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 in 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, and 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 Bells Girls Golf Tour, the largest circuit for young women.A memorial service was scheduled for Tuesday at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church. Custom Edmonton Oilers Jerseys . Dallas hasnt ruled out the star quarterback for Sunday nights game against Philadelphia, but all signs point to Romos back injury pushing Kyle Orton into the starting role after two years of limited play as the backup. Surely Ortons name isnt the first that comes to mind for fans wanting a change after years of damaging interceptions, fumbles or, most infamously, the field goal flub when Romo dropped the snap on a kick that could have won his first playoff game in 2006. Ryan Smyth Jersey . Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. http://www.hockeyoilersshop.com/zack-kassian-jersey/ . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. Jesse Puljujarvi Jersey . -- Yogi Ferrell orchestrates pretty much everything in Indianas offence. Paul Coffey Oilers Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Stafon McCray rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns, including a 61-yarder late in the fourth quarter, and Prairie View had 543 total yards in a 41-20 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday night.McCray, a community college transfer, averaged over 11 yards per carry on 17 attempts. He came into the game with just one carry for four yards this season. His first touchdown went for 10 yards and put Prairie View (2-1, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) up 28-13 with 5:45 left in the third quuarter.ddddddddddddDeAngelo Balla answered with a 13-yard scoring run for Alabama A&M (1-2, 1-1) to make it a one-score game, 28-20, but Caleb Broachs 3-yard run midway through the fourth and McCrays long sprint salted the game away.KhaDarel Hodge had eight receptions for 158 yards and a touchdown for Prairie View.Jordan Bentley had 126 yards rushing and a score for Alabama A&M. ' ' '