Mallard to host benefit tournament
Published 7:05 pm Sunday, February 18, 2018
<p class="p1">A tournament on behalf of longtime greens superintendent LeRoy DeReese will be played at Mallard Cove on March 3.</p><p class="p1">DeReese, who spent 26 years as the greens superintendent at Pine Shadows and then four years at Mallard Cove, is battling lung cancer.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The tournament, which will also feature a silent auction, will be a dogfight. The event is expected to draw between 80 and 100 golfers. The tourney will use a shotgun start.</span></p><p class="p1">More information and sign in sheets can be obtained at the pro shop.</p><p class="p2">l</p><p class="p1"><span class="s2">Brooke Tyree and Daphney Tilton played in a Texas Junior Tour outing at Horseshoe Bay outside Austin. The event was cut to 18 holes because of inclement weather. Tyree shot 75 for third place and Tilton posted a 76 for fourth.</span></p><p class="p2">l</p><p class="p1">The high school season continues this week with Iowa hosting its tournament at Mallard Cove on Saturday.</p><p class="p2">l</p><p class="p1">Greg Gilder came up with a hole-in-one during play at the Lake Charles Country Club last week. He aced the sixth hole, knocking in a 5-iron from 168 yards.</p><p class="p3"><strong>Upcoming</strong></p><p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>March 24</strong></span> — Chris DiMarco-McNeese fundraiser, Lake Charles Country Club.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s3"><strong>March 26-27</strong></span> — McNeese Collegiate Lake Charles Invitational, Golf Club of Golden Nugget.</p><p class="p2">l</p><p class="p4"><strong>Louis Bonnette</strong> has written about local golf for the <em>American Press</em> since 1971. His column appears each Sunday. Contact him at 274-5689 or lbonnette@mcneese.edu</p>
