On Saturday-Sunday, June 13-14, the 2015 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour plays the Commonwealth Classic at Fawn Lake Country Club. Fawn Lake, nicknamed Arnold Palmer’s “Virginia Masterpiece”, is a demanding course for this two-day tournament. The event features a field 27 players from the PKB Girls’ Golf Tour, the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour with over 425 members in 2014 and over 350 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf.
The Prep Series field features 7 golfers, highlighted by some standout players on the PKBGT Performance Index, including: Lena Capoccia (Bethesda, MD 2018), Jacqueline Cherry (Ellicott City, MD 2018), and Sirena Walsh (Chantilly, VA 2016).
The Futures Series field features 17 golfers, highlighted by some standout players on the 2015 PKBGT Futures Series Order of Merit list, including: Alexis DiZinno (Alexandria, VA 2018), Jaden Harman (Harrisonburg, VA 2019), Jinny Park (Fairfax, VA 2019), Katrina Warren (Yorktown, VA 2016), and Rory Weinfurther (Midlothian, VA 2020).
The Commonwealth Classic brings together players from the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia. It should be a great event!
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. 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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