Upcoming Area Golf Events for 2012

If your tournament is not listed, please contact John Price at john@teetogreenmagazine.com

Feb. 4: The U.S. Kids Golf Baton Rouge Winter Tour (Copper Mill Golf Club, Zachary, La.), www.uskidsgolf.com 

Feb. 5-6: Gulf States PGA's Mackel Cup (New Orleans and Metairie Country Clubs, New Orleans and Metairie, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com

Feb. 10: Valentine Scramble (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Feb. 11: The U.S. Kids Golf Baton Rouge Winter Tour (The Bluffs Country Club, St. Francisville, La.), www.uskidsgolf.com 

Feb. 18-19: BREC's Mardi Gras Mania (Webb Memorial Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Feb. 25: The U.S. Kids Golf Baton Rouge Winter Tour (Webb Memorial Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.uskidsgolf.com 

Feb. 26: February Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 2-person scramble, 11 a.m. shotgun, www.blackbear-golf.com 

Feb. 27: Gulf States PGA's Stroke-Play Series/Louisiana Open Sectional Qualifier (Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club, Broussard, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Feb. 27-28: GSPGA/SOTPGA Pro-Scratch TaylorMade-addidas-AShworth Pro-Assistant Championship/Pro-Pro (Contraband Bayou, Lake Charles, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

March 11: The U.S. Kids Golf Baton Rouge Winter Tour (Copper Mill Golf Club, Zachary, La.), www.uskidsgolf.com 

March 12: The Ascension Episcopal School Fundraiser Tournament (LeTriomphe, Broussard, La.), 1:15 p.m., 4-person scramble, $500 team, emouton@aesgators.com 

March 12-13: BREC's Senior Spring Classic (Dumas Memorial Golf Course, Baker, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

March 12: TaylorMade-addidas-AShworth Pro-Assistant Championship/Pro-Pro (Contraband Bayou, Lake Charles, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com

March 16: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Pre-Qualifier (The Bridges Golf Club at Hollywood Casino, Bay St. Louis, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com

March 17: James Durbin Memorial Tournament ((Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., bruceschaefer1977@yahoo.com 

March 19: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic Open Qualifier (The Bridges Golf Club at Hollywood Casino, Bay St. Louis, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

March 19: Chitimacha Louisiana Open Qualifier (The Wetlands in Lafayette and Farm d'Allie Golf Club in Carencro), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

March 23: Kelly Gibson Foundation's A Night of Jazz, Manning's in New Orleans, 7 p.m.,  www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

March 24: Kelly Gibson Foundation's Annual Golf Tournament (TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La.), 1 p.m. shotgun,  www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

March 24-25: BREC's Howell Park Championship (Howell Park Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

March 25: March Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 2-person scramble, 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. shotgun starts, www.blackbear-golf.com 

March 25-27: Spring Couples Fling (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Philadelphia, Miss.), $430 per team, includes 3 nights, 2 rounds of golf, plove@pearlriverresort.com 

March 26: Houma Hope for Kids (Ellendale Country Club, Houma, La.), 4-person scramble, $600 per team, 7:30 a.m., renee@patrickyancey.com 

March 31-April 1: BREC's Ladies Spring Classic (City Park Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

March 31-April 1: Black Bear Golf Club Open Championship (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 12:30 p.m., http://www.crt.la.gov/parks/blackbear/tournaments.aspx 

April 2: Gulf States PGA's Stroke-Play Series (Links on the Bayou, Alexandria, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

April 2-7: Adams Pro Golf Tour's Mary Bird Perkins at TGMC Open (Ellendale Country Club, Houma, La.), rhaddad@marybird.com

April 9: Masters Hangover PGA Pro-AM (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Philadelphia, Miss.), $100 per player, mpowell@pearlriverresort.com 

April 11: Fred Russell Seniors Tournament (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 9:30 a.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

April 13: Practice rounds for Rick Gilmore Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), www.diamondheadms.org 

April 13: The Society of Petroleum Engineers Spring Tournament (Squirrel Run, New Iberia, La.), 1 p.m., 4-person scramble, 337.839.5710

April 14-15: Rick Gilmore Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m. each day, www.diamondheadms.org 

April 14-15: BREC Stableford Challenge (Beaver Creek Golf Course, Zachary, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

April 15: National Pro Golf Tour Pro-Am (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.),1:30 p.m.,  www.blackbear-golf.com 

April 17: FPC Three-Person Scramble (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Philadelphia, Miss.), $100 per player, 11 a.m., 601-416-7298

April 17-19: National Pro Golf Tour (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. tee times both days, www.blackbear-golf.com 

April 20: Gulf States PGA's Zurich Classic of New Orleans Pre-Qualifier (LaTour Golf Club, Mathews, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

April 21: Woodystock Charity Tournament (Black Bear Golf Club, Dehli, La.), 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

April 22-24: April Couples Fling (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Philadelphia, Miss.), $430 per team, includes 3 nights, 2 rounds of golf, plove@pearlriverresort.com 

April 23: Gulf States PGA's Zurich Classic of New Orleans Open Qualifier (LaTour Golf Club, Mathews, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

April 27: The 25th Annual LSU Fighting Tigers Celebrity Tournament sponsored by the Bengal Bengal Booster Club (Ellendale CC, Houma, La.), 7:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m., $210 per player, $850 per team, 985.868.3500

April 27: Swing into Spring Tournament sponsored by the Southeast Louisiana Homebuilders Association (Sugarland CC, Raceland, La.), 4-person scramble, $500 per team

April 28-29: BREC's Historic City Park Championship (City Park Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

April 29: April Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

April 30: Gulf States PGA's Pro-Scratch Skins Game (18-hole qualifying round and nine holes of skins) at Castlewoods in Brandon, Miss., www.gulfstates.pga.com 

April 30-May 5: Adams Pro Golf Tour's Mary Bird Perkins/Merrill Lynch Open (Santa Maria Golf Club, Baton Rouge, La.), rhaddad@marybird.com

May 5: City of Diamondhead Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

May 5: Two Person Scramble (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

May 6: Two Person Scramble (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m.,  www.diamondheadms.org 

May 19-20: BREC Plainsman Four-Ball Championship (Beaver Creek Golf Course, Zachary, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

May 20: Mississippi Golf Association's State Amateur Qualifier (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), www.missgolf.org 

May 20: May Scramble (Black Bear Golf  Club, Delhi, La.), 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

May 20-22: May Couples Fling (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Philadelphia, Miss.), $430 per team, includes 3 nights, 2 rounds of golf, plove@pearlriverresort.com

May 21: Gulf States PGA's Page and Tuttle/Haas Jordan Pro-Pro Team Championship (Beau Chene Country Club, Mandeville, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

May 25: Memorial Day Breakfast Scramble (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), 3-person team, $70 per player, 9 a.m., 601-663-0011

May 25: Copper Mill Spring Four Ball practice rounds (Copper Mill Golf Club, Zachary, La.)

May 26-27: Copper Mill Spring Four Ball (Copper Mill Golf Club, Zachary, La.), Two Man Best Ball, $300 per team, wes.watts@zacharyschools.org 

May 28: Memorial Day Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 1: Neville High School Charity Tournament (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 12:30 p.m., www.blackbear-golf.com

June 1: Member Guest 9-hole Ladies Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 1: Member Guest Shootout (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 3 p.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 2: Member Guest Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 8 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 3: Member Guest Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.),8 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 2-3: BREC's Dumas Memorial Championship (Dumas Memorial Golf Course, Baker, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

June 3-7: NIKE Junior Camp (Mississippi State University Golf Club, Starkville, Miss.), http://www.ussportscamps.com/golf/nike/nike-golf-camp-mississippi-state/ 

June 4: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

June 7: Steve Hull Memorial Scramble (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), 4-person team, $125 per player, 601-616-0860

June 7: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

June 9: Hawaiian Invitational Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 9: Hawaiian Invitational Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 11-12: Gulf States PGA's Louisiana PGA Chapter Championship (The Oaks at Sherwood, Baton Rouge, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

June 11-12: Gulf States PGA's Mississippi PGA Chapter Championship (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

June 11-13: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (TPC Louisiana, Avondale, La.), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

June 14: The Fourth Annual Red Stick Invitaitonal presented by the Santa Maria Ladies Golf Association (Santa Maria Golf Club, Baton Rouge, La.), $85 per player, 225.926.1184

June 15-17: Four Ball Golf (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), 2-man best-ball team, $420 per team, plove@pearlriverresort.com 

June 17: BREC Adult-Child Scramble (Clark, Howell, Santa Maria, Beaver Creek golf coureses in Baton Rouge Metro area), www.brec.org/golf 

June 18: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

June 21: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

June 23: Big Kahuna Challenge (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 8 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 23: Big Kahuna Shootout (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 3 p.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 24: Big Kahuna Challenge (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 8 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

June 23-24: BREC's Baton Rouge Open (Santa Maria Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

June 24-28: NIKE Junior Camp (Mississippi State University Golf Club, Starkville, Miss.), http://www.ussportscamps.com/golf/nike/nike-golf-camp-mississippi-state/ 

June 25: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

June 27: Trustmark Media Day (Tupelo Country Club, Tupelo, Miss)

June 28: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

June 29: July Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

July 1: July 4th Scramble (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

July 4: Independence Day Breakfast Scramble (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), 3-person team, $70 per player, 9 a.m., 601-663-0011

July 6: Gulf States PGA's Viking Classic Pre-Qualifier (Lake Caroline Golf Club, Madison, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

July 7: ESPN Golf Challenge (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), Local qualifier, 2-person teams, gross, net and senior divisions, $75 per golfer, www.espngolf.com  

July 7-8: BREC's Webb Memorial Championship (Webb Memorial Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

July 9: Gulf States PGA's Viking Classic Open Qualifier (Lake Caroline Golf Club, Madison, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

July 9: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

July 11-12: BREC's Baton Rouge Junior Amateur Championship (Beaver Creek Golf Course, Zachary, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

July 12: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

July 13-15 or 20-22: Gulf States PGA's Trustmark Invitational (Tupelo Country Club, Tupelo, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

July 21: BREC's Baton Rouge Amateur Qualifying (Webb Memorial Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

July 23: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

July 26: Kelly Gibson Junior Tour (site is TBA), www.thekellygibsonfoundation.org 

July 28-29: BREC's Baton Rouge Amateur Championship (Santa Maria Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Aug. 6-7: Gulf States PGA's Assistants Championship (Colonial Country Club-Deerfield, Canton, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Aug. 11: Claws and Paws Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Aug. 11-12: The BREC Players Championship (Beaver Creek Golf Course, Zachary, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Aug. 18: Boaters Scramble (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Aug. 19-21: Summer Couples Fling (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), $430 per team, includes 3 nights, plove@pearlriverresort.com 

Aug. 20-21: Gulf States PGA's Professional Championship (Hattiesburg Country Club, Hattiesburg, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Aug. 26: August Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

Aug. 27-28: Gulf States PGA's Shell Landing Pro-Am and Senior Professional Championship (Shell Landing Golf Club, Gautier, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Sept. 2: Labor Day Scramble (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Sept. 3: Patriot Day Breakfast Scramble (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), 4-person team, $70 per player, 9 a.m., 601-663-0011

Sept. 4-5 or 11-12: Gulf States PGA's Bushnell Pro-Pro presented by Sun Mountain (The Preserve Golf Club, Vancleve, Miss.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Sept. 12: Fred Russell Seniors Tournament (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 9:30 a.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

Sept. 15: BREC's Beaver Creek 10th Anniversary Shamble (Beaver Creek Golf Course, Zachary, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Sept. 15-16: Club Championship (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal and Pine courses, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m. both days., www.diamondheadms.org 

Sept. 16-18: Fall Couples Fling (Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Choctaw, Miss.), $430 per team, includes three nights, plove@pearlriverresort.com 

Sept. 24-25: Gulf States PGA's E-Z-GO Section Championship (Southern Trace Country Club, Shreveport, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Sept. 24-25: Diamondhead Club Championship (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m. both days, www.diamondheadms.org 

Sept. 29-30: Golfweek Championship (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal and Pine courses, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m. both days, www.diamondheadms.org 

Sept. 29-30: BREC's Harry Neese Memorial Champioinship (Historic City Park Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Sept. 30: September Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

Oct. 6-7: Couples Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 1:30 p.m. (on Oct. 6) and 8:30 a.m. (on Oct. 7), www.blackbear-golf.com 

Oct. 9: South Mississippi Seniors Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 11:30 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Oct. 12: C&P Four Ball Practice Round (Diamondhead Country Club, Diamondhead, Miss.), www.diamondheadms.org 

Oct. 13: McGandy Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Oct. 13-14: C&P Four Ball (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Oct. 25: Rally for a Cure Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Oct. 27: BREC's Howell-O-Ween Scramble (Howell Park Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Oct. 28: October Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

Nov. 3: Heart MHGPT Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine Course, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m., www.diamondheadms.org 

Nov. 5: Gulf States PGA's FOCH Pro-am (Annandale Golf Club and Reunion Golf and Country Club and Jackson Country Club), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Nov. 10-11: BREC's Ladies Fall Classic (Webb Memorial Golf Course, Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Nov. 12 or 19: Gulf States PGA's Club Car Pro-Official (East Ridge Country Club, Shreveport, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Nov. 13-14: Mississippi Seniors Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Cardinal and Pine courses, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m. each day, www.diamondheadms.org 

Nov. 15-16: Mississippi Seniors and Ladies Tournament (Diamondhead Country Club's Pine and Cardinal courses, Diamondhead, Miss.), 9 a.m. both days,  www.diamondheadms.org 

Nov. 18: Turkey Rumble Tournament (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 11 a.m., www.blackbear-golf.com 

Nov. 19-20: BREC's Senior Turkey Shootout (Beaver Creek Golf Course, Zachary, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Dec. 1-2: BREC's Holiday Scramble (Beaver Creek Golf Course in Zachary and Santa Maria Golf Course in Baton Rouge, La.), www.brec.org/golf 

Dec. 9: Gulf States PGA's Hall of Fame Dinner (Metairie Country Club, Metairie, La.)

Dec. 9: Gulf States PGA's Six-Pro Championship  (Metairie Country Club, Metairie, La.), www.gulfstates.pga.com 

Dec. 16: December Scramble (Black Bear Golf Club, Delhi, La.), 11 a.m., www.blackbear-golf.com