Net Amateur & Net Club Team Championships

Round 2 Recap

RANDY INDOVINA OF BATON ROUGE WINS 2006 LGA NET AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP IN PLAYOFF; PINE SHADOWS GOLF COURSE IN LAKE CHARLES CAPTURES NET CLUB TEAM TITLE

August 27, 2006 -- Randy Indovina of Baton Rouge shot a net score of two-over par 74 on Sunday and then outlasted Mandeville's Jerry LeBus in a three-hole cumulative score playoff to win the 2006 LGA Net Amateur Championship.  Indovina, who carries a 9.3 USGA Handicap Index finished with a two-day total of two-under par 142.  LeBus, playing in the final group of the day with first round leader Indovina and Ricky Norwood of Lake Charles, posted a second round net score of 73 to finish regulation in a tie at 142.  LeBus plays to a Handicap Index of 8.0.

In the playoff, each player received one-third of their Course Handicap.  Indovina, who carried a Course Handicap of 10, received two shots in the extra session while LeBus, whose Course Handicap was 8, received one shot.  LeBus made a double-bogey on the first hole followed by two pars for a net total of one-over par for the three holes.  Indovina made par on all three holes for a net score of two-under par to claim his first LGA Championship.

Rounding out the top-ten for the championship were: Tommy Parker, West Monroe (T-3, 67--143); Julius Courville, Lake Charles (T-3, 70--143); Ricky Norwood, Lake Charles (T-3, 73--143); Roger Glenn, Lafayette (6th, 68--144); Kieth Hirstius, LaPlace (T-7, 69--145); Carl LeMaire, Breaux Bridge (T-7, 71--145); A.J. Dupree, Baton Rouge (T-7, 72--145); and Sedrick Gregory, Sulphur (10, 73--146).

This is the seventh annual Net Amateur Championship conducted by the Louisiana Golf Association.  The LGA is attempting to provide a true championship event for the higher handicap player, with procedures in place to assure that consistency and integrity are benchmarks for the event.  The LGA utilized the USGA Tournament Score Probability Table to adjust any handicap index where a player’s score exceeded normal probability.  

In the concurrent LGA Net Club Team Championship, the team from Pine Shadows Golf Course in Lake Charles took home the title with a two-day total of one-under par 431.  Members of the Pine Shadows squad included: Julius Courville, Carl LeMaire, Al Lyles, and Ricky Norwood.  Finishing in second place at eight-over par for two rounds was the team from Calvert Crossing Golf Club in Calhoun.  Calvert Crossing team members were: Darryl Beasley, Jerry LeBus, Tommy Parker, and Todd Perry.  This is the fourth year that the LGA has conducted the Net Club Team Championship in conjunction with the Net Amateur.  Four players represent a club and the best three of four net scores are totaled to create the Club Team score for the day. 

The year's championship was played at Beaver Creek Golf Course in Zachary, just north of Baton Rouge.  The golf course, which drew rave reviews from the field, played to a par of 72 and approximately 6,700 yards for the championship.  They will host this event once again in 2007.

In addition to the Overall Net Championship, the field was divided into four flights with the top-three finishers in each flight receiving awards.  Flight winners are as follows: