Lori Atsedes
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Lori Atsedes is an American
golf
er, currently playing on the Futures Tour
. She is the all-time career money leader on the Futures Tour.
Atsedes was born in Rochester, New York
and raised in Ithaca, New York
. She turned pro in 1987 and has played on several professional tours, including the Futures Tour, the Florida Sunshine tour, the Central Florida Challenge Tour and the LPGA Tour, where she was a member from 1998 to 2001 and in 2003.
In 2008, Atsedes finished 3rd on The Golf Channel's competitive reality show The Big Break
, filmed in Hawaii in December, 2007. Atsedes won a gift certificate to Dick's Sporting Goods after finishing first in the season long points challenge, and also won $5000 for earning the most points in a grid challenge during an early episode.
Atsedes is a golf professional at the Tres Rios golf course in Goodyear, Arizona
.
, there was a ruling issue on a hook/fade wall challenge when Kim Welch and Atsedes questioned whether another contestant, Christina Lecuyer, had stepped on a divot, therefore improving her lie. Welch caused the divot, playing immediately prior to Lecuyer, but did not stamp down the divot after finishing her shots. The Golf Channel rules officials decided that Lecuyer had in fact breached a rule and took her points away. This cause outrage and personal attacks on Atsedes on The Golf Channel discussion boards. This ruling is largely viewed as incorrect by the people on the discussion boards, as: 1. Lecuyer had not yet placed her ball; 2. The players were playing preferred lies; 3. The ball was not being played "through the hole"; and 4. As a general rule, players had been allowed to rake traps and return the ground to original playing position prior to placing the ball. Welch had conceded these facts, but Atsedes persisted, upsetting many fans of the show.
Atsedes was involved in a series long feud with Lecuyer, her roommate on the show, particularly after Lecuyer was caught saying, "Choke!" prior to Tina Miller's pivotal shot during a team challenge. The cattiness was a central theme of the edited programs for the bulk of the series, and also played out during the Confessionals, a video the players tape every night during filming.
Atsedes wrote a weekly blog on the Golf Channel website during The Big Break, often commenting on her version of the dispute with Lecuyer.
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er, currently playing on the 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...
. She is the all-time career money leader on the Futures Tour.
Atsedes was born in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
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and raised in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
. She turned pro in 1987 and has played on several professional tours, including the Futures Tour, the Florida Sunshine tour, the Central Florida Challenge Tour and the LPGA Tour, where she was a member from 1998 to 2001 and in 2003.
In 2008, Atsedes finished 3rd on The Golf Channel's competitive reality show 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...
, filmed in Hawaii in December, 2007. Atsedes won a gift certificate to Dick's Sporting Goods after finishing first in the season long points challenge, and also won $5000 for earning the most points in a grid challenge during an early episode.
Atsedes is a golf professional at the Tres Rios golf course in Goodyear, Arizona
Goodyear, Arizona
Goodyear is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 65,275...
.
Controversy
In one episode of The Big BreakThe 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...
, there was a ruling issue on a hook/fade wall challenge when Kim Welch and Atsedes questioned whether another contestant, Christina Lecuyer, had stepped on a divot, therefore improving her lie. Welch caused the divot, playing immediately prior to Lecuyer, but did not stamp down the divot after finishing her shots. The Golf Channel rules officials decided that Lecuyer had in fact breached a rule and took her points away. This cause outrage and personal attacks on Atsedes on The Golf Channel discussion boards. This ruling is largely viewed as incorrect by the people on the discussion boards, as: 1. Lecuyer had not yet placed her ball; 2. The players were playing preferred lies; 3. The ball was not being played "through the hole"; and 4. As a general rule, players had been allowed to rake traps and return the ground to original playing position prior to placing the ball. Welch had conceded these facts, but Atsedes persisted, upsetting many fans of the show.
Atsedes was involved in a series long feud with Lecuyer, her roommate on the show, particularly after Lecuyer was caught saying, "Choke!" prior to Tina Miller's pivotal shot during a team challenge. The cattiness was a central theme of the edited programs for the bulk of the series, and also played out during the Confessionals, a video the players tape every night during filming.
Atsedes wrote a weekly blog on the Golf Channel website during The Big Break, often commenting on her version of the dispute with Lecuyer.
Futures Tour wins (7)
- 1994 (1) The Equitable FUTURES Classic
- 1996 (2) Ironwood FUTURES Classic, Brickyard Plantation FUTURES Classic
- 1997 (1) The Eaglebrooke Lakeland FUTURES Classic
- 1998 (1) Gulf Telephone FUTURES Classic
- 2005 (1) Lawrence FUTURES Golf Classic
- 2007 (1) Lakeland Duramed FUTURES Classic
Other wins (19)
- Winner of 17 events on the Florida Sunshine Tour
- Winner of two events on the Central Florida Challenge Tour