Nothing kicks off the month of August quite like a good golf tournament. okPORK welcomed the last month of summer on August 1, at the largest okPORK Open Golf Tournament to date and the first to be held at Westwood Park Golf Course in Norman.

This also was the first okPORK Open to take place in August preceding the annual Oklahoma Pork Congress and the turnout was phenomenal. Twenty teams put on their golfing shoes and took to the greens for a day of warm weather, cold drinks and friendly competition.

The morning began with a generous serving of maple bacon donuts from Hurts Donuts and bags provided by the National Pork Board complete with pork jerky provided by Robinson Family Farms to tide players over until lunch.

In between holes and during lunch, players engaged in a very competitive round of Putting for Prizes. Players from all teams gathered around to play, heckle and cheer as each shot hit the mark or missed by a mile.

The day ended with lunch and awards. Players enjoyed pork burgers, chips and plenty of water to recuperate from a nice day at a great course.

While all teams had a blast despite the hot August afternoon, only a few could be crowned winners. The first-place team was sponsored by DNA Genetics and Rob Richard and Brandon Timmons were the team members. The second-place team was sponsored by HANOR and the team members were Rob Christine, Mark McCulley, Keith Reiner and Jesse James Donaldson. And the third-place team was sponsored by Seaboard and the team members were Ian McCulloch, Kyle Fesmire, Joe Locke, and Barry Zollinger.

Other awards were longest drive, men won by Brian Haworth, longest drive, women, won by Cali Shamburg, closest to the pin won by Jesse James Donaldson, and longest putt won by Jim Seward.

And as we close we have to give a huge shout out to our golf tournament sponsors. Thank you so much for making this one of the most successful torments we’ve had to date.

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