Prep standouts abound in Oklahoma

the University of Oklahoma, she has a 74.58 average in 21 tournament rounds. Reagan Chaney, Sr., Plainview Chaney claimed the Class Talent in abundance 3A state championship as a sophomore in 2019 with rounds of 66-70 at West in prep ranks wood Park in Norman. She won the OJGT Kickoff Classic and took Reagan Chaney third in the OJGT Tour by scott wright Championship. Signed with Oklahoma City University.

Oklahoma high school state golf Lilly Whitley, Sr., championships weren’t held last Edmond Memorial year, but that didn’t prevent sev- One of the top players in eral of the state’s best junior golfers from Lilly Whitley Class 6A, Whitley finished getting noticed on the national stage. The tied for seventh at state as state has one of its deepest crops of young a sophomore and had an talent in years, with the state tournaments OJGT stroke average of set to be held in early May. 73.4 last season. She has 10 Here are the top 10 girls and boys golfers high school and three OJGT in the state of Oklahoma for the 2021 season: tournament victories. Signed Lindyn Ross, Sr., Plainview (signed with with Kansas State. Oklahoma Baptist)

GIRLS Brooklyn Benn Brooklyn Benn, Jr.,

Maddi Kamas, Sr., Kingfisher Oklahoma Christian

The Oklahoma City University signee was School state runner-up in Class 4A for 2019 and had Won four consecutive tourthe best stroke average on the OJGT Tour last naments as a freshman and finseason with a 70.5 over eight rounds. Kamas ished as the Class 2A state runis ranked as a top-75 player nationally by Ju- ner-up while leading OCS to its nior Golf Scoreboard, her stroke average in 21 Olivia Coit first-ever team title in 2019. tournament rounds in all venues is 72.76. She Olivia Coit, Jr., won the WOGA State Stroke Play Champi- Edmond Memorial onship in 2020 and finished runner-up to Em- A strong OJGT performer ily Miller in the OGA State Junior Champion- last season with a stroke avship. Kamas won four of five events in one erage of 74.0. stretch last summer and has prevailed in 10 Emily Vang, Jr., Catoosa

OJGT tournaments in her career. Emily Vang Won a Class 4A regional Jenni Roller, Jr., Regent Prep title and finished sixth at state Roller was the Class 2A as a freshman in 2019. state champion as a fresh- Sarah Sherrard, Sr., Chrisman in 2019 and comes in tian Heritage Academy among the top 150 in the The Oklahoma ChrisAJGA rankings. Verbally tian University signee took Jenni Roller committed to the Univer- third in the Class 2A state sity of Tulsa, she has two top-five AJGA Sarah Sherrard tournament in 2019 and finishes and took second at the OGA State had an OJGT stroke aver-

Junior and third in the WOGA Junior in age of 76.2 last season. 2020. Has a 74.92 stroke average in 32 tour- Jaiden Gregston, So., nament rounds. Duncan Raychel Nelke, Jr., Pocola An up-and-comer from a Another junior coming powerhouse Class 5A prooff a strong summer on the Jaiden Gregston gram in Duncan. OJGT and amateur circuits, Nelke had a stroke aver- PLAYERS TO WATCH: age of 72.3 and won the Gracie Doke, Jr., Jenks Raychel Nelke inaugural Oklahoma Junior Jenna Triplett, Jr., Edmond North

Masters at Southern Hills Country Club in Peyton Coburn, Fr., Bishop Kelley

Tulsa and won the WOGA Junior at Cedar Rylee Roberts, Fr., Edmond North

Ridge Country Club. Verbally committed to Meghan Charles, Sr., Sand Springs

Maddi Kamas

BOYS Andrew Goodman, Sr., Christian Heritage

Bound for the University of Oklahoma, Goodman has been climbing the junior golf rankings over the last few years. Goodman is ranked in the top 25 nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard and in the top 60 of the AJGA rankings. He had an OJGT stroke average of 65.5 last season.

Jordan Wilson, Sr., Edmond North

Wilson was the Class 6A champion as a sophomore in 2019, winning by four shots at Rose Creek Golf Club in Edmond. He won the 2018

Jordan Wilson OGA State Amateur Championship at Oak Tree National, defeating Austin Eckroat in the championship match. He has signed with Oklahoma State.

William Sides, Jr., Cascia Hall

A player who has shown major growth the past two years, Sides is ranked in the top 40 of both Junior Golf

William Sides Scoreboard and AJGA national rankings. He is verbally committed to SMU.

Jake Hopper, Jr., Norman North

Hopper, who is committed to OU, finished fifth at the Class 6A state tourna-

Jake Hopper ment as a freshman two

Andrew Goodman

Ben Stoller

years ago and was the runner-up at the inaugural Oklahoma Junior Masters last summer.

Ben Stoller, Jr., Owasso

Another player who had an impressive freshman campaign at the Class 6A level two years ago, finishing tied for seventh. He had a stroke average of 68.4 over 12 OJGT rounds last season. Committed to Kansas State

Ryder Cowan, So., Oklahoma Christian School

An emerging young player, Cowan played in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals at Augusta National as an eighth-grader, finishing as runner-up in his age group. He had an OJGT stroke average of 68.2 last season.

Dylan Teeter, Sr., Bixby

An Oklahoma City University signee, Teeter won both OJGT events he entered last summer.

Drew Mabrey, Jr., Holland Hall

Finished as Class 4A runner-up at Dornick Hills in Ardmore in 2019 and had a 69.5 stroke average on the OJGT circuit last season.

Tres Hill, Sr., Elk City

Another player bound for Oklahoma City University, Hill tied for fifth at Class 4A state two years ago, and had an OJGT stroke average of 68.5 last season.

Mesa Falleur, Jr., Muskogee

Won the OJGT Spring Break Classic on his home course this spring, where he also made the cut as an amateur in an All Pro Tour event. Finished third in the OJGT-TJGT Red River Shootout in 2018. Stroke average in OJGT events in 2020 was 69.8.

Ryder Cowan Dylan Teeter Drew Mabrey

Tres Hill Mesa Falleur

Dominic Stevens

Ryan Bell Players to watch

Dominic Stevens, Sr., Crescent (signed with Northeastern State) Ryan Bell, Sr., Norman (signed with Central Arkansas) Matthew Smith, Jr., Heritage Hall Buddy Wehrli , Jr., Jenks William Hennessee, Fr., Bishop Kelley Sam Morris, Fr., Jenks Bryant Polhill, So., Oklahoma Christian