On Saturday, April 27, the 2019 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour played the Central Florida Series at The Bayou Club in Largo, FL. The PKBGT is excited to be working in partnership with Insurance Office of America as the presenting sponsor of the series for the second year in a row!
These PKBGT regional events offer innovative yardage-based divisions to girls aged 9-17. The PKBGT Series Progression allows players to progress towards playing collegiate golf by playing yardage/skill appropriate tournaments as they develop their game.
Prep and Futures Divisions
In the Prep Division, Tiffany Colin (Wesley Chapel, 2023) took home the title after posting a solid round of 86 (+14) highlighted by 9 pars for her first PKBGT Prep Regional victory of the 2019 season to punch her ticket to the 2019 PKBGT Tournament of Champions presented by Golf Pride.
Edging out the competition in the Futures Division was Abigail Fernandez (Windermere, FL 2023) after shooting a score of 90 (+18) to win by just one shot over Morgan Stephens (Sanford, FL 2020). Fernandez’s victory at The Bayou Club was her third PKBGT victory of 2019!
Just two shots behind first to round out the top 3 was Darby Hancock (Lakeland, FL 2025) with a score of 92.
Discovery Division
The Champion of the Discovery Division was PKBGT North Carolina Series native Leah Edwards (Greensboro, NC 2025). Edwards posted a solid one-over-par round of 38 to win by 9 shots in the sunshine state. In second place, Madison Dusenbury (Deland, FL 2028) finished with a score of 47 (+10), a round highlighted by two pars on the 2nd and 9th holes.
The PKBGT is back in action next weekend on May 4 for the Central Florida Series at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, FL. Make sure to #inviteHER to try out their first tournament FREE at a PKBGT Central Florida Series event!
About the PKBGT Regional Series
One-day tournaments are designed for golfers of all skill levels but are a great place for development golfers to “get into the swing of things” 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 Central Florida Regional Series Kickoff event features a field of 24 players from the PKB Girls’ Golf Tour, the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour.
About the Insurance Office of America
With the vision “to be a family of companies that grow and lead the marketplace by serving our clients, our community and one another,” Insurance Office of America is one of the largest, privately held agencies in the country. The company began in 1988 with $166,000 in revenue. Over the years, through client retention, growth, and the addition of first-class agents, it has grown to $181 million in revenue in 2016. In addition, IOA is the title sponsor for 3 LPGA Symetra Tour Events, the IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, the IOA Invitational at Atlanta National Golf Club and the IOA Golf Classic at Alaqua CC. IOA also covers over 50 sports teams including the multiple teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and more.
To learn more about Insurance Office of America, visit: http://www.ioausa.com/
Final Results
About the PKBGT
The Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour is an initiative of the Triad Youth Golf Foundation, 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’ golf tournaments designed to prepare junior girls’ golfers for high school and collegiate golf. The PKBGT is the nation’s largest “girls’ only” junior tour with over 450 members in 2015 and 450 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf. Learn more about the tour at pkbgt.org or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at mparker@pkbgt.org or 336-347-8537.
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