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The top 5 finishers in the Overall Championship were
taken out of their respective flights at the conclusion
of play on Sunday. Top 3 finishers in each flight also
won prizes. Flight winners included: Mike Oktavec
of Baton Rouge (St. Andrews / 146), Doug Baker of
LaPlace (Prestwick / 146), Edward Jones of Jefferson
(Troon / 146), and Andrew Mercante of Hammond
(Carnoustie / 155). If there had been a tie for the
Overall Championship, there would have been a three
hole, cumulative score playoff (with 1/6 of handicap)
beginning on a hole determined by the Championship
Committee. All other ties, which determined prizes
or recognition, were decided by matching scorecards.
The USGA method, as prescribed in Appendix I of
the current Rules of Golf booklet, was utilized (i.e.,
last 9 holes; if still tied, last 6 holes; if still tied, last 3
holes; if still tied, 18th hole).
Hymel and Childers were the only players who
shot under par net scores in Sunday’s final round.
The most improved golfer prize went to Scott Small
of Prairieville who shot an even par 72 on Sunday,
improving by 22 strokes from his first round score. The
LGA conducts this event to provide a Championship
for the higher handicap players with procedures in
place that assure consistency and integrity. The LGA
utilizes the USGA Tournament Score Probability
Table to adjust any handicap indexes when a player’s
score exceeds normal probability.
In the Net Club Team Championship, conducted
concurrently with the Net Amateur, Oak Knoll
Country Club #1 of Hammond won in dominating
fashion by finishing at even par 432. Team members
from Oak Knoll CC #1 included: Ronnie Averett,
Louis Baham, Mike Hymel, and Andrew Mercante.
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In the Net Club Team Championship, team totals are
comprised by combining the lowest three individual
scores each round from four man teams.
To view complete LGA Net Amateur results, click
here.
Top Three Flight finishers are as follows:
St. Andrews Flight:
1. Mike Oktavec/Baton Rouge, 146
2. Jay Hass/Zachary, 149
3. Bryan McCullough/Lake Charles, 152
Prestwick Flight:
1. Doug Baker/LaPlace, 146
2. Les Bradley/Lafayette, 149
3. Jason Litchfield/Metairie, 156
Troon Flight:
1. Edward Jones/Jefferson, 146
2. Louis Baham/Hammond, 152
3. Joe Baugh/Covington, 161
Carnoustie Flight:
1. Andrew Mercante/Hammond, 155
2. Ronnie Gibbs/Lake Charles, 156
3. Marc Young/Hammond, 159
Next year’s championship will be held at Koasati
Pines in Kinder at the Coushatta Casino & Resort on
Aug. 26-27, 2017. This will be the first year that the
LGA Net Am will be conducted in August, having
switched dates with the LGA Senior Amateur. The
Koasati Pines course consistently receives rave reviews
from LGA competitors. It has hosted a number of
LGA events throughout the years, most recently
the 2015 LGA Net Amateur, the 2012 LGA Club
Team Championship, and the 2010 LGA Amateur
Championship.