{"id":11450,"date":"2019-12-20T18:32:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=11450"},"modified":"2019-12-29T21:09:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T21:09:41","slug":"20event11_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/20event11_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Peggy Kirk Bell Junior at Pine Needles Lodge"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Saturday-Sunday, December 28-29, the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour closes out the 2019 calendar year in Southern Pines, NC with the Peggy Kirk Bell Junior. The tournament will be held at Pine Needles Lodge and GC, the home course of tour matriarch Peggy Kirk Bell. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Bell <\/span>was the co-owner and Director of Instruction for over 60 years at Pine Needles. The course has now hosted two U.S. Women\u2019s Opens, the 2019 U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Open in 2019 and will host a third U.S. Women\u2019s Open in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

The tournament will feature players from both the Bell National and Futures National Divisions. We take a closer look at the field of 78 players traveling to Southern Pines for the mid-holiday weekend of competition. <\/span><\/p>\n

Bell National Division<\/strong><\/h1>\n

In the Bell National division, 39 players will compete on the 5,800 yard setup. In addition, the event serves as a way to earn crucial Order of Merit spots and Performance Index recognition heading into a season filled with PKBGT Priority Based Entry fields.<\/p>\n

Top ranked players in the field include:<\/p>\n