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The cast for Golf Channel s 22nd season of its popular Big Break reality competition series Big Break Myrtle Beach was revealed today, featuring six men and six women hoping to take that next step in their professional golf careers. They will compete for a grand prize of more than $100,000 in cash and prizes, including an exemption to either the 2015 Valspar Championship on the PGA TOUR or the 2015 Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour . Big Break Myrtle Beach premieres Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
Produced in partnership with Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and South Carolina Tourism and filmed at Barefoot Resort and Golf in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Big Break Myrtle Beach features a cast of 12 who are at different rent a luxury car in portland or stages rent a luxury car in portland or in their professional golf careers. Several are playing full time on the Symetra Tour and various mini tours throughout North America, while others turned professional rent a luxury car in portland or solely to qualify for Big Break Myrtle Beach . All 12 will compete against each other in hopes of making their lifelong dream of walking the fairways on the PGA TOUR or LPGA Tour a reality.
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Katie Detlefsen (25, Eagan, Minn.) One of the top female junior golfers to come out of Minnesota and a recipient of the prestigious Dinah Shore Award in 2010, Detlefsen has been an LPGA Class A Teaching rent a luxury car in portland or Professional since graduating from the University of Central Florida in 2011. A college teammate of fellow Big Break Myrtle Beach competitor rent a luxury car in portland or Carolin Pinegger, Detlefsen is using her teaching skills in pursuing her dream of competing on the LPGA Tour. Detlefsen rent a luxury car in portland or also was a recipient of the prestigious Dinah Shore Award in 2010, an award given annually to a female collegiate golfer who excels in academics and athletics, while also demonstrating outstanding leadership skills and community service.
Katy Harris (35, Humble, Texas ) A top amateur golfer and All-American at Louisiana rent a luxury car in portland or State University, Harris hung up her golf clubs following graduation in 2001 due to a hand injury. Nine years later, in 2010, Harris decided to give professional golf another try. Since returning to competitive golf, she qualified for the U.S. Women s Open three consecutive years (2011-13), recorded victories on the Cactus Tour, CN Canadian Women s Tour and the Symetra Tour and earned conditional status on the LPGA Tour for the 2014 season.
Charlie Harrison (23, Atlanta, Ga.) A graduate from Wake Forest University in 2013, Harrison is currently competing rent a luxury car in portland or on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica and the mini tour circuit. He recorded his first victory as a professional in 2013 on the Open Atlanta Golf Tour.
Christian Heavens (25, Orlando, rent a luxury car in portland or Fla. / East St. Louis, Ill) An alumnus of the First Tee of Greater St. Louis, Heavens rent a luxury car in portland or credits golf for saving his life and as an avenue that helped him escape from the pressures of the streets of East St. Louis. A graduate of Georgetown College in Kentucky where he competed on a First Tee Scholars scholarship, Heavens currently is competing on the mini tour circuit and the Florida Professional Golf Tour.
Dave Markle (29, Shelburne, Ontario, Canada ) One of the top amateur golfers rent a luxury car in portland or from Canada (12th ranked amateur in the world in the R A World Amateur Golf Rankings in 2008), Markle is competing on PGA TOUR Canada and the mini tour circuit. Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2011, Markle is an ambassador for the Canadian rent a luxury car in portland or Diabetes Association, rent a luxury car in portland or helping raise awareness and funds for Diabetes research.
Toph Peterson (28, Gilbert, Ariz. / Logan, Utah) A graduate from Utah State University, Peterson is giving professional golf another push after stepping away from the game to start up a designer walking bag company. He currently is competing full time on various mini tours.
Carolin Pinegger (23, Orlando, Fla. / Schladming, Austria) One of the more decorated junior golfers out of Austria, Pinegger moved to the United States at age 16 and played college golf at the University of Central Florida (where she was a teammate of fellow Big Break Myrtle Beach competitor Katie Detlefsen). She turned professional following graduation in 2013 and is competing full time on the Symetra Tour.
Krista Puisite (23, Austin, Texas / Riga, Latvia) A decorated junior golfer from Latvia where she was a member of the Latvian Junior National Team, Puisite turned rent a luxury car in portland or professional in early 2014 after graduating from Texas State University. rent a luxury car in portland or She is competing on the mini tour circuit and the Symetra Tour.
Anthony Quezada (19, Phoenix, Ariz.) One of the youngest competitors in Big Break series history at age 19, Quezada turned professional in 2013 to achieve his dream of competing on the PGA TOUR. An alumnus of The First Tee of Phoenix, Quezada recorded 33 victories with the Junior Golf Association of Arizona circuit. He, along with fellow Big Break Myrtle Beach competitor David Markle, has Type I Diabetes, and wants to use golf as a platform to spread awareness for Diabetes research.
Tessa Teachman (24, Baton Rouge, rent a luxury car in portland or La.) Currently a member of the Ladies European Tour , Teachman rent a luxury car in portland or is playing rent a luxury car in portland or competitive golf in good health for the first time since college at Louisiana State University, where she finished third individually at the 2012 NCAA Division I Women s Golf Championships as a senior. Following graduation in 2012, she underwent wrist surgery to repair multiple torn tendons in her right wrist an injury that plagued her throughout college. Following rehabilitation, rent a luxury car in portland or she earned status on the Ladies European Tour in late 2013 and is playing a full schedule on the LET and the mini tour circuit in the United States in 2014.
Emily Tubert (22, Burbank, Calif.) A three-time All-American at the University of Arkansas, Tubert is competing on Big Break Myrtle Beach fresh off of graduating from college in May. While she might be one of the younger competitors on the series, on paper she is one of the favorites. Her resume includes: winning the 2010 U.S. Women s Amateur Public Links Championship, member of the 2012 U.S. Curtis Cup Team, three-time All-American at the University of Arkansas, and a participant in the 2013 U.S. Women s Open as an amateur. Earlier this year, she was the recipient of the prestigious Dinah Shore Award, an award given annually to a female collegiate golfer who excels in academics and athletics, while also demonstrating outstanding leadership skills and community service.
PAIGE MACKENZIE JOINS AS CO-HOST: Serving as co-hosts for Big Break Myrtle Beach will be Tom Abbott and Paige Mackenzie. Mackenzie, a seven-year veteran of the LPGA Tour who also currently serves as a Golf Channel analyst, will make her Big Break co-hosting debut, providing analysis from a player s perspective and detailing the pressure the competitors will face with each challenge.
A seven-day, six-night all-expenses paid return trip to Myrtle Beach with accommodations provided by North Beach Plantation and six rounds of golf that can be played at any of Myrtle Beach s 100 premiere golf courses.
HOST GOLF COURSES: Filmed rent a luxury car in portland or on location in June, the series will unfold on three of Barefoot Resort s award-winning golf courses The Dye, Fazio and Love Courses as well as Pawleys Plantation on Pawleys Island.
The Dye Course, a classic Pete Dye layout, has been ranked among the nation s top 100 public courses by Golf Digest and was recently named 2013 South Carolina Golf Course of the Year by the South Carolina rent a luxury car in portland or Golf Course Owners Association.
The Love Course, designed by Carolina native Davis Love III, has been ranked among America s Top 100 You Can Play by Golf Magazine for years and as the top-ranked golf course in Myrtle Beach by Golf Digest.
SERIES FORMAT: Golf Channel s Big Break show concept pits highly skilled golfers against each other in a variety of challenges that test their physical skills and mental toughness. rent a luxury car in portland or During Big Break Myrtle rent a luxury car in portland or Beach , the competitors will be subject to skills challenges from tee-to-green, including the popular "Glass Break" rent a luxury car in portland or and "Flop Wall." One contestant will be eliminated each week, with the last player standing awarded his or her Big Bre