Four state champions crowned
at Governor’s Games
by Ian Auzenne
BROUSSARD, La. – Steady, consistent
play. That’s the recipe Conner Hamilton
and Eli Ortego used to win their first
state championships this past weekend at
the USSSA/Mizuno Governor’s Games
at Le Triomphe Country Club. Despite
the sweltering heat, Hamilton, of Breaux
Bridge, and Ortego, of Lafayette, played
spectacularly to claim state titles in their
respective divisions.
Hamilton survived a few hiccups in the
first
round of the tournament en route to
Boys 12-14: Chance Queen, Alexandria, 2nd Place; Eli Ortego,
the boys 15-18 championship, shooting a
Lafayette, Champion; Ryan Dupuy, Baton Rouge, 3rd Place.
148 in the 36-hole event, holding off runnerup Taylor Morton, of Broussard, by four
strokes. Cameron Mouton and Michael
Travasos, both of Lafayette, and Brayden
Wright,of Sulphur, all shot 156 to share
third-place honors.
Ortego played the best golf of anyone
participating in the tournament. He finished
at -2 (142) to win the Boys 12-14 group title.
Chance Queen, of Alexandria, took second
place, finishing at +2 (146). Ryan Dupuy,
of Baton Rouge, finished at +3 (147) to take
third-place honors.
Janie Morrison, of Rayne, claimed
Girls: Abbie Richard, Girls 15-18 2nd Place; Janie Morrison, Grils the state championship in the girls 15-18
15-18 Champion, Rayne; Carly Whittington, Girls 12-14, Champion, division by shooting 173. Abbie G. Richard,
Kinder.
of Sulphur, took second place by shooting
185.
Carly Tietje Whittington, of Kinder,
won the state title in the girls 12-14 group
by shooting 186.
Next up on the Louisiana USSSA Junior
Golf Tour: The Cajun Classic regional
tournament. Registration for the Cajun
Classic is now open and will remain open
through July 17. For more information,
visit www.usssa.com or email robert.
[email protected].
Boys 15-18: Michael Travasos, Lafayette, 3rd Place; Cameron Mouton,
Lafayette, 3rd Place; Taylor Morton, Broussard, 2nd Place, Conner
Hamilton, Breaux Bridge, Champion.
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