No golfer in the 2019 Kia Classic field will know the course better than Alana Uriell.
The 22-year old Carlsbad native has been playing Aviara Golf Club for half her life. This week she'll do so for the first time as a professional.
Uriell will be part of a talented field, as the LPGA Tour makes its annual stop in the San Diego area. She has already had a solid 2019 season. Earlier this month she won the SKYiGOLF Championship on the Symetra Tour - the LPGA's developmental tour.
2019 SKYiGOLF Championship CHAMPION Alana Uriell #SIGChamp #Road2LPGA #WinnerSelfie #Congratulations #PumaGolf pic.twitter.com/WTvWSbgGhk — Symetra Tour (@ROAD2LPGA) March 11, 2019
She went on to finish tied for 40th in her first LPGA Tour event last weekend, shooting 10-under at the Founders Cup.
Uriell is excited to play in a tournament she went to as a young golfer. And she says the local knowledge she has gained from years on the course should help her at the Kia Classic.
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Alana spent some time with NBC 7, and showed us around the finishing hole at Aviara.
The 2019 Kia Classic tees off Thursday.
