Ragin’ Cajuns golfer Jake Marler claims 104th annual Louisiana State Amateur Championship

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Jake Marler
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Shreveport native posts 9-under-279 to claim state’s top amateur golf tournament

SHREVEPORT – Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns junior Jake Marler concluded a stellar week on the golf course when he posted a 1-under-par 71 to claim the 104th Annual Louisiana State Amateur Golf Championship on Sunday at Southern Trace Country Club.

The Shreveport native and C.E. Byrd alum won the event by maintaining his three-stroke advantage after a 3-under-par 69 on Saturday and finished at 9-under-par 279 overall to outpace a 144-member field.

Marler opened the week on Thursday with a 1-under-71 before shooting a 4-under 68 on Friday and a 3-under 69 on Saturday. Marler made the turn at even-par 36 in Sunday’s final round before posting a birdie at No. 10 and 15. The southpaw claimed the title with a tap-in on the par-5, No. 18.

Marler, who helped Louisiana claim the 2023 Sun Belt Conference title and earn a berth to the NCAA Championships, was one of three Ragin’ Cajuns to post top-20 finishes in the event with Matt Weber finishing in a tie for 10th place at 289 while Burke Alford was four strokes back in 18th place.

EDITOR’S NOTES

— Tied for second place was Jay Mendell, an LSU signee set to join the Tigers in the fall. Mendell and Louisiana Tech’s Hunter Battles finished three shots back at 6-under.

— Kyle Bennett, the Zachary High alum now on the UNO men’s golf squad, finished fourth.

— Grayson Glorioso, a product of Jesuit entering his senior year with the Southeastern Louisiana golf team, tied for fifth.

Pos. Total Score R1 R2 R3 R4 Total
1 Jake Marler -9 71 68 69 71 279
Shreveport
T2 Hunter Battles -6 69 71 71 71 282
Ruston
T2 Jay Mendell -6 70 70 72 70 282
Lafayette
4 Kyle Bennett -5 76 68 74 65 283
Zachary
T5 Grayson Glorioso -2 68 77 71 70 286
Metairie
T5 John Humphries -2 71 70 72 73 286
Woodworth
T7 Will Patrick -1 69 74 73 71 287
Ruston
T7 Greg Berthelot -1 71 70 73 73 287
Baton Rouge
9 Josh Fullilove E 70 78 70 70 288
Larose
T10 Matt Weber 1 71 71 75 72 289
Scott
T10 Joshua Achord 1 73 72 71 73 289
Abita Springs
T10 Grayson Gilbert 1 73 71 72 73 289
Monroe
13 Jarrod Johnson 2 70 78 72 70 290
Ponchatoula
T14 Carter Schmitt 3 71 74 75 71 291
Baton Rouge
T14 Charlie Bell 3 71 71 73 76 291
Shreveport
T16 Walter Anderson 4 68 75 75 74 292
Baton Rouge
T16 Griffin Dorr 4 70 72 75 75 292
Mandeville
18 Burke Alford 5 72 76 74 71 293
Shreveport
19 Jace Lejeune 6 72 74 71 77 294
Jennings
T20 August Drummond 8 74 73 78 71 296
Shreveport
T20 Jason Humphries 8 71 71 76 78 296
St Amant
T20 Ryan Fulton 8 74 69 73 80 296
Crowley
23 Robby McWilliams 9 79 71 74 73 297
Benton
T24 Matt Nicholas 10 71 74 78 75 298
Lake Charles
T24 Eddie Lyons 10 73 76 75 74 298
Shreveport
T26 Chance Snell 11 70 74 82 73 299
Shreveport
T26 Craig Barnes 11 73 74 77 75 299
Benton
T26 Eric Lavespere 11 77 73 75 74 299
Monroe
T26 George Trappey 11 73 72 76 78 299
Lake Charles
T30 Eddie Seabaugh 12 77 70 75 78 300
Bossier City
T30 Grant Reagan 12 72 77 74 77 300
Shreveport
T32 Erik Hsu 13 75 77 75 74 301
Monroe
T32 Michael Ferrer 13 78 75 74 74 301
Covington
T32 Landen East 13 75 78 72 76 301
Sulphur
T32 Xan Walker 13 75 74 74 78 301
Shreveport
36 Connor Cassano 14 73 79 76 74 302
Shreveport
T37 Patrick Blaum 15 73 75 81 74 303
Covington
T37 Patrick Blunt 15 77 75 76 75 303
Shreveport
T37 Peyton Johnson 15 75 78 74 76 303
Shreveport
T37 Peyton Canter 15 74 74 79 76 303
St. Amant
T37 Niel Phillips 15 75 71 73 84 303
New Orleans
T42 Riley Hnatyshyn 16 73 75 84 72 304
Abita Springs
T42 Nick Wall 16 79 74 74 77 304
Baton Rouge
T44 Billy Guilbeaux 17 77 73 76 79 305
Lafayette
T44 Noah McWilliams 17 72 69 80 84 305
Benton
T46 Ken Buchan 18 77 75 79 75 306
Monroe
T46 Bryan Crowder 18 77 74 77 78 306
West Monroe
T46 Payne Johnson 18 74 72 82 78 306
Shreveport
T49 Colby Dupuis 20 75 78 81 74 308
Ville Platte
T49 Will Porter 20 74 79 76 79 308
Monroe
T49 Nolan Timon 20 78 74 74 82 308
Ruston
T52 Dwayne Heron 21 78 75 82 74 309
Gretna
T52 Ross Alford 21 77 75 77 80 309
Bossier City
54 Gage Burnham 22 77 73 79 81 310
Haynesville
55 Austin Acree 23 74 77 82 78 311
West Monroe
56 Zachary Robertson 24 78 75 80 79 312
Lake Charles
T57 JT Stephens 25 76 77 77 83 313
Ruston
T57 Britton Khalaf 25 75 77 79 82 313
Metairie
T57 Eric Regard 25 70 74 83 86 313
Shreveport
60 Samuel Keeton 26 76 76 79 83 314
Alexandria
61 Ross Anderson 32 76 77 77 90 320
Lake Charles
The following players did not make the cut.
CUT Ryan King 10 76 78 154
Bossier City
CUT Jaime Suarez Morales 10 76 78 154
Thibodaux
CUT Wiggins Edrington 10 78 76 154
New Orleans
CUT Wade House 10 80 74 154
Monroe
CUT Blake Martinez 10 76 78 154
New Orleans
CUT Sean Brown 11 77 78 155
Destrehan
CUT Kyle Buffolino 11 80 75 155
Ruston
CUT Adam Trahan 11 79 76 155
Crowley
CUT Holden Webb 11 79 76 155
Shreveport
CUT James Holtsclaw 11 80 75 155
Shreveport
CUT Darian Faust 11 75 80 155
Youngsville
CUT Harry West 11 81 74 155
Chataignier
CUT Gray Kingrea 11 74 81 155
West Monroe
CUT Bob Cooper 11 73 82 155
Monroe
CUT Kyle Williams 12 79 77 156
Choudrant
CUT Harrison Rhymes 12 78 78 156
Monroe
CUT Carson Crossno 12 77 79 156
Shreveport
CUT Michael Karlberg 12 76 80 156
New Orleans
CUT David Marsh 12 73 83 156
Baton Rouge
CUT Andrew Bateman 12 79 77 156
Baton Rouge
CUT Dax Reaux 13 76 81 157
Breaux Bridge
CUT Cody Vaughn 13 84 73 157
Baton Rouge
CUT Mason Comeaux 13 76 81 157
Port Allen
CUT John Mast 13 75 82 157
Shreveport
CUT Ashton Cruse 13 76 81 157
Columbia
CUT Christopher Baker 13 77 80 157
Shreveport
CUT Phillip Frazier 13 75 82 157
Baton Rouge
CUT Shep Smith 14 80 78 158
Shreveport
CUT Garrett Trahan 14 78 80 158
Sulphur
CUT Ben Blanco 14 81 77 158
Broussard
CUT Logan Heltz 15 75 84 159
Abita Springs
CUT Todd Killen 15 83 76 159
Shreveport
CUT Billy Joe Tolliver 15 79 80 159
Saint Gabriel
CUT Eli Walker 15 80 79 159
Quittman
CUT Tommy Dupee 15 74 85 159
Bossier City
CUT Chad Catalano 16 77 83 160
Mandeville
CUT Denny Guilbeaux 16 83 77 160
Lafayette
CUT Devan Martin 16 82 78 160
Gonzales
CUT Christian McCleon 16 81 79 160
Oberlin
CUT Taylor Boasberg 16 81 79 160
New Orleans
CUT John Talley 17 79 82 161
St. Martinville
CUT Miles Dixon 17 79 82 161
New Orleans
CUT Michael Fulco 17 80 81 161
Shreveport
CUT Mark Bienvenu 17 79 82 161
Baton Rouge
CUT Landon Beier 17 80 81 161
Lake Charles
CUT Alston Manne 18 80 82 162
Baton Rouge
CUT Hal Wright 18 85 77 162
Shreveport
CUT Jared Dunahoe 18 79 83 162
Natchitoches
CUT Trey Toups 19 85 78 163
Denham Springs
CUT Nyles Williams 19 83 80 163
Baton Rouge
CUT Ethan Moser 20 81 83 164
Metairie
CUT Maxwell McDonald 20 82 82 164
Shreveport
CUT Robbie Trahan 20 82 82 164
Crowley
CUT Cody Simons 20 84 80 164
Baton Rouge
CUT Gioire Manguno 20 78 86 164
Plaquemine
CUT Kason Shaw 20 83 81 164
Madisonville
CUT Brian Ledet 21 83 82 165
Mandeville
CUT Jordan McCart 21 81 84 165
Shreveport
CUT Blake Francis 21 80 85 165
Rayne
CUT Hudson Partin 22 83 83 166
Denham Springs
CUT Jeffrey Fooshee 22 78 88 166
Lafayette
CUT Walt Sartor 22 84 82 166
Monroe
CUT Scott Ortego 23 80 87 167
Iowa
CUT Tim Melancon 23 85 82 167
Baton Rouge
CUT Ryan Martinez 25 93 76 169
New Orleans
CUT Connor Welsh 27 88 83 171
Lake Charles
CUT Grant Fisher 27 87 84 171
Baton Rouge
CUT Jacob Kraft 28 86 86 172
Baton Rouge
CUT Bobby Butler 28 88 84 172
Gonzales
CUT Buck Williams 31 84 91 175
New Orleans
CUT Travis Cowley 31 90 85 175
Shreveport
CUT Ryan Borsch 31 84 91 175
Belle Chasse
CUT Jeremy Talbot 32 85 91 176
Lafayette
CUT Chet Boudreaux 33 88 89 177
Gonzales
CUT Stephen Bell 37 89 92 181
Shreveport
CUT Cody Sanchez 37 90 91 181
Walker
CUT Henry Ellerbee 38 95 87 182
Tallulah
CUT Cole Jones 48 93 99 192
Baton Rouge
WD Preston Smith – 80 WD WD
Shreveport
WD Ayden Fontenot – 84 WD WD
Opelousas
WD Clark Hershey – 91 WD WD
Madisonville
WD John Tommasini – WD WD
Lafayette
WD Chris Donaldson – WD WD
New Orleans
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