{"id":5468,"date":"2014-01-19T20:43:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T20:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2015-01-04T21:03:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-04T21:03:07","slug":"14event1_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/14event1_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Bulldog Classic at UGA Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/images\/courses\/athens.gif\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> kicks off the Spring Series this Saturday, January 25th with the <a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/Tour\/TournamentDetail.aspx?TID=1541\">Bulldog Classic @ University of Georgia GC<\/a>. University of Georgia GC, home of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgiadogs.com\/sports\/w-golf\/geo-w-golf-body.html\">University of Georgia<\/a> Bulldogs men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s golf teams and the 2013 Women&#8217;s NCAA National Championship, is a challenging course for this two-day tournament. The event features a field of 21 players from the PKB Girls\u2019 Golf Tour, the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour with over\u00a0375 members in 2013\u00a0and 262 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bell Division field features 8 golfers from three states.\u00a0 With Bulldog Classic inaugural champion <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rinko Mitsunaga (Roswell, GA 2015) not on hand to defend her title, look for <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Janet Mao (Johns Creek, GA 2015) ranked 213th nationally, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Joey May Walz (Pittsburgh,\u00a0PA 2015) ranked 640th nationally, and UAB committee <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Juliana Sebastian (Columbia, SC 2014) ranked 719th nationally to push for the title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Futures Division field features\u00a0a strong field of 13\u00a0golfers, highlighted by two of the top 20 players on the 2013 PKBGT Order of Merit lists, including Woo Wade (Dunwoody, GA 2019) in 7th position, and Madison\u00a0Branum (Lexington, SC 2018) in 20th position.\u00a0 Both players will be seeking their third PKBGT Futures Division title, with Wade winning at NC State &amp; PKBGT Open Championships @ CC of Salisbury while Branum won at Furman University &amp; Ironwood Golf &amp; CC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bulldog Classic @ University of Georgia GC brings together the players from the North &amp; South Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. It should be an exciting &amp; challenging event to kick off 2014 !<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> is an initiative of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tygf.org\">Triad Youth Golf Foundation<\/a>, a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation aimed at increasing learning and playing opportunities for youth golfers. Based out of Greensboro, North Carolina, the PKBGT offers affordable, high-quality nationally ranked girls\u2019 golf tournaments designed to prepare junior girls\u2019 golfers for high school and collegiate golf. The PKBGT is the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour with over 400 members in 2013 and\u00a0more than 200 alumni in the collegiate ranks. Learn more about the tour at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">pkbgt.org<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mparker@pkbgt.org\">mparker@pkbgt.org<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> or 336-347-8537.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/TournamentScoring\/Scoreboard.aspx?TID=1541\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"View Event Photos\" alt=\"View Event Photos\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/button_blog_scoreboard.jpg\" width=\"205\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2014 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour kicks off the Spring Series this Saturday, January 25th with the Bulldog Classic @ University of Georgia GC. 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