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Maci Williams of Brusly wins second consecutive state championship Brusly sophomore golfer wins second straight individual title at state tournament
BY JACKSON REYES | Staff writer
May 5, 2026
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Brusly's Maci Williams had a three-shot lead entering Tuesday, just 18 holes away from winning another state title.
She could've felt the nerves of a final round or the pressure of repeating as a state champion, but the battle-tested sophomore treated the day just like any other round.
Williams ate at her usual pre-round breakfast spot of choice, McDonald's, went through her warm-up routine and shot a 73 to win her second straight Division I individual state title at the Le Triomphe golf course in Lafayette.
Williams shot a 71 in round 1, finishing 2-under. She shot even par in round 2 to finish with a total score of 144 strokes. She won the tournament by three strokes over Evelynn Artieta of Walker, who had a score of 147.
"I was on my toes the whole round," Williams said. "The hard work paying off means a lot. To go back to back might mean even more."
Williams finished with nine birdies and seven bogeys across the two rounds. She started her first round with three birdies in her first seven holes.
In her second round, she had four bogeys and one birdie through 11 holes to move her total score to one over. Williams settled in and made birdies on the 12th and 13th holes to move back to 1-under. She birdied her final hole to finish the job.
She credited her ability to drive the ball off the tee as a key factor to her success.
"That was definitely my helping hand," she said. "The driver took over for me."
Williams struggled with her putting at times this season, and she relied on her driver to get the job done. She tinkered with her putter throughout the year, and a switch in the bag proved pivotal to a win Tuesday.
She swapped out her Odyssey AI for a Scotty Cameron the day after the metro tournament on April 21.
"I putted terribly," she said on her rationale behind the change. "It really can't get much worse."
Williams said she shot better at regionals, and after swapping the grip, she sank enough putts to seal a championship.
She stuck to playing her brand of golf without checking the leaderboard throughout the final round. On the 18th hole, she stuck her approach shot within 6 feet of the hole. Without even having to glance at the scoreboard, Williams knew a title was in her sights.
"I knew I put in the time in," she said. "It was more like I was ready more than I had expectations."
She was also excited for her entire Brusly team, which qualified for the state tournament for the first time in school history. The Panthers finished sixth with a score of 348.
"To see my team succeed," she said. "That was cool."
Team and individual results
Division I boys
At The Wetlands, par 72
Team scores: 1. Jesuit 587. 2. St. Thomas More 593. 3. Mandeville 595. 4. Catholic-BR 613. 5. C.E. Byrd 615. 5. St. Paul’s 615. 7. Alexandria 616. 8. Sulphur 626.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Maddox Mowad, Neville 137. 2. Hudson Greene, Airline 142. 2. Parker Greene, Mandeville 142. 2. Duke Nitcher, Jesuit 142. 5. Mason Leblanc, St. Thomas More 144. 6. Sawyer Bernard, Brother Martin 145. 7. Bennett Lanasa, St. Paul’s 146. 7. Drew Prieto, Catholic-BR 146. 7. Augustin Gros, Jesuit 146. 10. Noah Osborne, St. Amant 147. 10. Brooks Blanchard, Jesuit 147.
Division II boys
At Cane Row, par 72
Team scores: 1. Teurlings Catholic 642. 2. St. Louis 644. 3. E.D. White 678. 4. Holy Cross 682 5. St. Charles 707. 5. Brusly 707. 7. North DeSoto 742. 8. Iowa 758.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Spencer Hagan, Teurlings Catholic 148. 2. Kye Hanks, St. Louis 149. 3. Kaine Stevens, North Vermillion 155. 3. Fulton Pigeon, Holy Cross 155. 5. Mason Renfrow, Tioga 156. 5. Brody Bourgoyne, Brusly 156. 7 Luke LeBeouf, St. Louis 157. 7 Brandon Fuselier, Holy Cross 157. 9. Michael Parmley, DeRidder 161. 9 Brooks Monica, St. Charles 161.
Division III boys
At The Wetlands, par 72
Team scores: 1. Ascension Episcopal 612. 2. Dunham 625 3. Episcopal 630. 4. Loyola Prep 632. 5. Country Day 645. 6. Notre Dame 671. 7. Calvary Baptist 701. 8. Caldwell Parish 747.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Noah Chauvin, Ascension Episcopal 140. 2. Meyer Schopp, Catholic-NI 146. 2. Reed Winkler, Loyola Prep 146. 2. Owen LeJeune, Dunham 146. 5. Jack Carter, Parkview Baptist 148. 6. Austin Ray, Episcopal 150. 7. Cooper Adams, Houma Christian 151. 7. Kruz Martin, Westlake 151. 7 Ezra Eberts, Ouachita Christian 151. 7 Pearce Weinstein, Country Day 151.
Division IV boys
At Farm d’Allie, par 72
Team scores: 1. Cedar Creek 632. 2. Sacred Heart 674. 3. Glenbrook 676. 4. Central Catholic 683. 5. Castor 689. 6. Vermillion Catholic 697. 7. Catholic-PC 738. 8. Choudrant 765
Top 10 individuals: 1. Ivan Popp, Berchman’s Academy 137. 2. Alex Roebuck, Cedar Creek 148. 3. Luke Wainwright, Grand Lake 149. 4. Landon Lotz, First Baptist 152. 5. Jase Martin, Cedar Creek 155. 6. Tripp Kordisch, Episcopal School of Acadania 156. 7. Pierce Regard, Avoyelles Charter 159. 8. George Pullin, Cedar Creek 163. 8. Levi Joyner, Castor 163. 10. Louie Collins, Glenbrook 164.
Division I girls
At Le Triomphe, par 73
Team scores: 1. Southside 320. 2. Barbe 328. 3. St. Joseph’s 334. 3. Mandeville 334. 5. St. Thomas More 335. 6. Brusly 348. 7. Benton 355. 8. St. Scholastica 380.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Maci Williams, Brusly 144. 2. Evelynn Artieta, Walker 147. 3. Tymber Joubert, St. Thomas More 151. 4. Rhyan Marcelissen, Southside 152. 5. Grace Goodwin 154. 6. Mattie Purgahn, Barbe 160. 7. Steffi Heitz, Mandeville 161. 8. Scarlett Kirsch, St. Joseph’s 163. 8. Kate Boersma, Ruston 163. 8. Morgan Goudeau, Tioga 163.
Division II girls
At Le Triomphe, par 73
Team scores: 1. Sacred Heart-NO 305. 2. Newman 342. 3. St. Mary’s 352. 4. Episcopal 353. 5. Ursuline 376. 6. St. Fredrick 381. 7. Elton 400. 8. Loyola Prep 403. 9. Christ Episcopal 446.
Top 10 individuals: 1. Jade Neves, Sacred Heart-NO 144. 2. Ashley Biehl, Ursuline 162. 3. Abby Hui, Newman 163. 4. Lily Osbon, Evangel 165. 5. Madeline Rudolph, Sacred Heart-NO 166. 6. Emery Kane, Sacred Heart-NO 169. 7. Marcella Rabalais, Episcopal 172. 8. Lacey Boyd, St. Mary’s 176. 8. Lilly Boyd, St. Mary’s 176. 10. Ann Schonberg, Newman 179.
