On Sunday, August 26, the 2012 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour played the One-Day Open Series @ Salem Glen Golf & CC. Salem Glen Golf & CC proved a challenging course for this one-day event. The event features a field of 32 players from the PKB Girls’ Golf Tour, the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour with over 400 members and 94 alumni in the collegiate ranks.
In the Bell Division, Sarah Bertram (Concord, NC 2013) carded six over par with a score of 77 to win the tournament. When asked about her first win in 2012, Bertram responded, “It feels very humbling to win because I’ve put so much work into my game. Since I had a bad front nine, I wasn’t expecting to win.” Alexis Kershaw (Winston-Salem, NC 2014) carded seven over with a score of 78 to place second and Megan Munroe (Raeford, NC 2016) carded nine over with a score of 80 to place third.
In the Futures Division, Joliana Elias (Jamestown, NC 2015) carded six over par with a score of 77 to win the tournament. Brittany Smith (Stanley, NC 2013) seven over with a score of 77 to place second and Katie Turk (Blacksburg, VA 2015) carded carded 10 over with a score of 81 to place third.
PKBGT returns Saturday-Sunday, September 15-16 with the PKBGT TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP @ Ocean Ridge Plantation-Lion’s Paw Golf Links in Ocean Isle Beach, NC. This is the fourth major tournament of the year, bringing together the top players from the East coast. 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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