Our appreciate Our You just local businesses would you will be entered into shopping a contest to Win really appreciate 1260091 B4 AMERICAN PRESS SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2021 CMYK GOLF OUTDOORS Area golfers can begin get- ting their games ready because all three Lake Area city tourna- ments will be played this year. One is definitely sched- uled, the Westlake city, and Sulphur has a tentative date, and though officials have said the Lake Charles city will be played on the new Mallard Cove course, which is expected to open next month, a date has not been decided. Club professional Dave Kas- par said the Westlake city will run seven days at The National with events planned for juniors, women, men and seniors. That city is scheduled for the month of August with the juniors play the l0th and 11th, the women and the senior the 14th and 15th and the the 27th through the 29th. Frasch Park pro George McInnis has set tentative dates for the Sulphur city as Oct.
9-10. The last cities were played in 2019 with Phillip Hoffpauir winning the Lake Charles title, Jevon Perry the Westlake and Neithan Allen the Sulphur. Hoffpauir and Allen are expect- ed to defend their titles but Perry is a professional and that crown will be vacant. a The Ray Dingler Memorial was rained out last week for the first time in its 28-year histo- ry and, according to Quitman Moon, who ramrods the event, there were 43 former McNeese State athletes and coaches who played at least eight holes until the tournament was called. was a tremendous turnout of former players and Moon said.
think that was the largest we have The event has raised money for the golf teams, whose programs were suspend- ed by the university, but the funds will go to the athletic department. a Lake Pam Fossett beat Angela Martin of Calhoun 1-up to win the first flight consolation bracket last week in the Louisiana State boys tournament and Amateur at Bayou DeSiard Country Club in Monroe. Brooke Tyree, who last year and Zachary Robert- will be a senior this fall at Texas son who tied for 32nd. became the third area player to do so. Others were Riley Issac in 2017 when she was a member of the McNeese State golf team and Pargahn who tied for 13th and Kie McNabb in 2008.
doubt the three seasons 17th. of SEC competition she has had as a member of the Texas golf team has helped, but nament before have been Alan she is also a good hard Morgan (1996) and Willie Wood said Bear Suarez, swing (1977), Robbie Going (1994) coach since she was 13 years old. stays focus on what she has to do. She knows it is a process and deviate in her training and it shows. why she is so good in a Taking place this week is the junior amateurs at Ellendale in Houma.
The girls play Wednesday and Thurs- day and the boys Wednesday through Friday. Locals who played in last are playing this week are Jace Lejeune who tied for 25th place Three girls who played last year and are in this field are Isabella Callaba who tied for fourth last year, Mattie Chelsey Shaheen who finished Southwest Louisiana juniors who have won the state tour- and Tim Graham (1975). Going and Graham went on to be standouts at McNeese. Tyree won the girls junior in 2016 and 2017, while Deanie Wood, later to be a Lake Charles resident, took the crowns in 1975 and 1976 while living in Shreveport. a Frasch Park announced a free program for juniors 17 years and younger for residents living within Ward 4, District 2 recreation district the Sulphur High school zone.
The daily green fee (after 10 a.m. seven days a week) is free with one small bucket of range balls. Out-of-district participants can play Monday-Thursday for $10 and for $15 Friday-Sunday. Also, after 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, boys and girls play free.
Those wanting to participate in the program must fill out a form in the pro shop. a The Contraband Classic will be played at the Lake Charles Country Club, July 10-11, while a two-man, four-club tourna- ment wraps up today at Gray Plantation. a Louis Bonnette has written about local golf for the American Press since 1971. His column appears each Sunday. Con- tact him at 274-5689 or Lake Area begins preparations for city championships Louis Bonnette Golf If you renewed your fishing license, a couple of days late.
July 1 was the start of the new season and it will run until June 30, 2022, when a new fee structure for fishing and hunting licenses and boat regis- tration will take effect. In a recent statement, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said the new procedure will reduce the number of licenses required of hunters and anglers. changes will provide the agency with a more stable source of revenue which is crucial to our ability to provide programs and services to the people of the statement read. The new fee structure was approved during the recent legislative session. Although you can pick up a fishing license at al- most any sporting goods store in the area, the most convenient way I have found is to get it over the internet.
Tap into the LDWF website, go to renew license, then buy a license and bring it home wind- ing up with paying for the license with your credit card and then print- ing the license on your printer. Take the printed license out of your print- er, cut it to fit your wallet and set. There is a $2 transac- tion cost, but it is worth it. a As for the chang- es coming to the state fishing license next year, recreational licenses can be purchased June 1, 2022 and will run 365 days from that date or any date after that. No longer will it be a July 1-June 30 license.
Also, the age for juniors not needing a fishing license will go to 17 and younger. Fees for basic fishing will go from $9.50 to $17 and for saltwater fishing from $13 to $15. A license is not required for those born before June 1, 1940. It will remain $5 for those born between June 1, 1940 and May 31, 1962. a A news release from the Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Ref- uge said the West Cove Recreation area in the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge will be closed to the public beginning July 15 until Aug.
17. This includes the north parking lot, both boat launches and all fishing piers. These areas will be used as a construction and launch site to build a half mile of oyster reef habitat along the West Cove shoreline on Big Lake. The Nature Conser- vancy, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is completing an oys- ter reef restoration and coastal shoreline protec- tion project in West Cove.
The project is expand- ing an existing 1-mile oyster reef created in West Cove in 2017 as a habitat for marine and wildlife species. The reefs also protect and stabilize coastal marshes of the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge as well as portions of La. 27. Merritt, Niemann Changes coming to share Rocket lead 2022 fishing licenses Louis Bonnette Outdoors Louis Bonnette Special to the American Press Yellow-crowned night herons like this young one are being seen more often Lake Charles. By The Associated Press DETROIT Troy Merritt aced the 219-yard 11th hole at Detroit Golf Club and shot a 5-un- der 67 on Saturday for a share of the lead with Joaquin Niemann in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Niemann, who shared the 36-hole lead with Tom Lewis, pulled into a tie by two-putting from 46 feet at 17. He parred the final hole, the tough- est one on the course, for a 68. Hank Lebioda (66) and Cam Davis (67) were a stroke back, and Brandon Hagy (68) was another shot behind. Lewis (71) was among six players three shots back with a legitimate shot on the relatively short course. First-rounder leader Davis Thompson (72) was six shots back.
After opening with a course-record tying 63, he has played the last 36 holes in 1 over with rounds of 73 and 72 The 35-year-old Mer- ritt made his first hole- in-one on the PGA Tour with a 5-iron off one bounce to give him a three-stroke advantage. He had a bogey on the next hole to cut into his cushion on a jam-packed leaderboard and he end- ed up losing the lead by closing with six consecu- tive pars. Merritt won his sec- ond PGA Tour title at the 2018 Barbasol Champi- onship. He entered this week with three top-10 finishes this year in- cluding a pair of them in May to put him within one of matching the most he has had in a year since making his PGA Tour debut in 2010. PGA By The Associated Press ENDICOTT, N.Y.
Er- nie Els opened a three- stroke lead Saturday in the Sporting Goods Open, reeling off five consecutive birdies on the front nine in a 7-under 65. Els birdied Nos. 2-6 at windy and rainy En-Joie Golf Club, added another on the par-4 ninth, made eight consecutive pars and closed the bogey-free round with a 15-foot bird- ie putt on the par-4 18th to get to 11-under 133. hit a lot of greens and when I hit the greens, I made some putts, so that was a good key for Els said. conditions were quite tough.
Rain and wind kind of came and went so you kind of had to keep the ball in front of you. Finishing on 16 making a good par save and making a birdie on 18 was Making his first ap- pearance in the event, the 51-year-old South African star is in position for his third PGA Tour Champi- ons victory after winning twice last season. He has four major titles, the last in the 2012 British Open. depends on condi- Els said. had it all today, a bit of rain, a bit of wind, a bit of every- thing, so hopefully it gets a little better tomorrow.
But got to score well tomorrow. The guys are going to come out of the pack, going to be guys shooting low, so just kind of got to do what I can Cameron Beckman was second after a 69. winless on the 50-and- over tour. Darren Clarke (68) and Miguel Angel Jimenez (69) were 7 under, and 63-year-old Bernhard Langer (71) was another stroke back with Alex Ce- jka (69), Paul Goydos (69) and Tom Byrum (70). Els takes three-shot lead CHAMPIONS you sharing what your shopping plans are for the next year.
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