NEWPORT-They've been plying golf courses around Tennessee all summer in the Tennessee Golf Association Junior Tour. And their efforts, and successes, have paid off.

Cocke County is home to two golfers that have qualified and have received invitations to play in the TGA Junior Tour's post-season tournaments. Jacob Quinton and Alayna Perryman will be competing against the best the TGA Junior Tour has to offer.

Quinton is ranked 22nd in the TGA Junior Tour's 16-18 Boy's Masters division, and will be playing in the Boy's 16-18 Masters 2010 Tournament of Champions at The Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston Springs Tuesday and Wednesday, July 27-28. Quinton was an integral part of the 2009 Cocke County High School boy's golf squad that went to the State Tournament in Murfreesboro. Another member of that team, Chase Atkins of Newport, was selected as an alternate to play in the tournament.

Selection to the Tournament of Champions was based on adjusted scoring average. A player must have played in at least tour tournament rounds to be eligible. At the end of the season, the player's top three adjusted scores were averaged to determine their season scoring average. Based on those averages, a percentage of players from each division were selected to attend the Toyota Tournament of Champions.

Perryman qualified and was invited to the 2010 Toyota Aspen Grove Challenge in the Girl's 8-11 Micro division, which is being played this weekend at the Little Course at Conner Lane in Franklin. Perryman is the 12th ranked TGA Junior Tour golfer in her age group after playing in seven events this summer. She departed for the tournament on Friday for a practice round before the two-day even began on Saturday and will finish up today.