Golf: Making the Turn – UL Golfing Events – Bill Bass Open, UL Baseball Golf Tournament

Dan McDonald, The Advertiser, Oct. 18, 2016

Bill Bass Open

Entries are now being accepted for the annual Bill Bass Open, UL’s annual Homecoming golf tournament that is scheduled for less than three weeks from now — Nov. 4, one day before the Ragin’ Cajun football team takes on Idaho in the annual Homecoming game.

Entry blanks are available at all area golf courses, and players who have participated in the tournament in the last three years should have received an entry blank by mail. In addition, members of the Ragin’ Cajun Athletic Foundation received an entry form and information in this month’s online newsletter.

An online entry form is available for players at ragincajuns.com on the golf page by clicking on “Additional Links.” Players who enter online will have to either mail entry fee payment or may pay entry fees on tournament day.

The four-person scramble event features availabilities for morning and afternoon shotgun starts, with play beginning at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the two waves. Registration begins 90 minutes before each tee time, and lunch will be served after play for the morning wave and before play for the afternoon session.

Snacks and beverages will be available on the course, and there will also be special “Homecoming” holes in play throughout the round.

This year for the first time, RCAF members will get a bonus, with those members paying a $125 entry fee per player. Regular entry fee is $150 per player or $600 per team. Players may make up their own four-person team or may enter as individuals to be paired up on teams, and a team handicap index will be used so that all players have a chance at the Cajun-themed prizes that go to winning squads.

More information on the Bill Bass Open is available by calling 857-8754.

Baseball golf

UL baseball’s annual fundraiser tournament to raise funds for the program is set for Nov. 7, at Le Triomphe. The four-person scramble tournament has lunch and registration at 11 a.m. prior to a noon shotgun start, and entry fee is $250 per person or $1,000 for a team. Entries and other information are available from the Chitimacha Louisiana Open office at 593-8000 or by emailing Danny Jones at djones@laopen.com.

“Making the Turn” appears each Wednesday from February-November in the Daily Advertiser. Clubs, courses and individuals with information about local golf events may email Dan McDonald, editorial director at Golfballs.com, at danmcdonald@cox.net, FAX to (337) 857-8763 or call (337) 857-8754 and leave a message with phone number.