© National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo 2015
Excellence through Competition

2017 Best of the West was Gary J.C.

Penney, of Lorena, Texas

Buckles Sponsored by

Better Horses Radio and

Maynard Buckles

Best of the West Cowboy Poet was Danny McCurry winning a total of $792.10 Shoot-Out Event Name Serious Humorous Total State/Country Prize 1st Danny McCurry 50 53 103.0 Arkansas $375.00/Trophy 2nd  Tim Keane 50 50.5 100.5 Kansas $250.00 3rd Mark Munzert 49 50 99.0 New York 4th Ron Ratliff 50.5 48 98.5 Missouri 5th Marci Broyhill 50 48 98.0 Nebraska 6th Dennis Hunter 49.5 47 96.5 Colorado 7th Paul Brown 47.5 48 95.5 Texas Best of The West (Decided on Total Money Won) 1 Gary J.C. Penney 2 Mark Munzert 3 Rocky Sullivan 4 Danny McCurry 5 Tim Keane 6 Robert Beene 7 Ron Ratliff 8 Dennis Hunter $142.00 $116.50 $426.00 $1,032.50 $856.00 $494.25 $520.25 $593.50