It was a great day for golf: a little overcast, temperatures well below the usual 100's, and a little breeze... okay, a lot of breeze. Actually the wind (gusts of up to 30 mph) made it a very big challenge for all golfers, but who cares, everyone was having a day with family while having a little competition.Sixty eight teams made the field, and about 130 players (a few parents had two teams, which is pretty tiring when you have to hit two shots almost every time). The largest field in this tournament in the last three years. This tournament is unique in the sense that for this large field, there are no flights: every team is handicapped, and 16-20 teams are recognized (half in gross and half in net).
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This is the only local tournament I have played in since my arrival in 2011 to Elk City, mainly because I enjoy the atmosphere and witnessing the friendships within all Jerry, Chuck, Jace and Lane Hargrove! Jerry and Chuck made a team while Jace and Lane made another team.the fathers and mothers who take part in this annual affair. This year, we even had a group that included four generations in a family:
Because groups were paired in "sixsomes", this year, I had the pleasure of playing with my daughter Paola Marie (Oklahoma City) who will be a mother this coming December, her husband Jeff Bennett and his father (Mustang, OK), and with former Teacher of the Year, Tim DeWitt and his son Conner, who by the game he showed, will be a good addition to the Elk City High School team as soon as he is of age. Conner is an 8th grader who helps part time at the pro-shop and who has come up a long way as a golfer in the last two years, but more importantly, is a fine young man in every way. We had a blast as I hope everyone else did!Mark
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| I'd be happy too if I just made an eagle on the previous hole! |
At the end of the afternoon, two teams from Sayre took top honors: Gary & Luke Phillips and Michael & Michael Jr. Robinson (the Robinsons are Elk City Golf & C.C. members). The Phillips pair had the best score of the day with a 60, and the Robinsons had a 62, as well as David & Jorey Price from Elk City.The final results are as follows (Note: My apologies that yesterday, after an early mistake in determining the winners from the scoreboard -which caused me to have to re-do everything-, I made things worse by rushing, and a process that usually takes us 15 minutes, turned into a long 45 minutes that felt like an eternity!!):
Gross:
1. 60 - Gary & Luke Phillips
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| Ann Cowan and son Michael, the only Mother-Son team this year. |
T3. 65 - Jack & Aubrey Christian, Sean & Ryder Cowan, Garrett & Matthew Mantle
T6. 67 - Mark & Sarah Simpson, Charlie & Aaron Kauk, Damon & Bruce Butcher, Tim & Conner Dewitt, Dustin & Adam Mitchell
Net (Gross in Parenthesis, which was the tie breaker)
T1. 62 (62) - Michael & Michael Jr. Robinson, David & Jorey Price
3. 66 (66) - Eddie Davis/Danny Teel
T4th 66 (68) - Jimmy & Andrew Albert, Eddie Davis/Cody Teel, Paul & Dustin Gunkel
T7th 66 (72) - David & Dakota Price, Ann & Michael Cowan
T9th 67 (69) - Rocky & Jill (Cowan) Andresen, Robert & Jamie Lakey
(for the photo album with all of the team pictures, go to our facebook album page)