Preview: Tour Championship at Salem Glen Golf Club

On August 3rd-5th, 2018 the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour plays the Tour Championship at Salem Glen Golf Club in Clemmons, North Carolina. The Tour Championship is the 10th and final Championship event of the 2018 season and wraps up the 2018 national events schedule. The event features a field of 54 players from the PKB Girls’ Golf Tour, the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour. They will tackle the course at 6,052 yards in the Bell National Division and 5,289 yards in the Futures National Division.

Featured in the 28 player Bell National Division are 6 of the top-50 players on the PKB Performance Index: Amanda Sambach (Davidson, NC 2021) ranked 1st, Danielle Suh (Herndon, VA 2020) ranked 13th, Alexia Siehl (Fort Mill, NC 2022) ranked 30th, Alyssa Wang (Rockville, MD 2021) ranked 38th, Grace Jones (Hayesville, NC 2020) ranked 42nd and Paris Fieldings (Suffolk, VA 2023) ranked 45th.

Featured in the 26 player Futures National Division are 9 of the top-20 players on the PKB Futures National Order of Merit: Amber Mackiewicz (Virginia Beach, VA  2023) ranked 1st, McKenzie Daffin (Fort Bragg, NC 2021) ranked 3rd, Abby Hunter (Blacksburg, VA 2021) ranked 4th, Annabelle Millard (St. George, UT 2022) ranked 5th, Kalina Siehl (Fort Mill, SC 2021) ranked 6th, Melanie Walker (Burke, VA 2022) ranked 7th, Megan Morris (Cary, NC 2021) ranked 11th, Averi Cline (Suwanee, GA 2022) ranked 16th and Elizabeth Lohbauer (Huntersville, NC 2021) ranked 17th.

Everyone looks to continue their success this weekend at the PKB Tour Championship at Salem Glen Golf Club. The tournament brings together players from 9 different states: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. We look forward to a great event!

The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour is an initiative of the Triad Youth Golf Foundation, 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 affordable, high-quality nationally ranked girls’ golf tournaments designed to prepare junior girls’ golfers for high school and collegiate golf. The PKBGT is the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour with over 500 members in 2016 and  over 450 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf. Learn more about the tour at pkbgt.org or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at mparker@pkbgt.org or 336-347-8537.

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