“Now on the tee…”
It began in the throes of Amen Corner on a blistering Oklahoma summer day.
“We should start our own thing,” Spencer said.
As simple as that. Right there on the tee box of the par five 13th at Cimarron National Golf Club – in the same town that the game first breathed life in this territory 120 years ago – our idea was born.
It was simple – tell the stories and promote the game of golf in Oklahoma. I’m not sure that we’re the right people. I’m not even sure we’re qualified. But the stories are there, and they deserve to be heard.
According to Del Lemon’s definitive guide on the game in Oklahoma, Guthrie Golf Club was organized in the new territory on May 10, 1900. Annual dues: six bucks. Since then, Oklahoma’s account of golf goes as Oklahoma’s history itself: ups and downs; twists and turns; highs and lows. Names like Maxwell and Coe, Berning and Harris grace the pages of its history. PGA Tour events, USGA championships and countless of competitive rounds have been played on our tracks – and not just the ones you think of. From The Coves in Afton and The Elks in Altus to Cedar Creek in Broken Bow and the Cimarron County Nine in Boise City, the impact of this game stretches to every corner of the state.
We’ll highlight unique routings, quaint clubhouses and larger-than-life personalities. We’ll curate a variety of quality visual content to help paint the picture. We’ll loop courses all around Oklahoma with the goal of producing engaging content – and want you along for the walk (or ride).
We’re average golfers. Okay – I’m an average golfer and Spencer is decent. But if our passion for the game in this state was a measure of our talent, we’d be Tiger in 2000.
Whether it’s the hard, red clay of your local muni or the immaculately groomed upper stratum of championship-level clubs, there is a story to be told. And we plan to tell it, one swing at a time.