(Orangeburg, SC)   Jacob Bridgeman, 16, of Inman, S.C., and Anna Eddy, 17, of Hilton Head Island, S.C. each topped their respective divisions in the SC qualifier of the Trusted Choice Big "I" National Championship junior golf tournament held June 27 – 28 at the Orangeburg Country Club in Orangeburg, S.C. Both players had to battle it out in tie-breaker rounds to claim the tournament championship. 

Bridgeman and two others finished two under and played hole 10 for the championship. Second place went to Nick Willis, 16, of Cowpens, S.C. Third-place went to George Eubank, Jr. , 17, of Spartanburg, S.C. 

Eddy played her tie-breaker round against Emily Cox, 16, of Lancaster. Both had finished with a two-day score of 156.

Bridgeman, Eddy, Willis and Eubank earned the chance to advance to the Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship set for Aug. 1-4 this summer at the Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, Calif. They join Christian Salzer, 18, of Sumter, S.C. and Victoria Huskey, 18, of Greenville, S.C., who both previously qualified to play in the national tournament. 

Nationally, at least 3,000 boys and girls play in more than 300 local and state-qualifying tournaments organized by nearly 2,000 independent insurance agents. Visit their website (bigigolf.com​) for a history of this tournament.

The state qualifier is a community-service project sponsored by the SC Trusted Choice Agents, whose members are small-business owners who operate independently of insurance companies, representing more than one company and selling all types of insurance. As a result, IIABSC members offer their clients a wider choice of auto, home, business, life and health insurance products.​​