Cowan grabs lead in OGA Stroke Play Championship, pursuers precocious
It’s no surprise that Ryder Cowan, the state’s top-ranked junior heading to Oklahoma in the fall, is leading the Oklahoma Golf Association Stroke Play Championship at The Territory after a sparkling opening round of 7-under-par 65 Tuesday.
It’s not a shock that Oklahoma State’s Jordan Wilson of Edmond and UMKC’s Mesa Falleur of Muskogee are right on his heels with rounds of 5-under 67.
It is a bit of an eye-opener that two others right in the hunt are ages 14 and 13 respectively.
Emerson Majma of Edmond, 14, shot 67 to tie Wilson and Falleur for second. Chase Hughes, of Oklahoma City, 13, shot 68 to tie his older brother Rhett Hughes, an incoming freshman at Nebraska, for fifth place.
Majma and Chase Hughes have been hugely successful on U.S. Kids Golf and have been cornerstones of the success of the Oklahoma team in the PGA Junior League. It looks like the leap from those junior events to competing against seasoned collegiate and amateur players is going to be a short one.
Tied for seventh at 3-under are Ty Hyatt of Stillwater, Bryce Newton of Edmond and William McDonald of Oklahoma City. The field will be cut to the low 30 and ties following the second round Wednesday, with the final round Thursday.
Cowan made eight birdies against one bogey. He closed his round with consecutive birdies while shooting 32 on the back nine.
41st OGA Stroke Play Championship
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 – Thursday, June 01, 2023
The Territory Golf and CC
Results
Round 1
Ryder Cowan, Edmond, OK – 65
Mesa Falleur, Muskogee, OK – 67
Emerson Majma, Edmond, OK – 67
Jordan Wilson, Edmond, OK – 67
Chase Hughes, Oklahoma City, OK – 68
Rhett Hughes, Edmond, OK – 68
Ty Hyatt , Stillwater, OK – 69
William McDonald, Oklahoma City, OK – 69
Bryce Newton, Edmond, OK – 69
Matthew Smith, Oklahoma City, OK – 70
Banks Cozby, Tulsa, OK – 71
Heath Myers, Kingfisher, OK – 71
Presten Richardson, Mount Vernon, MO – 71
James Roller, Jenks, OK – 71
Harley Abrams, Tulsa, OK – 72
Cody Burrows, Broken Arrow, OK – 72
Joby Dutcher, Broken Arrow, OK – 72
Kyle Hudelson, Edmond, OK – 72
JR Hurley, Norman, OK – 72
Charlie Jackson, Norman, OK – 72
Zachary Siaca, Lawton, OK – 72
Carson Wright, Norman, OK – 72
Max Courange, Norman, OK – 73
Dylan Henderson, Edmond, OK – 73
Zane Heusel, Edmond, OK – 73
Tres Hill, Elk City, OK – 73
Jake Hopper, Norman, OK – 73
Marc Kepka, Owasso, OK – 73
Mack Moore, Norman, OK – 73
Luke Morgan, Guthrie, OK – 73
Dax Rambo, Norman, OK – 73
Aaron Simpson, Comanche, OK – 73
Cooper Watson, Lawton, OK – 73
Lane Whitsell, Edmond, OK – 73
Delbert Brooks, Tulsa, OK – 74
Andrew Champagne, Lawton, OK – 74
Taton Hopkins, Owasso, OK – 74
Cole Luber, Yukon, OK – 74
Wouter Myburgh, Edmond, OK – 74
Carter Ray, Walters, OK – 74
Carson Stookey, Claremore, OK – 74
Jeremy Tandoy, Broken Arrow, OK – 74
Evan Weaver, Adair, OK – 74
Ian Wilcoxen, Tulsa, OK – 74
Grant Benjamin, Tulsa, OK – 75
Brian Birchell, Oklahoma City, OK – 75
Kolt Byerly, Yukon, OK – 75
Dan LeDuc, Blanchard, OK – 75
Parker Rose, Stigler, OK – 75
Ryan Bell, Norman, OK – 76
Cameron Cheek, Owasso, OK – 76
Christian Johnson, Oklahoma City, OK – 76
Christopher Laughlin, Edmond, OK – 76
Travis Poole, Elk City, OK – 76
Jesse Rouse, Durant, OK – 76
Matthew Wellman, Edmond, OK – 76
Trey Wilson, Tulsa, OK – 76
Jace Black, Duncan, OK – 77
Kale Flinton, Edmond, OK – 77
Patrick Hammons, Oklahoma City, OK – 77
Jamen Parsons, Jenks, OK – 77
Brett Wilcoxen, Tulsa, OK – 77
Kaden Armstrong, Coweta, OK – 78
Stephen Carroll, Lawton, OK – 78
Jace Chaney, Ardmore, OK – 78
Conner Compton , Oklahoma City, OK – 78
Tyler Cornwell, Jenks, OK – 78
Joseph Lewis, Oklahoma City, OK – 78
Derek Patterson, Cashion, OK – 78
Parker Payne, Norman, OK – 78
Quinn Robertson, Norman, OK – 78
Connor Wilson, Edmond, OK – 78
Max Wolfe, Stillwater, OK – 78
Hunter Baumann, Edmond, OK – 79
Jax Brewer, Washington, OK – 79
Jordan Giannini, Rowlett, TX – 79
Mike Gotcher, Broken Arrow, OK – 79
Scooter Hall, Owasso, OK – 79
Ryan McClanahan, Edmond, OK – 79
Dennon Norman, Norman, OK – 79
Parker Pogue, Ada, OK – 79
Nolan Rankin, Norman, OK – 79
Caleb Smith, Blanchard, OK – 79
Jesse Tandoy, Broken Arrow, OK – 79
Patrick Vahabzadegan, Oklahoma City, OK – 79
Khord Vining, Durant, OK – 79
Preston Whitmarsh, Owasso, OK – 79
Luke Woods, Oklahoma City, OK – 79
Tripp Anderson, Mustang, OK – 80
Max Garza, Tarpley, TX – 80
C.J. Phillips, Edmond, OK – 80
Baylor Bostick, Duncan, OK – 81
Seth Brown, Cashion, OK – 81
Tucker Hickman, Laverne, OK – 81
Matt Tilley, Oklahoma City, OK – 81
Bosten Benn, Edmond, OK – 82
Andrew Bertolasio, The Village, OK – 82
Samuel Bonaobra, Broken Arrow, OK – 82
Larry Merrick, Edmond, OK – 82
Bauer Sims, Edmond, OK – 82
John Taylor, Yukon, OK – 82
Dylan Allen, Oklahoma City, OK – 83
Joseph Lemieux, Oklahoma City, OK – 83
Cooper Hardison, Atoka, OK – 84
Josh Stuart, Tulsa, OK – WD
Greyden Wasinger, Enid, OK – 85
Nathan Womack, Elk City, OK – 86
Brodey Claborn, Bethany, OK – 87
Clayton Wagner, Broken Arrow, OK – 87
Breck Nuckolls, Broken Arrow, OK – 88
Mason Sebrant, Oklahoma City, OK – 88
Eric Bertolasio, Oklahoma City, OK – 89
RJ Roberts, Duncan, OK – 91
Denver Aki, Lawton, OK – 92
Michael Whitten, Tuttle, OK – 93
Jeff Coffman, Oklahoma City, OK – WD
Michael Robertson, Stillwater, OK – WD
Travis Summers, Oklahoma City, OK – WD
Zachary Viuf, Tulsa, OK – NS