Landon Lyons made the most of his return to the Bayou State.
Lyons made a clutch 25-foot putt for eagle on the 11th hole Tuesday at TPC Louisiana and went on to win the Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour tournament located about 50 miles away from where he played college golf at LSU. Lyons was even sporting an LSU sweater during the final round.
Lyons started his final round with 10 pars before posting his eagle. He followed that up with a birdie and went on to win the 36-hole event at 9 under, two shots better than Willie Mack III and Michael Herrera. Philip Barbaree, who grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, finished fourth, three shots back.
“Golf’s a whirlwind of a game,” said Lyons, who finished second a month ago in the APGA Tour’s season opener at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. “Past couple of weeks I was making mistake after mistake, but this week it started to click. It was a surprise.”
Lyons, who has status on PGA Tour Latinoamerica, has also made starts on the Korn Ferry Tour and the Mackenzie Tour but sounds truly comfortable on the APGA.
“I’ve played over 30 events on the APGA Tour these past five years or so,” Lyons added. “It’s been amazing to see the progress. It is an awesome thing to be part of.”
The APGA Tour had seven events in 2020, doubled to 14 in 2021, and has grown to 18 this year. Golfers are playing for about $700,000 in prize money.
Next up: The APGA Tour heads to Jacksonville, Florida, March 21-22.
The APGA Tour was established in 2010 with the mission to bring greater diversity to the game of golf by hosting and operating professional golf tournaments, player development programs, mentoring programs, and introducing the game to inner-city young people.
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