As the 2018 season begins this weekend with the PKBGT Invitational, the 2017 season came to a close at the Inspire. Dream. Achieve. Banquet Friday night. It was a special night of mentorship and celebration, with over 100 guests in attendance featuring multiple 2017 Order of Merit Winners and 4 PKBGT Alumni on Tour. In addition, our regional series partner, Storie Apparel, were there to personally recognize the Storie Apparel Regional Order of Merit Winners.<\/p>\n
Bell Order of Merit Winner: Amanda Sambach<\/strong><\/p>\n Futures Order of Merit Winner: Maria Atwood\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Storie Apparel NC Regional Series:<\/em><\/p>\n Prep Order of Merit: Emelia Pack<\/strong><\/p>\n Futures Order of Merit: Kayla Dowell<\/strong><\/p>\n Discovery Order of Merit: Ellen Yu<\/strong><\/p>\n Storie Apparel Middle Atlantic Regional Series:<\/em><\/p>\n Prep: Paris Fieldings<\/strong><\/p>\n Futures: Sue Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n Discovery: Josephine Nguyen<\/strong><\/p>\n Storie Apparel Southeast Regional Series:<\/em><\/p>\n Prep: Carleigh Greene<\/strong><\/p>\n Futures: Ella Kue<\/strong><\/p>\n Discovery: Alexandra Kennedy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n After dinner, PKBGT Alumni on Tour took part in a Q+A session, speaking about their junior golf experiences and life on tour. Since all four Symetra and LPGA professionals in attendance were all PKBGT members, it was a special experience for PKBGT members to see the pathway these pros have gone on, especially since these professionals were once sitting on the other side of the audience preparing to play in the PKBGT Invitational themselves.<\/p>\n Professionals in Attendance:<\/em><\/p>\n Katherine Perry (LPGA Tour<\/strong>)\/ 9-Time PKBGT Champion<\/p>\n Allison Emrey (Symetra Tour)\/<\/strong> 3-Time PKBGT Champion<\/p>\n Lori Beth Adams (Symetra Tour)\/<\/strong> 2-Time PKBGT Champion<\/p>\n Laura Wearn (Symetra Tour)<\/strong>\/ PKBGT Alumnus- Won the 2016 Symetra Tour Gosling’s Dark N Stormy Classic<\/p>\n Although the professionals spoke mainly of their successes and experiences in college golf and professional golf, LPGA Tour member Katherine Perry still had a special, vivid memory from her golf career- “The Salisbury pool party”.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the 2018 season begins this weekend with the PKBGT Invitational, the 2017 season came to a close at the Inspire. Dream. Achieve. Banquet Friday night. It was a special night of mentorship and celebration, with over 100 guests in attendance featuring multiple 2017 Order of Merit Winners and 4 PKBGT Alumni on Tour. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tour_news"],"yoast_head":"\nAbout the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour:<\/h3>\n