I'd like to start with an apology. Since I started Facebook years back, I quit writing our little historical events here. I started doing posts in Facebook, but here, you can go back and find something by date or name or any other references. In Facebook, you can only scroll and scroll and try to find something that you may have missed, or that you want to read again. But, I will continue using Facebook for photo albums.
Since I have not written consistently in a long time, I am going to start with a little historical recap of the Club Championship since I came to Elk City in 2011... wow, eleven years, and a twelfth season almost over!
Year Champion Woman Champion Senior Champion Super-Senior Champion
2011 Joby Gray Ann Cowan Harry Payne -------------------
2012 Russ Smith Haley Gunkel Ronnie Smith Grady Lantz
2013 Russ Smith Rachel Poole Craig Martin David Bank
2014 Joby Gray Ann Cowan Craig Martin Robert Lakey
2015 Joby Gray Ann Cowan Craig Martin David Bank
2016 Joby Gray Kinsley Hall Eddie Davis Tom Gilliland
2017 Logan Gore Ann Cowan David Dyson Craig Martin
2018 David Poole ----------- J.Donaghey/J.Coody Robert Lakey
2019 Tres Hill ----------- Greg Dodson Craig Martin
2020 Dustin Gunkel ----------- Quint Nichols David Bank
2021 Mike Wilson ----------- David Dyson -----------
2022 Tres Hill ---------- Jack Christian Bob Miller
Since we lost the clubhouse in 2017, the attendance to the Club Championship has been decreasing little by little, but not the quality of play. This year, 35% of the players were in Championship Flight, by far the biggest percentage! We missed Mark Fairchild, Andrew Albert and Jorey Price as they had entered a big scramble tournament elsewhere, otherwise, it would have been closer to 40%. Mark Fairchild has been Runner-Up four times and Andrew once.
Tres Hill opened with a 64, and was leading his pal Aden Schmidt by 2, Dunstin Gunkel by three and four other players who shot 68, Joby Gray, defending Champion Mike Wilson, Travis Stout and Kaleb Keith. There were three players who opened with 70: Aaron Kauk, Travis Poole and Justin Twyman, last year's runner up.
Tres continued "hot" on Sunday and no one got close. Young Mason Schmidt, who opened with a 75, was five under after nine holes, but was too fart back to catch Tres who closed with a 66 for a six shot victory over four time champion Joby Gray, who shot identical rounds of 68. We joked that Joby was the best "five time a year" player since he has not played much the last few years.
In the "AA" flight, which had several seniors, there were three tied at 71 on the first day: Tyler Foale, David Dyson (a senior) and Jack Christian (another senior). Jack Christian and Tyler Foale tied in the "AA" with 146. Jack won the three hole aggregate playoff with 4,4,4 against 4,5,4. Jack also won the Senior Championship and Bob Miller won the "A" and the Super-Seniors. Lynn Bailey won the "B" Flight. There were no women in the tournament.
About the champion...
I first met Tress while taking a ride around the golf course the first week I was here, he was playing with Kinsley Hall. You could see that both had potential. Better yet, they were walking the course... just the two of them, which meant they liked the game. When I took this picture, I was maybe 50 yards back, they hadn't noticed me. Just watch where the ball is going. What impressed me the most, was the sound of the ball when this 8 year old made contact. It was a sound of excellence, he was hitting the ball dead center in the clubface. As he grew and continued playing, we played a few times together, then in High School, he became the team's "#1 Bag" right away. He hasn't looked back since then
For all tournament pictures, click this link>>> 2022 Club Championship Pics
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Tres Hill in 2011, teeing off on #9. Hitting the ball dead solid, right down the middle.
Mike Wilson, defending champion hitting out of the penalty area left of the green on #15. Mike's approach shots were a little off on Sunday and had to take his shoes off twice during his final round. He still managed an under par round
Tres Hill now (Tee Shot on #12 on Saturday)
For all tournament pictures click the following link Club Championship Pictures
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Tres Hill eleven years ago!
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