Category: Tour News
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PKBGT Names Imperial Headwear the Official Headwear of the PKBGT
Greensboro, NC (October 1, 2018) — The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour (PKBGT) announced a new partnership with Imperial Headwear, the No. 1 headwear brand for private golf facilities as recently reported by the Association of Golf Merchandisers (AGM) in the Member Survey the past four years. Based in Bourbon, Mo., Imperial will become…
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A Weekend Sophie Guo Won’t Soon Forget
This past weekend September 28-30, Sophie Guo (Orlando, FL 2019) took one step closer to her ultimate goal: playing professional golf. Guo, who is originally from China, competed in the LPGA Symetra Tour’s 2018 IOA Golf Classic held at Alaqua Country Club in Longwood, FL. Sophie’s Performance As the lone amateur in the field, Guo…
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#ThrowbackThursday College Roundup: September 20-27
The fall college golf season is in full swing! Weather played a major factor early on with several tournaments shortened due to unplayable conditions and excessive rain. Our PKBGT alumni aren’t letting the weather hold them back as multiple players took home trophies this week winning their respective tournaments. Several other players cracked the top-10…
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#ThrowbackThursday Weekly College Roundup
The beach umbrellas are packed away for the season, summer break is over and school is back in session! With the start of another school year comes the beginning of the 2018 College Golf fall season! You can find PKBGT alumni spread all throughout the country competing for their school at all levels of college…
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3 Players Within Reach of Futures National Order of Merit
The 2018 Tour Championship not only marks the conclusion of the 2018 PKBGT National schedule, but also the conclusion of the Bell and Futures National Order of Merit races. In the Bell National Order of Merit, Amanda Sambach has locked up the Order after winning the 2017 PKBGT Invitational, the 2018 PKBGT Open Championship and…
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The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour Announces New LPGA Symetra Tour Qualifier
Greensboro, NC (July 13, 2018) — The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour (PKBGT) and Insurance Office of America will conduct a junior qualification event for the LPGA Symetra Tour’s IOA Golf Classic, which is held September 28-30, 2018. The winner of the qualifier will be awarded a sponsor’s exemption into the professional event. Insurance…
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Five PKBGT Alumni Competing in the 73rd US Women’s Open
It’s one of the biggest weeks in women’s golf- where 144 of the world’s best female golfers will tee it up in the 73rd US Women’s Open played at Shoal Creek Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. And, for the first time in tour history, FIVE PKBGT alumni will be among those in the field. Alumni…
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Abigail Schimpf Wins WSCGA Foundation Championship
Article Courtesy of WSCGA: The Inaugural Foundation Junior Championship is in the books with the players escaping both rounds with not a drop of rain. The greens at Three Pines Country Club were so perfect that Augusta National would be proud to claim as their own, and with a nice breeze and sunny skys the girls were…
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PKBGT Alumni Compete at 2018 NCAA Championship in Stillwater, OK
19 PKBGT Alumni are competing alongside their teammates at the 2018 NCAA Championship played at Karsten Creek GC, home of the Oklahoma State’s Women’s golf team, in Stillwater, OK. Among these alumni are 2013 PKBGT Invitational Champion Anna Redding (’15), 2014 PKBGT Invitational Champion Emilia Migliaccio (’17) and 3-Time PKBGT Champion Jennifer Chang (’17). Redding,…
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PKBGT Members, Past and Present, Tee it Up This Weekend on the Symetra and LPGA Tours
Twenty-seven. That’s the number of PKBGT titles earned by 5 different competitors playing in the Symetra Tour’s Symetra Classic at River Run GC in Davidson, NC. This weekend, 4 PKBGT Alumni and 1 current PKBGT member will tee it up on the Road to LPGA, the developmental pathway of the LPGA Tour. Alumni in the field…