Shallotte, N.C. (Feb. 26, 2026) — Players arrived to North Carolina’s coast excited and eager to play at the Cape Fear Girls Classic at Rivers Edge Golf Club. Despite the rainy weather that came in over the weekend, players persevered to determine who would lift the trophy on Sunday afternoon.
In the Bell National division, Josephina Lillian Kritsky (Potomac Falls, Va. 2027) shot back-to-back rounds of 71-71 to become win this year’s Cape Fear Girls Classic, ending the weekend with a total of 142 (-2). With three birdies made during her first round, Arianna Beverly (Morrisville, N.C. 2027) finished in second place with a two-day score of 81-77 — 158 (+14).
Making three birdies over the weekend, Natalia Henderson (Southern Pines, N.C. 2029) finished third, concluding the weekend with a two-day total of 80-79 — 159 (+15). There was a three-way tie for fourth place between Katherine Yun (Ashburn, Va. 2028), Minyan Ou (Shelby, N.C. 2028) and Reese Richardson (Aynor, S.C. 2027). Yun rose up to tie in fourth with the second-lowest round score in the Bell National division, ending the weekend with a total of 85-75 — 160 (+16). Ou held her position with 25 holes of par or better over the weekend, finishing the tournament with a score of 79-81 — 160 (+16). Richardson made six birdies over both rounds helping her to tie for fourth, concluding the tournament with a two-day total of 78-82 — 160 (+16).
Due to the weather delay during the first round, the Prep Preview division was shortened to just 27 holes overall. After 27 holes, there was a tie for first leading to a sudden death playoff between Cristina Murphy (Chapel Hill, N.C. 2026) and Minlin Ou (Shelby, N.C. 2032). It took four playoff holes to break the tie with Murphy winning on the fourth playoff hole and taking home the first place trophy. She ended the weekend with a total of 41-75 — 116 (+8). Minlin gave Murphy a run for her money throughout the weekend, finishing the tournament with a two-day score of 37-79 — 116 (+8).
With three birdies made in her second round, Lily Cochran (Greensboro, N.C. 2028) finished third with a total of 41-76 — 117 (+9). With 16 holes of par or better, Taylor Pike (Mooresville, N.C. 2027) finished in fourth, concluding the weekend with a two-day score of 43-78 — 121 (+13).
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Congratulations to the champions of the Cape Fear Girls Classic and all of our competitors from this weekend! We also extend a substantial thank you to all of the staff at Rivers Edge Golf Club for hosting us this weekend and all of their wonderful hospitality. Over the weekend of February 28, the PKBGT will be heading to both The Hackler Course at Coastal Carolina University and Aberdeen Country Club for the Coastal Carolina Girls Classic!
About the PKBGT
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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