Edmond Junior Golf Hall of Fame names seven new inductees

The Edmond Junior Golf Hall of Fame has announced a class of seven new individual inductees and one great team from the past for its Class of 2024.

The 2024 induction ceremony is 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Event Center at Kicking Bird Golf Course in Edmond.

Tickets are available at www.edmondjuniorgolf.org

The evening will be emceed by Baylor men’s golf coach and Edmond junior golf legend Mike McGraw.

Scheduled for induction in this class are Jordan Cook of Edmond Memorial, class of 2005; Jaxon Dowell of Oklahoma Christian School, class of 2020; Austen Fuller of Edmond North, class of 2011; Sam Humphreys of Edmond North, class of 2014; Zac Schaefer of Oklahoma Christian School, class of 2014; Olivia Schmidt of Bishop McGuinness, class of 2018 and Connor Wilson of Edmond North, class of 2018.

The team to be honored is the 1995 state champion Edmond North boys team coached by McGraw. Members were Chris James, Kurtis Ronck, MaCrae Brunker, Scott Kennedy, Derrick Taylor, Tosh Hays, Dustin Freeman, Greg (Bubba) Hart, Matt Moore, Brandon Pearson, J.J. Belcoff, Tyler Willey, Bryan Schones, and Ryan Butts.

Already in the Hall as individuals from that team are James, Brunker and Hays.

The Edmond Junior Golf Hall of Fame is run by the Bill Nicklas Memorial Junior Golf Foundation.

The Foundation was started in 1992 upon Bill’s passing by his family, friends, junior golfers and their parents to continue Bill’s legacy of avidly supporting junior golf. The 2024 Bill Nicklas Award for contributions to junior golf will go to Craig Benjamin.

Thanks to Steve and Todd McCollum at Edmond Golf Store for housing the Wall of Fame these past 29 years.  The Wall will be moving soon to the Event Center at KickingBird.

Tickets for the evening are $75. Click on the Hall of Fame tab on the website to register.