The Big Break I
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The Big Break I first aired, as said in the introduction, on October 6, 2003. The contest was filmed over ten days at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan
. 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. Peters, though, failed to make the cut in any of the four Canadian Tour events he played in.
The first season's webpage is still viewable here.
Gaylord, Michigan
Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman...
. 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
Charles Calhoun
Charles Luther Calhoun was an American military enlisted man who served briefly in the United States Navy during World War II and then in the United States Coast Guard where he would rise to become the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.-Biography:Charles Calhoun was born April...
of Marietta, Ohio
Marietta, Ohio
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States. During 1788, pioneers to the Ohio Country established Marietta as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory. Marietta is located in southeastern Ohio at the mouth...
; Justin Peters
Justin Peters
Justin Peters is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League...
of Plantation, Florida
Plantation, Florida
Plantation is the name of the following places in the U.S. state of Florida:*Plantation, Florida, a city in Broward County; the largest of the places named "Plantation" in Florida*Plantation, Sarasota County, Florida, a census-designated place...
; Steve Duemig
Steve Duemig
Steve Duemig is an American sports media personality and has had a daily local sports talk show on AM 620 WDAE in Tampa since the mid-1990s. The on air name given to himself is The Big Dog.-Golf career:...
of Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
; Anthony Sorentino of Rochester Hills, Michigan
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Rochester Hills is an affluent city in northeast Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 70,995. The city of Rochester is bounded on the north, south, and west by Rochester Hills...
; Mark Farnham of Port Jefferson, New York
Port Jefferson, New York
The Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2000 United States Census, the village population was 7,837...
; Craig Pawling of Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise, Florida
-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...
; Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown
Jeff Randall Brown is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL from the mid 1980s to late 1990s....
of Hampton, Georgia
Hampton, Georgia
Hampton is a city in southwestern Henry County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,987. Census Estimates for 2005 show a population of 4,743. Hampton mailing addresses also dip into eastern Clayton County and northern Spalding County.The Atlanta Motor...
; and Jon Roddy of Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. The show was hosted by Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
's former swing coach, Rick Smith, and Katherine Roberts
Katherine Roberts (TV personality)
Katherine Roberts is a golf fitness instructor to the pros. She made her TV debut with Rick Smith, famous swing coach of PGA touring pro Phil Mickelson on the reality series The Big Break, as a co-host for Season 1 of the show....
, who was dismissed as eye candy
Eye candy
Eye candy may refer to:*Attractiveness*Eye Candy , an album by Mis-Teeq*software "Eye Candy", a plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Fireworks that adds new filter effects*"Eye Candy", an episode of the animated series Happy Tree Friends...
. In the end, Peters defeated Sorentino 3 & 1 in the matchplay final. Peters, though, failed to make the cut in any of the four Canadian Tour events he played in.
The first season's webpage is still viewable here.
Elimination chart
| Contestant | Ep. 2 | Ep. 3 | Ep. 4 | Ep. 5 | Ep. 6 | Ep. 7 | Ep. 8 | Ep. 9 | Ep. 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulligan Winner |
Justin | Jon | Mark | Anthony | Craig1 | Randy | None | Justin | None |
| Justin | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | WIN2 |
| Anthony | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | OUT |
| Craig | IN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |
| Randy | IN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | OUT | ||
| Mark | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | |||
| Jeff | IN | LOW | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Jon | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||
| Steve | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||
| Charles | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Garrett | OUT | ||||||||
- 1 The remaining contestants that didn't win immunity, participated in the mulligan challenge.
- 2 Justin won the final match 3 & 1 over Anthony.
- 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