{"id":7641,"date":"2017-02-12T23:43:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T23:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=7641"},"modified":"2017-02-12T23:53:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T23:53:31","slug":"17event6_recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/17event6_recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Yu, Nall Win Rocket Tour Players Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/TournamentScoring\/Scoreboard.aspx?TID=5088\">&#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\" \/>Exciting finishes in both divisions was the story of the 2017 Rocket Tour Players Championship in\u00a0Athens, Georgia. \u00a0With temperatures reaching in the 70s at the challenging University of Georgia Golf Course, one of the Top 10 collegiate courses in the country by Links Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>This was the second event where the Bell field are playing for points to help qualify them for the <a title=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/tournaments_whcsymetra.php\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/tournaments_whcsymetra.php\">Women&#8217;s Health Jr. Challenge <\/a>in April! The Top-29 in the points race will receive a spot in the Women&#8217;s Health Jr. Challenge event. The winner of that event will get a spot in the LPGA Symetra Tour Women&#8217;s Health Classic in May!<\/p>\n<p>In the Bell Series, \u00a0Louise Yu (Duluth, GA 2017) fires a 4 under, 68 \u00a0today \u00a0to claim the title she played the last 15 holes of her round 6 under par and had 11 birdies for the weekend. \u00a0Her rounds of 77-68-145 were good enough for a 5 shot lead over\u00a0Skylar Thompson (Buford, GA 2018). \u00a0Caroline Craig (Sautee Nacoochee, GA 2019)\u00a0placed third 9 shots back of the winner.<\/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, Hannah Nall (Cleveland, TN 2022) came from behind to claim the title. \u00a0Nall fired rounds of 83-78-161 for a 2 shot victory over\u00a0Sara Im (Duluth, GA 2023) and (Loralie Cowart Winston, GA 2021). \u00a0Im finished with a 79 in today round to move up on the leader board. \u00a0Cowart shot a 82 today after holding the lead for day 1.<\/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 next weekend February 18-19, 2017 on the campus of Georgia Southern University Golf Course for the <a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/Tour\/TournamentDetail.aspx?TID=5086\">PKBGT Eagle Classic<\/a>. \u00a0This will be the third event that you can qualify for the Women&#8217;s Health Jr. Challenge.<\/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 2016 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=5088\"><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; Exciting finishes in both divisions was the story of the 2017 Rocket Tour Players Championship in\u00a0Athens, Georgia. \u00a0With temperatures reaching in the 70s at the challenging University of Georgia Golf Course, one of the Top 10 collegiate courses in the country by Links Magazine. 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