{"id":10209,"date":"2019-02-24T18:08:44","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T18:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/?p=10209"},"modified":"2019-02-24T18:08:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T18:08:44","slug":"19event16_recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pkbgt.org\/news\/19event16_recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Central Florida Series at River Hills Country Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Saturday, February 23rd, 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 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10930\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Florida Series at River Hills CC in Valrico, FL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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>Futures Division<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking home the championship in the Futures Division, after a tiebreaker playoff, is <strong>Alyssa Mixon<\/strong> (Wesley Chapel, FL 2023) who shot an 82 (+10). Finishing in second place is <strong>Tiffany Colin<\/strong> (Wesley Chapel, FL 2023) after she also shot an 82 (+10) and fell just short in the tiebreaker playoff. <\/span><b>Abigail Fernandez <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Windermere, FL 2023) came in third place after shooting an 84 (+12) on the afternoon. In fourth place, shooting a 92 (+20) on the day was <strong>Morgan Stephens<\/strong> (Sanford, FL 2020). Rounding out the top five was <strong>Sarah Robinson<\/strong> (Lutz, FL 2022) with a score of 95 (+23). <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Discovery Division<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Champion of the Discovery Division was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Bretton Mackiewicz\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Longwood, FL 2025) who posted a score of two-over par 38 and won a tiebreaker playoff. <\/span><b>Carlee Meilleur\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lansdowne, CAN 2026)<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finished in second place with a score of 42 (+6) and fell just short in the tiebreaker playoff. In third place was <\/span><b>Briel Royce <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Orlando, FL 2027) with a 40 (+4). \u00a0Finishing in fourth place with a score of 42 (+6) was <\/span><b>Brynn Pressimore <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Longwood, FL 2026). Closing out the top five was <\/span><b>Riley Fletcher <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Winter Springs, FL 2025), who came in fifth place with a score of 48 (+12).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PKBGT is back in action next weekend, March 2-3rd for the <a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Tournament\/TournamentDetails?TID=10931\">Alaqua Classic<\/a> at the host course of the LPGA Symetra Tour\u2019s IOA Classic, Alaqua Country Club in Longwood, FL. \u00a0Make sure to #inviteHER to try out their first tournament FREE at a PKBGT Central Florida Series event!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About the PKBGT Regional Series<\/b><\/h2>\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<h2><strong>Final Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tournaments.pkbgt.org\/Scoreboard?TournamentID=10930&amp;TournamentDivisionID=58784&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\" \/><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, February 23rd, the 2019 Peggy Kirk Bell Girls\u2019 Golf Tour played the Central Florida Series at River Hills CC in Valrico, 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! 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