PHOTOS: The girls of Big Break Florida

Girls of Big Break Florida

PHOTOS: The girls of Big Break Florida: Meet the all-female cast of GOLF CHANNEL’s Big Break Florida, premiering Monday, Feb. 24, at 9pm ET.

Girls of Big Break Florida

GOLF CHANNEL’s hit reality competition series enters its 21st season on Monday, Feb. 24, at 9pm ET, with an all-female cast playing for LPGA tournament exemptions, cash and other prizes at Omni Amelia Island Plantation in Florida. The 12 competitors take on golf skills challenges, including the popular “Glass Break” and “Flop Wall” contests, in an effort to stave off elimination each week.

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Meet the cast of Big Break Florida, with photos and bios from GOLF CHANNEL:

Lindsay Aho (26, Scottsdale, Ariz. / Brush Prairie, Wash.)

Big Break Florida LindsayEntering her second year on the Cactus Tour, Aho turned professional in 2013 after an outstanding career at Concordia, where she was a two-time All-American with 13 collegiate victories. She won her first professional event in 2013, the Pepsi Northwest Women’s Open.

Courtney Coleman (28, Rochester, Wash.)

Big Break Florida Courtney

An underdog when it comes to professional golf experience, Coleman turned pro in 2012 and recently has returned to competitive golf after overcoming a thyroid condition. She will play the mini-tour circuit in 2014.

Kylee Duede (22, Glendale, Ariz.) 

Big Break Florida Kylee

Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis as a baby, Duede is on a diminishing timetable for her golf career, knowing she will need to get a full knee replacement in the next few years. Duede competed on the Cactus Tour as an amateur in 2013 and turned professional to compete on Big Break Florida.

Fiamma Felitch (24, Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Big Break Florida Fiamma

A decorated junior golfer from Oklahoma – the 2007 high school state champion and Player of the Year – Felitch will compete on the Cactus and Symetra tours in 2014 with a renewed sense of energy and passion to achieve her dream of competing on the LPGA.

Tonya McCall (28, Las Vegas, Nev.)

Big Break Florida Tonya

A proud mother of two, McCall is giving professional golf another go. A graduate of UNLV who had status on the Ladies European Tour in 2010 prior to putting her golf aspirations on hold, McCall will compete on the Cactus and Symetra tours in 2014.

Mary Narzisi (24, Omaha, Neb.)

Big Break Florida Mary

One of the more outspoken competitors on the show, Narzisi has been competing full-time on the Symetra Tour the past two years after initially burning out on competitive golf after graduating from the University of Minnesota. She will compete on the Symetra Tour in 2014.

Kristi O’Brien (23, Fishers, Ind.)

Big Break Florida Kristi

O’Brien’s life changed forever when she was involved in a severe car accident in 2009. Miraculously, she walked away from the accident, and saw it as a sign that her golf clubs in the trunk also were unscratched. Given a second chance in life, golf helped O’Brien recover from the emotional and physical injuries. She went on to become the 2011 Indiana Player of the Year and turned professional upon college graduation. She is competing on the Symetra and Cactus tours in 2014.

Dallas Odom (19, Anderson, S.C.)

Big Break Florida Dallas

The youngest competitor in Big Break history at age 18 when the series was filmed in 2013, Odom turned professional to compete on the show. She has a homemade golf swing and is from a small town in South Carolina, both traits that are similar to past Big Break champion Tommy Gainey. She is a multiple winner in South Carolina Junior Golf Association championships, and is the nine-time defending champion at the Anderson County Championship.

Sadena Parks (23, Scottsdale, Ariz. / Spanaway, Wash.)

Big Break Florida Sadena

The first African-American golfer to compete at the University of Washington, Parks turned professional in 2013 and is competing in her second season on the Symetra Tour. She is one of the longest hitters on the series.

Renee Skidmore (27, Jupiter, Fla. / Everett, Wash.)

Big Break Florida Renee

One of the veteran golfers on Big Break Florida, Skidmore turned professional in 2009 and has competed on the Suncoast, Cactus and Symetra tours the past four years. She will be competing full-time on the Symetra Tour in 2014.

Jackie Stoelting (27, Vero Beach, Fla.)

Big Break Florida Jackie

Stoelting made the cut in the final stage of LPGA Q-School this past December, earning conditional status on the LPGA for 2014 as a rookie. That makes her the first Big Break contestant in series history to earn status on any major professional golf tour in between competing on the series and prior to that series airing. Stoelting also is the lone contestant on the series to have competed in a major championship – she qualified and made the cut in the 2013 U.S. Women’s Open.

Lauren Sullivan (25, Fort Worth, Texas)

Big Break Florida Lauren

Sullivan’s journey is unique among the cast. After a successful junior golf career in Texas, she did not play golf in college. Following graduation in 2011 from TCU, her passion for the game returned and she is putting her medical career on hold to pursue her dream of playing on the LPGA.

All Photos: Credit: Mark Ashman/GOLF CHANNEL

1 Comment

  1. Please have Kylee Duede contact me. I have information she should have before she attempts major surgery. Thank you.

    chris.

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