{"id":10000,"date":"2018-12-16T16:13:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T16:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=10000"},"modified":"2018-12-16T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T16:13:09","slug":"spring_invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/spring_invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the 2019 PKBGT Spring Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PKBGT is excited to announce the 2019 PKBGT Spring Invitational, a 36-hole Championship event held at the Links at Stoney Point in Greenwood, South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The Links at Stoney Point hosted the LPGA Symetra Tour Women&#8217;s Health Classic the last 4 years, one of the most lucrative events on the Symetra Tour each year.\u00a0 In 2018, the PKBGT partnered with the event to host the Women&#8217;s Health Classic Junior Challenge, a 6 event junior series to qualify one junior golfer to compete in the 2018 professional event.\u00a0 Kayla Smith (2019, Burlington, NC) claimed the victory and earned a Sponsor Exemption into the 2018 professional event.<\/p>\n<p>New for 2019, the PKBGT event will be transformed into the <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10567\">PKBGT Spring Invitational<\/a> with elite competitions in all three of our national divisions, Bell National, Prep Preview and Futures National.\u00a0 The Bell National field will include 36 players and with its exclusive field, will provide enhanced rankings opportunities through the PKBGT Performance Index &amp; Bell National Order of Merit Races (2.5 multiplier) and AJGA Performance Stars (12 stars to the champion and additional stars for the Top 10 finishers).\u00a0 The Prep Preview &amp; Futures National fields will also feature enhanced rankings for the PKBGT Index &amp; AJGA PBE.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10561#info\">Click here for more information on all the rankings partnerships included with this event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Players in the field will be granted acceptance by invitation only and can\u00a0earn their spots in the field thru the following paths:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>TIER 1<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Top 30 players on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Public\/Standings\">Bell National Series Order of Merit<\/a>, Top 22\u00a0players on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Public\/Standings?TourID=147&amp;DivisionID=1719\">Prep Preview Series Order of Merit<\/a>, and the Top 20 players on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Public\/Standings?TourID=146&amp;DivisionID=1720\">Futures National Series Order of Merit<\/a>\u00a0standings at the conclusion of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10564\">RocketTour Players Championship<\/a> on February 17, 2019.\u00a0 Players may increase their status on these lists by finishes in events on each Series this Winter.\u00a0\u00a0A full schedule of PKBGT events is located at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/schedule.php\">http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/schedule.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIER 2<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Bell National\u00a0Champion of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10565\">River Run Girls Classic<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Bell National, Prep Preview &amp; Futures National\u00a0Champions of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10566\">Tar Heel Classic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TIER 3<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 1 Sponsor Exemption for each division<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIER 4<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Remaining field will be completed from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10561\">Spring Invitational Application List<\/a>.\u00a0 Players must apply for consideration by Monday, February 18th at midnight to be considered for one of these spots.\u00a0 Bell National Series Field will feature 36 players, Prep Preview 24 players and Futures National 24 players<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We look forward to a great tournament and watching the elite competition return to the Links at Stoney Point in March 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PKBGT is excited to announce the 2019 PKBGT Spring Invitational, a 36-hole Championship event held at the Links at Stoney Point in Greenwood, South Carolina. 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