{"id":6921,"date":"2016-02-15T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=6921"},"modified":"2016-02-15T00:00:31","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T00:00:31","slug":"16event5_recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/16event5_recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Yang, Carles claim Rocket Tour Players titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/TournamentScoring\/Scoreboard.aspx?TID=3919\">&#8212; Live Scoring &#8212;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 20px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/images\/logo_pkbgt_players.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" \/>Wire to wire champions were the story of the 2016 Rocket Tour Players Championship in\u00a0Athens, Georgia. \u00a040 degrees temperatures again challenged the players as well as the challenging University of Georgia Golf Course, one of the Top 10 collegiate courses in the country by Links Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>In the Bell Series,\u00a0Elisa Yang (Norcross, GA 2017) shot a 6-over par 78 to claim the title. \u00a0Her rounds of 72-78-150 were good enough for a 3 shot lead over\u00a0Louise Yu (Duluth, GA 2017). \u00a02015 Rocket Tour Players Championship Futures Series champion\u00a0Kate Owens (Suwanee, GA 2018) placed third 4 shots back.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 20px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/images\/courses\/athens.gif\" width=\"100\" height=\"120\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" \/>\u00a0In the Futures Series, PKBGT newcomer\u00a0Phoebe Carles (Clinton, SC 2020) also went wire to wire to claim the title. \u00a0Carles fired rounds of 79-75-154 for a 1 shot victory over\u00a0Kimberly Shin (Johns Creek, GA 2022). \u00a0Shin shot the low round of the day, even par 72 for a solo second. \u00a0Caroline Smith (Inverness, IL, 2020) claimed 3rd place with rounds of 79-81-160.<\/p>\n<p>The Rocket Tour PLAYERS Championship is sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rockettour.com\/\">Rocket Tour Golf<\/a>, makers of various stylish lines of golf head covers. Rocket Tour Golf doesn&#8217;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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockettour.com\">rockettour.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The PKBGT will return to action February 27-28, 2016 on the campus of Clemson University at the Walker Course for the <a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/Tour\/TournamentDetail.aspx?TID=3920\">PKBGT Tiger Classic<\/a>. \u00a0A great field is registered for the 6th event of 2016 season.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a>\u00a0is an initiative of the\u00a0<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 450 members in 2015 and 450 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf. Learn more about the tour at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">pkbgt.org<\/a>\u00a0or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mparker@pkbgt.org\">mparker@pkbgt.org<\/a>\u00a0or 336-347-8537.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/TournamentScoring\/Scoreboard.aspx?TID=3919\"><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>&#8212; Live Scoring &#8212; Wire to wire champions were the story of the 2016 Rocket Tour Players Championship in\u00a0Athens, Georgia. \u00a040 degrees temperatures again challenged the players as well as the challenging University of Georgia Golf Course, one of the Top 10 collegiate courses in the country by Links Magazine. 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