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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The champion of Golf Channel's Big Break Atlantis reality competition will have the opportunity aaa hotel discount scottsdale to put her golf career aaa hotel discount scottsdale on the fast track with an invitation to compete in the 2012 LPGA Kingsmill Championship aaa hotel discount scottsdale (Sept. 6-9) on the LPGA Tour and $50,000 in cash -- one of the biggest prizes in the series' 17-season history. Big Break Atlantis, featuring an all-female cast of 12 professional golfers attempting aaa hotel discount scottsdale to take that next step in their golf careers, will premiere May 14 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel.
In addition to the tournament exemption and cash, the winner also will receive an endorsement contract from Adams Golf, which includes an additional $10,000 in cash; a $10,000 shopping spree from Dick's Sporting Goods; a $10,000 aaa hotel discount scottsdale car rental credit courtesy of Avis Car Rental, full exempt status and all entry fees waived for a full Symetra Tour season and an all-expense paid return trip for two to Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
Big Break Atlantis will showcase a cast of 12 women at different stages of their golf careers. Several are currently playing on the Symetra aaa hotel discount scottsdale Tour (LPGA developmental tour), while others either turned professional for the series or are giving professional golf a second try. The series also will feature special guest appearances from Women's World No. 1 Yani Tseng and LPGA Tour professional Gerina Piller, a former Big Break competitor from the series' 11th season taped on Prince Edward Island. Golf Channel's Tom Abbott aaa hotel discount scottsdale and Stephanie Sparks return as co-hosts for the series.
Shot in January at the Bahamas resort, the 11-part series will unfold on the Tom Weiskopf-designed Ocean Club Golf Course, a picturesque par-72 championship layout featuring breathtaking signature holes, and seaside greens and tees stretched over 7,100 yards of coastline.
The Big Break show concept pits highly skilled golfers against each other in a variety of challenges that test their physical skills and mental toughness. One contestant will be eliminated each week during Big Break Atlantis, with the last player standing awarded her Big Break, a once-in-a-lifetime aaa hotel discount scottsdale opportunity to compete in an LPGA Tour event.
Past Big Break champions have won tournament exemptions to compete on some of the world's top professional circuits, including the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, European Tour, LPGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Canadian Tour. Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey, Big Break VII: Reunion champion and PGA TOUR professional, caught the world's attention in 2011 with three top-five finishes, and Ryann O'Toole, competitor on Big Break Sandals Resorts in 2010 competed on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team as a Captain's Pick during her rookie year in 2011.
Several other past Big Break competitors are currently competing aaa hotel discount scottsdale on the world's top tours, including Matt Every (PGA TOUR), James Nitties (Nationwide Tour), Kim Welch and Sara Brown (Ladies European Tour); and Piller, 2011 U.S. Solheim Cup Team member aaa hotel discount scottsdale O'Toole and 2009 U.S. Solheim Cup Team member Kristy aaa hotel discount scottsdale McPherson (LPGA Tour).
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