Dowd Captures Junior Girls' Championship

Dakoda Dowd, of Palm Harbor, shot a 1-under par 145 to win the 47th Florida Women's State Golf Association Junior Girls' Championship at Lake Buena Vista Golf Club in Orlando.

Dowd captures the prestigious Championship by shooting a 2-under par round of 71 in the final round to win the title by one shot.  Dowd captured her first overall championship (16-18 division) at the young age of 13.  2005 Champion Vicky Hurst finished tied for second with a 36 hole total of 70-76-146 along with Jessica Yadloczky, Casselberry 73-73-146 and Jennifer Hooper, Jacksonville with a 77-69-146.

In the 13-15 division, Erica Popson, of Davenport carded a 74-68-142 4-under par to win the division by four shots.  Victoria Kiser of Reunion finished second with a 146.  Jasmine Wade, of Oldsmar captured the 10-12 division after shooting a 37-38-75 to win by three shots.  The 6-9 division was won by Anna Newell of Tampa.  Anna shot a 46-41-87 to win the division. 

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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.