{"id":9182,"date":"2018-06-13T14:31:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T14:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=9182"},"modified":"2018-06-13T14:31:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T14:31:04","slug":"18event45_preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/18event45_preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Middle Atlantic One-Day Series at Shenandoah Valley GC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider post-slideshow fusion-post-slideshow\">\n<p>On Saturday, June 16, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a>\u00a0in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/mapga.com\/\">Middle Atlantic PGA<\/a> plays the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/schedule.php?TID=6\">Middle Atlantic One-Day Series<\/a>\u00a0event of the 2018 season at <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=8791\">Shenandoah Valley Golf Course<\/a>\u00a0in Royal, VA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/images\/courses\/shenandoah.gif\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"20\" vspace=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The MA One-Day Series will include 8 One-Day tournaments in the Middle Atlantic region, concluding with a two-day Series Finale at the end of the season. These events offer innovative yardage-based divisions to girls aged 9-17. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/about_series.php\">The PKBGT Series Progression<\/a> allows players to progress towards playing collegiate golf by playing yardage\/skill appropriate tournaments as they develop their game.<\/p>\n<p>One-day tournaments are designed for golfers of all skill levels, but are a great place for development golfers to \u201cget in to the swing of things\u201d playing tournament golf. The goal of One-Day Open Series events is to provide a fun and friendly tournament on a premium golf course. The first Middle Atlantic One-Day Series event \u00a0at Augustine GC featured a full field of 53 players from the PKB Girls\u2019 Golf Tour, the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour.<\/p>\n<p>Featured in the 8 player Prep Series are Jessica Rathbone (Montpelier, VA 2020), Tatum Walsh (Midlothian, VA 2021) and Vynie Chen (Centreville, VA 2020). Jessica is currently ranked 32nd on the Bell National Order of Merit and was the champion of the MA One-Day at Shenandoah Valley last year. Tatum is currently ranked 1st on the Prep MA Order of Merit. She finished in 1st place at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC. Vynie is currently ranked 7th in the Prep MA Order of Merit and she finished in 7th place at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC.<\/p>\n<p>Featured in the 15 player Futures Series are Josephine Nguyen (Springfield, VA 2024), Kinley Stokes (Poolesville, MD 2024) and Emily Wang (Mclean, VA 2024). Josephine is currently ranked T3 on the Futures MA Order of Merit and finished T3 at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC. Kinley is currently ranked T10th in the Futures MA Order of Merit and placed T10th at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC. Emily is currently ranked 8th on the Futures MA Order of Merit and finished 8th at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC.<\/p>\n<p>Featured in the 12 player Discovery Series are Sydney Neou (Leesburg, VA 2027), Cailyn Park (Fairfax, VA 2025), Olivia Cho (Ashburn VA 2028) and Sarah Wang (McLean, VA 2025). Sydney is currently ranked 1st on the Discovery MA Order of Merit and finished in 1st place at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC. Cailyn is currently ranked 2nd on the Discovery MA Order of Merit and finished runner-up at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC. Olivia is currently ranked T3 on the Discovery MA Order of Merit and finished T3 at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC.\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Sarah is currently ranked T3 on the Discovery MA Order of Merit and also finished T3 at the MA One-Day Series at Augustine GC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Everyone looks to continue their success this weekend at the MA One-Day Series event at Shenandoah Valley GC! Awards will be presented to the top-4 finishers in the Prep and Futures Series, and the top-3 finishers in the Discovery Series.\u00a0We look forward to a great event!<\/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><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/pkb.shotstat.com\/TournamentScoring\/Scoreboard.aspx?TID=8791\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"View Event Photos\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/button_blog_scoreboard.jpg\" alt=\"View Event Photos\" width=\"205\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, June 16, the\u00a0Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour\u00a0in partnership with the Middle Atlantic PGA plays the \u00a0Middle Atlantic One-Day Series\u00a0event of the 2018 season at Shenandoah Valley Golf Course\u00a0in Royal, VA. 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