Welcome to the 3rd Annual LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Championship!
July 6-9, 2026
Recap: Past LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Championships
How to Qualify for the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Championship
2026 QUALIFYING OPENS JANUARY 1ST!
TIER 1: TRADITION QUALIFIERS
36-hole nationally ranked tournaments held across the country in the winter/spring 2025. 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
2026 TRADITION QUALIFIERS:
March 7-8: Sarah Schmelzel Girls Tradition @ Orange Tree Resort (Scottsdale, Arizona)
March 7-8 : Katherine Perry Hamski Girls Tradition @ UNC-CH Finley GC (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
April 18-19 : Emma Talley Girls Tradition @ TBA (Louisville, Kentucky)
April 25-26: Chicago Girls Tradition @ TBA (Chicago, Illinois)
April 25-26: Marina Alex Girls Tradition @ TBA (New Jersey)
May 2-3: Gina Kim Girls Tradition @ Alaqua CC (Orlando, Florida)
May 30-31: Gerina Mendoza Girls Tradition @ Hermann Park (Houston, Texas)
May 30-31: Lauren Coughlin Girls Tradition @ Greenbrier CC (Chesapeake, Virginia)
June 6-7: Alexis Belton Girls Tradition @ TBA (Atlanta, Georgia)
June 6-7: Delaware Girls Tradition @ St Annes Golf Links (Middletown, Delaware)
TBA: Madelene Sagstrom Girls Tradition @ TBA (Palm Beach, Florida)
TBA: Lizette Salas Girls Tradition @ TBA (SoCal, California)
TBA: NorCal Girls Tradition @ TBA (NorCal, California)
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
2026 SHOWCASE QUALIFIERS:
QUALIFIES PLAYERS FOR THE FUTURES NATIONAL & DISCOVERY DIVISIONS
TBD: Phoenix Showcase Qualifier @ LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix
TBD: Miami Showcase Qualifier @ LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Miami
May 16: Orlando Showcase Qualifier @ Heathrow CC (Orlando, Florida)
TBA: Detroit Showcase Qualifier @ Rackham GC (Detroit, Michigan)
TBA: Charlotte Showcase Qualifier @ First Tee Harry Jones GC (Charlotte, North Carolina)We are seeking LPGA Programs to Host a Showcase in Spring 2025, 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 (qualifying players who have excelled at the Regional Series level) will earn exemptions. Click Here for a Listing of Active Qualifiers
2025-26 PKBGT QUALIFIERS:
November 15-17, 2025 : the 17th PKBGT Invitational (Wilmington, North Carolina)
November 22-23, 2025 : Regional Tournament of Champions (Hilton Head, South Carolina)
December 6-7, 2025 : Regional Invitational (Snow Hill, North Carolina)
December 13-14, 2025 : National Tournament of Champions (Pinehurst, North Carolina)
January 17-19 : RecruitPKB Championship (Columbus, Georgia)
February 14-16 : RocketTour Players Championship (Villa Rica, Georgia)
March 21-23 : Spring Bell Invitational (Charlottesville, Virginia)
April 4-6 : Mid-Atlantic Girls Championship (Ijamsville, Maryland)
April 18-19 : PKBGT Masters (Greenville, North Carolina)
Top players on the PKBGT Performance Index as of May 1, 2025
May 24-26 : 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 April 1, 2026.
Site Directors will Click Here to Nominate 2 Players starting February 1st
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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 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 focuses on developing the 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, Melanie Green & Riley Smyth. Additionally, over 30 alumna are competing on the LPGA Epson Tour, the proving ground for those looking to make the LPGA. In the first 19 years of the tour, over 2,000 PKBGT members have gone on to play women's collegiate golf. Through our RecruitPKB initiative, the PKBGT strives to create exposure and help girls find the right fit for their collegiate experience.
Learn more at pkbgt.org
Girls Golf of America Foundation
Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour