On Tuesday, July 2, the 2013 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour played the first round of the PKBGT PRECISION GOLF SCHOOL JR GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS at Forest Oaks Country Club. Forest Oaks, former home of the PGA Tour Greater Greensboro Open, is a distinguished course for the fourth major championship of the 2013 season. The field is quite strong with 15 event champions from the 2013 season, 8 of the top 600 players ranked nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard in the Bell Division, 12 of the top 25 players on the 2013 PKBGT Order of Merit lists in the Futures Division, and defending 2012 PKBGT PRECISION GOLF SCHOOL JR GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS Bell Division champion.
In the Bell Division after round one, Amanda Hollandsworth (Floyd, VA 2014) and Lucia Polo (Greensboro, NC 2013) are tied for first at even par with scores of 72. Not far behind the leaders is Sarah Spicer (Bahama, NC 2016) at one over par with a score of 73, Gina Kim (Chapel Hill, NC 2018) at two over par with a score of 74, and Ashlii Thompson (Brown Summit, NC 2013) at three over par with a score of 75. Five players at tied for sixth at four over par with scores of 76.
In the Futures Division after round one, Janie Thomas (Winston-Salem, NC 2016) is leading the field by one stroke with at four over par with a score of 76. Not far behind Thomas is Katie Pritchett (Dry Fork, VA 2016) at five over par with a score of 77. Five players are tied for third at seven over par with scores of 79.
Weather for Wednesday looks is rainy with temperatures in the 80s. Hopefully, the rain stays away long enough for the PKB girls to conclude play on the fourth major championship of the year.
The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour is an initiative of the Triad Youth Golf Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation aimed at increasing learning and playing opportunities for youth golfers. Based out of Greensboro, North Carolina, the PKBGT offers low cost, nationally ranked girls’ golf tournaments designed to prepare junior girls’ golfers for high school and collegiate golf. The PKBGT is the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour with over 330 members in 2012, 137 alumni in the collegiate ranks and 29 National Letter of Intent signees for fall 2013. Learn more about the tour at pkbgt.org or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at mparker@pkbgt.org or 336-347-8537.
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