{"id":6516,"date":"2015-05-24T01:29:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T01:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2015-05-24T01:29:29","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T01:29:29","slug":"15event16_update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/15event16_update\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Sambach leading Futures Open Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/images\/courses\/sapona.gif\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" \/> On Saturday, May 23, the 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> played the first round of the <a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/Tour\/TournamentDetail.aspx?TID=2575\">PKBGT FUTURES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/a> at Sapona Ridge Country Club. Sapona Ridge, host to many Carolinas junior and amateur events, is a demanding course for this two-day tournament. The event features a field 56 players from the PKB Girls\u2019 Golf Tour, the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour with over 425 members in 2014 and over 350 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf. The event is the third championship tournament of the 2015 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After round one, Amanda Sambach (Davidson, NC 2021) is leading the field by three strokes at one over par with a score of 72. Not far behind Sambach is Carley Rudolf (Virginia Beach, VA 2019) at four over par with a score of 75. Parker Melting (Mint Hill, NC 2018) and Sophie Holland (Cornelius, NC 2020) are tied for third at six over par, each with a scores of 77.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 80s are in the forecast for Sunday. Looks like a beautiful day for the final round!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> is an initiative of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tygf.org\">Triad Youth Golf Foundation<\/a>, 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\u2019 golf tournaments designed to prepare junior girls\u2019 golfers for high school and collegiate golf. Learn more about the tour at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">pkbgt.org<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mparker@pkbgt.org\">mparker@pkbgt.org<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or 336-347-8537.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/TournamentScoring\/Scoreboard.aspx?TID=2575\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"View Event Photos\" alt=\"View Event Photos\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/button_blog_scoreboard.jpg\" width=\"205\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, May 23, the 2015 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour played the first round of the PKBGT FUTURES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS at Sapona Ridge Country Club. Sapona Ridge, host to many Carolinas junior and amateur events, is a demanding course for this two-day tournament. 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