82nd National Championship for
Lefty Golfers coming to Mississippi
shell landing to host annual event
Gautier, MS-The National Association of
Left Handed Golfers (NALG) is bringing its
82nd National Championship to Mississippi
in June 2017.
“We are excited to bring the NALG back
to Mississippi for the first time in many years
and only the second time ever,” said Chuck
Stinson, the founder of Mississippi Lefties
and tournament director for the national
tournament this year. The tournaments one
and only stop in Mississippi was in Olive
Branch, Mississippi in 2003.
The 2017 tourney will be played June
19th-22nd at Shell Landing Golf Club in
Gautier, Mississippi.
“We get a chance to showcase the
Mississippi Gulf Coast and Shell Landing
Golf Club in Gautier, one of the great
courses, not only Mississippi, but also in the
Gulf States Region,” added Stinson.
Golf Digest names Shell Landing among
America’s Best New Courses of 2002. The
January 2003 issue ranked the Davis Love III
championship design #5 in America in the
Best New Upscale Public category, and the
The National Association of
Left Handed Golfers (NALG)
is bringing its 82nd National
Championship to Mississippi in
June 2017.
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only one in the top 5 located in the South.
In 2007 Shell Landing was recognized
by Golf Digest when it was presented the
“Architecture Award’ in recognition of our
outstanding design and was named among
the “Best Golf Courses in the State.”
“We feel like the championship setting
that we provide at Shell Landing, combined
with the experience of spending a week
on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, will provide a
great experience for the lefty golfers that
come to play for a national title,” said
Kenny Hughes the Chief Executive Officer
of Shell Landing and a PGA Professional
since 1992.
Tournament sponsors currently include
the IP Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi Organ
Recovery Agency, CCS Industrial Services,
Hederman Brothers Printers and the Lyric
Hotel in Cleveland, Mississippi.
For
tournament
or
sponsorship
information, contact Chuck Stinson at 601-
383-1221 or via email at mslefties@yahoo.
com.