On Saturday, May 20, the 2017 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour played the second event of the North Carolina One-Day Series of the 2017 season at Monroe Country Club. The goal of One-Day Open Series events is to provide a fun and friendly tournament on a premium golf course. The event featured a field of 39 players from the PKB Girls’ Golf Tour, the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour.
The Champion of the Prep Series was Maya White (Fletcher, NC 2017) firing a 76. She was followed by Emily Song (Charlotte, NC 2019) with a score of 80. Rounding out the top three was Alyssa Cox (Mount Airy, NC 2019) with an 84. A scorecard playoff was the tie breaker for fourth place. Finishing in fourth place was Charleigh Hodges (Mooresville, NC 2018) with a score of 85.
The Champion of the Futures Series was Nicole Nash (Charlotte, NC 2023) shot the low round of the day with a 76. Only one shot back we had a tie for second with Kayla Yang (maiden, NC 2019) and Amber Capote (Waxhaw, NC 2020) each carding a score of 77. Finishing in a tie for fourth was Layla Meric (Wesley Chapel, NC 2021) and Annabelle Millard (Indian Trail, NC 2022) both with an 18 hole score of 79.
Our next NC One-Day Series event is the NC One-Day Series Event @ Pinewood Country Club in Asheboro, NC. There is still time to register!
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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