Hartwell, GA– The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour began the second event in the 2020-2021 season atop the hill in Hartwell, GA, at Cateechee Golf Club. Cateechee, a new facility for the PKBGT, was in tremendous shape for this PKBGT Invitational qualifier event with green speeds rolling at an eleven on the stimp meter. Some familiar faces lead the Bell and Futures divisions with OOM points, qualifier spots, and tour status up for grabs as we head into the first week of October. It should be an exciting final round, indeed!
Bell National
The Georgia natives Yedam Lee (Lawrenceville, GA 2021) and Ella Stoll (Acworth, GA 2022) sit atop the Bell board after opening rounds of 78 (+7). Lee, the winner of the 2020-2021 kickoff event at Stone Mountain just three weeks ago, is vying for her second straight PKBGT national victory and create even more distance between herself and the rest of the Bell National field in the Order of Merit rankings. The newcomer to the PKB Girls Tour, carded more birdies between the two leaders, as Stoll marked circles on her card at the par-four fourth and par-three tenth. Joining Lee and Stoll in the final pairing is Olivia Pellerin (Greenville, SC 2024) at (+8) for the tournament.
T1. Yedam Lee (Lawrenceville, GA 2021) / 78 (+7)
T1. Ella Stoll (Acworth, GA 2022) / 78 (+7)
3. Olivia Pellerin (Greenville, SC 2024) / 79 (+8)
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Futures National
Caroline Hawkins (Columbia, SC 2026) holds a six-shot advantage on the field going into tomorrow’s final round. Hawkins, winner of the Atlanta Girls Classic just a few weeks back, picked up right where she left off at the challenging Cateechee Golf Club. Caroline stuttered going into 10 shooting (+6) on her opening nine, she recovered nicely, bogeying just the final hole coming home. Kathryn DeLoach (Athens, GA 2026) holds the silver position after an opening-round 83 (+13). Joining Hawkins & DeLoach in the final grouping is Avery Robinson (Macon, GA 2023)
1. Caroline Hawkins (Columbia, SC 2026) / 77 (+6)
2. Kathryn DeLoach (Athens, GA) / 83 (+12)
3. Avery Robinson (Macon, GA 2023) / 84 (+13)
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Round 2 will begin Sunday, October 4, at 9:00 AM, weather permitting.
Follow the final round at the Atlanta Girls Classic.
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About the PKBGT
Founded in 2007 by Girls Golf of America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, a local girls’ golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina. The tour began as a simple concept: create more effective competitive playing opportunities for girls. By utilizing innovative yardage-based divisions instead of the traditional age-based format, the tour focused on developing tournament experience at the player’s pace. The 2020-2021 season will feature over 110 tournaments in 9 states on the East Coast, and with over 1,000 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl’s only tour in the country. Learn more about the PKBGT at http://www.pkbgt.org/.
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