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Golf: Four Ragin’ Cajuns Finish In Top 20 at 101st Louisiana State AmateurKendrick, Weber, Marler earn exemptions to 2021 event; alum Noto finishes ninth overall
Matt Sullivan, Associate Director of Athletics Communications
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NEW ORLEANS – The tandem of Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns golfers Matt Weber and Cole Kendrick, along with incoming freshman Jake Marler, each recorded top-20 finishes while Ragin’ Cajuns alum Andrew Noto recorded a 2-under-par 70 to earn a top-10 showing as the 101st Louisiana State Amateur Championship concluded on Sunday at Bayou Oaks at City Park South Course.
Kendrick, Weber and Marler each finished at 2-over 290 to finish in a tie for 19th-place overall in the 142-player field. Kendrick, a junior and Natchitoches, La. native, posted a 1-over 73 in the final round. Weber, a redshirt freshman, and Marler, who signed with the Ragin’ Cajuns last November and will join the team in August, each posted rounds of 2-over 74.
Noto, who played for Louisiana from 2008-12, recorded a 2-under par 70 in the final round to finish in ninth-place overall at 1-under 287 for the tournament.
Current Ragin’ Cajuns golfer Charlie Flynn finished in a tie for 46th place (73-77-71-79-300) with alums Colin Troxler finishing in a tie for 29th (74-74-74-71-293) and Seth Dufrene in a tie for 39th (74-76-74-74-298).
Defending champion John Humphries tied a course record as he fired a final round 5-under 67 and overcame a four-shot deficit heading into the final round to claim his third overall Louisiana State Amateur title.
The 102nd Louisiana State Amateur Championship will be conducted July 22-25, 2021 at the Tom Fazio-designed Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant. The low 30 finishers and ties are exempt into next year’s event.
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