Stucker died unexpectedly March 26 of last year and is memorialized between Westwood’s clubhouse and scoreboard.

But those who continue to put it on, if they don’t have Stucker’s very same passion for it — because that would be very hard to match — they share the same pride in creating a fantastic event.

It is four straight crazy long days because the day before, today, is a lot like the three days the tourney runs.

Lisle spends his time worrying about “ice, beer, food, plates, liquids, the water on the course for the players.”

He’s a detail guy, but somebody sure has to be. Somebody has to be at the phone, too. About every 5 seconds today new call will come in inquiring about a tee time.

Lisle was a young man when he arrived in Norman, 23 years ago. He’s not yet an old man, but he’s no spring chicken.

“This pretty much exhausts the staff,” he said. “We really put a lot into it.”

Clay Horning

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cfhorning@normantranscript.com