Players battled scorching temperatures and challenging conditions Monday at The Club at Forest Ridge in Broken Arrow as they competed for spots in the 114th Oklahoma State Amateur Championship. With temperatures climbing into the upper 90s and heat indices exceeding 100 degrees, the field endured a demanding day.
Samuel Bonaobra of Broken Arrow earned medalist honors with a stellar 6-under-par 66, finishing one stroke ahead of Tyler Hunt of Tulsa, who carded a 5-under-par 67.
A group of nine players tied for third at 1-under-par 71: Cameron Cheek (Owasso), Asher Whitaker (Wichita, Kan.), Jack Williams (Claremore), Craig Sanders (Edmond), Harley Abrams (Tulsa), Cole Stephenson (Tulsa), Benjamin Stoller (Owasso), Jesse Tandoy (Broken Arrow) and Jackson Lamb (Owasso).
Also advancing after rounds of even-par 72 were Bliss Newton (Healdton), Jay Wasemiller (Bartlesville) and Karter Florence (Atoka).
Players qualifying at 1-over-par 73 included Jacoby Thetford (Broken Arrow), Matthew Sullivan (Bixby), Gerod Black (Edmond), Jamie Voegeli (Tulsa), Kale Flinton (Edmond) and Mike Gotcher (Broken Arrow).
Qualifiers at 2-over-par 74 were Everett Strickland (Edmond), Ian Wilcoxen (Tulsa), Carson Scrymgeour (Jenks), Trace Overland (Tulsa), Michael Varner (Edmond) and Chase Lindsey (Moore).
Advancing at 3-over-par 75 were Tripp Schuessler (Stillwater), Jack Pritchard (Tulsa), Landen Tetley (Broken Arrow), Preston Whitmarsh (Owasso), Ethan Travis (Duncan), Carson Wright (Norman) and Rayburn Taylor (Idabel).
The final qualifying positions were secured at 4-over-par 76 by William Hennessee (Tulsa), Maddox Mason (Claremore), Brandon Jackson (Broken Arrow) and Justin Hoppock (Edmond).
The successful qualifiers earned their place in the 114th Oklahoma State Amateur Championship, which will be contested July 27-30 at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club. The championship annually features Oklahoma’s top amateur golfers competing for one of the state’s most prestigious amateur titles and spot in the USGA US Amateur.