On Saturday, May 26, the 2012 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour played the first round of the PKBGT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS @ CC of Salisbury. CC of Salisbury proved a challenging course for round one of this two day event for the Futures Division and three day event for the Bell Division. The event features a field of 88 players from the PKB Girls’ Golf Tour, the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour with over 400 members and 93 alumni in the collegiate ranks.
The Bell Division field features 61 players highlighted by eight of the top 10 players on the 2012 PKBGT Order of Merit lists. After round 1, Jessica Porvasnik (Hinckley, OH 2013) is leading the field by five strokes at four under par with a score of 67. Not far behind Porvarsnik are five girls tied at at one over par with a score of 72, including Cecily Overbey (High Point, NC 2014), Cayla Smith (Easley, SC 2014), Ashlii Thompson (Browns Summit, NC 2013), Reona Hirai ( Summerville, SC 2014), Catherine Ashworth (Fuquay-Varina, NC 2015), and Kelsey Badmaev (Blythewood, SC 2013). There are two other girls in the Bell Division that are within six strokes of the leader.
The Futures Division field features 27 players highlighted by seven of the top 10 players of the 2012 PKBGT Order of Merit lists. After round 1, Naomi Mitchell (Norfolk, VA 2018) and Jennifer Chang (Cary, NC 2018) are tied and leading the field by two strokes at three over par with a score of 74. Not far behind Mitchell and Chang is Emilia Migliaccio (Cary, NC 2017) at five over par with a score of 76 and Grace Massengill (Hickory, NC 2016) at seven over par with a score of 78. The final round tomorrow should be a fight to the finish in the Futures Division.
Weather for Sunday will be sunny with temperatures in the 80s. Looks like great weather for day two of this major tournament.
The PKBGT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS is the second major of the year, bringing together the top players from nine states. It should be an exciting & challenging event. Who will be golden?
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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