{"id":8485,"date":"2017-11-18T13:42:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T13:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=8485"},"modified":"2017-11-18T20:26:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T20:26:48","slug":"18event2_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/18event2_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: PKBGT Tournament of Champions presented by Golf Pride Grips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/images\/courses\/pinehurst8.gif\" alt=\"Jacksonville Country Club\" width=\"100\" height=\"120\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The culmination of a year\u2019s worth of tournaments has brought us to the 2017 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour&#8217;s Tournament of Champions presented by Golf Pride Grips. \u00a0The tournament will take place at Pinehurst No. 8 in Pinehurst, N.C. on December 2 &#8211; 3, 2017. The Tournament of Champions is an exclusive event for players who achieved on the PKBGT this season.<\/p>\n<p>The field for this year&#8217;s event will feature 70 players from 8 different states (Alabama,\u00a0Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia).\u00a0Players have earned their spot to the 2017 Tournament of Champions by finishing at the top of the field\u00a0in PKBGT events throughout the year and winning the PKBGT Order of Merit Points Standings in the Bell and Futures divisions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Field Summary<\/u><\/p>\n<ul class=\"lispacer\">\n<li><strong><em>70 Players from 8 Different States:<\/em><\/strong> Alabama (1), Delaware (1), Georgia (3), Maryland (4), North Carolina (41), South Carolina (5), Tennessee (1),\u00a0Virginia (14)<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Reigning Bell Order of Merit Champion<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Amanda Sambach (Davidson, NC 2021) is currently ranked 1<sup>st<\/sup> in the Bell National Order of Merit. Sambach had 3 wins in the 2017 PKB tour season, including: Tour Championship at Salem Glen GC, Precision Jr. Girls\u2019 Championship at Bryan Park, and PKBGT Masters presented by Aunt Ruby\u2019s Peanuts at Greenville CC. She also finished runner-up at last year\u2019s PKBGT Tournament of Champions at Pinehurst No. 8, and is starting the 2018 season off strong with a 1st place finish at the 2017 PKBGT Invitational at Grandover Resort.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>2016 Tournament of Champions Champion\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>&#8211; Haeley Wotnosky (Wake Forest, NC 2018) is currently ranked 6th in the PKBGT Performance Index. Haeley was the 2016 Tournament of Champions Winner by 9 strokes, finishing the weekend at 5-under par. She also finished top-10 at two other events this year, the PKB Foundation Classic and the CGA-PKBGT Jimmy Anderson Junior Girls&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Highest Ranked Player<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Rachel Kuehn (Asheville, NC 2019) is the highest nationally ranked player in the field at 43. Kuehn is currently ranked 4<sup>th<\/sup> in the 2018 PKB Bell National Order of Merit. She also finished top-5 at the 2017 PKBGT Invitational and top-7 at last year\u2019s PKBGT Tournament of Champions at Pinehurst No. 8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The field includes 10 players inside the top-20 of the 2018 PKBGT Performance Index.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amanda Sambach (2021) Davidson, NC &#8211; 1<\/li>\n<li>Haeley Wotnosky (2018) Wake Forest, NC &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Nicole Adam (2020) Pinehurst, NC &#8211; 7<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca DiNunzio (2019) Norfolk, VA &#8211; 11<\/li>\n<li>Kayla Smith (2019) Burlington, NC &#8211; 12<\/li>\n<li>Rachel Kuehn (2019) Asheville, NC &#8211; 13<\/li>\n<li>Sasha Hayes (2019) Winston Salem, NC &#8211; 16<\/li>\n<li>Riley Smyth (2018) Cary, NC &#8211; 17<\/li>\n<li>Anna Morgan (2019) Spartanburg, SC &#8211; 19<\/li>\n<li>Mackenzie Battle (2018) Aberdeen, NC &#8211; 20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The competitive field also includes 12 players who have committed to playing collegiate golf at some of the top colleges and universities in the country.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nicole Adam (2020) Pinehurst, NC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 UNC Chapel Hill<\/li>\n<li>Mackenzie Battle (2018) Aberdeen, NC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Citadel<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Cleary (2020) Wilmington, DE\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 U. of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca DiNunzio (2019) Norfolk, VA \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Virginia Tech<\/li>\n<li>Hailey Freedman (2018) Chapel Hill, NC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Brown<\/li>\n<li>Grace Huffman (2018) Lexington, VA \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Longwood<\/li>\n<li>Rachel Kuehn (2019) Asheville, NC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wake Forest<\/li>\n<li>Anna Morgan (2019) Spartanburg, SC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Furman<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Sambach (2021) Davidson, NC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0U. of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Skylar Sload (2018) Ashburn, VA. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 U. of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Riley Smyth (2018) Cary, NC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0U. of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Haeley Wotnosky (2018) Wake Forest, NC \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0U. of Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Round one of tournament play will begin on Saturday, December 2nd at 10 AM, weather permitting. Round two will be played on Sunday, December 3rd, weather permitting and will conclude with the awards ceremony following the round. Follow the action live at the link below. We look forward to a great event!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About our Presenting Sponsor, Golf Pride Grips:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"maintext\">For over six decades, Golf Pride Grips has been the global leader in golf grip innovation and technology, from the invention of the slip-on grip to groundbreaking advancements in cord with our new Brushed Cotton Technology (BCT \u00ae) to the introduction of the hybrid category of grips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"maintext\">Today,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfpride.com\/\">Golf Pride \u00ae<\/a>\u00a0has laid claim to more major wins than any other grip company. More than 80% of Tour professionals choose to play our grips and not one is paid to do so. And in this age of multi-million dollar endorsement deals, that&#8217;s the strongest endorsement of all. So, whether you&#8217;re a Tour pro playing a major, a rising amateur, or an everyday golfer, you can rest assured knowing you&#8217;re playing the #1 Grip in Golf.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>About our the PKBGT:<\/strong><\/em><\/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=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Scoreboard?TournamentID=8024\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/button_blog_scoreboard.jpg\" alt=\"View Event Photos\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The culmination of a year\u2019s worth of tournaments has brought us to the 2017 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour&#8217;s Tournament of Champions presented by Golf Pride Grips. \u00a0The tournament will take place at Pinehurst No. 8 in Pinehurst, N.C. on December 2 &#8211; 3, 2017. 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