{"id":15599,"date":"2026-03-20T11:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=15599"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:48:44","slug":"inside-the-field-2026-spring-bell-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/inside-the-field-2026-spring-bell-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Field: 2026 Spring Bell Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Greensboro, N.C. (March 19, 2026) \u2014<\/strong> With just a day to go before the start of the Spring Bell Invitational, everyone is excited to see the action of one of the PKBGT&#8217;s strongest fields at this WAGR-ranked event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Returning to Birdwood<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In our fifth year returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boarsheadresort.com\/birdwood-golf\">Birdwood Golf Course at Boar&#8217;s Head Resort<\/a>, players from across the country and Canada eagerly await the chance to play on the home course to the University of Virginia Women&#8217;s Golf Team. Designed by legendary PGA Professional Davis Love III, Birdwood Golf Course is a top-rated experience that includes 18 championship holes, a par-3 course and premier putting course. Deemed &#8220;Best in State&#8221; by Golf Digest, the Bell division will play the championship course at 6,000 yards, with a course rating of 75.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strength of Field<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highest Ranked Players<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As we look forward to the incredible play that will occur on this championship-level event, here is a peak at the highest ranked players on Junior Golf Scoreboard of the 51 players in the field this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Macie Rasmussen<\/strong> (Chesapeake, Va. 2027) \u2014 48<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Riley Grimm<\/strong> (Pinehurst, N.C. 2028) \u2014 77<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aubrey Hilgers<\/strong> (Litchfield Park, Ariz. 2028) \u2014 87<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kayley Roberts<\/strong> (Phoenixville, Penn. 2026) \u2014 152<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ira Joshi<\/strong> (Pinehurst, N.C. 2029) \u2014 157<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ashley Lee<\/strong> (Pinehurst, N.C. 2028) \u2014 173<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kennedy MacCleery<\/strong> (Crozet, Va. 2027) \u2014 183<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Madison Koshko<\/strong> (State College, Penn. 2026) \u2014 195<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hayden Knapp<\/strong> (Gansevoort, N.Y. 2028) \u2014 208<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alyssa Zhang<\/strong> (Allison Park, Penn. 2028) \u2014 237<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verballed, Sealed, Delivered<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eleven players in the Spring Bell Invitational field have already verbally committed or signed to play collegiate golf: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kiersten Bodge<\/strong> \u2014 Penn State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Carter Bransford<\/strong> \u2014 University of Richmond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alexis Danielle Goboy<\/strong> \u2014 Howard University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Baker Hudson<\/strong> \u2014 UNC-Greensboro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Madison Koshko<\/strong> \u2014 Penn State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Erin Mullin<\/strong> \u2014 Lehigh University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Macie Rasmussen<\/strong> \u2014 UNC-Chapel Hill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kayley Roberts<\/strong> \u2014 University of Delaware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aliezah Robinson<\/strong> \u2014 East Tennessee State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hannah Webb<\/strong> \u2014 Western Kentucky University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sophie Weber<\/strong> \u2014 NC State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow the Action\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first round of the Spring Bell Invitational begins Saturday, March 21, at the Birdwood Golf Course at Boar&#8217;s Head Resort. We look forward to a great event!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=32029&amp;TnmtDate=2026&amp;TnmtName=SPRINGBELLINVITATIONAL%2854%29%40BirdwoodGCatBoar%27sHeadResort#participants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to check out the full official Spring Bell Invitational field.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/Pairings\/32029\/SPRING-BELL-INVITATIONAL-54--Birdwood-GC-at-Boars-Head-Resort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find the official tee times here.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Scoreboard?TournamentID=32029&amp;TournamentDivisionID=145897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow the hole-by-hole live leaderboard here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2007 by Girls Golf of America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, as a local girls\u2019 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 focuses on developing tournament experience at the player\u2019s pace. With the 2026 season featuring over 130 tournaments across the country including over 2,500 girls, the PKBGT is the largest girl\u2019s only Tour in the country. Follow the PKBGT on social media <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PKBGirlsTour\">@PKBGirlsTour<\/a> (Twitter),&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/girlsgolftour\">facebook.com\/girlsgolftour<\/a> (Facebook), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pkbgirlstour\/\">@pkbgirlstour<\/a> (Instagram), or visit our website at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">www.pkbgt.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greensboro, N.C. 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