Mid-Amateur Championship

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BOSSIER CITY’S ROBBY McWILLIAMS SITS ATOP THE LEADERBOARD ENTERING THE FINAL ROUND OF THE 2005 LOUISIANA GOLF ASSOCIATION MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

 

Monroe, Louisiana                    August 13, 2005

 

Robby McWilliams of Bossier City stands at seven-under par 137 after a second round 70 in the 14^th annual Louisiana Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship.  Two shots back of Williams entering Sunday’s final round is Covington’s Tommy Brennan, who posted a three-under par 69 on Saturday.  The only other person under par after 36 holes is David Hebert of Lafayette, who finds himself at two-under par for the championship. 

 

As he did in Friday’s opening round, McWilliams started his day off with an early bogey at the par-4 second hole, before birdieing three of his next four holes (No. 3, 5, and 6).  Back-to-back bogeys at No. 8 and 9 left him at even par for the day after his opening nine.  McWilliams made another bogey at the par-4 eleventh, but rebounded with an eagle at the par-5 fourteenth and a birdie at the par-5 sixteenth.  With pars on his final two holes, McWilliams finished the day with a 70 and stands at seven-under for the championship.  Brennan, a three-time champion of this event (1995, 1996, and 1997), got his day off to a fast start with birdies at No. 2 and 3.  Following a bogey at No. 5, he made another birdie at the par-3 ninth two go out in 34.  Two quick birdies on the back at No. 11 and 12 followed by a birdie at the sixteenth took Brennan to five-under for the day and seven-under for the championship.  However, a double bogey at the par-3 seventeenth dropped him back to five-under for the championship, where he finds himself entering tomorrow’s round.  Lafayette’s David Hebert completed another steady round of golf on Saturday with a two-under par 70.  Two birdies (No. 7 and 8) against one bogey put Hebert at one-under after the front nine.  After two more birdies (No. 11 and 15) and another bogey on the back, Hebert stands at two-under par 142 for the championship.

 

Rounding out the top-ten going into Sunday’s final round are Bart Dornier of Metairie, Billy Gabbert of Sulphur, Kevin Gros of Baton Rouge, Will Daigle of Baton Rouge, and Scotty Free of West Monroe at even-par 144; and Michael Fulco of Monroe, Steven Vogel of Madisonville, and Scott Sills of West Monroe at one-over par 145.

 

Bayou DeSiard Country Club, a Ron Pritchard design located in Monroe, is hosting this year’s event.  Bayou DeSiard, which is always rated as one of the best layouts in the state, has gotten wonderful reviews from this field of the best players over age 25 in the state. The course is playing to a par of 72 and approximately 6,800 yards.  Saturday’s play was conducted under hot and humid conditions with few clouds, little breeze, and lots of sun.

 

The field was cut to the low 60 and ties after Saturday’s round with 63 players shooting 159 or better for 36 holes.  Players will go off the first tee starting at 7:30 a.m., with the leaders set to tee off at 10:30 a.m.

 

All Scores, Saturday pairings and starting times to follow: