Hirai, Rice win One-Day Open Series @ Spring Valley CC

On Thursday, June 21, the 2012 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour played the One-Day Open Series @ Spring Valley CC. Spring Valley CC, site of the 2012 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship Sectional Qualifier, proved a challenging course for this one-day event. The event featured a field of 27 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, Reona Hirai (Summerville, SC 2014) carded one over par with a score of 73 to win the tournament. When asked about her first win on the PKB Tour this season, Hirai responded, “Today’s round was good practice for the sectional qualifier on Monday.” Kelsey Badmaev (Blythewood, SC 2013) carded four over par with a score of 76 to place second and Chandler Danielson (Etowah, NC 2014) carded eight par with a score of 80 to place third.

In the Futures Division, Callista Rice (Mars Hill, NC 2017) carded three over par with a score of 75 to win the tournament. When asked about her win second win on the PKB Tour this season, Rice responded, “Feels really great. I’m so glad to play against such great competition on the PKB Tour.” Katie Turk (Blacksburg, VA 2015) carded 13 over par with a score of 85 to place second and Nina Kouchi (Matthews, NC 2018) carded carded 13 over par with a score of 85 to place third.

PKBGT returns Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1 with the Bash at the Bay @ Kingsmill Resort (River/Woods) in Williamsburg, VA. It should be an exciting & challenging event.

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.