A QUICK NINE... (and Father's Day Tournament Coming Up!)

FOR FATHER'S DAY GROUPS, SEE "Hole #3" below. Starting Holes and some pairings are subject to change.


#1 (Bogey): we fell behind in posting, and we are in a hurry to catch up, so let's play a quick nine!

Billy J. Smith on Hole #1
showing his "lucky ball"

#2 (Birdie): Billy J. Smith (now from Pennsylvania), made a hole in one on #1 during his visit to his hometown last week. Congratulations!

#3 (Birdie): We have just over 50 teams in the Father's Day Tournament for Saturday the 18th. Great response!!! If you have not signed up, please try to sign up no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Format is a 2-Man Scramble. Parents playing with more than one child, will only hit once from each position on the course... to save your shoulders and 40 minutes! Click here to see the current field and pairings (pairings and hole assignments are subject to change as field changes).

Calvin Adkisson
Not a bad swing, uh?

#4 (Great Birdie):  I had the pleasure of playing nine holes with one of the founders of Elk City Golf & Country Club: Calvin Adkisson, with whom I had a great time, just listening to old stories. Mr. Adkisson was the last club president in the old clubhouse (now by #12 tee). At 82, he has a great swing (click here to get a glimpse). As you can see, his shot was straight to the green on #8, whcih he parred from 180 yards! (Note: At a later date, we are planning to publish the full story of Elk City Golf & Country Club... speaking with someone like this, makes you appreciate why those members who get involved, really appreciate and respect the club's history while taking its success so seriously).

Donald Ballew, another
active founding member

#5 (Birdie): Joby Gray pulls out of a tournament due to a painful pulled muscle; but remains committed to his U.S.G.A. qualifier in Norman, OK next week. Sometimes it takes more courage to admit, "I am hurt", than to try to play hero or be embarrassed to say it , and hurt yourself more.

#6 (Birdie): Cory Smith decides to play in the Tuesday Night Men's Scramble and shows why he is still the player to beat in Western Oklahoma. Cory led his team to a 27 on the back nine! Someone said, "it was like bringing a pocket knife to a gun fight when the guns were AK-47's! (maybe he should play us blindfolded!!) Cory played with Eddie Savage, Roy Garrison & Mike Williamson.

#7 (Bogey): How would you like to shoot 28 or 29 in a nine hole scramble and lose... See Hole #6! The team at 28 was Jorey Price, Terry Nichols, Larry Millican & Justin Robinson; there were two teams at 29 and two at 30. Yours truly decided to play in the Tuesday night scramble so that we would have 48 players and 12 teams, instead of 11 teams including 3 fivesomes... Our team was almost last at 32. Two teams were at 33...

#8 (Par): Elk City Golf & Country Club Board builds a great looking deck on the east side of the clubhouse. It will be a birdie once it is painted and stained!.. maybe even a hole in one!
#9 (Eagle): Ann Cowan wins her flight with four tough matches at the Centennial Women's Southern Amateur in Atlanta, GA.

REMINDER: U.S. OPEN, THE BIGGEST STAGE IN MEN'S GOLF, IS BEING PLAYED AT CONGRESSIONAL GOLF CLUB NEAR WASHINGTON D.C.... DON'T FORGET TO WATCH!! MORE NOTE BY THIS WEEKEND!