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Landon Lyons wins APGA Tour stop at TPC Louisiana

Landon Lyons made the most of his return to the Bayou State.

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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Landon Lyons wins another APGA Tour playoff; Amari Avery makes tour debut

Landon Lyons won another Advocate Pro Golf Tour event in a playoff. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Amari Avery shot a 75 in her debut vs. the men.

For the second straight tournament, Landon Lyons won an Advocates Pro Golf Tour event in a playoff.

This time, his three-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole allowed him to escape a battle with Joe Hooks in the APGA Tour Los Angeles at Montebello Golf Course on Sunday.

Two weeks ago at TPC Deere Run, Lyons also won on the first playoff hole. He now has three APGA titles.

Lyons and Hooks both shot 66s in the one-day, 18-hole event. Tommy Schaff of Ridgeland, South Carolina, Jarred Garcia of Jacksonville, Florida, and Mark Victorian of League City, Texas all shot 67s.

The APGA Tour stop in Los Angeles also marked the first time that 16-year-old Amari Avery competed against the men.

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Avery is an African American teenager from Riverside, California. She shot a 75 to finish third among the eight amateurs. She’s off to Stanford this week for the AJGA Girls Invitational.

Next up is the APGA Tour Championship Presented by Lexus, Sept. 1-2 at Pacific Palms Resort in City of Industry, California. The APGA Tour Championship is the tour’s biggest event of the year with $50,000 in prize money at stake.

The season will then wrap up in October with the APGA Tour Salute to African American Golfers in Los Angeles.

The APGA Tour Presented by Lexus is a nonprofit organization with the mission of bringing greater diversity to the game of golf. Now in its 11th year, the tour consists of 10 events offering over $250,000 prize money.

Landon Lyons edges Tim O’Neal at APGA Tour at TPC Deere Run

Landon Lyons edged two-time Advocates Pro Golf Association Tour winner Tim O’Neal on the first playoff hole to win at TPC Deere Run.

Landon Lyons topped two-time Advocates Pro Golf Association Tour winner Tim O’Neal on the first playoff hole on Monday to claim the APGA Tour at TPC Deere Run title.

Lyons birdied the first playoff hole to earn his second APGA Tour title in three years. He trailed O’Neal by two strokes with two holes to go but Lyons birdied 17 and then chipped in for birdie on 18 to get to 5 under and force a playoff.

“It was one of the best finishes I’ve ever had,” said Lyons. “I knew I needed something special to happen. It was a true roller coaster.”

Willie Mack, the APGA Tour Lexus Cup Player of the Year in 2019,
finished third, two strokes back at 3 under. Florida A&M’s Mulbe Dillard was the top amateur finisher with a 2 over, good for T-7.

TPC Deere Run is home to the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic but that event was among those canceled this year due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.

Next up, the APGA Tour is in Los Angeles for a one-day event on Aug. 30 at Montebello Golf Course. Then it’s the APGA Tour Championship Presented by Lexus, Sept. 1-2 at Pacific Palms Resort in City of Industry, California. The season wraps up in October with the APGA Tour Salute to African American Golfers at Chester Washington Golf Course in Los Angeles.

The APGA Tour Presented by Lexus has a mission of bringing greater diversity to the game of golf by developing Black athletes and other minority groups for careers in golf. TPC Deere Run is one of several TPC courses hosting events as part of the APGA’s partnership with the PGA Tour.

On Jan. 21, 2020, the PGA Tour and the APGA announced significant enhancements to the existing strategic partnership between the two organizations, including 2020 tournaments hosted by TPC properties and funded by the PGA Tour, access and instruction at the PGA Tour Performance Center at TPC Sawgrass and additional financial assistance.

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