MARK FELDER
OGA Executive Director
FROM THE OGA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Yes, we're starting to reminisce When the winner of the 2022 one, he made it to the finals in 2009 at The pionship returns to Perry Maxwell’s first OGA State Amateur Championship is Territory, but ran into just the perfect round layout, the historic Dornick Hills Country determined on July 29 at Oklahoma City of golf from Colton Staggs. Then Austin Club in Ardmore. We are grateful to arGolf & Country Club, yours truly is going Eckroat, would love to have his name on chitect Tom Doak for his volunteer work there, but he made it to the finals twice and to restore that classic back to its Maxwell to have to compose himself. roots and with the new greens Making the state amateur we know our field will enjoy the championship a class event to challenge of battling a classic showcase the incredibly talentcourse restored to its full glory. ed golfers throughout the state One of my great memories of has always been at the top of the Stroke Play Championship our agenda during my tenure at is the 2012 event at Jimmie Austhe OGA. This will be my final Yujeong Son Austin Eckroat Jordan Wilson Shaebug Scarberry tin OU Golf Club, when Talor time handing over the beautiful Gooch set the course record in state amateur trophy, at least as the final round with a 62, making executive director, as I have anbirdie on the final hole to shoot nounced my retirement at the 20-under for the week and win end of 2022. by 12 shots. Just an incredible So if the fountains need to performance and we will always be turned off, hopefully you’ll be in Talor’s corner wherever his understand why. Watching our Colton Staggs Hayden Wood Kaitlin Milligan future golf endeavors take him. Talor Gooch young golfers grow into state Speaking of incredible performances, champions and many on to the profession- lost to great rounds of golf from Hayden al ranks has been a particular joy of mine Wood at The Patriot in 2018 and Jordan one we have to mention is Yujeong Son. Wilson at Oak Tree National in 2019. And She won everything she entered, the state for the past 22 years. Some of the great names in our state’s we’re very happy to have Colton, Hayden junior (2017 and 2018), every OJGT event history adorn that trophy. You always re- and Jordan among our great champions. This year the OGA Stroke Play Cham- See OGA on page 9 gret a few that got away. Robert Streb is
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