Welcome to the Inaugural LPGA*USGA Girls Golf National Championship!
June 24-27, 2024
How to Qualify for the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Championship
TIER 1: TRADITION QUALIFIFERS
36-hole nationally ranked tournaments held across the country in the winter/spring 2024. Events will be administered & ranked in the PKBGT National Series and directed locally by PKBGT partners or LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Site Directors. Click Here for a Listing of Active Qualifiers
QUALIFIES PLAYERS FOR THE BELL NATIONAL & THE FUTURES NATIONAL DIVISIONS
OPEN QUALIFIERS:
March 9-10 : Katherine Perry Hamski Girls Tradition (Greensboro, North Carolina)
March 16-17 : Alexis Belton Girls Tradition (Atlanta, Georgia)
March 16-17 : Sarah Schmelzel Girls Tradition (Scottsdale, Arizona)
April 6-7 : Emma Talley Girls Tradition (Lexington, Kentucky)
April 20-21 : Lizette Salas Girls Tradition (Pasadena, California)
April 27-28 : Gerina Mendoza Girls Tradition (Houston, Texas)
May 18-19: Chicago Girls Tradition (Chicago, Illinois)
May 18-19: NorCal Girls Tradition (Oakland, California)More Qualifiers TBA Pending Course Availability
TIER 2: GIRLS GOLF SHOWCASES
LPGA*USGA Girls Golf programs will be selected to host a one-day Showcase Tournament to qualify players to participate. These events will be administered & ranked by the PKBGT and directed by the local girl's golf program. Click Here for a Listing of Active Qualifiers
QUALIFIES PLAYERS FOR THE FUTURES NATIONAL & DISCOVERY DIVISIONS
OPEN QUALIFIERS:
Fall 2023: Atlanta, GA & Miami, FL
April 7 : Tampa LPGA Showcase Qualifier (Tampa, Florida)
April 28 : Detriot LPGA Showcase Qualifier (Detriot, Michigan)
May 18-19: NorCal LPGA Showcase Qualifier (Oakland, California)We are seeking LPGA Programs to Host a Showcase in Spring 2024, contact us!
TIER 3: PKBGT EXEMPTIONS
The PKBGT will identify deserving, high-performing players from the across the PKBGT, including select PKBGT Championship top finishers and top players on the PKBGT Performance Index for direct entry. In addition, top finishers at the PKBGT Regional Invitational (qualfying players who have excelled at the Regional Series level) will earn exemptions. Click Here for a Listing of Active Qualifiers
PKBGT QUALIFIERS:
November 2023 : the 15th PKBGT Invitational (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
December 2023 : Regional Invitational (Aiken, South Carolina)
February 17-19 : RocketTour Players Championship (Rome, Georgia)
March 23-25 : Spring Bell Invitational (Charlottesville, Virginia)
April 6-7 : Mid-Atlantic Girls Championship (Urbana, Maryland)
April 20-21 : PKBGT Masters (Greenville, North Carolina)
Top 10 players on the PKBGT Performance Index as of April 1, 2024
Top 20 players on the PKBGT Performance Index as of May 1, 2024
May 25-27 : PKBGT Open Championship (Salisbury, North Carolina)
TIER 4: SITE DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS
LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Site Directors can nominate a player from their program to receive an exemption into the tournament. Nominees must demonstrate financial need and must be nominated by the Site Director. Site Directors may nominate up to two (2) Girls Golf members. Players must have a suitable documented tournament history to be considered. The deadline to submit nominations is March 1, 2024. Site Directors may Click Here to Nominate 2 Players
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About the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf
LPGA*USGA Girls Golf (Girls Golf) is the only junior golf program for girls ages 6-17 that specializes in providing girl-friendly environments to learn the game of golf. We're the experts in making the game of golf fun, and we teach more than just stance and swing; we teach girls valuable life skills like confidence and perseverance.
Founded in 1989 by LPGA Professional, Sandy LaBauve, the original site in Phoenix has grown to over 550 sites around the world serving 100,000 participants annually.
In 2023, Girls Golf reached its one-millionth participant since inception. To mark the milestone, the LPGA Foundation launched the #OneMillionMORE girls campaign to show its commitment to impacting the next one million girls by 2030. The engagement campaign will raise funds to reduce financial barriers for junior golf participation. Funds will directly support bringing new golf Girls Golf sites to communities with little access, while deepening the impact of existing sites around the world through grants and scholarships. Investments will enhance curriculum, refresh golf supplies, and provide resources to girls with financial needs.
Learn more at girlsgolf.org
About the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour
The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour (PKBGT) is an initiative of the non-profit foundation Girls Golf of America, formerly the Triad Youth Golf Foundation. The Foundation will provide financial and logistical support to the Tour and work with community and regional leaders to promote girls golf. Our mission is to create more effective, competitive playing opportunities for girls through the PKBGT Progression Pathway.
The PKBGT, 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. As the only LPGA Foundation Approved Tour, and working in partnership with LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, we aim to grow this mission across the country to ensure no junior girl golfer has to play in a boys tournament with a girls field.
PKBGT Alumni currently compete at the highest levels, including current LPGA Tour players Gina Kim, Jennifer Chang, Lauren Coughlin and Allison Emrey. Additionally, over 25 alumna are competing on the LPGA Epson Tour, the proving ground for those looking to make the LPGA. In the first 14 years of the tour, over 1,400 PKBGT members have gone on to play women's collegaite golf. Through our RecruitPKB initiative, the PKBGT strives to create exposure and help girls find the right fit for their collegaite experience.
Learn more at pkbgt.org
Girls Golf of America Foundation
Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour
