Female pro Allie Knight contending at PGA Professional Championship at Bandon Dunes
Knight is one of nine women in the field of 312 PGA pros competing at Bandon Dunes this week, but she's not simply in the field — she's contending.
BANDON, Ore. – Allie Knight spends her days teaching golf to others in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. She often holds camps for youngsters in the mornings and gives lessons in the afternoon.
But in between the time spent working on other people's games, she works on her own. "Usually I try to get out on the course in the morning, try to be the first one off at 7:30 if I can," Knight said. "I play really quick and then I'll be at work giving lessons at noon or 1 until the evening, a lot of times till 8 at night.
" Through two days of the 2026 PGA Professional Championship, that work is paying off. Knight is one of nine women in the field of 312 PGA professionals competing at the scenic and pristine Bandon Dunes Golf Resort this week, and she's not simply in the field — she's contending. Knight fired a 67 on the Bandon Dunes course Sunday and followed it with a 73 Monday on the Pacific Dunes course to finish her first 36 holes in 3 under, comfortably inside the cutline and just five shots off the lead, sitting in a tie for 13th.
"I've just been hitting the ball really well," Knight told Golfweek on Monday. "[On Sunday] I made a bunch of putts and that's how I got under par. Today, my putter just kind of struggled.