{"id":14713,"date":"2023-05-22T13:04:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=14713"},"modified":"2023-05-22T14:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T18:19:00","slug":"23event53_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/23event53_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Greensboro, N.C. &#8211;<\/strong><i> The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour<\/a> returns to Salisbury Country Club for the annual PKBGT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Contested every year over Memorial Day weekend, five college signees\/commits and residents of 14 states highlight this top 25 nationally ranked event. A cut to the low 50% and ties will be made after thirty-six holes in all three divisions.&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Bell National<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Forty-eight players will tee it up on the 6200 yards par 72 set up in the Bell National division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked players in the field include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anna Howerton<\/strong> \u2014 Winston-Salem, N.C. \u2014 Class of 2023 \u2014 #3 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Won the 14th Peggy Kirk Bell Junior<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avery McCrery <\/strong>\u2014 Wilmington, Del. \u2014 Class of 2025 \u2014 #4 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Placed third at the 2022 PKBGT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP<\/li>\n<li><b>Emerson B. Dever <\/b>\u2014 Durham, N.C. \u2014 Class of 2025 \u2014 #6 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 5 PKBGT Top-10s in this season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Play will begin on Saturday, May 27, at 1 p.m. EDT, with a shotgun start, weather permitting. To view starting times, <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/Pairings\/22822\/PKBGT-OPEN-CHAMPIONSHIP-54--CC-of-Salisbury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Prep Preview<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Twenty-one players will tee it up on the 5800 yards par 72 set up in the Bell National division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked players in the field include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Riley Grimm<\/strong> \u2014 Pinehurst, N.C. \u2014 Class of 2028 \u2014 #13 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Won the 2023 PKBGT Masters<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lila Becker<\/strong>\u2014 Woodstock, Md. \u2014 Class of 2025 \u2014 #157 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Placed fourth in the 2022 PKBGT Open Championship<\/li>\n<li><b>Miraya Lurie <\/b>\u2014 Raleigh, N.C. \u2014 Class of 2027 \u2014 #160 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 5 PKBGT Top-10s in 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Play will begin on Saturday, May 27, at 1 p.m. EDT, with a shotgun start, weather permitting. To view starting times, <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/Pairings\/22822\/PKBGT-OPEN-CHAMPIONSHIP-54--CC-of-Salisbury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Futures National<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Twenty-one players will tee it up on the 5405 yards par 72 set up in the Futures National division.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Top-ranked players in the field include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sydney Dinh <\/b>\u2014 Fairfax, Va. \u2014 Class of 2028 \u2014 #293 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Won the Kandi Comer Girls Classic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rose Hall <\/strong>\u2014 Yorktown, Va. \u2014 Class of 2029 \u2014 #327 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Won the Cutter Creek Girls Classic<\/li>\n<li><b>Natalia Henderson <\/b>\u2014 Southern Pines, N.C. \u2014 Class of 2029 \u2014 #334 on the PKBGT Performance Index \u2014 Won the PKB Foundation Classic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Play will begin on Saturday, May 27, at 1 p.m. EDT, with a shotgun start, weather permitting. To view starting times, <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/Pairings\/22822\/PKBGT-OPEN-CHAMPIONSHIP-54--CC-of-Salisbury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the PKBGT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2007 by Girls Golf of America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, a local girls&#8217; golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina.&nbsp; 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&#8217;s pace. The 2022-23 season will feature over 110 tournaments in 10+ states on the East Coast, and with over 1,500 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl&#8217;s only tour in the country.&nbsp; Learn more about the PKBGT at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\">http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For complete coverage of the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour, follow the PKBGT on social media @PKBGirlsTour (Twitter), facebook.com\/girlsgolftour (Facebook), @pkbgirlstour (Instagram), or visit our website at <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">www.pkbgt.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greensboro, N.C. &#8211; The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls&#8217; Golf Tour returns to Salisbury Country Club for the annual PKBGT OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. 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