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SPORTS The Elk City News SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026 • 3 Young Kanyon Coy measuring Tres Hill approaching during the Travis Poole approaching with distances for dad Kyle! KECO partner Toby Davis watching partners Take my picture! Ronnie Smith following Okie #1 Jack Christian - Always a Powerful Julie from Backswing Golf - Raising Denton Jones - Well Werks finished Mr. CAMROCK - Ronnie Redd Swing Money for Red Knights 2nd in 'A' David Dyson - team finished 3rd Corbin Dyson Chris Pearson helping partner Megan Brown Blake Redd Always Serious - Brandon Thomas The Winners - Riverview Ranch Cory Smith approaching for Okie #1 The American Flag always in display at the KECO Driving Range gets lots of views to sponsors Always, Always Shake hands after a round! Championship Professional Individual Sports By Alex Alvarez rector and owner of KECO along their local favorites as well as each ment without the need of a playoff. with his staff directed by Gabe Ed- team, since the “app” is available Their score of 53 beat two teams 29TH K.E.C.O. ney, Aaron Kauk and Shawm Wil- to all, and fans can go watch their that had a 55. Going into the last CHAMPIONSHIP son put a fantastic tournament that favorite players or the leaders! Such hole, the team was leading by two, Brett Nichols as his winning putt drops on last hole The most popular tournament begins with a “Welcoming Horse was the case of Cory Smith, former but needed a birdie in case that second place. ber Dyson in Elk City came and went without Race” on Friday with great players, golf pro at Elk City who had a nice one of the teams behind made an The Results were as follows: “B” Flight: All tied at 61, st Chi- a glitch of any kind. Two hundred a great dinner and on tournament gallery for Okie #1. Cory served as eagle on their last hole, which was Championship: 1st 53 - “Riv- co’s Grandes, 2nd NAPA, 3rd Grant and eighty-eight golfers in seven- day, live music all day, live scoring pro for a few years and went into possible since a short par 5 was in erview Ranch”: Brett Nichols, Graaham ty two 4-Man teams had a blast. for the Championship Flight and another business in 2011, mean- play. Riverside finished on #3, a Will Hulle, Chase Clayton, Erik “C” Flight: All Tied at 67, 1st This included sixteen teams in the everyone, I mean everyone in KE- while, he beat everyone around! par 4 with a very small green. After Mathewson; Tied 2nd 55 - “Tyler Prime Well Solutions, 2nd Putt Championship Flight which are CO’s staff, serving golfers all day all His team finished with a 58, five their approach to about 11 feet, the Sprinkler”: Keith Pasby, Michael Stuff, 3rd Hutton Inc pre-flighted. around the course with whatever shots from 1st place. first three players missed the putt, Smith, Kyle Robbins, Chris Kudo In closing, KECO will host an- Vendors of all kinds and local they need. Former Elk City resident, Brett but Brett, last one to putt, made and “Surf & Turf”: Taylor Artman, other one day tournament at Sayre companies donate money, goods The live feed with the scoring of Nichols, whose brothers and the putt in the center, avoiding a Tyron Van Aswagen, Chris John- National on October 3rd. and food all day and if the golfers the Championship flight, makes rest of family all live in Elk City, possible playoff in case of an eagle. son, Martin Flores. Sources: ESPN, MSN Sports, PGA go home thirsty or hungry, IT’S everyone at the club, informed of brought a very strong team from The eagle did not come by anyone, “A” Flight: 1st (53) Barry Trotter, Tour, Wikipedia.org, Google, On- THEIR OWN FAULT! what is going on and which hole to the Riverside Ranch C.C. in San so the lead of 2 strokes remained. 2nd (55) Well Werks, 3rd (57) Bar- Line media sports. Blake Brewer, Tournament Di- go watch either the top players or Antonio, TX and won the tourna- Surf & Turf won the playoff for Professional Team Sports By Alex Alvarez “knock out” round which began in Mexico City by a score of 4-1. It beat South Africa and will play win- the positive side, Canada, Mexico 35); New York Yankees (48-35); with 16 teams instead of 32 as in was also the last game the famous ner of Netherlands vs MOROCCO and United States, hosts nations, Central: Chicago White Sox (43- FIFA WORLD CUP: THERE 2026. Pele played internationally (Pele (4-3); Portugal vs Croatia will play all made to the round of 32, with 39), Cleveland Guardians (44-40); ARE ALWAYS UPSETS! The history of the World Cup scored the first goal for Brazil). the winner of Spain vs Austria; Canada setting a tournament scor- West: Texas Rangers (42-42), Seat- Paraguay beat four-time cham- dates back to 1930, when Uruguay Sadly, the cup, which was made up United States vs Bosnia will play ing record of 6-0 with Qatar on the tle Mariners (42-43). pion Germany in penalty kicks. beat Argentina in Montevideo, of gold plated sterling silver, was the winner of Belgium vs Senegal. receiving end; Cape Verde making NATIONAL LEAGUE LEAD- Brazil had a scary game against Ja- Uruguay by a score of 4-2. The sec- stolen in 1983 and was never recov- Bottom Half: BRAZIL (2-1) their first appearance in the World ERS: East: Atlanta Braves (49-33), pan and Netherlands fell to Moroc- ond World Cup was played in Ita- ered, and it is believed to have been beat Japan will play the winner of Cup, made it to the knockout Philadelphia Phillies (47-37); Cen- co in penalty kicks. ly and Italy won the Cup in Rome melted and sold as precious metal. Ivory Coast vs Norway; Mexico round; and record breaking Lio- tral: Milwaukee Brewers (50-31), As of last Sunday, the FIFA against Czechoslovakia 2-1 in extra Now in 2026, there are 32 more vs Ecuador will play the winner of nel Messi scored his 17th and 18th Chicago Cubs (46-31); West: Los World Cup is to “knock out” round time. teams in the World Cup than in England DR Congo; Argentina vs World Cup goals (Miroslav Klose Angeles Dodgers (54-30), San Di- of 32 when Canada advanced to The Cup, donated by Jules Rimet, 1970, when the two top teams in Cape Verde will play the winner of from Germany has 16 and Ronaldo ego Padres (43-39). round of 16 with a last-minute goal the longest serving president of each group of four went directly to Australia vs Egypt; Switzerland vs from Brazil has 15). WNBA STANDINGS: against South Africa. FIFA (1921-1954) was originally the quarterfinals. Now, a team must Algeria will play the winner of Co- The last game of the round of 32 Eastern Conference: Atlanta This is the first time that the called “Victory”, and was renamed win twice in the knockout round to lombia vs Ghana. will be on July The round of 16 will Dream 12-7, New York Liberty World Cup hosts 48 teams from after Mr. Rimet in 1946 as the Jules get to the quarterfinals. Surprises in the group stage of a be Friday July 3rd and the round of 12-8, Indiana Fever 11-8. Western around the world, sixteen more Rimet Cup with the rule that who- THE ROUND OF 32 IN- Round Robin on the 12 groups of 16 will begin on July 4th. Conference: Minnesota Lynx 15-4, than any other time. Last World ever won it three times, would keep CLUDES: four teams were that Uruguay and MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Las Vegas Aces 14-5, Golden State Cup, played in Qatar, hosted 32 that original cup forever. That team Upper Half: Germany vs PAR- South Korea, which were among STANDINGS: Valkyries 13-7. teams (eight groups of 4) with was Brazil who defeated another 2 AWAY (5-4) will play winner of the best teams in paper, did not AMERICAN LEAGUE LEAD- Sources: ESPN, GOOGLE, sixteen teams qualifying for the time champion in the final of 1970 France vs Sweden; CANADA (1-0) make it to the round of 32. On ERS: East: Tampa Bay Rays (48- SPORTS CHANNELS. Sports Tidbits Professional Golf By Alex Alvarez strokes over runner-up Ina Yoon, a he has been out of the top 12. So no, By Alex Alvarez Viktor Hovlad. They both finished Argentina’s Lionel Messi took fellow South Korean. he is not in a “slump”, it just happens at 21 under, one shot ahead of Col- the lead in goals in World Cup WOMEN’S PGA In a tie for third place were that some putts have not fallen like MLB BASEBALL lin Morikawa with closed with a 61. with 18! He says this will be his last CHAMPIONSHIP Brooke Henderson and Dewi Weber other seasons. Red Sox swept the Yankees to Notice: Nelly Korda did not win World Cup. Just about every American fan at -10. In a tie for 5th at -7 were three This time he tied for first with prompt a pitching controversy. the LPGA Championship. She Brazil, who eliminated Japan, who is also a Nelly Korda fan, was Americans: Alison Lee, Allisen Cor- Viktor Hovland, and lost to a birdie Mets fired manager Carlos Men- finished tied for 8th, seven shots needs to “pick it up” a little (or a lot) expectant that Nelly would be a puz and Austom Kim, followed by on the first hole of a sudden death doza at the halfway mark, behind winner Haeran Ryu from if they are to be a force to get to the contender, but it never happened. It four players tied for 8th at -6, Korda, playoff. For a man who kept missed Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski South Korea. No Grand Slam this semis. They are the only five-time would have been the world’s #1 third Sei Young Kim, Jeeno Thitikul and some greens coming in and kept shattered records by throwing a season! It was Ryu’s first major. champions straight major of 2026 but she was A Lim Kim. saving pars with great putts, a sec- 105.5 mph pitch! Uruguay did not make it to the never really close. She finished at 6 The next women’s major is ond place finish is something some- Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers): TENNIS knockout phase, they could not under par and seven shots behind coming in July 9-12 in France, the one else would have liked, such as Launched a three-run homer in a Novak Djokovic, seeded #7 won find the net too much in their three the winner, Haeran Rye. who had Amundi Evian Championship, and Collin Morikawa, who finished one dominant 9-4 win over the Athlet- his first match at Wimbledon. The round-robin games. opened with a 73 and no one had the major season ends with the lone stroke out of a playoff spot after ics. There is no way that Shohei will 24-major champion and seven time The U.S. squad is in Santa Clara, in sights of a win, even after a 64 on Women’s British Open at Royal Ly- a closing 61 that got him to -20. not win the MVP! Oh, by the way, Wimbledon champion, has a lot of CA, gearing up to face Bosnia and Friday. tham on July 30-Aug 2. Matt Fitzpatrick was solo forth he can pitch too! fight left! Don’t sell him short! Herzegovina. The expanded 48- Ryu completed one of the most As of 2013, the LPGA recogniz- at -19 and two players tied for 5th Serena Williams is another story: team format means this is a high- stunning comebacks in women’s es five majors and only one player at -18, Ashkay Bhatia and two time NBA & WNBA the 44-year old champion is return- ly crucial elimination round for major championship history to win has won all five in her career, Karrie U.S. Open champion Wyndham Is there any week that Caitlin ing to the grass courts and wants to the Americans who won all three the 2026 KPMG Women’s PGA Webb. Clark. Three players tied for 7th at Clark is not on the news? She was see if she can add another cham- matches in the round-robin phase. Championship at Hazeltine Nation- -17: Corey Conners, J.J. Spaun and hit in the throat by an opposing pionship. Forty Four years old? It Three teams won all three round al Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. TRAVELERS Alex Fitzpatrick. player and the referees did not “see” would be a major miracle. robin matches: Mexico, France and Trailing by 10 shots and tied for 70th CHAMPIONSHIP the foul. A day later, the League Argentina. How far will they go? place after the first round, Ryu ral- Scottie Scheffler keeps knocking COMING UP THIS YEAR: suspended the offender! FIFA WORLD CUP Mexico has made it to the quarter- lied to finish at 13-under-par, secur- on the door, and “only” has one tour- For the women, the Solheim Cup Japan lost the first knockout finals when it was 16 teams only, ing her first major title and the $1.95 nament victory in 2026, a “slump” by will be played in the Netherlands on GOLF game for the fourth time in a row. and France and Argentina have million winner’s share. the standards that the golf fans hold September 7-13; and the President’s Memorial Tournament winner, Two giants fell in the round of 32 won the world Cup. Who knows? After her opening-round 73, she him to, but here are his tournament Cup for the men will be played at JT Poston scored a 12 in one hole in penalty kicks: Germany (lost to Just think: Paraguay was underdog switched back to a familiar putter results in 2026, you judge: 1 win, 4 Medinah Country Club, near Chi- at the Travelers on the Par-5 13th Paraguay) and Netherlands lost to by 1-4 to Germany and eliminated and fired a stellar second-round seconds including the Masters and cago on September 24-27. hole. He is human! Morocco! Both games were tied to the Teutons! 64. She maintained her momen- two playoff losses, 2 third places, 2 Sources: ESPN, MSN Sports, PGA Scottie Scheffler lost his second 1 after extra time, and both games Sources ESPN , Google, MSN tum through the weekend, battling ties for 4th (one was the U.S. Open) Tour, Wikipedia.org, Google, On- playoff of the year, this time against were won in a penalty shootout! Sports, On-Line, local windy conditions to win by two and in 14 tournaments, only twice Line media sports.