{"id":12436,"date":"2020-08-14T23:18:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T23:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=12436"},"modified":"2020-08-15T01:02:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T01:02:43","slug":"20event101update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/20event101update\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Tour Championship at Pine Needles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Southern Pines, NC-<\/b> The\u00a0Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour<\/a> began play of the 2020 PKBGT Tour Championship hosted at Ms. Bell’s Pine Needles Golf Resort. Pine Needles, voted annually as one of the top tracks in the Carolina’s, has been privileged to host three USGA Women’s Opens, including the upcoming 2022 US Women’s Open. The best of each division stood out during a rain battled round one on Friday morning. The top-ranked junior in the country leads the Bell National division with the low round of the day at 68 (-4). The #1 spot in the Futures Order of Merit holds a slim lead after day one.\u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n

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Bell National<\/h2>\n

In the Bell National division, a newcomer to the PKB Girls Tour, and the top-ranked player in the country, Hyo Joon Jang<\/strong> (Bluffton, SC 2022) grabbed a four-shot lead after her opening round 68 (-4). Jang, the winner of her last two competitive CGA events, birdied six holes, including four on her homeward nine. The younger of the two Lydic sisters in the field, Sarah Lydic<\/strong> (Ocean View, DE 2024), sits four shots away from Jang after her opening round of 72 (E). Lydic drew two circles on her card, including a three on the problematic par-four seventeenth. Joining Jang and Lydic in the final pairing for round two is Melanie Walker<\/strong> (Burke, VA 2022) after her round of 73 (+1).<\/p>\n

1. Hyo Joon Jang<\/strong> (Bluffton, SC 2022) \/ 68 (-4)<\/p>\n

2. Sarah Lydic\u00a0<\/strong>(Ocean View, DE 2024) \/ 72 (E)<\/p>\n

T3. Sydney Hackett <\/strong>(Ashburn, VA 2022) \/ 73 (+1)<\/p>\n

T3. Melanie Walker <\/strong>(Burke, VA 2022) \/ 73 (+1)<\/p>\n

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Click Here to View Full Bell National Leaderboard<\/a><\/p>\n

Click Here to View Second Round Tee Times<\/a><\/p>\n

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Futures National<\/h2>\n

Three-time major champion Madison Messimer<\/strong> (Myrtle Beach, SC 2025) grabbed the lead after her steady opening round of 72 (E). The Futures National Order of Merit leader circled four numbers on the day back-to-back birds on the tenth and eleventh. Standing in second place is Emerson Dever<\/strong> (Durham, NC 2025) after her round of 73 (+1). Dever made a clutch up and down save on the final hole to stay within a shot of her playing partner Messimer. Rounding out the final pairing is Cara Hillburn<\/strong> (Little River, SC 2022) at 74 (+2).<\/p>\n

1. Madison Messimer<\/strong> (Myrtle Beach, SC 2025) \/ 72 (E)<\/p>\n

2. Emerson Dever<\/strong> (Durham, NC 2025) \/ 73 (+1)<\/p>\n

3. Cara Hillburn<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>(Little River, SC 2022) \/ 74 (+2)<\/p>\n

T4. Fannie Sukhumparnich <\/strong>(Bethesda, MD 2024) \/ 77 (+5)<\/p>\n

T4. Sahana Mantha<\/strong> (Charlotte, NC 2025) \/ 77 (+5)<\/p>\n

T4. Katie Vu<\/strong> (Fairfax Station, VA 2024) \/ 77 (+5)<\/p>\n

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Click Here to View Full Futures National Leaderboard<\/a><\/p>\n

Click Here to View Second Round Tee Times<\/a><\/p>\n

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Round 2 will begin Saturday, August 15, at 7:30 AM, weather permitting.<\/p>\n

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Follow the second round of the PKBGT Tour Championship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Live-Scoring\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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About the PKBGT<\/h2>\n

Founded in 2007 by Girls Golf of America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, as a local girls’ golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina.\u00a0 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 2020 season will feature over 110 tournaments in 9 states on the East Coast, and with over 1,000 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl’s only tour in the country.\u00a0 Learn more about the PKBGT at http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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For complete coverage of the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour, follow the PKBGT on social media @PKBGirlsTour (Twitter), facebook.com\/girlsgolftour (Facebook), @pkbgirlstour (Instagram) or visit our website at <\/span><\/i>www.pkbgt.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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