{"id":14773,"date":"2023-06-15T13:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T17:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=14773"},"modified":"2023-06-15T13:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T17:20:54","slug":"23event65_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/23event65_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Preview: Valley Jr. Girls Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Greensboro, N.C.<\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014<\/strong><i style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;The <\/i><a style=\"font-weight: 400; font-style: italic;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour<\/a><i style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> returns to Hunting Hills Country Club in Roanoke, Virginia this weekend for the Valley Jr. Girls Open in partnership with the Valley Junior Girls Open Scholarship Fund.<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Bell National<\/h2>\n<p>In the Bell National division, 14 players will tee it up on the 5,823 yards par 71 setup.<\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked players in the field include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Macy Johnson \u2014 <\/strong>Salem, Va. \u2014 Class of 2023 \u2014 #45 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Won 2022 Donna Andrews Invitational and HJ Glove Girls Championship<\/li>\n<li><b>McKenzie Weddle&nbsp;<\/b>\u2014 Floyd, Va.&nbsp; \u2014 Class of 2023 \u2014 #73 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Two PKBGT Top-10s this season<\/li>\n<li><b>Caroline Gilreath <\/b>\u2014 Roanoke, Va.&nbsp; \u2014 Class of 2023 \u2014 #151 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Finished in the top 5 for the 2022 Valley Jr. Girls Open<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Play will begin on Saturday, June 17 (weather permitting). To view starting times, <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/Pairings?TournamentID=23399&amp;TournamentName=Valley-Junior-Girls--Hunting-Hills-CC\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Futures National<\/h2>\n<p>In the Futures National division, 12 participants will compete on the 5,210 yards par 71 set up.<\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked players in the field include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gabriella Collelo <\/b>\u2014 Pinehurst, N.C.&nbsp; \u2014 Class of 2029 \u2014 #274 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Won 1st at the PKBGT Open Championship<\/li>\n<li><b>Julianna Ishii <\/b>\u2014 Cockeysville, Md. \u2014 Class of 2027 \u2014 #306 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Three PKBGT Top-10s this season<\/li>\n<li><b>Caitlyn Navaleza <\/b>\u2014 Baltimore, Md. \u2014 Class of 2026 \u2014 #375 on&nbsp; the PKBGT Performance Index &#8211; Finished in the top 10 at the 2023 Coastal Carolina Girls Classic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Play will begin on Saturday, June 17 (weather permitting). To view starting times, <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/Pairings?TournamentID=23399&amp;TournamentName=Valley-Junior-Girls--Hunting-Hills-CC\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">About the PKBGT<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Founded in 2007 by Girls Golf of America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, a local girls&#8217; golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina.&nbsp; 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&#8217;s pace. The 2022-23 season will feature over 110 tournaments in 10+ states on the East Coast, and with over 1,500 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl&#8217;s only tour in the country.&nbsp; Learn more about the PKBGT at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\">http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For complete coverage of the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour, follow the PKBGT on social media @PKBGirlsTour (Twitter), facebook.com\/girlsgolftour (Facebook), @pkbgirlstour (Instagram), or visit our website at <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">www.pkbgt.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greensboro, N.C. \u2014&nbsp;The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour returns to Hunting Hills Country Club in Roanoke, Virginia this weekend for the Valley Jr. Girls Open in partnership with the Valley Junior Girls Open Scholarship Fund. 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