{"id":7859,"date":"2017-04-27T21:49:08","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T21:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2017-05-07T00:55:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T00:55:26","slug":"17event21_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/17event21_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Maryland Classic @ Laytonsville GC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/TournamentScoring\/Scoreboard.aspx?TID=5099\">&#8212; Live Scoring &#8212;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday-Saturday, May 5-6, the 2017 the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a>\u00a0plays the Maryland Classic at Laytonsville Golf Course in Gaithersburg, MD. \u00a0It is the first time that the PKBGT has hosted an event at the course. \u00a0The field features 26 golfers from \u00a0four different states and Washington DC.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" alt=\"Laytonsville Golf Club\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/images\/courses\/laytonsville.gif\" width=\"100\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Featured in the Bell Series are Sophie Simon (Potomac, MD 2021), Diana Cristina Domenech (Richmond, VA 2018) and Elizabeth Coffren (Owings, MD 2020). \u00a0Simon is ranked in 70th on the PKBGT Performance Index and placed fourth at the PKBGT Tournament of Champions in December. \u00a0 Domenech is ranked 61st on the PKBGT Performance Index and 10th on the Bell National Order of Merit. \u00a0Her season is highlighted with a victory at the Greater Richmond Classic. \u00a0Coffren is currently ranked 81st on the Bell National Order of Merit and had a season best finish as runner-up at the Tournament of Champions.<\/p>\n<p>Featured in the Futures Series are Katie Park (Fairfax, VA 2022) Holly Haber (Stevensville, MD 2019) and Vynie Chen (Centreville, VA 2020). \u00a0Katie Park is currently ranked sixth on the Futures National Order of Merit and has three top-3 finishes this year, the most recent being the PKBGT Masters. \u00a0Haber has yet to play this year on the PKBGT but placed fourth last year at the Middle Atlantic One-Day Series event at U. Maryland with a 79. \u00a0Chen is ranked 14th on the PKBGT Preview Order of Merit Series and placed 14th at the MAPGA Kingsmill Championship.<\/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 500 members in 2016 and \u00a0over 450 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf. 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