Pilots Golf Classic
Want to have fun and support LSUS too? Sponsor a team, or volunteer at the Pilots Golf Classic! The 2011 Pro Financial Team (in memory of Andrew Miciotto) shown below took First Place for Flight One. Many sponsors, including our Title Sponsor, Capital One Bank, have been with us from the beginning.

The Pilots Classic is one of the Alumni Association's major fundraisers. In the thirteen years since the tournament's inception in 1999, it has raised more than $195,000 for scholarships, programs, projects and services that benefit LSUS. The 2011 tournament cleared $20,550.
THE 2012 PILOTS GOLF CLASSIC IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 AT OLDE OAKS, a premier course on the Audubon Golf Trail. The tournament features an 11:00 a.m. "shotgun start" and a number of contests. CLICK HERE for more information about sponsoring a team or volunteering. Or, contact the LSUS Alumni Office at 318-797-5190. As of March 20, 2012, only 3 team slots remain, so reserve yours today! The following sponsors are already on board:
- TITLE SPONSOR - CAPITAL ONE BANK
- Diamond Sponsor - Texas Roadhouse
- Platinum Sponsors - Campus Federal Credit Union; Cypress Bend Resort; Gill Industries, Ltd.; Somdal Associates, LLC
- Gold Sponsors - Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Eagle Distributing of Shreveport, Inc.; The Good Companies; Landers Dodge Chrysler Jeep; McAlister's Deli; Risk Services of Louisiana, Inc.; Roberts, Cherry & Company
- Titanium Sponsors - AEP Southwestern Electric Power; Barksdale Federal Credit Union; Bo Boyd Team; Buckelew's Food Service; Camus Electric; Citizens National Bank; Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Fire Tech Systems, Inc.; Kintzing Electrical Contractors; Louisiana Clinical Research, LLC; Music Mountain Water; The Noel Foundation; Paradigm Partners (of Houston, TX); The Payne Team; Pro Financial - In Memory of Andrew Miciotto; Elton B. Richey & Associates, LLC; Signs At Work
- Fairway Sponsors - Courtesy Golf Cars; Insty-Prints; R.W. Shelton Services, LLC
Greens fees, carts, driving range practice, putting contest, closest to the pin contest, hole in one contest, mulligans, beverages, snacks, lunch, dinner and great prizes are included in the sponsorship fee.
Sponsorships range from a $250 Fairway Sponsorship (course signage and media mentions) to the $700 Titanium Sponsorship (one 4-person team plus course signage and media mentions) to the $3500 Diamond Sponsorship (two, 4-person teams plus course signage, media mentions, and contest-naming).
The 2011 tournament was held Friday, May 6 at Olde Oaks Golf Club in Haughton, LA. It was a perfect day for golf, with partly cloudy skies and a high of 85 degrees.
The 2011 Team and Contest Winners were:
- Flight #1: 1st - Pro Financial (in memory of Andrew Miciotto); 2nd - Capital One #1; 3rd - Buckelew's; 4th - Capital One #2
- Flight #2: 1st - Camus Electric; 2nd - Edge Office Supplies/Xerox Platinum Sales Agency; 3rd - Gill Industries #A; 4th - Fire Tech Systems
- Campus Federal Putting Contest - 1st, Adam Brasher; 2nd, Tom Bartle; 3rd Burney Lummus
- Chancellor's Challenge Contest - Campus Federal Team #3
- Gill Industries Closest to the Pin Contests - Steve Martynenko, Ed Jackson, Willie Duncan & Scott Morgan
We are indebted to the 2011 sponsors and volunteers!
- TITLE SPONSOR - CAPITAL ONE BANK
- Diamond Sponsors - Campus Federal Credit Union; Texas Roadhouse
- Platinum Sponsors - Cypress Bend Golf Resort; Gill Industries, Ltd.; Somdal Associates, LLC
- Gold Sponsors - Chesapeake Energy Corporation; The Good Companies; Landers Dodge Chrysler Jeep; McAlister's Deli; Miller Lite/Coors Lite; Risk Services of Louisiana, Inc.; Wright's Sound Gallery
- Titanium Sponsors - AEP Southwestern Electric Power; Barksdale Federal Credit Union; Buckelew's Food Service; Camus Electric; Cayenne Marketing; Citizens National Bank; Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport; Edge Office Products/Xerox Platinum Sales Agency; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Fiduciary Investment Consultants, LLC; Fire Tech Systems, Inc.; Kintzing Electrical Contractors, Inc.; Louisiana Clinical Research, LLC; Music Mountain Water; Ouachita Independent Bank; Pro Financial - In Memory of Andrew Miciotto; Elton B. Richey & Associates, LLC; Roberts, Cherry & Company; Signs At Work; United Rentals, Inc.
- Fairway Sponsors - Bowman Systems, LLC; Courtesy Golf Cars, Insty-Prints; John J. Guth Associates; Red River South Marina & Resort; R.W. Shelton Services, LLC
