On Saturday, June 9, the 2012 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour played the One-Day Open Series @ CC of Petersburg. CC of Petersburg, site of the 2012 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship Sectional Qualifier, proved a challenging course for this one-day event. The event features a field of 22 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, Gina Kim (Chapel Hill, NC 2018) carded even par with a score of 72 to win the tournament. When asked about her first win in the Bell Division, Kim responded, “It feels great to get my first Bell Division win. I felt confident with all my shots, so I knew today would be a good round.” Lucia Polo (Greensboro, NC 2013) carded three over par with a score of 75 to place second and Sarah Spicer (Bahama, NC 2016) carded three over par with a score of 75 to place third.
In the Futures Division, Maddi MacClurg (Cary, NC 2013) carded 11 over par with a score of 83 to win the tournament. This was MacClurg’s first win ever. When asked about her win, she responded, “I can’t believe it. I never thought I would win.” Haeley Wotnosky (Wake Forest, NC 2018) carded 14 over par with a score of 86 to place second and Erica Whitehouse (Mechanicsville, VA 2017) carded 15 over par with a score of 87 to place third.
PKBGT returns Friday, June 15 with the One-Day Open Series @ Bermuda Run CC in Advance, NC. 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.
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