{"id":11437,"date":"2019-11-22T16:59:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=11437"},"modified":"2019-11-22T17:06:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T17:06:59","slug":"20event9_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/20event9_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Field: 2019 PKBGT Tournament of Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"

On December 7-8, the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Tour<\/a> takes over Pinehurst Resort<\/a> as champions and top performers of the past season gather for the 2019 Tournament of Champions<\/a>. The girls will take to the prestigious No. 8 Centennial Course<\/a> at Pinehurst Resort in central North Carolina as they battle for the ultimate title: <\/span>Champion of the Champions<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

To earn an invitation to the event, players were required to have met the specific pre-tournament qualifications<\/a>. The top participants punched their ticket to the TOC by winning a tournament on the 2019 PKBGT Tour circuit, winning the 2019 Storie Apparel Regional or National Order of Merit race in their respective division, finishing in the top of the field at 2019 PKBGT Championship Events or finishing runner up at PKBGT Classic events.<\/span><\/p>\n

The field of 81 competitors will be split into two separate divisions of play; the Bell National Division<\/a> and the Prep Preview Division<\/a>. There will be representatives from nine different states along the east coast, ranging from Florida to Pennsylvania and a few international players as well. We delve deeper into each division with our players to watch! <\/span><\/p>\n

Bell National<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Bell National Division field features 42 of the tour\u2019s top players, including 34 of the top 100 players on the PKBGT Performance Index<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Entering the field ranked #2 on the PKBGT Performance Index is Cindy Song<\/strong> (Waxhaw, NC 2023). Song is coming off of 4 top 10 finishes and 3 wins. Her three wins came from 2019 CGA-PKBGT Jimmy Anderson Junior Girls (72 + 65 = 137 {-7}), PKBGT Prep Invitational (74 + 71 = 145 {+1}), and the PKBGT River Landing Classic (75 +75 = 150 {+6}). Her latest top finish was at the 11th PKBGT Invitational with a 7th place finish with scores of 69 + 79 + 75 = 223 {+7}.<\/p>\n

Katherine Schuster<\/strong> (Kill Devil Hills, NC 2021) enters the field ranked #3 on the PKBGT Performance Index. Schuster finished T2 in the 2019 CGA-PKBGT Jimmy Anderson Junior Girls with scores of 68 + 73 = 141 {-3}. She also took home another top 3 finish at the LPGA Tour Pure Silk Girls Junior Championship at Kingsmill Country Club with scores of 70 + 34 = 104 {-3}.<\/p>\n

Hailing from Duluth, GA, Sara Im<\/strong> (Duluth, GA 2023) has had five top 5 finishes this past year. Her most recent finish was 2nd at the 11th PKBGT Invitational with scores of 73 + 75 + 70 = 218 {+2}. Last year Im finished 4th at the Tournament of Champions with scores of 78 + 72 = 150 . {+6}.<\/p>\n

Highest Ranked Players<\/strong><\/p>\n