The Big Break
Contestant Age Hometown Status Week Eliminated
Kim Welch 25 Sacramento , California Futures Tour player Winner
Sophie Sandolo 31 Nice , France Ladies European Tour player Runner-up
Lori Atsedes 44 Orlando , Florida Futures Tour player Week 11
Christina Lecuyer 27 Edmonton , Alberta , Canada Cactus Tour player Week 10
Susan Choi 23 Natick , Massachusetts Newly turned professional Week 9
Samantha Head 35 Orlando , Florida Ladies European Tour player Week 8
Courtney Erdman 25 Altadena , California Futures Tour player Week 7
Tina Miller 25 Miami , Florida Former Futures Tour player Week 6
Dana Bates 44 La Quinta , California Teaching pro Week 5
Adrienne Gautreaux 26 Dallas , Texas Futures Tour player Week 4
Elizabeth Stuart 26 Tampa , Florida Futures Tour player Week 4
Cirbie Sheppard 24 Auburn , California Mini-tour player Week 3
Editions of The Big Break -- Big Break Ka'anapali
The Big Break is a reality television program broadcast by the Golf Channel. The show's premise was to award an aspiring professional golfer exemptions into selected events or full-season exemptions on lower-level tours. The series debuted on October 6, 2003. Traditionally, the show airs at 9 p.m. Eastern time/6 p.m. Pacific time every Monday or Tuesday during its run. Tom Abbott replaced Vince Cellini as the male host at Big Break Sandals Resorts in the spring of 2010. Stephanie Sparks stayed on as female host. Sparks ended her run on the show when Michele Tafoya appeared as co-host for Big Break NFL in 2013. Melanie Collins co-hosted with Abbott on Big Break Florida and Big Break, The Palm Beaches, Florida. LPGA golfer Paige Mackenzie was the female host for Big Break Myrtle Beach in the fall of 2014. Each episode is an hour long, though each season finale is two hours long. The show's chief signature is a giant rock that bears its logo. Until the 11th edition, there was a side rock with the Roman numeral identifying the edition.