{"id":10042,"date":"2019-01-06T01:22:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T01:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=10042"},"modified":"2019-01-06T01:22:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T01:22:23","slug":"recap-pkbgt-central-florida-series-kickoff-at-disney-presented-by-the-ioa-golf-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/recap-pkbgt-central-florida-series-kickoff-at-disney-presented-by-the-ioa-golf-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: PKBGT Central Florida Series Kickoff at Disney presented by the IOA Golf Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, January 5th, the 2019\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a> played the <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10928&amp;TnmtDate=2019&amp;TnmtName=Central-Florida-Series--Walt-Disney-World-Resort-LBV\">Central Florida Series Kickoff at Disney&#8217;s Lake Buena Vista Golf Course.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0The 2019 kickoff event served as the beginning of the 2nd annual Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour (PKBGT)\u00a0 regional series in the Central Florida region. The PKBGT is excited to be working in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ioausa.com\/\">Insurance Office of America <\/a>as the presenting sponsor of the series for the second year in a row!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_series_cf1_ioa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8639 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_series_cf1_ioa-300x105.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_series_cf1_ioa-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_series_cf1_ioa-200x70.png 200w, https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_series_cf1_ioa-400x140.png 400w, https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/logo_series_cf1_ioa.png 515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These PKBGT regional events offer an innovative yardage-based divisions to girls aged 9-17. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/about_series.php\">The PKBGT Series Progression<\/a> allows players to progress towards playing collegiate golf by playing yardage\/skill appropriate tournaments as\u00a0they develop their game.<\/p>\n<p>The Champion of the Prep Division of the kickoff event was Rayab Lee (Springfield, VA 2021) with a score of 86. In second place with a 92 was Taylor Ellis (Belle Isle, FL 2020) followed by Loa Johannsson (ChampionsGate, FL 2024) with <a href=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disneylbv.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10047 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/disneylbv.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a>a 95 and Sarah Fox (Lakeland, FL 2021) with a 96.<\/p>\n<p>In the Futures Division, Abigail Fernandez (Windermere, FL 2023) won by one shot with an 86 over Darby Hancock (Sorrento, FL 2025) who posted an 87. In third place is Madilyn Saxton (Guyton, GA 2024) with an 89. Rounding out the top five with a score of 94 is Lauren Perry (New Smyrna Beach, FL 2020).<\/p>\n<p>The Champion of the Discovery Division was Gracie Song (Waxhaw, NC 2026) who posted a score of one-over par 37. Just one shot behind Song was Mara King (Longwood, FL 2025) with a 38. In third place was PKBGT newcomer Briel Royce (Orlando, FL 2027) who posted a 42 in her first PKBGT event. Rounding out the top 5 in a tie for 4th place was Bretton Mackiewicz (Longwood, FL 2025) and Riley Fletcher (Winter Springs, FL 2025).<\/p>\n<p>The PKBGT is back in action on February 9th at Mayfair Country Club (Sanford, FL).\u00a0 Make sure to#inviteHER\u00a0 to try out their first tournament FREE at a PKBGT Central Florida Series event!<\/p>\n<h3>About the PKBGT Regional Series<\/h3>\n<p>One-day tournaments are designed for golfers of all skill levels, but are a great place for development golfers to \u201cget in to 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.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Insurance Office of America<\/b><\/p>\n<p>With the vision \u201cto be a family of companies that grows and leads 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\u00a0in revenue in 2016. In addition, IOA is the title sponsor for 3 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.symetratour.com\/\">LPGA Symetra Tour<\/a>Events, the IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, the IOA Invitational at Atlanta National Golf Club and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ioagolfclassic.com\/\">IOA Golf Classic<\/a> at Alaqua CC. IOA also covers over 50 sports teams including the multiple teams in the NBA, NHL, NFL, WNBA and more.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Insurance Office of America, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ioausa.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ioausa.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\">Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour<\/a>\u00a0is an initiative of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tygf.org\/\">Triad Youth Golf Foundation<\/a>, 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\u2019 golf tournaments designed to prepare junior girls\u2019 golfers for high school and collegiate golf. The PKBGT is the nation\u2019s largest \u201cgirls\u2019 only\u201d junior tour with over 450 members in 2015 and 450 girls playing in or committed to collegiate golf. Learn more about the tour at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pkbgt.org\/\">pkbgt.org<\/a>\u00a0or by contacting Tour Director Mike Parker at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mparker@pkbgt.org\">mparker@pkbgt.org<\/a>\u00a0or 336-347-8537.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Scoreboard?TournamentID=10928&amp;TournamentDivisionID=58776&amp;IsCombinedDivision=False\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"View Event Photos\" src=\"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/button_blog_scoreboard.jpg\" alt=\"View Event Photos\" width=\"205\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, January 5th, the 2019\u00a0Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour played the Central Florida Series Kickoff at Disney&#8217;s Lake Buena Vista Golf Course.\u00a0\u00a0The 2019 kickoff event served as the beginning of the 2nd annual Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour (PKBGT)\u00a0 regional series in the Central Florida region. 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