Update: Sambach Leading after Day 1 at the PKBGT Invitational

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Round 1 of the 2016 PKBGT Invitational is in the books with Amanda Sambach (Davidson, NC 2021) in the lead with a score of one over, 73 . Sambach had 3 birdies on the day to take the lead by one over a tightly packed leaderboard.  Anna McDonald  (Hickory, NC 2019), Kaitlyn Lees (Bryn Mawr, PA 2018), Rebecca DiNunzio (Norfolk, VA 2019), and  Caroline Hodge (Larchmont, NY) are close behind all with a score of two over par, 74.

2016 Bell Series Order of Merit Champion Emily Hawkins (2018, Lexington, NC) and  2015 PKBGT Invitational Rachel Kuehn (2019, Asheville, NC) sit 2-shots of the lead at 75 along with 4 others, Phoebe Brinker (Wilmington, DE 2020), Natalie Petersen (Holly Springs, NC 2017), Keri Kenkel (Charlotte, NC 2017) and Tiffany Kang (Suwanee, GA 2017).

Following play on Sunday, the field will be reduced to the low 33 scores and ties.  Should be an exciting day for MOVING DAY at the PKBGT Invitational!

The culmination of a year’s worth of tournaments has finally brought us to the PKB’s most prestigious event of the year–the 2016 Invitational.Grandover Resort (East) The field for this year’s event features players from 13 different states, making it one of the most diverse fields the PKBGT has ever seen for a single tournament.  Players have earned their spot into the Invitational by finishing at the top of the PKBGT Orders of Merit, winning their state championship, playing in Invitational qualifiers, or earning an at-large bid.  The Grandover Resort West course will be played at 6,200 yards and is expected to be an exciting test for even the best PKBGT juniors.

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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