Preview: 2017 North State Girls’ High School Challenge at Keith Hills GC

On Wednesday, September 27, 2017 the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour and the Tarheel Youth Golf Association will host the 2017 North State Girls’ High School Challenge at Keith Hills GC in Buies Creek, NC. There are 51 participants competing in the event; 12 teams: West Johnston High School, Cox Mills High School, Marvin Ridge High School, Cleveland High School, Clayton High School, New Bern High School, Pinecrest High School (Gold), Pinecrest High School (Green), Sun Valley High School, Laney High School, Ravenscroft School, and Cape Fear High School, as well as 4 individuals: Katie Hawkins of Halifax Academy, Angelique Seymour of Liberty Christian Academy, Myranda Vogan of New Bern High School, and Kayla Ward of Garner Magnet High School.Keith Hills Golf Club

At last year’s North State Girls’ High School Challenge, Pinecrest High School’s Gold team of Pinehurst, NC repeated as winners of the event at Keith Hills GC in Buies Creek, NC, winning by 32 shots over Pinecrest High School’s Green team.  Pinecrest (Gold) was lead by freshman Jaclyn Kenzel of Southern Pines, NC who won the medalist award with a round of five over par 77.  Pinecrest’s Gold team placed all four players in the top eight of the individual scores.  Senior, Elizabeth Nguyen of Pinehurst, NC contributed a round of 79; Junior Mackenzie Battle of Aberdeen, NC finished with a round of 80; and Sophomore Lorin Wagler of Seven Lakes, NC shot a round of 83.  New Bern High School of New Bern, NC finished in third place with a team score of 282.

Awards will be presented to the winning school, members of the winning team, medalist of the tournament, and all-tournament first and second teams. The all-tournament first team will earn invitations to the 2017 PKBGT Invitational at Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC on November 11-13, 2017. The event medalist will earn Class A status and an invitation to the 2017 PKBGT Tournament of Champions at Pinehurst No. 8 in Pinehurst, NC on December 2-3, 2017.

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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