Abbeville's Southern Oaks Golf Championship needed a playoff hole to find winner

The 2024 Southern Oaks Club Champion came down to the 2022 Southern Oaks Club Champion and the 2023 Southern Oaks Club Champion battling it out on a playoff hole.
The 2022 club champion, Ryan David, made a birdie on No. 18 to tie John Tommasini, the 2023 club champion, and force an extra hole.
The first playoff hole was No. 1, a short par 4 that could be reached with the driver.
Tommasini teed off first and used his 7-iron  to stay in the middle of the fairway. The ball landed 123 yards from the hole.
On the other hand, David used his driver in hopes of reaching the green like he did earlier in the day when he birdied the hole.
David’s drive missed the green and was pin-high about 20 feet from the flag.
Tommasini used a 55-degree wedge and nailed his second shot on the green, 18 feet below the flag.
“I was trying to get the ball (off the tee box) to the 120-yard mark because I know I can hit my 55-degree wedge at 120 yards,” said Tommasini. “I wanted to give myself a chance.”
David chipped up and was about 14 feet on the side of the hole.
Tommasini putted first, and he nailed it for a birdie. It was Tommasini’s only birdie of the day.  Tommasini said he did not get excited because David still needed to putt.
“I was waiting for Ryan’s shot to go in. I was not excited because I thought he would make the putt.”
David needed to make his putt to force another playoff hole. His putt lipped out of the hole, giving Tommasini his second straight club championship.
The two golfers, who are good friends, hugged after David’s miss.
David explained his strategy on the playoff hole.
“I was going for it, win or lose,” said David.   “I could hook a 7-iron out of bounds as easily as a driver out of bounds, so I decided to go for it.”
Tommasini finished the two-day tournament with a score of 144 (71-73). David had the same score, 144 (71-73). David birdied three of the last four holes to force a playoff hole.
“I am happy that God has kept me healthy to do this,” Tommasini said. “There is no guarantee. I believe the Lord has given me this day, and I try to live each day as well as I can.”
Eric Marceaux, competing in the First Flight, had the lowest two-day score of the tournament. His total score was 142, including a tournament-low 69 on Sunday.
John Ross Hollier, 12, was the youngest golfer. With a two-day score of 201, he finished second in the Third Flight.

Here are the top three finishers in each flight of the Southern Oaks Championship

Championship
 Flight

1. John Tommasini - 144 (71-73)
2. Ryan David - 144 (71-73)
3. Dustin Bertrand - 145 (71-74)

First Flight

1. Eric Marceaux - 142 (73-69)
2. Kaine Stevens - 146 (72-74)
3. Alec Broussard - 151 (76-75)

Second Flight

1. Jordan Frederick -160 (78-82)
2. Brennan Gallet - 163 (83-80)
3. Brett Saltzman - 169 (87-82)

Third Flight 
1. Emile Chiasson - 192 (99-93)
2. John Ross Hollier - 201 (101-100)
3. David Young - 206 (90-116)

Super Senior Flight
1. Duane Lege - 146 (73-73)
2. Joey Cuccio - 155 (79-76)
3. Johnny Hollier - 157 (80-77)