Myers pays small tribute to late friend as he wins third Mid-Am

Golfers at all levels have their own distinct way of marking their golf balls.

A superstition for most, it’s a necessity in bigger tournaments to differentiate golf balls and eliminate any confusion in case two golfers are using the same brand with the same number.

Some use a marker to initialize their ball. Others might use a configuration of dots. Still others may just draw a line, which also aids in putting.

In the last several weeks, Heath Myers has started marking his in a different way than before.

He circles the “s” on the Titleist logo.

And so as he stood over a 60-foot putt last Tuesday at Meadowbrook Country Club in Tulsa, Myers needed a two-putt to preserve his slim lead in the Oklahoma Golf Association Mid-Amateur Championship heading into the final hole.

He looked down at the Pro V1 and saw the circle and the letter and, once again, thought about his good friend Scott Kedy.

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Myers did, in fact, find the bottom of the cup in two putts on that 188-yard par-3 17th hole.

He needed it as Tulsa’s Harley Abrams stuck his tee shot to within about five feet of the pin and was almost assured a birdie.

Abrams did make his birdie putt to pull within a stroke of Myers going into the 18th hole of the two-day tournament.

Both golfers made par on the last hole, which locked up the championship for Myers.

It was his second straight OGA Mid-Amateur championship and third overall.

Myers also won the title in 2018.

The victory was his fifth OGA title.

In 2018, Myers was also the winner of the Stroke Play Championship.

His first championship came the year before when he and his partner handily won the Spring Four-Ball Championship.

His partner was his good friend Scott Kedy.

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Myers opened up the 2025 Mid-Am with a round of 1-under 70 to find himself in a tie for second place.

He was in Tuesday’s final group along with Abrams, who led the way with a 68, and Norman’s JR Hurley, who was tied with Myers.

Hurley duplicated Monday’s effort and his back-toback 70s placed him third overall.

Myers made an early statement as he birdied three of his first five holes and was 3-under on his round through nine holes.

Abrams had two bogeys and shot a 1-over 37 on the front nine, giving Myers a two-stroke lead entering the back.

It grew to three strokes when Abrams bogeyed the 12th hole, but Abrams fired right back with an eagle on No. 13 to get back within a stroke.

That’s when Myers answered with a laser of his own and put his tee shot on the 144-yard par-3 14th within about 3 feet.

It was part of a stellar day of ball striking for Myers. On top of going bogey-free in the round, he hit 16 of the 18 greens in regulation and 11 of the 14 fairways.

His birdie pushed the lead back to two strokes.

That cushion was needed as Abrams made it interesting with his pinpoint shot on the 17th.

Myers’ situation was a bit more precarious. An inability to lag his long putt close would leave the door open for a three-putt, which would have evened up the leaderboard.

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Myers is best known in Kingfisher golf lore as the man who has won 16 club championships on his home course, including the last two.

Well before that, he was an All-State golfer for the Yellowjackets and his career eventually landed him at Oklahoma City University.

It was at OCU where he became a teammate of Ada native Scott Kedy.

They were on the Stars golf team together from 2004-06, but they forged a friendship that went beyond the links.

Their careers took different paths as Myers returned to Kingfisher to run multiple businesses and Kedy eventually earned a law degree from OCU and made Oklahoma City his home base.

But they remained good friends and played countless rounds of golf together over the years.

That includes that 2017 Four-Ball title that saw the duo shoot a blistering 11-under 61 on the opening day at Twin Hills Country Club in Oklahoma City.

They followed it up with a 66 and won the title by three strokes.

Whether with Myers or not, Kedy was no stranger to the Kingfisher Golf Course or its locals and he played in the Kingfisher Elks Tournament on June 21.

But on July 1, just one day after turning 40, Scott Kedy unexpectedly passed away.

He left behind a wife and son, several other family members and countless others who were close to him.

One of them was his good friend Heath Myers.

So after the untimely passing, Myers found a small way to pay tribute to his late buddy Scott.

He started circling that “s” on his golf ball and Tuesday was no exception.

“Every time I putt, I see it,” Myers said. “And it just brings back a bunch of good memories with him. I’m still in shock that he’s gone.”