Jim Hitch Memorial Golf Tournament

Jim Hitch Memorial Golf Tournament Jim Hitch Memorial Golf Tournament May 29-31, 2025
One of the most historic and prestigious Jr. tourna Founded on June 2 1972.

The Jim Hitch Memorial Golf Tournament has become one of Americas most historic and prestigious junior golf championships. Founded by Lala and Ladd Hitch, the tournament was a way to offer a quality golf tournament to the youth of the region and remember their outstanding son, Jim. The Jim Hitch Memorial Golf Tournament has been a calling card for golfers from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas C

olorado and the central region for the US for more than four decades. Jim Hitch was the son of a prominent Oklahoma Panhandle rancher and farmer. Jim was also a proud member of the Guymon, Oklahoma Class of 1971. To say Jim was an outstanding young man is an understatement. He was an outstanding basketball player and was also very gifted musically. But Jim’s first love and greatest skill was on the golf course and he became one of the highest ranked junior golfers in the country in 1969 and 1970. As a picture of health and the age of 17, Jim unexpectedly died in his sleep and left his family and friends devastated from this loss. Jim Hitch’s parents, Ladd and Lala Hitch, were not golfers but they understood Jim’s love of golf so in his memory and to be also to give the junior golfers of the region a quality tournament to enjoy the great game that their son loved and excelled at. Almost immediately the tournament became very popular and attracted junior golfers from around the country. Today this is one of the oldest junior golf tournaments in the United States and has been played consecutively for 49 years. The tournament enjoys some well-known alumni such as current PGA Professionals include Ryan Palmer, Bob Estes, Bob Tway, David Edwards, Greg Winter, Jim Woodward and Steve Braley, former Senior Director PGA of America.

Wyatt Provence, past champion of the Jim Hitch Memorial Junior Golf Tournament doing big things in Amarillo at the OccuN...
06/14/2026

Wyatt Provence, past champion of the Jim Hitch Memorial Junior Golf Tournament doing big things in Amarillo at the OccuNet Classic!

06/04/2026
It’s been a week ago since we all came together for the longest running Junior golf tournament in the State of Oklahoma....
06/04/2026

It’s been a week ago since we all came together for the longest running Junior golf tournament in the State of Oklahoma. The competition was fierce but the friendships are everlasting. Thank you to all the volunteers who probably logged the most steps ever. None of this is possible without them. The Guymon Class of ‘71- thank you for keeping this alive. Now for those pictures I have managed to steal or have sent that shows the backside of why we keep on keeping on!

We feed the players everyday - thanks to Guymon Walmart for helping us with cakes for Friday and Sub Sandwiches on Satur...
06/04/2026

We feed the players everyday - thanks to Guymon Walmart for helping us with cakes for Friday and Sub Sandwiches on Saturday!

Friday after Tournament play and longest drive contest - we hold a dinner to announce the winners of our longest drive a...
06/04/2026

Friday after Tournament play and longest drive contest - we hold a dinner to announce the winners of our longest drive and games. A big Thank You to Hunny’s for donating the BBQ meal! Hunny’s has been providing dinner since 1995!

Thursday after the Competitive Games the players were served Round Top Pizzas!
06/04/2026

Thursday after the Competitive Games the players were served Round Top Pizzas!

The 2026 Overall Winners Girls - McKenna Montoya Amarillo, TX 73-74 147Boys - Huey Black Canyon, TX 65-76 141
06/04/2026

The 2026 Overall Winners
Girls - McKenna Montoya Amarillo, TX 73-74 147
Boys - Huey Black Canyon, TX 65-76 141

Senior Boys 1st Huey Black Canyon, TX 65-76 1412nd Brendon Thomas Perryton, TX 72-80 1523rd Parker Whitney Amarillo, TX ...
06/04/2026

Senior Boys
1st Huey Black Canyon, TX 65-76 141
2nd Brendon Thomas Perryton, TX 72-80 152
3rd Parker Whitney Amarillo, TX 77-82 159
(L-r) Thomas, Black, Whitney

Junior Boys 1st Slayde Stevens Amarillo 68-77 1452nd Gavin Norrell Amarillo 71-78 149 (Gavin is last years overall defe...
06/04/2026

Junior Boys
1st Slayde Stevens Amarillo 68-77 145
2nd Gavin Norrell Amarillo 71-78 149 (Gavin is last years overall defending Champion)
3rd Bryson Nuzum Amarillo 75-76 151
(L-r) Nuzum, Stevens, Norrell

Sophomore Boys 1st Dallas Wrestley, Amarillo, 76-75 1512nd Riggin Marks Edmond, OK 76-80 1563rd Johnny Connelly Amarillo...
06/04/2026

Sophomore Boys
1st Dallas Wrestley, Amarillo, 76-75 151
2nd Riggin Marks Edmond, OK 76-80 156
3rd Johnny Connelly Amarillo 75-82 157
There was a 3 Way tie for 3rd - Michael Barbosa Amarillo and Bryce Bowen Edmond
Pictures is Dallas Wrestley & Steve Braley

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6000 Sunset Lane
Guymon, OK
73942

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