{"id":10219,"date":"2019-03-02T22:06:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T22:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=10219"},"modified":"2019-03-02T22:06:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T22:06:07","slug":"19event17_update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/19event17_update\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Central Florida Series Alaqua Classic at Alaqua Country Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Saturday, March 2, the 2019 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> played the first round of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10931\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Florida Series Alaqua Classic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Alaqua Country Club in Longwood, FL. The PKBGT is excited to be working in partnership with <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ioausa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insurance Office of America <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as the presenting sponsor of the series for the second year in a row!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These PKBGT regional events offer innovative yardage-based divisions to girls aged 9-17. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/about_series.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PKBGT Series Progression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows players to progress towards playing collegiate golf by playing yardage\/skill appropriate tournaments as they develop their game.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Prep Division<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading the Prep Division after the first round of play is Caroline McConnell (South Fayette, PA 2022) who shot an 81 (+10) on the day. Currently sitting in second place with a first round score of 95 (+24) is Sarah Fox (Lakeland, FL 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Futures Division<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Futures Division, Morgan Stephens (Sanford, FL 2020) sits in first place after shooting an 83 (+12) on Saturday. Abigail Fernandez (Windermere, FL 2023) sits one stroke behind Stephens in second place after an 84 (+13) in the first round. Shooting a 94 (+23) was McKenzie Coody (Orange City, FL 2024) who is in third place. Sitting at fourth place with a first round score of 97 (+26) is McKenna Murphy (Sanford, FL 2025). Rounding out the top five in the Futures Division is Reagan Chastain (Orlando, FL 2023) with a first round score of 98 (+27). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Discovery Division<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently leading the Discovery Division is Mara King (Longwood, FL 2023) after shooting a first-round 37 (+2). In second place after one round of play is Kelsy Douglas (Orlando, FL 2027) who shot a first-round 43 (+7). Brynn Pressimone (Longwood, FL 2026) is in third place with after a score of 46 (+10). In fourth place with a score of 50 (+14) is Briel Royce (Orlando, FL 2027). Closing out the leaderboard after the first round is Adriana Pagan (Ovideo, FL 2026) with a score of 53 (+17).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second round of the Central Florida Series Alaqua Classic will be played tomorrow, March 3. We wish all of our competitors the best of luck in the final round! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About the PKBGT Regional Series<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One-day tournaments are designed for golfers of all skill levels but are a great place for development golfers to \u201cget into the swing of things\u201d 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\u2019 Golf Tour, the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About the Insurance Office of America<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the vision \u201cto be a family of companies that grow and lead the marketplace by serving our clients, our community and one another,\u201d\u009d 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 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.symetratour.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LPGA Symetra Tour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Events, the IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, the IOA Invitational at Atlanta National Golf Club and the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ioagolfclassic.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IOA Golf Classic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Alaqua CC. IOA also covers over 50 sports teams including the multiple teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about Insurance Office of America, visit: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ioausa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.ioausa.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<h2><strong>Current Leaderboard<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Scoreboard?TournamentID=10931&amp;TournamentDivisionID=58785&amp;IsCombinedDivision=False\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/button_blog_scoreboard.jpg\" alt=\"View Event Photos\" width=\"205\" height=\"253\" data-large_image_width=\"1127.905138339921\" data-large_image_height=\"1392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About the PKBGT<\/h2>\n<p>Founded in 2007 by the Triad Youth Golf Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, as a local girls\u2019 golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina, the tour began as a simple concept: create more effective competitive playing opportunities for girls. By utilizing innovative yardage-based divisions instead of the traditional age-based format, the tour focused on developing tournament experience at the player\u2019s pace. The 2019 season will feature over 90 tournaments in 9 states on the East Coast and with over 900 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl\u2019s only tour in the country.\u00a0 Learn more about the PKBGT at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\">http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, March 2, the 2019 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour played the first round of the Central Florida Series Alaqua Classic at Alaqua Country Club in Longwood, FL. 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