne Country Club of Lafayette. Format of play for the LGA Club Team is as follows: each team consists of one of the club’s professionals and five club members or six club members. The 6-man teams compete in four-ball play on Saturday with the two best of the three four-ball scores from each team making up that team’s score for the day. On Sunday, players compete in individual stroke play with the best four of six scores comprising the team’s score. With four counting scores on Sunday versus only two counting scores on Saturday, it’s not unusual for the winning team to come from far back in the pack, making for an extremely exciting finish on Sunday. However, Lake Charles Country Club played their game and did not allow any teams to leap them on the leaderboard. Continued on page 44