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— Event Scoreboard —<\/a><\/p>\n

The \"Pinehurst start of December brings together 39 champions from the previous year on the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour. \u00a0Each participant has earned their position in the PKBGT Tournament of Champions field with their top finishes throughout the last 12 months. \u00a0This year’s Tournament of Champions is being contested at one of the top courses in the country, Pinehurst No. 8, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. \u00a0Players from 9 different states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Texas and the District of Columbia will tee it up to claim the PKBGT Champions<\/p>\n

Some of the top players in the country highlight a strong Bell Series field, including the top 2 players on the PKBGT Performance Index, Mercer University signee Lauren Lightfritz (2016, Suwanee, GA) and\u00a0Aneka Seumanutafa (2019, Frederick, MD). \u00a0Lightfritz is the reigning Rocket Tour Players Championship at UGA Athens GC champion in addition to victories at the\u00a0Palmetto Classic at USC and\u00a0 the Paladin Classic at Furman. \u00a0Seumanutafa is the reigning PKBGT Masters at Cutter Creek GC champion, and is currently ranked inside the Top 100 nationally on the Junior Golf Scoreboard.<\/p>\n

Other players to watch include PKB Foundation Classic champion and UNC Chapel Hill signee Brynn Walker (2016, St. Davids, PA) who is ranked 70th nationally, 2014 Prep Series Order of Merit champion and\u00a0East Carolina University signee Siranon Shoomee (2016, Sanford, NC), 2015 Precision Jr. Girls’ champion Sarina Sonoda (2016, Florence, SC) and reigning PKBGT Tour Championship winner Emily Hawkins (2018, Lexington, NC) who all sit inside the Top-10 in the PKBGT Performance Index.<\/p>\n

In the Prep Series event, many of the top players from the 2015 Futures Series will begin their journey towards the 2016 Prep Series Order of Merit championship at the Prep Series Kick-off this coming weekend in Pinehurst. \u00a0Leading the way is 6-time PKBGT champion in 2015 Amanda Sambach (2021, Davidson, NC) who is currently ranked 17th on the PKBGT Performance Index. \u00a0Other players to watch include PKBGT Next 2020 champion Nicole Adam (2020, Pinehurst, NC), 2015 Metrolina Classic champion Muskan Uppal (2019, Cornelius, NC) and the South Carolina pair of 2015 Tar Heel Classic winner Anna Morgan (2019, Spartansburg, SC) and Anna Freeman (2017, Aiken, SC).<\/p>\n

Play will begin on Saturday, December 5th with a 10 AM double tee start. \u00a0Follow the action live at the link below.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a>\u00a0is an initiative of the\u00a0Triad 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 low cost, nationally ranked girls\u2019 golf tournaments designed to prepare junior girls\u2019 golfers for high school and collegiate golf. Learn more about the tour at\u00a0pkbgt.org<\/a>\u00a0or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at\u00a0mparker@pkbgt.org<\/a>\u00a0or 336-347-8537.<\/p>\n

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