Congratulations to Jim Swanson & Greg Berthelot on winning the 2023 Mardi Gras Tournament toady at BREC’s Webb Memorial Golf Course. The Sunday format in the 36-hole tournament was Better-Ball on the front nine and modified Alternate Shot on the back nine. Jim & Greg shot an 8 under par 64 that combined with their Saturday 59 resulted in a 123 total and a one-shot victory. Jeremy Gautreaux & Brandt Garon posted the low round of the day with a 10-under par 62 to finish second by one stroke. Scott Haynie & Bob McCusker came in third, two strokes ahead of four teams that tied for fourth at 131.

Chris Leonard & Mike Thomas shot a Sunday 69 to win the First Flight by one stroke over Terry Ledet & David Millet. Brian Barger & Chris Kieren finished with a 4-under par 140 total to win the Second Flight. Dylan & Ronald Nugent finished at 154 to win the Third Flight.

In addition to the normal gift card prizes, Jim Swanson & Greg Berthelot also received gift baskets from Columbia Sportswear. Congratulation again to Jim & Greg and thanks to Columbia Sportswear for supporting the event and to everyone who played in the Mardi Gras Tournament.

Congratulations to Sophia Macias on defending her Women’s Baton Rouge Amateur Championship title today at BREC’s Webb Memorial Golf Course. Sophia continues her impressive play posting a 3-over par 75 to win the Championship Flight (gross scoring).Scoring was tight in the Net Division as Dee Dee Becnel came in 1st with a net 3-under par 69. Ginger Covington captured 2nd with a net 71, April Prestenbach got 3rd at 72, and Thelma Price came in 4th at net 73. In 2023 the Women’s Amateur Championship will move to July. Look for next year’s tournament date when the 2023 BREC tournament schedule comes out soon, we hope to see everyone play again next year.

Congratulations to Phil Frazier, Jeremy Gautreaux, and Greg Berthelot for winning the BREC Holiday 3 Player Scramble today at Webb Park GC. They used the three-player scramble format to post an 18-under par score of 54. Remarkably, they only won by one shot as Henry Pointer, Ed Mitchell, and Nyles Williams finished one shot behind them at 17-under par 55. Many groups turned in impressive scores considering they played through consistent off and on rain for much of the round. Finishing at 15-under par 57 were the team of Wendell Akins, Dante Caldera, & Kyle Wells, and the team of Danny Nelson, Phil Schmitt, & Carter Schmitt. The First Flight was won by the team led by Mpho Mmopi who posted 8-under par 64 as did the team of Brian Barger, Chris Kieren, & Dan Chambless. Team Covington, consisting of Landon, Terry, and Ginger, won the three-way tie-breaker at 65 to get 3rd in the First Flight.