KNIGHT HOLDS 18-HOLE LEAD IN CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION
Allie Knight (Knoxville, Tenn.) carded an early-round 68 (-3) to lead the Championship division after the first day of the LPGA Professionals National Championship presented by Voice Caddie. A PGA Teaching Professional at Fairways and Greens Golf Center in Knoxville, Knight used her workplace’s name as her competitive mindset.
“I had four birdies and one bogey, so I played pretty well,” said Knight. “I hit a lot of good shots and I think I only chipped maybe two times. I also hit a lot of greens – just hit it on the green, lagged it up there and if it went in it went in. I played kind of steady fairway-green, didn’t really get in a lot of trouble or anything and just kept it straight and hit it well.”
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The Road of 8 PGA and LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals to the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
By Bob Denney, PGA Historian Emeritus
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
(From left to right: Stephanie Connelly-Eisworth, Joanna Coe, Ashley Grier, Sandra Changkija, Allie Knight, Moira Dunn-Bohls, Alisa Rodriguez and Samantha Morrell) (Photo by Rachel Harris/PGA of America)
For eight PGA and LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals competing in this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, there’s a unique path they’ve each carved to join a 156-member field at Atlanta Athletic Club.
Whether making their major debut like PGA Teaching Professional Allie Knight of Knoxville, Tennessee, or a veteran like LPGA Teaching Professional Moira Dunn-Bohls of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who’s making her 56th career major appearance yes, that’s right there’s shared excitement.