{"id":5645,"date":"2014-03-30T22:44:15","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T22:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=5645"},"modified":"2014-04-06T01:20:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-06T01:20:58","slug":"14event9_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/14event9_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Wolfpack Classic at NC State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/images\/courses\/lonniepoole.gif\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Saturday-Sunday, April 5-6, the 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> plays the <a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/Tour\/TournamentDetail.aspx?TID=1549\">Wolfpack Classic<\/a> at Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State. Lonnie Poole, home to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gopack.com\/sports\/w-golf\/\">North Carolina State University<\/a> men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s golf teams is a demanding course for this two-day tournament. The event features a field of 80 players from the PKB Girls\u2019 Golf Tour, the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour with over 375 members in 2013 and 262 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Bell Division field features 44 golfers, highlighted by last year&#8217;s event champion, Anna Redding (Concord, NC 2015), who will be defending her title, and 13 of the top-50 players on the PKBGT Performance Index, including: Shannon Brooks (Vienna, VA 2015) ranked 1st, Redding ranked 2nd, Sarah Spicer (Bahama, NC 2016) ranked 5th, Jessica Spicer (Bahama, NC 2016) ranked 7th, Elizabeth Bose (Norfolk, VA 2015) ranked 17th, Grace Yatawara (Salisbury, NC 2016) ranked 23rd, Alaina Yeatts (Durham, NC 2014) ranked 25th, Kate Collom (Davidson, NC 2014) ranked 32nd, Siranon Shoomee (Sanford, NC 2016) ranked 33rd, Savannah Gowarty (Raleigh, NC 2015) ranked 39th, Khushboo Thiagaraj (Haymarket, VA 2014) ranked 40th, Annie Collom (Davidson, NC 2015) ranked 41st, ane Kayla Thompson (Clarkton, NC 2014) ranked 46th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Futures Division field features 36 golfers, highlighted by 10 of the top-25 players on the 2014 PKBGT Order of Merit lists, including: Katharina Floyd (Chapel Hill, NC 2020) in 1st position, Sophie Holland (Cornelius, NC 2020) in 2nd position, Jillian Preisach (Fuquay Varina, NC 2019) in 4th position, Ellis Hunter (Greensboro, NC 2016) in 6th position, Mackenzie Battle (Aberdeen, NC 2018) in 7th position, Olivia John (Summerfield, NC 2018) in 14th position, Elizabeth Hall (Durham, NC 2015) in 15th position, Rebecca DiNunzio (Norfolk, VA 2019) in 20th position, Alexis Jarrell (Davidson, NC 2018) in 22nd position, Hannah Rose Bruxvoort (Chapel Hill, NC 2018) in 25th position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Wolfpack Classic brings together players from event brings together players from Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. The tournament is a qualifier for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juniorworldgolf.com\/\">Callaway Junior World Golf Championship<\/a> in San Diego, CA. It should be a great tournament!<\/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 375 members in 2013 and 262 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf. 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=1549\"><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>On Saturday-Sunday, April 5-6, the 2014 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour plays the Wolfpack Classic at Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State. Lonnie Poole, home to the North Carolina State University men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s golf teams is a demanding course for this two-day tournament. 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