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Mr. John Davis
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Home Phone: 337-237-0829 4 year Letterman,team won or tied conference championship all 4 years;3 time conference individual champion; inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998;married to Beverly Domec Davis; 1 son Lee age 22 deceased. Golf: Long days no sweat for Davis August 22, 2006 – John Davis had to get up early for three straight mornings, and it had nothing to do with his participation in the Louisiana Golf Association’s Senior Amateur Championships last weekend at Oakbourne. “It makes it tough when the tournament’s in your town,” Davis said. “You pretty much have to work and then play the tournament. It’s actually easier if it’s somewhere else.” The long days didn’t appear to hurt too much, since Davis was the only player in the 148-man field to break par over three days at Oakbourne. His 70-72-73-215 score was good enough for a one-shot win over fellow Lafayette golfer Dennis Smith, part of a major showing for Acadiana-area players in the LGA event. Davis became the only player in LGA history to win both the Mid-Amateur (age 25 and over) and Senior Amateur (age 50 and over) in a career. He won Mid-Am titles in both 2000 and 2003. In addition to boasting three of the top four finishers, Lafayette players grabbed four of the top eight spots and eight of the top 17. But one of the biggest winners wasn’t on that results list. A major winner throughout the weekend was Oakbourne Country Club, which drew unanimous raves from the participants for its condition and fairness of play. “The Wednesday when we played the practice round,” said LGA executive director Carr McCalla, “it was in as good a shape as I’ve ever seen it. We had some rain and wind that night and there was a little debris on the course, but it was still in unbelievable shape. Jack (course superintendent Jack Lawrence) and his staff did an incredible job.” Indications that the course played tough, but fair: Only one player finished under par for the three rounds, with Davis finishing at one-under. But three other players finished within three strokes of the lead. The low round was a three-under 69 by Oakbourne member and 2004 state amateur and senior amateur runner-up Shelton. But no one in the top 10 had a round in the 80’s. On-course rulings for the LGA and Oakbourne staff were at a minimum. Golf: Two holes earn Davis LGA Championship August 20, 2006 – Two holes won the Louisiana Golf Association’s Senior Amateur Championship for Lafayette’s John Davis Saturday, and ironically he played those two holes in one over par. Instead, he survived a couple of near-disasters and claimed the state’s top senior crown by a slender one-stroke margin. Davis, becoming the first player in LGA history to win both the Mid-Amateur (age 25 and over) and Senior Amateur (50 and over) titles in a career, posted a one-over 73 Saturday over the 6,800-yard par-72 Oakbourne layout. “To play this course three days and be under par, I’m very happy,” said Davis (70-72-73), whose one-over final round still tied for the second-lowest of the day. “It played extremely tough today. It’s long for us old guys, and the pin placements were tucked away pretty good.” Davis, who won the state Mid-Amateur title in 2000 at Le Triomphe and 2003 at The Bluffs, entered the final round one stroke back of 2003 Senior Amateur champion Lyons. He took the lead when he hit a utility club to 25 feet and rolled in the eagle putt on the 498-yard par-five 11th, and parred in from there except for a two-putt bogey on 18 when he had a shot to play with. But it was shots on the 10th and 16th holes that Davis can credit for the win in his second year of senior eligibility. Davis drove into the trees on the par-four 10th and had to punch out before hitting over the green and into a catch area near a drain. Facing a double bogey, he chipped within 10 feet and made the bogey putt. He drove next to a tree to the right on the par-four 16th, but sliced around it to the back fringe and got up and down. “That was the best golf shot I’ve hit in a long time,” Davis said of his second at 16. “It was close to the path, on the dirt and had to slice it about 15 yards. “Making the putt at 10 pumped me up, and then to make the putt on 11 … I was trying just to make birdie and it went in.” A two-putt par on the 17th left him two shots ahead, and allowed him to play conservative on the long par-four 18th. “All I wanted to do was make sure I made bogey,” he said. “It’s a tough tee shot for me there.” Smith could have easily been in a playoff, or won the title outright, if not for a balky putter over the final holes. Playing two groups ahead of Davis and Lyons, he missed birdie putts of six feet on the par-four 14th and five feet on the par-four 16th, and after a birdie at 17 he lipped out a 15-footer on the final hole. “I hit 15 greens every day,” said Smith, who had three birdies and two-bogeys in his one-under 71. “I hit the ball well after I got off to a bad start with a bogey. I just needed to make a few more putts.” Lafayette’s Robert Shelton, runner-up in both the State Amateur and the Senior Amateur in 2004, could also have figured into a playoff. Shelton, whose second-round 69 vaulted him into contention Friday, was two-under for the day and tied for the lead coming to the 15th hole. However, he bogeyed the par-three 15th and followed with a double-bogey at 16. “It was a mental lapse,” Shelton said, “and it cost me.” Shelton finished at 73 Saturday and at two-over 218 for the tournament, and his finish left Lafayette with three of the tournament’s top four finishers. Lafayette’s Mark Tolson had a third straight 74 and finished eighth at 222, while fellow locals David T. Duhon and Ben Thibeaux tied for 14th at 226 and David Hebert and Jimmy Thomas tied for 16th at 227. Louisiana Golf results Louisiana Golf Association At Oakbourne Country Club (6,800 yards, par 72), Lafayette Final Results Dennis Smith, Lafayette 73-72-71 – 216 Eddie Lyons, Shreveport 70-71-76 – 217 Robert Shelton, Lafayette 76-69-73 – 218 Ben Hargis, Alexandria 73-72-75 – 220 Doug Farr, Monroe 72-70-78 – 220 Darell Benoit, Belle Chasse 75-71-75 – 221 Mark Tolson, Lafayette 74-74-74 – 222 Gayle Sanchez, Baton Rouge 78-72-74 – 224 Frank Brame, Alexandria 74-75-75 – 224 Todd Lusk, Baton Rouge 73-76-75 – 224 Sid Harp, Donaldsonville 70-73-81 – 224 Jeff Craig, Benton 77-74-74 – 225 David T. Duhon, Lafayette 78-75-73 – 226 Ben Thibeaux, Lafayette 75-75-76 – 226 Jimmy Thomas, Lafayette 76-77-74 – 226 David Hebert, Lafayette 74-72-81 – 227 Johnny Futch, Monroe 76-78-74 – 228 Chip Houston, Jarreau 75-76-77 – 228 Frank Maxwell, Delhi 73-79-77 – 229 Dennis Hurley, Marrero 78-73-78 – 229 Brad Mosing, Lafayette 77-77-76 – 230 Roy Holloway, Monroe 73-82-75 – 230 Bill Kallam, Lafayette 76-78-78 – 232 Jim Anderson, Leesville 78-81-74 – 233 Raymond McKaskle, Lafayette 77-75-81 – 233 Don Smith, Baton Rouge 79-79-76 – 234 Paul D’Antoni, Lake Charles 82-78-75 – 235 Guy Bradford, Benton 83-75-77 – 235 Paul Fredrickson, Baton Rouge 76-82-77 – 235 Russ Gaudin, St. Francisville 77-78-80 – 235 Kent Pierret, Lafayette 75-79-81 – 235 Duke Truby, Mandeville 75-82-79 – 236 Sam Godber, Baton Rouge 78-75-83 – 236 Bob Birtman, Benton 77-75-84 – 236 Kyle DeJean, Opelousas 81-76-81 – 238 Robert Barrett, Baton Rouge 80-74-84 – 238 Gary Barocco, Mandeville 74-85-80 – 239 Wayne Patin, Lafayette 82-77-80 – 239 Carey Spence, Houma 74-85-81 – 240 Mike Rasco, Monroe 82-76-83 – 241 Jerry Beauchamp, Clinton 79-81-82 – 242 Tony Vicknair, Scott 79-77-86 – 242 Bryant Ackley, Lake Charles 82-77-85 – 244 Randall O’Brien, New Iberia 81-80-84 – 245 Joseph Brown, Youngsville 82-80-84 – 246 Bill Dale, Lafayette 78-84-84 – 246 Mike Morgan, Bossier City 78-83-85 – 246 Joe Ollar, LaPlace 73-87-86 – 246 Frank Schroeder, Baton Rouge 82-78-86 – 246 John Bernhardt, Lafayette 80-79-87 – 246 Eddie Whitaker, Brusly 81-79-88 – 248 Bruce Kenyon, Baton Rouge 80-82-87 – 249 Roy Hill, Baton Rouge 81-81-87 – 249 Mitch Pierrotti, Eunice 77-83-89 – 249 Bruce Gilcrease, Den.Springs 77-84-89 – 250 John McGourty, Baton Rouge 78-84-94 – 256 Originally published August 20, 2006
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