Newsom, Cannon win Players Tour at Forest Ridge, qualify for PGA Junior Championship

Jacob Newsom of Tulsa and Evyn Cannon of Edmond won the South Central PGA Section Players Tour event at Forest Ridge Golf Club in Broken Arrow Tuesday, capturing the final two qualifying spots for the upcoming PGA Junior Championship in the process.

Newsom shot consecutive rounds of 3-under 69 to finish at 6-under, finishing five shots ahead of Porter Hart of Broken Arrow (71-72) in the boys high school division. Complete results of all divisions are here.

Cannon shot rounds of 72-73 to finish 10 shots clear of Kylie Fisher of Tahlequah (76-79).

Two qualifying spots for the PGA Junior Championship had been awarded at an earlier Players’ Tour event, going to Sam Morris of Tulsa and Lucy Darr of Stillwater. The PGA Junior Championship is scheduled at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland on July 30-August 2.