SKIPPING HOLES...

Paige Graham: "1st time under 100!"

--- Elk City Girls team qualifies for state tournament! Kelsie Wilson overcame a terrible front nine of 51 with a 40 on the back nine; Paige Graham broke 100 for the first time ever (99), Katie Hutson made her first birdie ever, and the team broke 400 for the first time ever! Congratulations!

Erin Hutchinson... always smiling!

"Golf is a Game!" Tristen Butler

--- Keegan Hall and Brock Walker continue to lead  Elk's Boys team. Keegan shot 69, Brock 72 in their last tournament in Hefner Lake in Oklahoma City. With Joby Gray's 75 and Logan Gore's 77, the team placed 3rd. As well, all four of the golfers mentioned have been "low man" on the team one time or another which tells us that each one individually has potential. The Regional Tournament is next at Clinton, OK next Monday. This year the competition will be stiff, but coach Garrette Mantle with this year's team, has as good chance as any other school. Let's see if the putts start dropping! (for all results, click on the link on the right)

Katie Hutson: My first birdie!

Rusty & Kelsie Wilson

Don Andrews celebrates 80th birthday with friends Bob Griffith and Harry Payne, and proud brother Ray, then, he gets the cup cakes and the candles, then last hole of their match! (#9), where fittingly as it was, he was the only one in regulation with an approach to 12 feet. Mr. Andrews went on to better his age by one in his round with a 79, and joins an elite group of octogenarians in Elk City who play golf in great style!

New Team Mascot... Brandie!

--- Ann Cowan, Ricky Marr and James Ainsworth take a trip to one of the two courses everyone wants to play... PEBBLE BEACH! Hope they take lots of pictures!!!!!!! The other one, of course, is Augusta National, a course you can't pay enough to play in.

Paige's Gallery!

--- Joe Wynn, Brad Gilbert, Richard Harvey and Brian Carnes will have a "bucket list" item taken care of in about 10 days: SAIL SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES!

Give me a mike!

--- Men's Tuesday Scramble and Thursday Couples have resumed. Both are at 6:00 p.m. in the evening. Results are posted in the grill where you can relax and have a beer afterwards.


--- Thanks to K.E.C.O. for their help during the 2012 "Demo Day". It was very well attended with over 150 golfers taking part in "demoing" clubs from six manufacturers: Ping, Tour Edge ("Exotics"), Callaway, Adams, Cleveland and Titleist. Member Shawn Wilson did interviews and did what he does best, TALK A LOT ON THE RADIO!... and in doing so, he did as enthusiastically as anyone can do. "Demo Day" prices expire April 30....

Don Andrews, our newest octogenarian!

--- Useful fact: to get rid of a slice, you must aim your body farther right, not father left (for left handed golfers, then the opposite holds true). Useless fact:  There were 18 playoffs in the PGA Tour in 2011, a record. Useful fact: to get rid of a slice, your right elbow must always be in a plane below your left elbow. Useless fact: There were 5 holes in one during the 2011 NCAA Women's Championship in Texas, and only 11 in the LPGA Tour season in 23 events! Useful fact: You must always "keep the ball DIRECTLY in front of your body" (in other words, don't move sideways when you swing, stay centered in front of the ball). Useless fact: Andy North, won three tournaments in his career, including two U.S. Opens (1978 & 1985) making him the ONLY player in history with multiple wins who had more majors than regular tour events. 


And that folks, is all for this post!