Big Break Kaanapali

 

Kim Welch

Congratulations to Kim Welch for winning “Big Break: Kaanapali.” Kim defeated Sophie Sandolo, 4 and 3, in the championship match that aired this week. Now Kim can finally stop holding it in, and publicly celebrate.Kim has two Top 10 finishes on the Fut…

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Christina Lecuyer

Christina Lecuyer is one of the “final four” on “Big Break: Kaanapali,” airing on the Golf Channel. The Edmonton, Ontario, native played collegiately at the University of Central Arkansas. She had some good showings on The Cactus Tour (a Phoenix/Scottsdale-based tour) earlier in the year, including fourth- and sixth-place finishes. She’s also played a few Futures Tour events in 2008, with

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Tina Miller

Tina Miller’s focus is on golf. She’s looking forward to LPGA Q-School at the end of the year. And this week she is taking part in the CVS Charity Classic in Rhode Island.

But out of the corner of her eye, Tina is also looking at modeling. And why not? The Golf Channel chose to end its “Big Break: Kaanapali” intro with a shot of bikini-clad Tina emerging from a swimming pool. Tina has the “it”

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Courtney Erdman

Courtney Erdman was eliminated from “Big Break: Kaanapali” in the episode that aired this past Tuesday. While we wish the best for all the contestants on the show, Courtney and Tina Miller, as friends of Golf Babes, were two we were particularly pulling for. And now they are both gone, alas.

Courtney went out strong, however, making birdie on the final hole she played in the series.

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Tina Miller

Here’s a photo of Tina Miller taken during one of her shoots for Play Golf Designs.

If you’re following Tina on “Big Break: Kaanapali,” be sure to check out Tina’s journal on her Web site. She’s writing about her experiences on the show, including some stuff that didn’t make it onto the air.

Update: Check out Tina’s interview with Golf for Women blogger The Golf Gal. Tina talks about Episode

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Tina Miller

It’s premiere night for “Big Break: Kaanapali” on the Golf Channel. April 15 at 10 p.m. ET, with hosts Stina Sternberg and Andrew Magee. So to celebrate, let’s wrap up our series of posts on “BBK” contestants with our gorgeous friend Tina Miller.

It’s been a momentous last few months for this former All-American and Futures Tour player. Tina took part in “Big Break: Kaanapali,” and then she

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Sophie Sandolo And The Big Break: Ka’anapali Premiers Tonight!

Sophie Sandolo And The Big Break: Ka’anapali premiers tonight 4/15/08 at 10pm on The Golf channel.
Below is Sophie’s bio as reprinted from the Big Break Ka’anapali pages at The Golf Channel. To view Sophie Sandolo’s swing videos and complete bio click here.
Sophie Sandolo
Monaco, Monte Carlo
Hometown: Nice, France
Birthdate: 7/20/76
College: University of California- Los Angeles (One year)
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Courtney Erdman

California girl Courtney Erdman loves her Anaheim Ducks. But if I remember correctly from previous conversations with Courtney, she also loves the baseball team I love, the Cincinnati Reds.

Courtney played at College of the Canyons and turned pro in 2006. Last year on the Futures Tour, she made 10 of 15 cuts and was 45th on the money list. According to her “Big Break” bio, Courtney and her

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Sophie Sandolo

A coup for the Golf Channel was landing Sophie Sandolo as a cast member for “Big Break: Kaanapali” - a golfer who already has a large international profile. That noteriety for Sandolo is mostly due to her modeling career, and more specifically to the racy calendars she’s been doing for a couple years.

Her golf gets overshadowed by her “outside activities,” but Sandolo can play. She’s been a

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Adrienne Gautreaux

Adrienne Gautreaux is the fiery redhead on “Big Break: Kaanapali” with the thick Texas twang. A Texas native and Dallas resident, Gautreaux began her college career at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, and finished it at the University of South Carolina, where she was teammates with past Big Breaker Kristy McPherson.

She turned pro in 2004 and has played primarily on the

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Kim Welch

“Big Break: Kaanapali” cast member Kim Welch got 2008 off to a great start: She finished second in the Futures Tour season opener, the Bright House Networks Open. In fact, she tied for first, getting into a 3-way playoff that Sunny Oh wound up winning.

Welch was a star at Washington State University, winning 11 tournaments and posting 29 Top 10 finishes in her time there. She turned pro in

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Samantha Head

Samantha Head is the Englishwoman on “Big Break: Kaanapali.” She’s also a twin; her sister Johanna has LPGA Tour status.

Samantha is an accomplished player in her own right, having won twice on the Ladies European Tour. Since turning professional in 1995, Samantha has played on the LET and the Japan Ladies Golf Tour, plus a season on the Futures Tour.

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Elizabeth Stuart

Trivia question: Who was the first golfer to go through the “First Tee” youth program and later join a pro golf tour?
Answer: Elizabeth Stuart

Before hitting “Big Break: Kaanapali,” Stuart had two years of Futures Tour experience under her belt, and she’s playing the Futures in 2008. Stuart turned pro in 2006 after a collegiate career at Florida International. Her best finish to date on the

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Susan Choi

Susan Choi is one of the lesser-known and least experienced - at least in professional tournaments - cast members of “Big Break: Kaanapali.” A New York native, Choi first played tournament golf when she went to college at Division III Wellesley in Massachussetts. She won more than a dozen tournaments while in college. She also won the Boston men’s amateur championship in 2006 and 2007.

At the

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“Big Break: Kaanapali” Preview Clip

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Christina Lecuyer

We’ll be posting about some of the “Big Break: Kaanapali” golfers over the coming weeks, leading up to the April 15 series debut on the Golf Channel. And starting with the ones we haven’t posted about before.

Such as Christina Lecuyer. Christina is a native of Edmonton who played college golf at the University of Central Arkansas. Lecuyer made it to the finals of LPGA Q-School last year before

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Preview Sophie Sandolo In The Big Break Ka’anapali

The Girls And Sophie Sandolo Are Back!

Grab your sunscreen and shades because the girls are back and Big Break Ka’anapali is the place to catch the most talented female cast in Big Break series history. Premiering April 15 at 10 p.m. ET, the popular GOLF CHANNEL series will be hotter than ever when 12 ladies [...]

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