Vicky Hurst Captures Junior Girls' Championship

Vicky Hurst, of Melbourne, shot a 2-under par 144 to win the 46th Florida Women's State Golf Association Junior Girls' Championship at Lake Buena Vista Golf Club in Orlando.

Hurst captures the prestigious Championship by shooting a steady even par round of 73 in the final round to win the rain soaked championship by one shot.  2004 Champion Jacqui Concolino finished second with a 36 hole total of 73-72-145 along with Jessica Yadloczky, Casselberry 71-74-145.

In the 13-15 division, Erica Popson, of Davenport carded a 70-72-142 4-under par to win the division by four shots.  Andrea Messer of  Belleaire finished second with a 146.  Alexandra Perez, of Miami captured the 10-12 division after shooting a 39-41-80 to win by one shot.  The 6-9 division was won by Lauren Gros of Gainesville.  Lauren shot a 42-48-90 to win the division by 18 shots. 

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Founded in 1927, the Florida Women’s State Golf Association was created to carry out the mission of “developing, promoting, maintaining, and protecting the game of golf among Florida’s women amateur golfers.”  The FWSGA conducts 8 state championships and 8 district tournaments for women amateur golfers in the state.  They also perform course ratings throughout Florida, raise funds to support the FWSGA Junior Scholarship fund, work in conjunction with the USGA to conduct seminars on the Rules of Golf, Handicapping, and Course Rating, and provide a communication network for women golfers within the state.  For more information please contact the office at 813-864-2130 or www.fwsga.org.