North Carolina IIA to Host 2008 Big I Junior Classic
The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina announced that North Carolina will host the National Trusted Choice Big I Junior Classic in 2008. This prestigious tournament will be hosted at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst.
As junior golfers, current PGA Tour players Tiger Woods and Billy Andrade each won two Big I championships. Andrade captured back-to-back titles in 1980 and 1981. Woods won the prestigious tournament in 1990 and 1992. The 1992 tournament was held in Pinehurst.
While Woods and Andrade both had successful runs in the tournament, there is a distinguished list of current professional players who as juniors played in the Big I. They include Fuzzy Zoeller, Bob Tway, Craig Stadler, Casey Martin, David Duval, Hale Irwin, Phil Michelson, Justin Leonard and Bobby Clampett.