Barnes & Bradley Fire Red Numbers
to Capture Beau Chene Junior Classic

Biloxi’s Garrett Barnes and Elise Bradley of Mandeville, Louisiana both fired sub-par final rounds enroute to the respective Boys and Girls Overall Championships at the AJGT Beau Chene Junior Classic at Beau Chene Country Club in Mandeville. Shreveport’s Philip Barbaree, Jr. and Emily Ross of Diamondhead, Mississippi came away with Age Division Titles.

The tournament was influenced by the state’s monsoon season, thankfully nearing its end in early October. Rain fell on an already well-watered course during Saturday’s round, but by Sunday a high blue sky led to better conditions and lower scores. The event was played on Beau Chene’s Magnolia Course, which features OB on virtually every hole, lots of water, and elevated greens.

Barnes Fires Final Round 67 for Victory

Boys Champion Garrett Barnes fires final round, 5 under par 67

Garrett Barnes’ (76-67-143) bogey-free, final round, 5 under par 67, combined with his opening round 76, left him at 76-67-143 and 1 under par for the tournament. Barnes opened with an even par 36 on Saturday’s front nine and used birdies on 2, 7 & 9 to keep his score at level par on the front. Barnes shot 4 over on the backside in the difficult conditions Saturday afternoon.

Sunday’s round was one of the best 18-hole efforts on the AJGT this year. Barnes birdied the 515-yard par five 2nd hole, the 360-yard, par four 4th, the 365-yard, par four 6th, and the 540-yard, par five 7th and turned at 4 under par 32. Barnes then combined eight pars on the back nine with a birdie on the 530-yard, par five 16th to finish 32-35-67 for the day and 1 under for the tournament, giving him a 2-shot victory over Eustis Corrigan (78-67-145) of Lafayette, LA.

Corrigan Charges With Final Round 67

Posze & Haile in Striking Distance

Boston One Shot Back With 9 Weekend Birdies

Corrigan also fired a final round, 5 under par 67, using a 5 under par 31 on Sunday’s front nine. After a birdie on the 515-yard, par five 10th hole, Corrigan was 6 under for the day. Corrigan birdied five of the first 7 holes on Sunday’s front nine. Corrigan birdied the 10th and shot even par 36 on the back to finish at 31-36-67 for the day. Jacob Posze (73-74-147) of Greenwell Springs, LA birdied 2 & 6 on Saturday and toured the front side in 1 under 35 enroute to a third place finish, four shots back of Corrigan at 147. Posze’s 73 in Saturday’s rain made him a first round co-leader. Posze shot even par 36 on Sunday’s front nine. Mandeville’s Evans Haile (74-74-148) was fourth at 148, one shot behind Posze. Haile birdied 8, 9 & 17 on Sunday and played the front side in even par 36. Drew Boston (73-76-149) of Baton Rouge, a first round co-leader after posting a 73 on Saturday, finished fifth, 1 shot back of Haile at 149. Boston collected five birdies on Saturday and opened the tournament at 4 under par 32 on Saturday’s front nine. Boston birdied four more holes on Sunday and closed with a 76.

Cardwell & Sams Tie for Sixth

Jackson’s 73 Earns Eighth Place

Mixon & Nickel Round Out Top 10

Mandeville’s Jordan Cardwell (79-73-152) and John Lewis Sams (78-74-152) of Coushatta, LA shot 73 and 74 on Sunday, respectively, to move into a tie for sixth. Cardwell nailed two birdies a side on Sunday and posted a 1 under par 35 on the back side. Sams carded three birdies on the weekend and also covered Sunday’s back nine in 1 under par 35.

Keeno Jackson (80-73-153) of Hammond, LA fired a final round 73, with four birdies and a 2 under par 34 on the backside. Jackson’s final round effort earned eighth place. Julian Mixon (78-76-154) of Poplarville, MS notched four weekend birdies and a Saturday eagle enroute to a ninth place finish. Johndavid Nickel (78-77-155) of Crowley, LA carded three final round birdies and closed with a 77, good for tenth.

Bradley Fires Final Round, 2 Under Par 70

Mandeville’s Elise Bradley (78-70-148) carded three birdies and suffered only one bogey in a final round, 2 under par 70 that gave her the Girls Overall Championship at four over par 148. Bradley birdied the par five 2nd hole and the par three 3rd in succession on Saturday, opening the tournament with a 1 over 37 on the front nine. Bradley birdied the par five second hole again on Sunday and added another birdie on the par four sixth, while shooting 1 under 35 on Sunday’s front nine. Bradley covered Sunday’s back side in 1 under par as well, using a birdie on the par five 16th and playing bogey free on the back.

Noibanchong Executes Back
to Back Chip-Ins for Second

Lucas & Kippers One Shot Apart in 3rd & 4th

McMullen & Shea Round Out Top Six

First round leader Pair Noibanchong (77-79-156) of Mandeville finished second at 156. Noibanchong nailed six birdies on the weekend, including birdies with consecutive chip-ins on 13 & 14 on Sunday. Noibanchong also birdied the par four 4th and the par four 14th in her final round effort. Ali Lucas (79-81-160) of Crowley, LA posted a 2 over 38 on Sunday’s back nine to snare third place at 160. Lucas birdied 4 & 16 on Sunday. Allison Kippers (81-80-161) of Zachary, LA was fourth, one shot back of Lucas at 161. Kippers birdied the par five tenth on Saturday and shot 3 over 39 on Saturday’s back side. Kippers added a birdie on 7 on Sunday. Anna McMullen (85-78-163) of Monroe, LA shot even par 36 on Sunday’s back nine enroute to a final round 78 and fifth place. Delaney Shea of New Orleans shaved 12 strokes with her Sunday effort, which earned her sixth place in the Girls 15-18 Year-Old Age Division. Emily Ross (92-86-178) of Diamondhead, MS birdied the par three 9th on Sunday and shot 86 to claim the Girls 12-14 Year-Old Age Division Title. Madeline Gordon (96-92-188) of Kenner, LA birdied the par three 11th on Saturday and the par three 9th on Sunday and took second in the Girls 12-14 Year-Old Age Division.

Barbaree’s Even Par 72 Leads to Title

LeBlanc Closes with Even Par Effort on Back Nine

Barraza Cards First Round 75

Shreveport’s Philip Barbaree, Jr. (72-79-151) posted a first round, even par 72 and captured the Boys 12-14 Year-Old Age Division Title. Barbaree used two birdies per side and shot even par 36 on the front and back. Barbaree birdied three of the four par fives and the par three 15th on Saturday. On Sunday Barbaree birdied the par four 4th hole and posted a 2 over 38 on the front enroute to the victory. Brennan LeBlanc (80-75-155) of Baton Rouge was four shots back in second at 155. LeBlanc charged on Sunday with a final round 75 which included birdies on the par five 7th and the par four 13th. LeBlanc covered Sunday’s back nine in even par 36. Landon Barraza (75-83-158) of Jackson, MS posted a first round, 3 over par 75. Barraza eagled the par five 10th hole on Saturday enroute to an even par 36 on the back nine.

Triston Elston Claims Fourth

Furr & McCormick Tie for Fifth

Hale, Fuselier, Myers & Neal in Top Ten

Triston Elston (80-82-162) of Baton Rouge opened with a 3 over 39 on Saturday’s front, birdied the par three 9th on Sunday, and finished fourth at 162. Elston shot 39-41-80 on Saturday. Weldon Furr (88-81-169) of Baton Rouge and Mobile’s Daniel McCormick (84-85-169) tied for fifth at 169. Furr shot 2 over par 38 on Saturday’s front nine and 3 over par 39 on Sunday’s back. Furr closed with an 81 on Sunday. McCormick birdied 7 & 15 on Saturday and played the front side in 3 over par 39. McCormick birdied the par three 11th and covered the back side in 2 over 38 on Sunday. Hunter Hale (78-95-173) of Franklinton, LA birdied 15 & 16 in succession and played Saturday’s back nine in even par 36 enroute to a first round, 6 over par 78. Hale claimed seventh. Noah Fuselier (92-83-175) of Baton Rouge birdied the par five 10th on Saturday and played Sunday’s back nine in 3 over par 39 in an eighth place effort. William Myers (93-88-181) of Baton Rouge and Christian Neal of Covington, LA were ninth and tenth, respectively, in the Boys 12-14 Year-Old Age Division.