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NEW ORLEANS – LSU New Orleans wraps up it's fall golf season with the quick trip down South to Mathews, La. for the LaTOUR Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday. The annual tournament takes place at LaTOUR Golf Club and is hosted by Nicholls State.
The Privateers have become very familiar with LaTOUR Golf Club over the past decade. New Orleans has competed in the LaTOUR Intercollegiate in seven of the last nine seasons with an additional appearance at the LaTOUR Collegiate Challenge in 2019. The Privateers did not make a trip to Mathews, La. during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons.
Last season the Privateers shot an 852 at the LaTOUR Intercollegiate – their best 54-hole score since 2009 and their best team effort at LaTOUR beating the 860 they finished with two years ago. Their best team placement was a third-place effort in 2024.
Kyle Bennett holds the best placement (third) and 54-hole score (211) by an individual Privateer at LaTOUR - both set in 2011.
Garrett Trahan's third round score of 66 at last season's tournament is the best single round by a Privateer at LaTOUR.
Of the Privateers headed to Mathews this week only
Taylor Boasberg and
Jude Bourque have collegiate experience at LaTOUR. Boasberg shot a 216 there in 2024, while Bourque shot a 223 last season.
FORMAT
The teams will play 36 holes of golf on Monday and 18 on Tuesday using the shotgun format. All three rounds will begin at 8:00 a.m. LSU New Orleans will be paired with Southeastern and Spring Hill during the first round.
The following schools are confirmed to compete in the event: Nicholls (hosts), East Texas A&M, HCU, Loyola (New Orleans), Southeastern, Southern, Spring Hill and Texas Southern.
Spring Hill, Southeastern and Nicholls will have three independent golfers in addition to their starting lineups. Loyola will have two, while East Texas A&M, HCU, Southern, and Texas Southern will also bring one additional golfer.
THE LINEUP
- Taylor Boasberg Fifth Year | 74.3 avg. this season.
- Jude Bourque Junior | 76.4 avg. this season.
- Fynn Wanke Freshman | 77.0 avg. this season.
- Baron Vollmer Freshman | 74.2 avg. this season.
- Ben Blanco Sophomore | 76.7 avg. this season.
INDEPENDENT
The Privateers will not send any independents to the LaTOUR Intercollegiate.
THE COURSE
LaTOUR Golf Club - Mathews, La.
7,190 yards, Par-72
74.1 rating, 129 Slope
WEATHER
Monday - high of 77 low of 58, sunny and nice, 1% chance of rain, NE winds at 9 mph, gusts of 20 mph.
Tuesday - high of 79 low of 52, sunny and pleasant, 1% chance of rain, NE winds at 9 mph, gusts of 18 mph.
LAST TIME OUT
The LSU New Orleans golf team had its best round of the season on Wednesday afternoon – a 1-under-par 287 – and moved up four places to finish 11th at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate.
Taylor Boasberg had the best individual round by a Privateer after carding a 67 during the second round and over three rounds 41 of his 54 holes were at par or better.
Baron Vollmer and
Fynn Wanke both had eagles.
11 LSU New Orleans 313, 302, 287 | 902
T43
Taylor Boasberg 79, 67, 77 | 223
T49
Jude Bourque 76, 80, 69 | 225
T62
Baron Vollmer 83, 74, 72 | 229
T66
Fynn Wanke 78, 81, 82 | 231
T83
Matthew Lotz 80, 83, 74 | 237
LAST TIME AT THE LATOUR INTERCOLLEGIATE
Back-to-back rounds below par capped an outstanding performance by the Privateers golf team at the LaTOUR Intercollegiate last season. The Privateers' three-round score of 852 was their lowest at a par-72 course since 2009 and the fifth-lowest 54-hole total in program history. Their score of 279 during the third round tied for the ninth-lowest single round in team history and was their best round at a par-72 course since the 2021 Golfweek Fall Challenge.
T5 LSU New Orleans 291, 282, 279 |852
T13 Matthew Lotz 70, 71, 71 | 212
T13 Max Feistmantl 73, 70, 69 | 212
T23 Tom Watson 74, 69, 73 | 216
T31 Garrett Trahan 79, 73, 66 | 218
T46 Jude Bourque 74, 72, 77 | 223
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ABOUT LSU NEW ORLEANS
In July of 2026 the University of New Orleans rejoined the LSU system and rebranded to "LSU New Orleans" bringing together two powerful brands - the purple and gold of LSU with the unbreakable spirit of New Orleans. The transition marks a return to the LSU family for the University - a place it called home from 1958-2011. Athletic teams will remain the Privateers and continue to compete in the Southland Conference.
