Eufaula places sixth in McAlester Golf Tournament

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April 23, 2025

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR

The Eufaula boys’ golf team placed sixth overall at the McAlester Golf Tournament with a score of 382. Eufaula was led by Cody Mc-Neill with a 91 followed by Payden Lanham 93, Austin McKinzie 96, Jax Hickman 102 and Ayson Lanham 118. The highlight of the day was a hole-in-one by Jax Hickman on Hole 13.

Bishop Kelly won the event with a team score of 305 followed by McAlester 307 and Classen SAS 346 to round out the top three teams.

Lady Ironheads compete at Shawnee Country Club. (No scores available as of print time.)

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