{"id":7955,"date":"2017-05-22T19:14:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T19:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=7955"},"modified":"2017-05-24T22:02:39","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T22:02:39","slug":"17event28_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/17event28_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: PKBGT Open Championships Presented by Bargray Clothing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" On Saturday-Monday, May 27-29, the 2017\u00a0Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> plays the PKBGT BELL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/a> at Country Club of Salisbury. Salisbury, home of the Catawba College<\/a> women’s golf team, is a tricky course for this three-day tournament. The event features a field 92 players from Bell and Futures Series of the PKB Girls\u2019 Golf Tour, the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour . The event, ranked by the GolfWeek\/Titliest national rankings, is the third championship tournament of the 2017 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bell Series field features 59 golfers, highlighted by 7 of the top-25 players on the PKBGT Performance Index, including: the top ranked player on the Performance Index, Emily Hawkins (Lexington, NC 2018), \u00a0Kathryn Carson (Mooresville, NC 2017) ranked 6th and is also the defending champion of the PKBGT Open. Nicole Adam (Pinehurst, NC 2020) ranked 16th, (Callista Rice (Mars Hill, NC 2017) ranked 19th, Kendall Turner (Chesapeake, VA 2019) ranked 23rd, Jensen Castle (West Columbia, SC 2019) ranked 24th, Isabella van der Biest (Kingsport, TN 2021) ranked 25th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Futures Series features 33 golfers, highlighted by 11 of the top 25 players on the PKBGT Futures National Order of Merit. All top five on the Futures National Order of Merit. The Top 5 player are, Maria Atw0od (Holly Springs, NC 2022) ranked 1st, Layla Meric (Wesley Chapel, NC 2021) ranked 2nd, Hannah Nall (Cleveland, TN 2022) ranked 3rd, Trinity Muthomi (Kernersville, NC 2022) ranked 4th, Katie Park (Fairfax, VA 2022). Other players ranked in the Top-25 are Morgan Ellison (Peachtree City, GA 2021), Grace Holcomb (Wilmington, NC 2021), Hannah Jonely (Ashburn, VA 2020), Sue Lee (Lorton, VA 2022) and Halynn Lee (Cary, NC 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n

In all, the field includes 15 players who have signed or committed to play college golf in the coming years. \u00a0They include:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Adam, Nicole<\/td>\nPinehurst, NC<\/td>\n2020<\/td>\nUNC Chapel Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battle, Mackenzie<\/td>\nAberdeen, NC<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nCitadel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carson, Kathryn<\/td>\nMooresville, NC<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nEast Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cox, Michaela<\/td>\nGreensboro, NC<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nElon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DeBusk, Samantha<\/td>\nLexington, NC<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nUNC Pembroke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawkins, Emily<\/td>\nLexington, NC<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nCampbell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hensley, Channing<\/td>\nWake Forest, NC<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nUNC Wilmington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isaacson, Madison<\/td>\nGreensboro, NC<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nJames Madison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John, Olivia<\/td>\nSummerfield, NC<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nWestern Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joy, Hailey<\/td>\nReidsville, NC<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nUNC Greensboro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenkel, Keri<\/td>\nCharlotte, NC<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nUNC Greensboro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mast, Rachael<\/td>\nLexington, NC<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nUNC Wilmington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melting, Parker<\/td>\nMint Hill, NC<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nUNC Pembroke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rice, Callista<\/td>\nMars Hill, NC<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\nClemson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wooten, Amy<\/td>\nClinton, NC<\/td>\n2018<\/td>\nWestern Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The PKBGT BELL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS at Country Club of Salisbury brings together players from event brings together players from North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia. It should be a great tournament! Who will be golden?<\/span><\/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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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