On September 10, 2016 the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour will play the Middle Atlantic One-Day Series event at the Bowling Green Country Club, South Course. Bowling Green CC is in the northern neck of the Shenandoah Valley, against the backdrop of the striking Blue Ridge Mountains . One-day tournaments are 
designed for golfers of all skill levels, but are a great place for development golfers to “get in to the swing of things” playing tournament golf. The goal of One-Day Open Series events is to provide a fun and friendly tournament on a premium golf course. The tournament features a field of 20 players and will include the Prep, Futures Discovery Series.
Featured in the Prep Series is Grace Huffman (Lexington, VA 2018), Jaden Harman (Harrisonburg, VA 2019) and Danielle Suh (Herndon, VA 2020). Huffman is currently ranked 116th on the PKBGT Performance Index and had three top-15 finishes this year. Harman is ranked 2nd on the PKBGT Prep MA Order of Merit and had two top-10 finishes this year. Suh is ranked ranked 1st on the PKBGT Prep MA Order of Merit and will look to back up her win at the last Middle Atlantic event with another top finish.
Featured in the Futures Series Katie Park (Fairfax, VA 2022) Sue Lee (Lorton, VA 2022) and Emma Chen (Derwood, MD 2022). Park is ranked 1st on the Futures MA Series Order of Merit and has finished in the top-10 in every tournament she’s played in this year, including her win at the University of Maryland Event. Lee is ranked 2nd on the Middle Atlantic Futures Order of Merit thanks to her second place finish at the University of Maryland event. Chen is currently ranked 8th on the PKBGT MA Order of Merit and will be competing in her second event.
The Discovery Series features a field of two players from the Maryland/DC area. They will play 9-holes for the title and awards will be presented to the top-2 players in the Series.
The PKBGT has partnered with the Middle Atlantic PGA and will host five one-day events in Virginia and Maryland. The series will feature three divisions: Prep, Futures, and Discovery. One the day of each of the Middle Atlantic Series events, players are welcome to attend our “Introduction to Tournament Golf” workshops. The workshops are designed to promote and increase participation among middle and high school age developmental female golfers. Topics covered at the workshops will include learning to become comfortable playing competitive golf, learning basic rules of golf, and building confidence on the course.
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 affordable, high-quality 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 450 members in 2015 and 450 girls playing in or committed to 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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