Golfers brave wind, cold at Chamber tournament

Participants at last weekend’s Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament donned windproof gear to compete under unexpectedly storm-tossed skies to raise money for the Chamber’s upcoming events. A group from Quanah, Texas took first place at the tournament and two Olney teams tied for second place. The first-place finishers were Mark Leija, Mayson Laija, Landin Laija and Jared Brown. The second-place finishers were Landon Rowe, Katie Rowe, Jon Whitsitt, and Courtney Whitsitt who tied with Malia and Ryan Cawthon and Brennan and Brandt Bailey. Three individuals walked away with $50 each for getting closest to the pin and longest drive, including Matt Tucker for the men’s contest and Katy Tucker for the women’s contest.

Title Sponsor: CEMCO, Inc.; Hole Sponsors: True-Tex Services, Dickey, McGann, and Rowe, Air Tractor, Texoma Foam, Olney Hardware, First Baptist Church, Rocky Hickam Towing, Jan Myers, Rue and Anna Rogers, Stewart Ranch, Trudy Capps, Anderson Ranch Graphics, Olney Sales Inc., Spirit of Texas Ranch; Contest Sponsors: Vertical Roofing, First Baptist Church; Add-Ons: Raffle with items donated by Coca Cola and the ORA.

Tacti-Kool Golf owned by Ty Fisher of Graham- players paid $100 per team or $25 each to shoot their golf ball out of an AR-15 on hole 8. Players loved this and were able to get the ball closer to the green than usual by shooting it. One player even got a hole in one after shooting the ball so close to the hole that it only took one putt to get it in!