Myers bogey-free in 16th club championship

The names of contenders for the Kingfisher Golf Association club championship have changed over the last two decades.

The name of the champion has remained mostly the same.

Heath Myers shot a pair of bogey-free rounds over the weekend to topple the field with a two-day total of 128.

That was six strokes better than runners-up Derek Patterson and Peyton Burns.

For Myers, it was his 16th club championship in the 49-under division.

Since winning his first title in 2004, Myers has won all but six years.

He put this one to bed early.

The local businessman and Kingfisher High School alumnus fired an 8-under-par 62 on Saturday to open a six-stroke lead on Cash Slezickey and Patterson, who played with Myers in the final grouping on Sunday.

In that opening round, Myers carded four birdies on the front-nine and then opened the back with three straight birdies, opening the possibility of bringing the course record into play.

That record is owned by - you guessed it - Myers, who has twice shot a 58 at Kingfisher Golf Course.

However, he “only” fired off one more birdie over the final six holes to “settle” for the 62.

Patterson had the opportunity to be within striking distance.

He was 4-under on his round after a birdie on the par-3 13th hole. But, after four straight pars, Patterson double-bogeyed 18 to drop to 2-under for his round.

Slezickey was 1-over through nine holes, but started his back-nine with a pair of birdies and added another on 17 to finish with his 68.

Burns was steady on Saturday with two birdies and two bogeys and sat alone at fourth place with his even-par 70.

He made his big charge on the back-nine Sunday.

After shooting 1-under on the front, Burns nailed three straight birdies to begin the back and added two more on 16 and 17.

The KHS alum turned in Sunday’s best round with a 64.

Patterson was even on Sunday’s first nine holes and then birdied three of the first four on the backnine.

He had four birdies total on the back and fired off a 66.

Slezickey was even-par with two birdies and two bogeys through his first 11 holes, then shot 2-under the rest of the way to match Saturday’s 68.

He finished fourth with his 136.

But nobody was catching Myers.

He birdied two of the first four holes on Sunday and then settled in for 12 straight pars before ending with consecutive birdies for a 66.

Patterson did tie Myers for the handicap title. Patterson is a 3-handicap and his gross score of 134 over two days pushed him to a net score of 128.

That matched Myers, who his a 0 handicap.

While Heath Myers shows no signs of slowing down, the rest of the field now has another Myers to worry about.

Graham Myers, Heath’s son and an eighth grader this year at Kingfisher Junior High, placed fifth overall.

Graham Myers shot 72 on Saturday and then followed that up with a 67. That Sunday score was bested only by his father, Burns and Patterson.

Graham Myers’ 139 was seven strokes better than last year when he placed ninth overall.

Heath Redwine was sixth this year with a 143 while Parker Burns and Cale Reagan were seventh and eighth, respectively.

Parker Burns finished at 146, one shot ahead of Reagan.

Eli Johnson placed ninth with his 153 and Dalton Hampton rounded out the top 10 with a 154.

The senior division (5064 years) needed two extra holes to determine a winner.

Both Jason Hampton and Mike Chambless finished at 136. Chambless shot a 69 on Saturday to hold a onestroke lead over Hampton.

But the latter flipped the script on Sunday with a stellar 66, one stroke better than Chambless.

The two headed for playoff holes and Hampton got the better of Chambless on the second one to claim the title.

Those two also tied for the handicap crown in the division with 132s.

Rick Thomas was third overall with a 144.

The super seniors (age 65 and up) crown was claimed by John Grellner, who repeated.

Grellner was even-par 140 over two days, including a 69 on Sunday.

His score was four strokes better than Mark Redwine, who did win the handicap title.

A 9 handicap, Redwine had rounds of 73 and 71 to finish with a net score of 126.

That was two strokes better than Grellner, who is a 6 handicap.