The Big Break VI: Trump National
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The Big Break VI: Trump National was the sixth edition of The Golf Channel
's popular reality television
series, The Big Break
. The show awards exemptions into selected events on major professional golf
tours.
This is the first time the show was held at a course in California
: Donald Trump
's Trump National Golf Club
in Los Angeles
. Trump made a cameo appearance in the season premiere, in addition to appearing periodically throughout the show. This is also the first mixed-gender edition of the show. Nine men and nine women competed for exemptions onto the Champions Tour
and LPGA Tour, respectively. The two Champions Tour events the men competed to qualify for were the Turtle Bay Championship
and the Bank of America Championship
, while the two LPGA events the women competed for entry into were the SBS Open at Turtle Bay
and the Longs Drugs Challenge. http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=20291
The show was taped in June and July 2006, and premiered on September 26, 2006 with the matchplay final broadcast on December 19, 2006.
Ages are as of the time The Big Break VI was filmed in July 2006.
Briana Vega competed on her first sponsor's exemption in the 2007 SBS Open at Turtle Bay. She missed the cut and finished last, with a score of 161 (+17). Fellow BBVI competitors and 2007 LPGA exempt rookies Kristy McPherson and Sarah Lynn Sargent also played in the tournament; McPherson missed the cut and finished with a +5 150, while Sargent made the cut and finished tied for 73rd place with a score of 225 (+9).
The Golf Channel
Golf Channel, known as The Golf Channel before the July 2008 dropping of The, is an American cable television network with coverage focused on the game of golf. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama, the American headquarters and studio are currently located in Orlando, Florida...
's popular reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series, The Big Break
The Big Break
The Big Break is the Golf Channel's reality television program. The show's premise is to award an aspiring professional golfer exemptions into selected events on certain tours. The series debuted on October 6, 2003, and has become very popular. As of November 2011, Big Break is in its 16th...
. The show awards exemptions into selected events on major professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tours.
This is the first time the show was held at a course in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
: Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
's Trump National Golf Club
Trump National Golf Club (Los Angeles)
Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles is a public golf club in Palos Verdes, California featuring a course designed by Pete Dye and Donald J. Trump Signature Design....
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Trump made a cameo appearance in the season premiere, in addition to appearing periodically throughout the show. This is also the first mixed-gender edition of the show. Nine men and nine women competed for exemptions onto the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
and LPGA Tour, respectively. The two Champions Tour events the men competed to qualify for were the Turtle Bay Championship
Turtle Bay Championship
The Turtle Bay Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1987 to 2008. The tournament was founded in 1987 as the GTE Kaanapali Classic when it was played at Kāʻanapali on the island of Maui.-History:...
and the Bank of America Championship
Bank of America Championship
The Bank of America Championship was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1981 to 2008. It was played annually in June in Concord, Massachusetts, United States, at the Nashawtuc Country Club. Bank of America was the main sponsor of the tournament....
, while the two LPGA events the women competed for entry into were the SBS Open at Turtle Bay
SBS Open at Turtle Bay
The SBS Open at Turtle Bay was a golf tournament for professional female golfers, played on the LPGA Tour that took place between 2005 and 2009 on the Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu, Hawaii, USA....
and the Longs Drugs Challenge. http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15100&select=20291
The show was taped in June and July 2006, and premiered on September 26, 2006 with the matchplay final broadcast on December 19, 2006.
Women
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Bailey | 25 | Faulconbridge, New South Wales Faulconbridge, New South Wales Faulconbridge is a village located in the Blue Mountains 77 km west of Sydney, New South Wales and is 450 metres above sea level. At the 2006 census, Faulconbridge had a population of 4,014 people.-History and Description:... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
FUTURES Tour FUTURES Tour The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour... player |
| Bridget Dwyer Bridget Dwyer Bridget Dwyer is an American professional golfer, best known for her appearance on The Big Break, the Golf Channel's reality television series.Dwyer was born in Oahu, Hawaii, and is the youngest of six children.... |
25 | Kailua, Hawaii | FUTURES Tour FUTURES Tour The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour... player |
| Ashley Gomes | 23 | Pleasanton, California Pleasanton, California Pleasanton is a city in Alameda County, California, incorporated in 1894. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area located about east of Oakland, and west of Livermore. The population was 70,285 at the 2010 census. In 2005 and 2007, Pleasanton was ranked the wealthiest middle-sized city in... |
Western Athletic Conference Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS... individual champion at San Jose State University San José State University San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States... ; FUTURES Tour FUTURES Tour The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour... player |
| Sarah Lynn Johnston | 24 | St. Charles, Illinois St. Charles, Illinois St. Charles is a Chicago suburb in Kane and DuPage counties of Illinois, United States, and is roughly west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. According to a 2004 census estimate, the city has a total population of 32,134. The official city slogan is Pride of the Fox, after the Fox River that runs... |
FUTURES Tour FUTURES Tour The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour... player; Qualified for 2007 LPGA Tour exempt status after filming of The Big Break VI. |
| Laura London | 25 | Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385... |
Played on FUTURES Tour FUTURES Tour The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour... from 1999–2001 |
| Annie Mallory | 23 | Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
FUTURES Tour FUTURES Tour The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour... player |
| Kristy McPherson Kristy McPherson Kristy McPherson is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour.-Early life and amateur career:A native of South Carolina, McPherson was diagnosed at age 11 with Still's disease, a form of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis... |
25 | Conway, South Carolina Conway, South Carolina Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University.... |
FUTURES Tour FUTURES Tour The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour... player; Qualified for 2007 LPGA Tour exempt status after filming of The Big Break VI |
| Karyn Stordahl-Utecht | 25 | Prior Lake, Minnesota Prior Lake, Minnesota In 2007, there are an estimated 19,319 residents. The population density was 1,207 people per square mile . There were 5,791 housing units at an average density of 428.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 94.5% White, 0.8% African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3%... |
Former player for the University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... ; 2005 Miss Minnesota Miss Minnesota The Miss Minnesota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss America pageant. Minnesota has won the Miss America crown on three occasions. The last, was Gretchen Carlson, in 1989.- Winners :... |
| Briana Vega | 23 | North Andover, Massachusetts North Andover, Massachusetts North Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. North Andover is the home of Merrimack College, a private, Catholic four-year institution .... |
FUTURES Tour FUTURES Tour The LPGA Futures Tour, previously styled in uppercase as FUTURES Tour and known for sponsorship reasons between 2006 and 2010 as the Duramed FUTURES Tour, is the official developmental golf tour of the LPGA Tour... player; Winner of 2004 Women's Golf Association of Massachusetts Amateur Championship |
Men
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Corliss | 56 | Cumming, Georgia Cumming, Georgia Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,430 at the 2010 census. However, places with a Cumming mailing address have a population of around 100,000... |
Sun Belt Senior Tour player |
| Albert Crews | 54 | Homer, Louisiana Homer, Louisiana Homer is present day parish seat of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town was named after the Greek poet Homer and was laid out around the Courthouse Square in 1850 by Frank Vaughn. The present day brick courthouse, built in the Greek Revival style of architecture, is one of only... |
Qualified for 2005 U.S. Senior Open |
| Charlie Gibson | 52 | Windsor, California Windsor, California Windsor is an incorporated town in Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 26,801 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:Windsor is located on U.S. Route 101 in the Russian River valley, about southeast of Healdsburg, California.... |
Former All-American at Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona... |
| Denny Hepler | 50 | Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw is a city in and the county seat of Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. Cradled among Winona Lake, Pike Lake, Hidden Lake and Center Lake, Warsaw is nicknamed "Lake City," though other cities in the surrounding area are also referred to by that nickname... |
Former Malaysian Open winner |
| Jeff Mitchell Jeff Mitchell (golfer) Jeff Mitchell is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and 1980s. He has also been a head coach in various college men's and women's golf programs.... |
51 | Frisco, Texas Frisco, Texas Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also... |
1980 Phoenix Open winner; 1980 first round co-leader at The Masters; former Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech Red Raiders golf The Texas Tech Red Raiders men's and women's golf teams represents Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech. The teams compete as members of the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association .-Men's:... player and head coach |
| Kelly Murray | 50 | Reston, Virginia Reston, Virginia Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the 2010 Census and 56,407 at the 2000 census... |
Holds world record for longest recorded drive (684.8 yards) |
| Gary Ostrega | 52 | Westfield, New Jersey Westfield, New Jersey Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 30,316. The old village area, now the downtown district, was settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract.... |
Played on the PGA Tour PGA Tour The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America... from 1977–1979 |
| Rocky Rockett | 54 | Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the third largest suburb of the Charlotte Area, behind Concord and Rock Hill. The population was 71,226 as of Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina,... |
Sun Belt Senior Tour all-time leading money winner |
| Gavin Slabbert | 51 | Orange Park, Florida Orange Park, Florida Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida, USA, and a suburb of Jacksonville. The population was 8,412 at the 2010 census. The name "Orange Park" is additionally applied to a wider area of northern Clay County outside the town limits, covering such communities as Fleming Island, Lakeside, and... |
Heartland Tour player |
Ages are as of the time The Big Break VI was filmed in July 2006.
Elimination Chart
| Contestant | Ep. 1 | Ep. 21 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 52 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 9 | Ep. 10 | Ep. 11 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bri | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN4 | WIN6 | |||||||||
| Denny | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN5 | OUT | |||||||||
| Bridget | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Jeff | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Rachel | IN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
| Gary | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||||||||
| Ashley | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Charlie | IN | IN | OUT | WIN3 | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Laura | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Kelly | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Albert | WIN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Sarah | WIN | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| Rocky | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| Kristy | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Annie | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karyn | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sid | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
- 1 In episode 2 through 4, the contestants competed in pairs of men and women during the immunity and elimination challenges.
- 2 In episode 5, the remaining Men and Women faced off for immunity. The winning team would be exempt for the next episode whereas the other team would face elimination the following episode.
- 3 In episode 6, Trump announced that the previously 4 eliminated males from the show would participate in a Playback Challenge. The winner would earn the right to compete in the Elimination Challenge with the five males still on the show.
- 4 Bri won "The Big Break VI: Trump National" Women's championship matchplay final by defeating Bridget 3 & 1.
- 5 Denny won "The Big Break VI: Trump National" Men's championship matchplay final by defeating Jeff 1 up on the 19th hole.
- 6 Bri became the ultimate winner in "The Big Break VI: Trump National" by defeating Denny Hepler in a nine-hole skins match. After winning 5 out of the 9 holes, Bri was awarded $50,000.
- Pink indicates the contestant is a female.
- Blue indicates the contestant is a male.
- Green background and WIN means the contestant won matchplay final and The Big Break.
- Blue background and WIN means the contestant won immunity from the elimination challenge.
- Purple background and WIN means the contestant won the playback challenge and was back on the show.
- Light blue background and HIGH means the contestant had a higher score in the elimination challenge.
- White background and IN means the contestant had a good enough score in the elimination challenge to move onto the next episode.
- Orange background and LOW means the contestant had one of the lower scores for the elimination challenge.
- Gray background and IN means the contestant had the episode off and was therefore safe.
- Red background and OUT means the contestant was eliminated from the competition
Winners' exemption performances
Denny Hepler competed in the 2007 Turtle Bay Championship, played on the Palmer Course at the Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, Hawai'i, January 22–28. He finished tied for 72nd place, with a score of 222 (+6). http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/s548/results/Briana Vega competed on her first sponsor's exemption in the 2007 SBS Open at Turtle Bay. She missed the cut and finished last, with a score of 161 (+17). Fellow BBVI competitors and 2007 LPGA exempt rookies Kristy McPherson and Sarah Lynn Sargent also played in the tournament; McPherson missed the cut and finished with a +5 150, while Sargent made the cut and finished tied for 73rd place with a score of 225 (+9).
External links
- Official Site
- Preview video The Golf Channel
- Golf Channel Announces 'Trumped Up' Big Break 6 The Golf Channel, May 9, 2006
- Golf Channel press release announcing contestants