May 25, 2024 Issue, Page 5 of 5

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The Elk City News SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2024 * 5A Juan Lopez Chipping - Battle at the Creek RWE - HighSchool Kids winners Michael Land Tourney Roundup By Alex Alvarez course for their citizens, and as ment playing three different you have heard before, “Golf is formats, six holes of scramble, Golf courses in Western a game ofa lifetime” is not just six holes of Low Ball and six Oklahoma and Texas cities close a saying, it is a fact. Young and holes of alternate shots; May 29, to the area are very busy in the adult play. I know some local se- the Southwest Oklahoma Golf summer. Wherever you go, you niors in their late 80's who still Tour (18 holes for a field of ap- will see lots of activity on the play regularly! And ofcourse, I proximately 40 golfers), June 7 course, daily groups, and week- see children playing or practic- & 8 (Friday-Saturday) the 54th end events. Having been in the ing all the time, making groups Annual Oil & Gas Tournament Logan Duncan practicing, Dr. Dan golf business for over 50 years, like the adults, to go play a cou- organized by the Chamber of Storm watching! GH. Hughes & Stoney Hartronft - Volunteers at Cordell the last 13 as the head profes- ple of foursomes to challenge Commerce; June 15 the annual Creek Golf Course: Inaugural Pickens; 3rd J. Ainsworth/C. I was truly impressed when I sional at Elk City Golf & C.C. each other. As an avid golfer, I Father-Son Golf Tournament; “Battle at the Creek” took place Glancey. Also coming up: June went around the course. before leaving the business on can't think ofa better sight than June 17-20 the Annual Junior May 18-19, Fifty Four 2-Golfer 15th Lions Club Tournament; Sayre National Golf: Just held January Ist of this year, I can at- youngsters playing the game. Camp for kids 11 and under; Teams were divided in four June 22nd (info call: - Jerry Bur- the Annual “The Bob’, a 4-Man test that our course was as busy Here is some info of golf activi- and the month of June ends with flights: Championship -Ist) rows Memorial (more on this Scramble with lots of prizes. as any other course. We always ties coming up: the Annual KECO Tournament. Kael McFarland/Michael Stew- tournament later). Cordell is ran Championship Flight: Ist Kellin kept communication between Elk City Golf: Derek Hahn, For more information contact art (57-61/118); 2nd Justin Bar- by volunteers, so each tourna- Sheets, Toby Davis, Brock Har- the courses so that our most PGA Professional at Elk City Derek Hahn at 580-225-5454, rick/Travis Stout (56-63/119); ment has it’s own contact, and mon, Trevor Earls (56-52/108); popular tournaments did not Golf & Country Club will be Clinton Golf: May 26 - 6/6/6 3rd Clayton & Kevin Keck (59- there is no "players list” at the 2nd Dustin Gunkel, Justin conflict with other courses. very busy hosting the following: ‘Tournament; June 1&2 2-Man 63/122); “A” Ist C Simmons/S. course. Brooke Dodd (580-309- Twyman, Joby Gray, Justin Bar- Golf is definitely a summer Thursday, May 23rd the annual Partnership; June 12 - South Lawson; 2nd B, Harmon/H. 2067) can send you in the right rick (57-58/115); 3rd Heston activity for young and old... Fire Department Fund Raiser Central Jr-PGA; June 15 ~ Fire Brown; 3rd B, Ramirez/M. direction for any future activi- Brown, Tres Hill, Brady Porter, though a year-long activity for 4-Golfer Scramble; Saturday on the Fairway; June 23 - 2-Man Toole; “B” Ist M. Talley/B. Por- ties. One thing I can attest: this Kregg Wood (60-59/119). Com- some, Elk City, Sayre, Clinton, May 25th, Hammon Alumni, Scramble/Low Ball. For infor- ter; 2nd A. Vaverka/A. Godin, little nine-hole golf course is a ing up: Sayre Kiwanis 27-Hole Cordell, Weatherford all share ‘Monday May 27, the Memorial mation call 580-323-5958. 3rd J. Newer/E, Caudillo; “C” Ist gem maintained exclusively by Tournament May 25; Member- the privilege of having a golf Day 2-Golfer 18 Hole Tourna- Cordell Golf - Crooked E. Arp/R. Arp; 2nd C. Pickens/J. volunteers who love the game! Guest on June 22, Golf High School sports By Alex Alvarez Club hosted their annual in the year, the club donated By Alex Alvarez “Super Regional”. Game one better had it not included a Michael Land __ basketball well over $20,000 to the fam- of the Super Regional will quadruple-bogey on Hole tournament. Michael, a ily of Alice Walker (no rela- be Thursday, May 23 at 6:00 #11, a par-4 hole of only 375 ELK CITY The Oklahoma — City High School sports are high school _ basketball tion), a fourth grader who Thunder lost in the Confer- p.m. CT; Game two is Friday yards. player with the Hammon sadly died of cancer. The ence Semifinals of the NBA May 24 same time. Should The PGA Championship mostly over for the sum- Warriors, who tragically club takes donations from Championships. After being there be reason for a third concluded on Sunday with mer months, though we died in a car accident. The many businesses and indi- tied 2-2 in the series of best game, it will be on Saturday. a win by Xander Shauffele expect that players continue Hammon All Sports Club, viduals, and no good cause of seven against the Dallas The winner will advance to who shot a final round of practicing and playing their headed by Lynne Walker is too much for them, always Mavericks, they lost the fifth the College World Series to 65 (6 under par) and a re- sport to hone their skills. (580-660-0210) and his helping people or athletes in game at home (104 - 92), be held in Oklahoma City. cord total of 21 under par, to After last week’ column, parents started this tourna- need. There will be an an- Cowgirls from Oklahoma defeat Bryan DeChambeau it was announced that Kash Mayfield was chosen as basketball team. This year, nual drive from mid-July and the sixth game in Dal- ment to raise funds for the las 117-116. This last game State University also ad- by one and former Okla- to Sept 15 to raise funds for vanced to the Super Region- homa State player, Viktor was not decided until a cou- “2024 Young Gun Pitcher of the winners of the tourna- these great causes. Coinci- ple of seconds remaining, als by defeating Michigan Hovland by three strokes. the Year”. The 6’4” senior has when Oklahoma City Thun- with a score of 4-1. Okla- Another former Oklahoma a 94-96 mph fastball, 80-81 young players from all over dentally, ment were RWE (a team of the best: Lynn learned from her father was Jerry der was up by one, but Shai homa State welcomes Ari- State Cowboy, Talor Gooch, mph change-up, 77-78 mph the area, not just Hammon) Burrows, who many people Gilgeous-Alexander com- zona to Cowgirl Stadium who had a last-minute spe- slider. He ended the season and YACKEM in the adult called “Mr. Cordell” Jerry, mitted a foul with against P] next weekend for a best-of- cial invitation by the PGA of with 44 innings pitched, a category, the team being for- who died took it upon him- Washington that sent Dallas three Super Regional with a America, was well back, in a 9-0 record, 2 runs, 1 ER, 8 mer Hammon Alumni and self to revive the little nine- to the free-throw line, where spot in the Women’s College tie for 60th place with a to- BB, 115 strikeouts, 0.150 ER friends from neighboring hole golf course in Cordell, Dallas made 2 out of three World Series at stake. tal score of four under par. and 0.030 BAA. He will be places. However, the Club raising funds, lobbied city free throws to win by 1. The In men’s golf, Oklahoma Hovland and DeChambeau, attending Oklahoma State is not all about basketball, it officials. and persuading foul was committed with 2.1 University won the regional were a group playing ahead University. Congratulations is about all sports and raises golfers. After finally getting seconds in the game! Very at Rancho Santa Fe with a 3 of Xander and started the and keep practicing! funds for great causes, in- the golf course, he led by ex- sad ending for the #1 seed under par total for the week. last hole at 19-Under par, The City of Elk City’s Rec- cluding annual scholarships ample and was “Volunteer after a great regular season! The Sooners had a great one shot behind Xander. reation Dept and Kids Inc, (this year the scholarship #1” to keep the course play- The three-time NCAA last day of 11 under par. DeChanbeau birdied #18, in Elk City have several ac- money went to Shannon able, becoming a daily sight defending champions Lady Oklahoma State University and Viktor, who had a birdie tivities going on in the sum- Ayers who will be attending for the people of Cordell Oklahoma Sooners took earned third place and also putt shorter than DeCham- mer, including some leagues Northwestern University in who played golf More on step one to defend their title qualified for the National beau, three putter for bogey which actually started a Alva, OK). As well, earlier that later! by winning the regional title Championship to be played and fell back at 18 under. while back and are finishing in a win against Oregon 3-2 next week in Carlsbad, CA. Fifteen minutes later, Xan- now, like some baseball and softball leagues. Other ac- in the finals of the regional tournament held at Okla- Ben Lorenz shot the round der needed a birdie to win of the day, a 6 under par 64 and a par to force a playoff. tivities: Painting camp (June Good Luck Area Teams! homa. Pitcher Nicole May to help the Sooners go from His birdie on the last hole 6); and, starting June 5th a (a Senior) had an outstand- “barely in” to the win. He gave him the Wanamaker Yoga Class (8 classes) begin- 1120 W 3rd St. ing night. She was relieved also won the Medalist hon- trophy for his first major ning June 5th (6:30-7:30) to by Kelly Maxwell on the ors with a total of 8 under win. Xander is the current be held at the Arrowhead Elk City, OK 73644 mound who had a great clos- par. The Sooners come back Olympic Champion and Center. (580) 225-1160 ing. The Sooners will host a round included Ryder Cow- most likely will be chosen “Super Regional” on May an 66, Drew Goodman 68 to go to France to defend his 23-25. 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