LAKEWOOD TO OPEN A JUNIOR GOLF COURSE IN SPRING 2011
February, 25, 2011 - Junior golfers in the New Orleans area will soon be able to learn the game on a 6-hole golf course built just for them. Jimmy Headrick, PGA, one of the region’s foremost junior golf instructors says the course, named “ The Future Legends of Golf” should be finished this spring and will provide a tremendous boost to junior golfers looking to improve their game.
New Outdoor Pavilion to Open in March, 2011
Lakewood Director Golf Brad Weaver explains :
Jimmy Headrick Ranked Top 50 Golf Instructor by U.S. Kids Golf Foundation
February 22, 2011 - Jimmy Headrick, PGA, Lakewood Golf Club's Director of Public Relations, was named to the prestigious list of Top 50 Kids Golf Teachers by U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. The ranking is reserved for an elite group of golf instructors nationally and around the world. Golf professionals who focus much of their time and energy on developing young golfers in their communities are eligible for the designation. The list of is compiled from nominations from golf professionals and others in the golf industry.
Headrick is known in the local golfing community for developing a high quality junior golf program. Since joining Lakewood in 2009, he has expanded the program to teach golf to more than 200 youths in New Orleans.
Headrick was inducted into the Gulf States PGA Hall of Fame last December. He received national recognition for his work with the youth program when he received the PGA’s national Junior Golf Leader of the Year Award for 2008. He received the inaugural Gulf States PGA Junior Golf Leader Award in 1988
Lakewood Taps Jay Maumus as Director of Tournaments and Corporate Events; Paul Buckley to Direct Business Development
February 15, 2011 - Longtime golf management professional Jay Maumus has joined Lakewood Golf Club as Director of Tournaments and Corporate Events. Maumus has 23 years of experience in the local golfing market, having most recently been employed as General Manager of Stonebridge Golf Club. Prior to Katrina, he was General Manager of Eastover Country Club where he oversaw Eastover’s expansion from an 18-hole to 36-hole facility.
“We are excited to have Jay Maumus on board. He is known in the community as a leader in corporate and charity golf and is a true ambassador of New Orleans in the golf market,” said Cynthia Rico, Lakewood General Manager. Maumus will be responsible for business development, recruiting tournaments and events to Lakewood.
He will be working closely with Paul Buckley, Lakewood Golf Club Director of Business Development, who has been working at the club since last spring. Buckley retired in 2005 from the Hilton Hotels Corp., where he served as vice president and general manager, overseeing both the Hilton New Orleans Riverside and the Hilton New Orleans Airport.
"I look forward to taking Lakewood to the highest level and enjoy working with such esteemed professionals as Paul Buckley, Lakewood Director of Golf Brad Weaver, PGA and Jimmy Headrick, PGA, a nationally recognized junior golf teacher," Maumus said.
Jimmy Headrick To Be Inducted Into Gulf States' PGA Hall of Fame
Lakewood's own Jimmy Headrick, PGA will soon join the prestigious list of Gulf States' PGA Hall of Fame members. The Section will be honoring Headrick’s lifelong dedication to serving the section and the New Orleans community during an induction ceremony in December, 2010. Headrick is Director of Public Relations and Golf Development at Lakewood.
He was elected into membership of The PGA of America in 1979 and is now approaching his 31st year as a member. Jimmy remains committed to growing the game of golf in New Orleans while embracing the need for unity, creativity and perseverance to reach his goals.
Jimmy strives to restore golf to a community still affected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. His focus lies on creating opportunities for area youth to become involved in the game.
Please join us in congratulating Jimmy on this great honor.
ranking is reserved for an elite group of golf instructors nationally and around the world. Golf professionals who focus much of their time and energy on developing young golfers in their communities are eligible for the designation. The
He will be working closely with Paul Buckley, Lakewood Golf Club Director of Business Development, who has been working at the club since last spring. 
December, 2010. Headrick is Director of Public Relations and Golf Development at Lakewood.
