Oklahoma drubs Texas in first Red River Cup Matches

Duncan, Okla. – A team representing the Oklahoma Golf Association claimed the inaugural Red River Cup Matches in dominant fashion, trouncing their counterparts from the Texas Golf Association 53-28 in matches held at The Territory Golf & Country Club in Duncan.

The Texas Golf Association and Oklahoma Golf Association came together to build two 18-player teams featuring eight mid-amateurs, six senior amateurs and four women amateurs to square off.

The event featured a total of 27 matches that were each worth three points. On Wednesday, the teams competed in Four-Ball Match Play, where Oklahoma took a 16-11 lead. The 18 singles matches on Thursday provided 54 points up for grabs, seeing Oklahoma win 37 of those.

Winning singles matches for Oklahoma Thursday were Cole Stephenson of Tulsa, Peter Vitali of Oklahoma City, Kyle Hudelson of Edmond, Conrad Walcher of Oklahoma City, ShaeBug Scarberry of Tulsa, Michaela Dierenzo of Edmond, Jill Johnson of Tulsa, Harley Abrams of Tulsa, Blake Gibson of Yukon, Kirk Maynord of Oklahoma City, Ron Roden of Oklahoma City and Austin Quinten of Tulsa.

Heath Myers Kingfisher, Michael Gotcher of Broken Arrow and JR Hurley of Norman tied their matches as Oklahoma won or tied 15 of 18 matches. Complete results are here.

The Territory Golf & Country Club layout features small greens and can stretch out to 7,000 yards around the Stagestand Creek. The course provided a great test for the first year of the Red River Cup.

The matches will head to Texas in 2025 as the Texas Golf Association will host the 36-player event. The teams will be determined using Statewide and Senior Player of the Year Standings from Men’s and Women’s events.