This Week in PKBGT (July 15)

 

 

Two Regionals, a National, and Two Qualifiers

 

South Carolina Series at Smithfields Country Club

Prep Series

Xinyan “Isabella” Li (Waxhaw, NC 2026) finished the event with a score of 81 (+9) at the South Carolina Series at Smithfields Country Club. She scored one birdie and eight pars on her way to victory. This was Li’s first time taking first in a PKB tournament!

Futures Series

Minyan Ou (Shelby, NC 2028) accepted the challenge of placing first at the South Carolina Series at Smithfields Country Club. She took home the hardware with a score of 82 (+10). This makes it Ou’s second time winning first at Smithfields Country Club, making her a reigning champion here.

Discovery Series

Audrey Lee (Waxhaw, NC 2028) took home the champion hardware at the South Carolina Series at Smithfields Country Club. She finished the round with a score of 44 (+8). This was Lee’s first time taking first in a PKB event!

Georgia Series at Highland Country Club

Prep Series

Narah Hope Kim (Duluth, GA 2027) accepted the challenge of placing first at the Georgia Series at Highland Country Club with a score of 80 (+8). She had one birdie and eight pars on her winning scorecard. This was Kim’s first time taking first in a PKB tournament!

Futures Series

Shiho Im (Dunwoody, GA 2028) took home the champion hardware at the Georgia Series at Highland Country Club. She took home the hardware with a score of 83 (+11). This was Im’s first time in a PKB event, so it shows that she’s got a bright future ahead of her here!

Discovery Series

Leah Reddykotha (Alpharetta, GA 2028) took first at the Georgia Series at Highland Country Club. She finished the round with a score of 44 (+8). This was also Reddykotha’s first time in a PKB event, so she also has very positive future ahead of her!

Carolinas PGA Girls Championship at Raintree Country Club (North)

Carolinas

Elizabeth Rudisill (Charlotte, NC 2025) took first at the Carolinas PGA Girls Championship at Raintree Country Club (North) with a two-day score of 70, 66 = 136 (-8), which qualifies her for a spot at the Girls Junior PGA Championship this August at Cog Hill. Rudisill came up from fifth to claim first by the end of the tournament! She also scored a total of nine birdies and an eagle on her way to victory! Grace Ridenour (Raleigh, NC 2025) took second, also qualifying for a spot in the Girls Junior PGA Championship! She ended the tournament with a two-day score of 69, 69 = 138 (-6), making ten birdies throughout both rounds. On another note, Gracie Song (Waxhaw, NC 2026) made first hole-in-one during the second round!

PKBGT/NB3 Girls Indiana Qualifier at Birck Boilermaker Golf Course (Ackerman-Allen)

Girls 16-18

Elise Fennell (Caledonia, MI 2024) took first with a two-day score of 71, 70 = 141 (-3) at the NB3 Girls Indiana Qualifier at Birck Boilermaker Golf Course (Ackerman-Allen). Over the two rounds, she scored eight birdies! Taking the second qualifying spot in this division is C.A. Carter (Lexington, KY 2024) after winning a playoff. She finished with a two-day score of 74, 75 = 149 (+5).

Girls 14-15

Cailyn Rogers (Ridgefield, CT 2025) took home the first qualifying spot with a two-day score of 75, 73 = 148 (+4) at the NB3 Girls Indiana Qualifier at Birck Boilermaker Golf Course (Ackerman-Allen). Rogers made first with six birdies on her scorecard. Also qualifying is Kelly Cong (Naperville, IL 2024) with a two-day score of 78, 78 = 156 (+12). Cong made three birdies over the two days in order to take the second qualifying spot.

Girls 12-13

Courtney Beerheide (Arlington Heights, IL 2026) took home the only qualifying spot in this division with a score of 75, 79 = 154 (+10) at the NB3 Girls Indiana Qualifier at Birck Boilermaker Golf Course (Ackerman-Allen). Beerheide made first with five birdies on her scorecard, helping her win by four strokes. 

Girls 10-11

Emma Fiocchi (Kildeer, IL 2028)  took the qualifying spot at the NB3 Girls Indiana Qualifier at Birck Boilermaker Golf Course (Ackerman-Allen) after a playoff. She won with a two-day tournament score of 71, 78 = 149 (+5). Throughout the two days, she made four birdies and an eagle on her way to victory!

PKBGT/NB3 Girls New York Qualifier at Huntington Crescent Country Club

Girls 16-18

Stefania Fedun (Glenmoore, PA 2023) took first with a two-day score of 82, 77 = 159 (+15) at the NB3 Girls New York Qualifier at Huntington Crescent Country Club. Since she one by one stroke, her birdie during round two helped to secure her win.

Girls 14-15

With two qualifying spots available, Faith Petrino (Pound Ridge, NY 2025) and Amelie Phung (Forest Hills, NY 2025) took the qualifying spots by tying at the NB3 Girls New York Qualifier at Huntington Crescent Country Club. Petrino ended the round with a two-day score of 85, 78 = 163 (+19), and Phung finished with a two-day score of 81, 82 = 163 (+19).

Girls 12-13

Madison Chen (Manhasset, NY 2026) took the first qualifying spot with a two-day score of 78, 75 = 153 (+9) at the NB3 Girls New York Qualifier at Huntington Crescent Country Club. Chen made first with six birdies on her scorecard, helping her win by one stroke. The player to take the second qualifying spot of this division was Aphrodite Deng (Short Hills, NJ 2028) with a two-day score of 79, 75 = 154 (+10). She finished with five birdies and an eagle.

Girls 10-11

As a sister to another qualifying player, Alexandra Phung (Forest Hills, NY 2029) took first with a score of 78, 78 = 156 (+12). Phung ended the tournament with five birdies on her scorecard.

Upcoming Events

This weekend, the only event occurring is the Delaware Valley Series at White Oaks Country Club, where tee times will begin at 1:00 P.M. The Precision Junior Girls Championship at Bryan Park will take place on Monday, July 18, and Tuesday, July 19. Tee times will begin at 10:00 A.M. on Monday and 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday.

About the PKBGT

Founded in 2007 by the Triad Youth Golf Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, as a local girls’ golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina, the tour began as a simple concept: create more effective competitive playing opportunities for girls. 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. The 2022 season will feature over 138 tournaments in 12+ states and with over 1,000 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl’s only tour in the country.  Learn more about the PKBGT at http://www.pkbgt.org/.

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