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\"\"Day one of the first PKBGT Championship of the year is in the books in Athens, Georgia. \u00a0Sunny but chilly temperatures around 40 degrees challenged the players on the Robert Trent Jones layout at the University of Georgia Golf Course, one of the Top 10 collegiate courses in the country by Links Magazine.<\/p>\n

In the Bell Series, \u00a0junior\u00a0Elisa Yang (Norcross, GA 2017) holds a two-shot lead after round one, buoyed by her 4 birdie effort even par 72. \u00a0Yang leads by 2 over Louise Yu (Duluth, GA 2017) and by 3 over 2015 Rocket Tour Players Futures Series champion, Kate Owens (Suwanee, GA 2018). \u00a0Defending champion\u00a0Lauren Lightfritz (Suwanee, GA 2016) sits 8 shots back after an opening round 80.<\/p>\n

In the Futures Series, two 8th graders sit atop the leaderboard,\u00a0Phoebe Carles (Clinton, SC 2020) and Caroline Smith (Inverness, IL, 2020). \u00a0Carles & Smith both fired 7-over rounds of 79 to share the lead. \u00a0Three players sit 4 shots of the lead, Lotte Fox (Raleigh, NC 2020), Kimberly Shin (Johns Creek, GA 2022) and Emelia Pack (Browns Summit, NC 2019). \u00a0Futures Series Order of Merit leader Nicole Adam (Pinehurst, NC 2020)\u00a0was unable to complete the round, withdrawing due to illness.<\/p>\n

The Rocket Tour PLAYERS Championship is sponsored by\u00a0Rocket Tour Golf<\/a>, makers of various stylish lines of golf head covers. Rocket Tour Golf doesn’t just love the game of golf, they have an obsessive passion for it! They believe your golf bag is an extension of your personality; it makes a statement before you even step to the tee box. Players will find a little inspiration from every decade in the hundreds of head cover designs, fitting everything from your driver and fairway woods to your putter. Learn more about Rocket Tour Golf at\u00a0rockettour.com<\/a>.<\/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 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 450 members in 2015 and 450 girls playing in or committed to 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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