Rocky Mount, N.C. (Oct. 13, 2025) — Players were looking forward competing at the Rocky Mount Girls Classic when they arrived at Belmont Lake Golf Club Saturday morning. This weekend’s event had everyone on the edge of their seats as it was a close call in both divisions, with only one player able to take home the first place trophy.
In the Bell National division, after the first round of play, all players were within eleven shots of each other. Starting the final round three shots off the lead, both Josephina Lillian Kritsky (Potomac Falls, Va. 2027) and Gayatri Arora (Charlotte, N.C. 2030) shot a 70 (-2) to storm back and take the lead & force an on-course playoff for the title. With a birdie on the first playoff hole, Kritsky got to take home the first place hardware.
With five birdies made over the two rounds, Erin Mullin (Clifton, Va. 2026) ended the weekend in third, with a two-day total of 74-73 — 147 (+3). Arley Jennings (Spartanburg, S.C. 2030) took fourth with a two-day score of 79-69 — 148 (+4), her final round 69 was the low round of the weekend.
Ending the final round with an eagle on hole 18, Lyles Herritage (Lexington, S.C. 2028) clinching her the Futures National division title, with a two-day total of 75-74 — 149 (+5). Coming in second on the weekend was Marlo Arndts (Cary, N.C. 2027), who made four birdies in the second round alone and had a two total of 76-75 — 150 (+6).
Olivia Dawley (Charleston, S.C. 2029) had an impressive stretch of nine pars in a row during the first round ultimately finishing in third, with a two-day score of 78-77 — 155 (+11). Making the best final round comeback in the Futures National division was Charlotte Chianese (Clayton, N.C. 2029). She scored seven shots better during the second round, ending her weekend with a two-day total of 83-76 — 159 (+15) in fourth place.
Congratulations to the champions of the Rocky Mount Girls Classic and all of our medalists from the weekend. Thank you to the staff at Belmont Lake Golf Club for hosting us this weekend and their wonderful hospitality! This weekend the PKBGT will head to Hidden Creek Country Club for the Middle Atlantic Girls Classic!
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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 2025-2026 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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