Above: Jim and Barbara Sessions with Margaret Brown and member David Wheat at a ribbon cutting for the Life and Times of Pete Brown exhibit at the Turner’s Lodge Golf Club. I was honored Wednesday to attend the 60th anniversary celebration commemorating Pete Brown’s victory in the 1964 Waco Turner Open at Falconhead Resort in Burneyville. Brown’s victory was the first by an African-American on the PGA Tour and blacks were not able to play on the tour until just two years prior due to the PGA of America’s Caucasian Only clause in its charter. The ceremony had a list of illustrious speakers incl ..read more

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Southwestern Oklahoma State University, host Rogers State, Northeastern State University and Central Oklahoma will all compete in an NCAA Division II Regional Monday and Tuesday at Hillcrest Country Club in Bartlesville. SWOSU drew the No. 3 seed behind Henderson State and Central Missouri. Rogers State is the fourth seed, NSU sixth and UCO eighth. All participants will compete through the 54 holes over three days of competition. The top three Central Region teams along with the top two individuals not on an advancing team will advance to the championships held May 21 ..read more

Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Steve Largent headlines a group of Oklahoma celebrities who will be teeing off in the Cinco De Mayo Pryor Main Street Golf Tournament Friday at Pryor Creek Golf Course, part of a fund raiser for Pryor Main Street, a non-profit to revitalize downtown Pryor. The group of celebrities includes fellow football stars Melvin Gilliam, R.W. McQuarters, Uve Von Schamann, Steve August, Brandon Braxton and baseball’s Gerry Pirtle, Todd Jackson, Paul Postier, Phil Klimas, Mark Ryal and many others. Dennis Bowman, director of golf and superintendent at Pryor Creek, said th ..read more

INDIANAPOLIS – Oklahoma State and Oklahoma will be heading to the West Coast to begin pursuit of the NCAA Golf Championship, as the Sooners drew the No. 3 seed and OSU No. 5 in the 14-team regional at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. OSU will begin its quest for a 12th NCAA title while the Sooners seek their third in school history. Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 13-15. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on th ..read more

Complete results By Ken MacLeod FRISCO, Texas (May 1, 2024) ー Tracy Phillips was once one of the best juniors in the country. Now he is seemingly one of the best seniors. And about to find out how he stacks up against the best golfers in the world. With his tie for eighth in the PGA Professional Championship at Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco, the 61-year-old Phillips earned a berth in the 2024 PGA Championship to be held May 13-19 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. It will be the first PGA Championship berth for Phillips, who has competed in seven PGA Professional Championships since re ..read more

Natalie Blonien of Altus won her second Class 5A state championship in dominant fashion with a blistering 65 in strong winds Tuesday at Muskogee Golf Club. The 6-under round put her at 9-under 133 after an opening 68, 19 shots ahead of Allie Justiz of Bishop McGuiness, which won the team title. Allie Justiz Blonien, who signed with Arkansas for the 2024-25 season, also won the title in 2022 before finishing second in 2023. Older sister Megan Blonien won four state titles from 2009-12 but all indications are Natalie is reaching a level that few in the state can match. Those scores on a difficul ..read more

Oklahoma State freshman Johnnie Clark and Tyson Reeder of Edmond were among the four golfers to advance at a U.S. Local Qualifier Monday at Crestview Country Club in Wichita. Cooper Schultz of Wichita led the way at 6-under 66. Clark shot 5-under 67 and Reeder 4-under 68. Among the first alternates are Oklahoma State golfer Rayhan Thomas, former Oklahoma Sooner Jonathan Brightwell, former Cowboy and current Korn Ferry Tour player Zach Bauchou and Jake Johnson of Tahlequah. Complete results are below: Pos. Player To Par Gross Total Gross Details 1 Cooper Schultz Wichita -6 66 Medalis ..read more

With two holes to finish in his third found, Tracy Phillips of Tulsa is hanging in gamely in an effort to earn one of 20 spots available in the 2024 PGA Championship as he is currently tied for 16th in the PGA Professional Championship at Fields Ranch at PGA Frisco. Phillips completed a 2-under 70 in his second round Tuesday but is 4-over for his third round which could not be completed due to darkness, putting him at 2-over overall. He will finish the third and play the fourth round Wednesday. Two other Oklahoma pros to make the 36-hole cut were Cameron Chhim, assistant professional at Southe ..read more

Complete results: Maddi Kamas shot 7-under 209 to win individually and lift Oklahoma City University to the Sooner Athletic Conference Championship at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kan. Kamas closed with a 2-under 70 Tuesday after previous rounds of 72-67. She finished seven shots clear of Malisone Chanthapanya of Texas Wesleyan. OCU finished four shots ahead of Texas Wesleyan for the team title. Paige Wood of OCU tied for third individually at 9-over 225. Logan Allen was sixth at 235 and Jamie Welsh ninth at 239. OCU men third, USAO fourth in men’s SAC Championship Complete results: Texas Wes ..read more

SELLERSBURG, Ind. – Mesa Falleur of Muskogee shot rounds of 67-71-67 to finish 11-under and win the Summit League Championship at Covered Bridge Golf Club in Sellersburg, Ind. Falleur helped UMKC shoot 17-under in the final round and pull away from South Dakota State and Oral Roberts University. Presten Richardson finished second individually for ORU at 8-under after rounds of 67-70-71. ORU finished 15 shots behind UMKC and eight out of second. Team Results | Individual Results Jackson Drake (71-69-72), the Scholar of the Championship, finished four back of Richardson at 4-under par. He finish ..read more