BOISE, Idaho -- Boise native Madeleine Sheils finished with a tournament total of 9-over-par 293 to claim a two-shot victory in the 2007 Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic. In the Boys Division, Tommy Gibson of Pilot Mountain, N.C. shot his third-consecutive round of 1-under-par 70 to finish with a four-round total of 281.
Sheils struggled most of the day but was able to make a crucial birdie on the 14th hole and par three of the final four holes to claim a two-shot victory. Sheils, who was playing in her third Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic, was overcome with emotion after her victory.
“To win this tournament means so much,” Sheils said. “I’ve come a long way in my career. This event was my first national junior golf event two years ago and to win it means so much.”
Lindy La Bauve of Scottsdale, Ariz., finished second after shooting a four-round total of 295. 2006 Champion Kristen Schelling of Mesa, Ariz., finished five shots behind Sheils in third place, with a four-day total of 298.
Gibson played steady golf during his final round, and made three birdies on the back nine, including birdies on the 16th and 17th holes. Gibson shot his third-consecutive round of 1-under-par 70 to finish with a four-day total of 3-under-par 281. Gibson credited his play in the tournament to his preparation before the event.
“I practiced so hard leading up to this event,” Gibson said. “It’s feel great to be playing my best at the end of my junior career and I hope to carry it over to the start of my college career.”
Andrew Perez of Oxnard, Calif., and Logan Harrell of Huntersville, N.C., finished in a tie for second. Each of them finished six shots behind the leader, with a tournament total of 287. John Ladow finished in fourth place, shooting the best score of the final round, a 3-under-par 68. Stefan Brewer of Charlotte, N.C., and Christopher Morris of Maysville, Ky., finished in fifth place, carding four-round totals of 290.
In the 21st-annual Patrick Cannon Memorial Long Drive Contest, Daniel Crawford of St. Joseph, Mo., won the Boys Division with a record drive of 348 yards. Marina Martinez of Modesto, Calif., won the Girls Division as her drive traveled a record 325 yards.
The 2008 Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic will take place at The Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst.
For more information on the 2007 Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic, please contact Chad Crunk (chad.crunk@gmail.com) at (270) 839-5765 or (208) 344-5683 or visit the official website of the 2007 Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic, www.iiajc.com.
The Classic, presented by The Tiger Woods Foundation, runs through August 2 at the Crane Creek Country Club in Boise. Allied Insurance is the event’s lead sponsor.
In addition to Tiger Woods and Bob Tway (1976), other notable past champions of the event include Billy Andrade (1980, 1981), Cristie Kerr (1994, 1995), Candie Kung (1998, 1999), Bobby Clampett (1975), Chris Smith (1986), Justin Leonard (1989), Kellee Booth (1993) and Grace Park (1996). David Duval, Phil Mickelson and Fuzzy Zoeller also competed in the event, which has been played annually since 1969. The Girls Division began in 1993.
More than 4,000 boys and girls compete nationally to earn a spot in the Trusted Choice Big “I” Junior Classic. Additionally, more than 1,000 independent insurance agents and brokers help organize and administer the local qualifying tournaments that determine the final fields of 108 boys and 60 girls. Participation in the Trusted Choice® Big “I” Junior Classic is open to any junior golfer whose 19th birthday does not occur prior to August 2, 2007 and who has not started college. The boys compete for the Robert Trent Jones Trophy, and the girls vie for the Mayerstein Trophy.
This year’s tournament takes place at the Crane Creek Country Club. Central to the Boise Highlands, the 130-acre Crane Creek Country Club was established in 1963. Constant improvements and reinvestment in the member-owned facility have shaped the Crane Creek of today: a quality country club occupying one of the most beautiful settings in the Pacific Northwest.
The Trusted Choice® Big “I” Junior Classic is coordinated by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”), the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers. The Big “I” represents a network of more than 300,000 member agents and agency employees throughout the country. Its members are businesses that offer customers a choice of policies from a variety of insurance companies. Independent agents and brokers offer all lines of insurance—property, casualty, life, and health—as well as employee benefit plans and retirement products. Web address: www.independentagent.com and www.trustedchoice.com.
Boys
1 Tommy Gibson, Pilot Mountain, NC 71-70-70-70–281 (-3)
T2 Logan Harrell, Huntersville, NC 75-70-69-73–287 (+3)
Andrew Perez, Oxnard, CA 71-73-73-70–287 (+3)
4 John Ladow, Pottstown, PA 69-76-75-68–288 (+4)
T5 Stefan Brewer, Charlotte, NC 71-73-77-69–290 (+6)
Christopher Morris, Maysville, KY 72-74-74-70–290 (+6)
T7 Robert Hoadley, Southern Pines, NC 75-71-74-71–291 (+7)
Keegan Fennessy, Minot, ME 74-70-72-75–291 (+7)
T9 Hayden Letien, Sumter, SC 72-76-68-77–293 (+9)
Connor McCracken, Eagle, ID 73-77-74-69–293 (+9)
T11 Jay Myers, Saratoga, CA 79-75-71-70–295 (+11)
Damian Telles, The Dalles, OR 74-76-70-75–295 (+11)
Sawyer Radler, Fayetteville, AR 76-76-72-71–295 (+11)
T14 Jon Lussier, Barton, VT 76-74-71-75–296 (+12)
Zac Blair, Ogden, UT 80-70-76-70–296 (+12)
Brad Simons, Mountain Home, AR 76-74-71-75–296 (+12)
Patrick Fishburn, Farr West, UT 72-79-73-72–296 (+12)
T18 Blake Brown, Scottsdale, AZ 75-72-77-73–297 (+13)
Patrick Hanzel, Lincoln, NE 71-74-76-76–297 (+13)
T20 Paul McNamara III, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 76-70-77-75–298 (+14) Thomas Welk, Bismarck, ND 77-74-73-74–298 (+14)
22 Allan Day, Midlothian, VA 76-76-78-69–299 (+15)
T23 William Cullen, Bloomington, IL 73-77-76-74–300 (+16)
Kevin Dougherty, Murrieta, CA 77-76-72-75–300 (+16)
Michael Turner, Baden, PA 73-80-74-73–300 (+16)
T26 Chris Worrell, Enid, OK 75-74-79-74–302 (+18)
Park Ulrich, Overland Park, KS 73-76-74-79–302 (+18)
Brandon Dalinka, Newtown, PA 72-77-77-76–302 (+18)
William Foust, Ronan, MT 71-84-76-71–302 (+18)
T30 Zack Dekruyf, Jerome, ID 75-79-75-74–303 (+19)
Cory McElyea, Santa Cruz, CA 75-74-80-74–303 (+19)
T32 Matthew Erickson, Dell Rapids, SD 73-76-81-74–304 (+20)
Jarrett Foote, Woodinville, WA 76-72-76-80–304 (+20)
Daniel Schaller, St. Louis, MO 76-75-78-75–304 (+20)
Cameron Edens, Phoenix, AZ 71-82-75-76–304 (+20)
T36 William Herring, Lillington, NC 75-74-78-78–305 (+21)
Aaron Mapel, Dodge City, KS 75-80-74-76–305 (+21)
Garrett Westbrook, Baton Rouge, LA 75-74-76-80–305 (+21)
T39 Lee Knox, Augusta, GA 74-80-77-75–306 (+21)
Mike Basco, Scottsdale, AZ 77-78-76-75–306 (+22)
41 Taylor Zimmerman, State Road, NC 74-79-79-75–307 (+23)
T42 Jordan Skyles, Eagle, ID 81-74-79-74–308 (+24)
Joe Schwark, Westminster, CO 76-77-78-77–308 (+24)
Chuck Sullivan, Rumford, RI 79-76-73-80–308 (+24)
T45 Juan Jose Salcedo, The Woodlands , TX 78-76-77-78–309 (+25)
Daniel Crawford, Saint Joseph, MO 75-71-83-80–309 (+25)
Parker Edens, Greeley, CO 77-76-77-79–309 (+25)
Curtis Donahoe, League City, TX 77-75-79-78–309 (+25)
Scott Bruening, Norfolk, NE 78-76-80-75–309 (+25)
50 Matthew Pesci, Langhorne, PA 79-75-76-81–311 (+27)
T51 Zachary Butler, Lexington, KY 80-73-81-78–312 (+28)
Andrew McGee, Graham, TX 78-77-81-76–312 (+28)
53 Joseph Heisler, Redmond, OR 75-73-79-86–313 (+29)
54 Jamie Gray, Duncan, OK 74-79-78-83–314 (+30)
55 Wilson Anthony, Fordyce, AR 73-82-83-83–321 (+37)
MISSED THE CUT
Jesse Nippress, Tempe, AZ MC (+14)
Danny Kim, Fairfax, VA MC (+14)
Nate Kelly, Suttons Bay, MI MC (+14)
Jake Murphy, Hamilton, NJ MC (+14)
Garrett Beyor, Monson, MA MC (+14)
James Dewling, Brighton , MI MC (+14)
Ben Brooks, Cedar Springs, MI MC (+15)
Kasey Allen, Boise, ID MC (+15)
Drew Aimone, Savannah, GA MC (+16)
Bryan Fickle, Sedalia, CO MC (+16)
Michael Basinski, Grand Rapids, MI MC (+16)
Ryan Zech, Kearney, MO MC (+16)
Talor Gooch, Midwest City, OK MC (+16)
Christopher Wellde, Ellicott City, MD MC (+16)
Zac Treash, Plainfield, IN MC (+17)
Thomas Watkins, Madison, MS MC (+17)
Travis Johnson, El Campo, TX MC (+17)
Nick Wilson, Little Rock, AR MC (+17)
Ross Keesling, Kearney, MO MC (+17)
Brad Elliott, Sunfield, MI MC (+17)
James Anderson, III, Leesville, LA MC (+18)
Zac Henderson, Goshen, IN MC (+18)
Patrick Barrett, Pinehurst , NC MC (+18)
Connor Wentzell, Worcester, MA MC (+19)
Charles Windon, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA MC (+19)
Blake Wilson, League City, TX MC (+19)
Chad Novak, Pueblo, CO MC (+19)
James Gehrke, Albuquerque, NM MC (+19)
Jonathan Keiley, Haiku, HI MC (+19)
Ryan Homola, Amityville, NY MC (+20)
Matt Carroll, Heathrow, FL MC (+20)
Drew Imel, Bluffton, IN MC (+20)
Jordan Hamblin, Twin Falls, ID MC (+20)
Casey Gleich, Bismarck, ND MC (+21)
Matthew Lockemy, Macomb, MI MC (+21)
Christian Heavens, Fairview Heights, IL MC (+22)
Will Boyle, Wellesley, MA MC (+22)
Michael Hamilton, Lincoln, RI MC (+23)
Jordan Verner, Boise, ID MC (+24)
Jerry Temple, Newark , DE MC (+24)
Zach Beebe, Sparks, NV MC (+24)
Joe Hoskins, Monmouth, IL MC (+25)
Denny Job, Ogden, UT MC (+26)
Brandon Smith, Pocatello, ID MC (+30)
Austin Dean, Billings, MT MC (+32)
Harry Richards, Westport, CT MC (+32)
Chris Dix, Elida, OH MC (+33)
Daniel Ott, Pilesgrove, NJ MC (+33)
Will Black, Calhoun City, MS MC (+33)
Tom Duris, Toledo, OH MC (+36)
Todd Cheney, Casper, WY MC (+55)
Nick Langley, Ballwin, MO WD (Even)
Brad Sill, Duncan, SC DQ (+1)
Paul Mitzel, Renton, WA DQ (+3)
Girls
1 Madeleine Sheils, Boise, ID 72-73-71-77–293 (+9)
2 Lindy La Bauve, Scottsdale, AZ 74-72-74-75–295 (+11)
3 Kristen Schelling, Mesa, AZ 75-73-74-76–298 (+14)
T4 Marina Martinez, Modesto, CA 76-76-71-77–300 (+16)
Jordan Allyne, Bellevue, WA 78-73-75-74–300 (+16)
Cheyenne Woods, Phoenix, AZ 80-71-75-74–300 (+16)
7 Cyd Okino, Honolulu, HI 79-72-74-77–302 (+18)
T8 Christine Cho, La Crescenta, CA 78-75-71-79–303 (+19)
Kayla Mortellaro, Phoenix, AZ 78-76-74-75–303 (+19)
10 Ashley McKenney, Scottsdale, AZ 74-74-78-78–304 (+20)
11 Ashlee Pickerell, Salem, OR 79-75-73-79–306 (+22)
12 Felicia Marie Espericueta, Edinburg, TX 84-74-74-75–307 (+23)
13 Samantha Troyanovich, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 77-77-77-78–309
(+25)
T14 Courtney Gunter, Matthews, NC 77-81-77-76–311 (+27)
Darlea Carr, Pinehurst, NC 80-80-76-75–311 (+27)
16 Paige Martin, Ardmore, OK 79-78-77-79–313 (+29)
T17 Lydia Gumm, Radcliff, KY 78-81-79-77–315 (+31)
Hannah Suh, San Jose, CA 82-78-75-80–315 (+31)
Amanda Steinhagen, Oak Hill, VA 79-79-79-78–315 (+31)
Kimberly Kaufman, Clark, SD 78-79-79-79–315 (+31)
Heather Lott, Baton Rouge, LA 79-80-76-80–315 (+31)
22 Emily Riddle, St. Marys, PA 84-75-77-80–316 (+32)
23 Katie Somers, Issaquah, WA 80-82-80-78–320 (+36)
T24 Caroline Powers, Bowling Green, OH 81-79-78-85–323 (+39)
Carissa Simmons, Boise, ID 83-79-78-83–323 (+39)
26 Callie Kemmer, Wichita, KS 79-83-80-82–324 (+40)
27 Kimberly Wong, East Montpelier, VT 83-78-81-84–326 (+42)
28 Kaitlin Higginbotham, Norman, OK 82-80-83-84–329 (+45)
29 Chandra Alexander, Haslet, TX 78-81-83-88–330 (+46)
30 Bryce Hetchler, Clinton Township, MI 81-81-85-88–335 (+51)
MISSED THE CUT
Kristin Warhurst, Mobile, AL MC (+21)
Chelsea Harris, Normal, IL MC (+21)
Eleana Collins, Pinehurst, NC MC (+23)
Hannah Lavy, Fayetteville, AR MC (+24)
Carmen Jones, Orangeburg, SC MC (+26)
Kathryn Fowler, Americus, GA MC (+26)
Kacey Valla, Nampa, ID MC (+27)
Shamira Marshall, Macedonia, OH MC (+27)
Jennifer Welch, Little Rock, AR MC (+27)
Anna Christenson, Lincoln, NE MC (+28)
Cailin Winokur, Spring Lake, NJ MC (+28)
Maggie Boberg, Littleton, CO MC (+29)
Erica Payton, Madison, MS MC (+29)
Fiamma Felitch, Oklahoma City, OK MC (+29)
Brigitte Baker, McLean, VA MC (+30)
Kayla Knopik, Papillion, NE MC (+30)
Kristen Harrington, West Lafayette, IN MC (+30)
Laura Kraft, Jamestown, ND MC (+30)
Mabrie Cain, St. Peters, MO MC (+31)
Andrea Vogt, Auburn, IN MC (+31)
Katherine Scott, Cherry Hills Village, CO MC (+32)
Randi Fischer, Twin Falls, ID MC (+33)
Chelsey Watkins, Sealy, TX MC (+33)
Jordan Lippetz, Reno, NV MC (+35)
Selu Fotu, Alpine, UT MC (+35)
Alexis Kelleher, Worcester, MA MC (+35)
Sara Nickels, Albuquerque, NM MC (+40)
Alyssa Biskupiak, Helena, MT MC (+43)
Kate Gallagher, Savannah, MO DQ (Even)
Harin Lee, Bayside, NY DQ (Even)
