The Big Break I

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The Big Break I
Hosted by Rick Smith; Katherine Roberts
WinnerJustin Peters
Location Treetops Resort, Gaylord, Michigan
No. of episodes10
Release
Original releaseOctober 6, 2003 (2003-10-06)
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The Big Break II

The Big Break I was the first round of The Big Break , the Golf Channel's reality television program. The show's premise is to award an aspiring professional golfer exemptions into selected events or full-season exemptions on certain tours. The series premiered on October 6, 2003.

Event

The contest was filmed over ten days at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. [1] The winner would receive exemptions into four selected events on the Canadian Tour in 2004 (all of which were broadcast by The Golf Channel).

The ten hopefuls for the first season were Randy Block of San Antonio; Garrett Garland of Northridge, California; Charles Calhoun of Marietta, Ohio; Justin Peters of Plantation, Florida; Steve Duemig of Clearwater, Florida; Anthony Sorentino of Rochester Hills, Michigan; Mark Farnham of Port Jefferson, New York; Craig Pawling of Sunrise, Florida; Jeff Brown of Hampton, Georgia; and Jon Roddy of Orlando, Florida. The show was hosted by Phil Mickelson's former swing coach, Rick Smith, and Katherine Roberts, who was dismissed as eye candy. In the end, Peters defeated Sorentino 3 & 1 in the matchplay final. [2] Peters, though, failed to make the cut in any of the four Canadian Tour events he played in. He would go on to win the 2014 eGolf $250,000 Championship at Red Hawk. [3]

The success of the first series would launch one of the longest-running reality shows on television, and become one of Golf Channel's most watched series. [4] [5]

Elimination chart

ContestantEp. 2Ep. 3Ep. 4Ep. 5Ep. 6Ep. 7Ep. 8Ep. 9Ep. 10
Mulligan
Winner
JustinJonMarkAnthonyCraig1RandyNoneJustinNone
JustinINHIGHININWINHIGHWINHIGHWIN2
Anthony HIGHHIGHININHIGHINWINHIGHOUT
CraigININLOWINLOWLOWLOWOUT
RandyINLOWHIGHHIGHWINHIGHOUT
MarkLOWLOWINLOWWINOUT
JeffINLOWININOUT
JonINININOUT
SteveININOUT
CharlesINOUT
GarrettOUT
  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.
  Light Blue background and HIGH means the contestant had one of the higher scores in the elimination challenge.
  White background and IN means the contestant had a good enough score to move onto the next episode during the elimination challenge.
  Orange background and LOW means the contestant had one of the lower scores for the elimination challenge.
  Red background and OUT means the contestant was eliminated from the competition

References

  1. ↑ Christianson, Kiel (July 21, 2003). "Par-3 Shootout is Treetops' ace in the hole". MichiganGolf.com. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  2. ↑ "Surprise Twist Awards Randy One Exemption". NBC Sports. 2003-12-09. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  3. ↑ "Peters claims biggest career win at Red Hawk". Reno Gazette Journal. November 1, 2014. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  4. ↑ "History Of Golf Channel's Big Break Series Featured Sunday On NBC". The Golf Wire. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
  5. ↑ "GOLFPASS REMEMBERS THE 'BIG BREAK' REALITY SERIES PHENOMENON WITH ITS BIGGEST CONTESTANT PERSONALITIES IN 'BIG BREAK: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?', STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON TUESDAY, JULY 16". NBC Sports. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
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