Laurel, MS: The GSPGA Pro-Am presented by Jani-King was hosted at Laurel Country Club on Tuesday, October 12. The field consisted of 9, 4-person teams in a Low Gross/Low Net scoring format (a PGA professional & 3 amateurs).
Team Champions included PGA Professional Greg Sonnier (Lake Charles Country Club) and Amateurs Marcus Bougard, Michael Warstler, and Michael Beyerstedt with a score of 17-under par, 127. Tying for second place were Team Ramey and Team Lee with 132 (-12).
Congratulations to Greg Sonnier, PGA for also winning the Low PGA Professional (-1, 71).
In a post-round interview, Greg said, “Today was a good round, I made a bunch of birdies, even threw in an eagle there. My team also played well. Our victory was an overall team win. Everybody contributed.”
The Gulf States PGA would like to thank Mike Biggs, Chance Enmon, JJ O’Neil, and William Simms of Jani-King, Jack English of SlideBelts, and Kelly Welsh of Oakley for supporting the event. Special thanks to the entire staff at Laurel Country Club including PGA General Manager, Andy Lovings, PGA Head Golf Professional, Jim Dorman, and Golf Course Superintendent, JD Conn, as well as the entire staff and membership.
Our next event, the PING/Sterling Cut Glass Pro-Scratch, will take place on November 1, 2021, at Squire Creek Country Club. We hope to see you there!