
2022 DAVID BAKER GOLF CLASSIC
September 26, 2022
Please join us on Monday, September 26, 2022, for the 18th annual David Baker Golf Classic. “The Baker” raises support for the SNU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Specifically, the funds generated through this event directly support the pursuit of a degree from SNU. This year we will be playing the newly renovated Quail Creek Golf and Country Club. You will enjoy playing this outstanding golf course.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the pre-tournament putting event open until 11:00 a.m. Following lunch, a 4-person shamble launches promptly at noon. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be awarded in 3 blind flights. You will not want to miss the David Baker Dinner and Awards Program along with a special tournament gift presentation to each participant immediately following play.
There are many ways to participate in this outstanding event. Please complete the form below. Priority registration ends September 2, 2022. We look forward to seeing you on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Quail Creek Golf & Country Club.
David Baker served at SNU from 1964 to 1974 as Coach and Athletic Director. His influence and leadership created an indelible personal impact on athletes and ushered in the expectation of excellence in small college sports at SNU. Read Dr Larry Mills’ account of the difference Coach Baker made in his life.
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The Baker 2022 Tournament Sponsors
Corporate Sponsors
Richard and Mary Jane Cox
Johnny & Edna Westmoreland
Flight Sponsors
Gary & Marilyn Frazier
J.D. & Karen Crooks
Claud & Betty Cypert
Driving Contest Sponsors
Driving/Putting/Chipping Contest Sponsors
Paul Rothwell, M.D. – Putting
Jim Dunn – State Farm Insurance – Driving
Diffee Ford-Lincoln – Chipping
Luncheon and Dinner Sponsors
Chick-fil-A @ I-40 and MacArthur
Anonymous Donors
Rep. Kenny Marchant
Hole Sponsors
Duane Cory State Farm
Ron & Yvonne Mercer
Gary & Marilyn Frazier
Jim & Peggy Poteet
Larry & Judy Mills
Bethany First Church of the Nazarene
Athenian Marble Corp/Phil Cobb
Gary & Linda Banz
Dura-Stilt Co. – Ray & Maxine Emmert
Neil Rimington
Berg Dentistry
Robert Hammann
First Bethany Bank
Justice Charles Seymore
J.D. & Karen Crooks
Adam & Christie Bohac
Oklahoma Body Works
Don & Carolyn Maulsby
Mike Ingram
Dr. Brad Wilson – Norman Urology
Doug & Margaret Eaton
Kairos Coaching/Angie May
Dr. Brad & Laura Moore
Ken Guthery – InTrust Bank
Steve Pittenger
Robbie Bennett & Assoc. Allstate
Mary Spasoff
SNU Dining
Dr. C. Wayne Rice
InTrust Bank
Dentcraft Tools, LLC/Sonya Brown
Roadrunner Embroidery & Promotions
Nanette Mulkey
Insurance Placement Alternatives, LLC
Service Professionals
Gerri Jantz
Hall/Stewart
Gary Unruh, State Farm
Friends of Baker:
Diane Purcell
Jim Hoffhines, State Farm
Bob Stockton, State Farm
Debbie Brown
Lori Hinkle
Bruce South & Assoc. LLC
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Coach David Baker was a Life Changer for Me
With no intercollegiate program, no scholarships, and no budget, Coach Baker set out with a vision that SNU could become one of America’s finest small college athletic programs. At age 27, with a background in the country’s finest collegiate football program (OU) and the NFL (49ers), Baker believed that the greatest impact and athletic experience could happen where “athletics in a Christian atmosphere” thrived.
During Baker’s tenure (1964-1974) a long list of significant accomplishments occurred: the first two men’s basketball seasons garnered winning marks; Benchwarmer Club formed in 1968; first funded scholarships awarded in 1969; Redskin Revolution changed the course of sportsmanship in society; women’s basketball, volleyball, and men’s and women’s tennis were added; big man playing point innovation added in 1971 and copied nationwide; Spokesman Bicycle Tour group formed; and the goal to achieve a national title in 10 years was set and reached with men’s basketball title in 1981 under Coach Loren Gresham; all under the foundation of Mark 9:23…”all things are possible to him who believes.”
I speak for many when I say, Coach David Baker was a life-changer for me. As my coach, professor, mentor, colleague, and friend, he inspired me to be all that I could be, to live life in the “right way with the right priorities” and “love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.” I will forever be indebted. -Dr. Larry Mills (‘66)
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