From the fleur de lis bunker on hole 1 to the hamburger, shrimp po'boy and Bloody Mary station at the 12th hole, golfers at Sunday's Spencer/Gallagher Golf Tournament at the Lakewood Golf Club to benefit the Spencer Educational Foundation Inc. had plenty to smile about.

“Eat, drink and play golf,” was the dictum of the day from officials at Lakewood, where the course record for a U.S. Open qualifier is a 63.

Another reason to smile: Sunday's tournament raised $40,000 for the foundation.

Sponsored by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the tournament's turnout was good and the weather was beautiful. “We had rain all week and rain coming tomorrow, so we got the right day in between,” said Timothy Boston, marketing director for the Gallagher Louisiana unit of Arthur J. Gallagher in Baton Rouge.

Rather than have a breakfast prior to teeing off as in past years, Sunday's outing featured food stops along the course including grits, bread pudding and other New Orleans favorites.

“Because this is our home course, we're hosting it, so we felt like we needed to do something different,” Mr. Boston said. “We've got eight or nine food opportunities out here for everybody ... If you leave hungry, it's your own fault.”

Ninety-two players hit the links. Taking first place was the team of Craig Van der Voort of Arthur J. Gallagher, Greg Boots of Bank Direct Capital Finance, and Theana Iordanou of Allied World Assurance Co.

In second place was the foursome of Spencer Moysey and Mark Krawiec, both of Business Insurance, Phil Norton of Arthur J. Gallagher, and Chip Bifano of Paul Davis National. In third place were Peter Hohman and Honora Hohman, both from the Insurance Institute of Canada, Matt Rosenberg of Rosenberg & Parker Inc., and Drew Boston,son of Timothy Boston, who also won the men's longest drive.

The longest women's drive was made by Elaine Ziemba from The Risk Authority. The most accurate drive was by Eric Lembcke of Max Corredores de Seguros.

Four players shared closest-to-the-pin honors: Steve Jones from CNA Financial Corp., David Ingram of Level 3 Communications, Doug Thomson of Willis Group Holdings P.L.C., and Chris Hess with RWH Myers & Co.

“Food and Louisiana is a good combination,” said Mark L. Hubbard, vice president of risk management, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California.

“This is a great event. I've done it for a couple of years,” said Dan Kugler, director of the Center for Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Oskosh College of Business, who also sits on the Spencer board.