SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. -- Peggy Kirk Bell, a leading golf instructor who owned Pine Needles Resort and spent a lifetime as the premier advocate for womens golf, has died at her home at Pine Needles. She was 95.Kelly Miller, her son-in-law and the club president at Pine Needles and Mid Pines, informed club members that she died Wednesday. The Pilot newspaper first reported Kirk Bells death.Kirk Bell was one of the top amateurs in womens golf in the years before the LPGA Tour was formed. She won the Ohio Amateur three times, captured the 1949 Titleholders by two shots over Patty Berg, and won the North and South Womens Amateur. She also played on the 1950 Curtis Cup team.She and her late husband, Warren Bell, bought the Pine Needles Resort and developed it into a top destination. Pine Needles held the U.S. Womens Open three times; the winners were Annika Sorenstam in 1996, Karrie Webb in 2001 and Cristie Kerr in 2007.A legend in the game. You were a special person in my life. You will be missed, Kerr tweeted.The Bell family later purchased Mid Pines.A native of Findlay, Ohio, Kirk Bell was a gifted athlete with limited playing opportunities. She wanted to teach physical education and tried golf at age 17.I found it more of a challenge than any sport Id tried, she said in The Gift of Golf, a biography about her. You simply couldnt haul off and slam the ball like you would a softball. It took dexterity, but you had to apply it properly. Power was nothing without timing in golf.Kirk Bell attended Rollins College in Florida and built an impressive amateur career.She got married in 1953, and the Bells bought Pine Needles. Kirk Bell helped developed a concept called Golfaris, golf instruction taught by women for women. She was a member of seven Halls of Fame and was the first woman inducted to the PGA Golf Instructors Hall of Fame. The USGA awarded her the Bob Jones Award in 1990, its highest honor. She also served as chair of the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour, the largest circuit for young women.A memorial service was scheduled for Tuesday at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church. Daniel Vogelbach Mariners Jersey .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Alex Rodriguez Jersey . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. https://www.cheapmariners.com/2805k-floyd-bannister-jersey-mariners.html . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Harold Reynolds Mariners Jersey . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Mitch Haniger Jersey . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. With another 3-pt game, Connor McDavid became: the first player in Oilers history with 3 points in each of the teams first 2 games, the first teenager in NHL history to start a season with back-to-back games with 3 points, and the 4th playerr since 2000-01 to start a season with back-to-back games with 3 points.dddddddddddd (Via Elias Sports Bureau) ' ' '