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The Big Break V: Hawaii was the fifth edition of The Golf Channel's reality television competition program, The Big Break. The show's premise is to award aspiring golf professionals exemptions into event on major tours, eliminating one contestant each week through a series of challenges until only one player is left. The Big Break V: Hawaii was filmed at the Turtle Bay Resort of Oahu's North Shore in Hawaii from October 16 to October 30, 2005. The shooting location was apparently quite close to where ABC's hit series, Lost, also shot on Oahu, is filmed. The show premiered on The Golf Channel on February 7, 2006. This was the second edition of the show in which all of the contestants were female, the first being The Big Break III: Ladies Only, which aired from February 8 to April 26, 2005. The Big Break V: Hawaii was also the first edition of the show to begin with 11 contestants rather than the usual 10, as one of the contestants would be eliminated on the first episode, the first time anyone was eliminated on the season premiere. Vince Cellini and Stephanie Sparks returned to co-host their third edition of the show. The Big Break: All Access, the show's behind-the-scenes spinoff, returned for its second season. The Big Break IV: USA vs. Europe contestant Marty Wilde, Jr. hosted All Access. All Access premiered the night after the first episode. Just after the show premiered, a calendar featuring the 11 contestants in model-style poses while wearing beachwear was released. It drew some criticism from the show's viewers, who said that The Golf Channel was more interested in potential contestants' looks rather than their playing skills, but the contestants themselves said they enjoyed doing the calendar shoot. Ashley Prange was the show's eventual winner, defeating Jeanne Cho in the matchplay final, which aired on May 9, 2006, 5 & 4, in the show's most lopsided matchplay final victory to date. The prize package The Big Break V: Hawaii contained the show's largest prize package to date for the winner. These prizes were: An exemption into the LPGA Tour's Safeway Classic, to be held in August 2006 Entry into all remaining 2006 Futures Tour events, with waived entry fees and travel expenses (7 of the 11 contestants were already Futures Tour members) An endorsement deal with Bridgestone Golf A $10,000 shopping spree from Golfsmith Golf instruction from world-renowned teacher, Dean Reinmuth Fitness training from former The Big Break co-host, Katherine Roberts Mental coaching from Dr. Gio Valiante A 2006 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster The contestants Jeanne Cho — born to South Korean parents in France, Cho began playing golf at age 12, and her parents eventually sent her to David Leadbetter's world-famous academy in Florida, where Jeanne decided to move to the United States permanently after two years. She played golf at the University of Florida, where she co-captained the women's team, and graduated cum laude with a 4.0 grade point average. Cho has also competed in the U.S. Women's Open, even missing her high school graduation to take part in it. She currently plays on the Futures Tour, and lives in Orlando with her fiancé Brian. Becky Lucidi — the Michigan-born Lucidi boasted the biggest accomplishment of all the contestants, having won the U.S. Women's Amateur in 2002. Five months later, she won the Mexican Women's Amateur, and in 2003, won a national championship for the University of Southern California in her senior year of college (she had played for two years at the University of New Mexico before transferring). She, too, plays on the Futures Tour, where she finished 2nd in her very first event, and lives in Poway, California. Dana Lacey — the show's first contestant from Australia (Perth, Western Australia, to be exact), Lacey had a successful amateur career, winning the Australian Junior Championship at age 17. Lacey was the only one of the 11 contestants who didn't attend college, although she did attend the Australia Institute of Sport for four years. Lacey also plays on the Futures Tour, where, in 2005, she finished 2nd in the Michelob ULTRA Futures Players Championship, losing out to eventual tournament winner Jenny Gleason in a playoff. Dana lives in Wilmington, Delaware. Katie Ruhe — born in Montpelier, Ohio, Ruhe began playing at age 9 after winning her first trophy in a tournament, despite shooting a 72 for just nine holes. In high school, Ruhe played on the boys team, and was named an All-American by the American Junior Golf Association. She chose to play golf at the University of South Florida because her grandparents lived close by, but the beginning of her college career was ravaged by bouts with both bulimia and anorexia, at one point weighing 105 pounds with a 5'9" frame. She turned her health around, and improved her game drastically, being named to the Conference USA team in both her junior and senior years. Ruhe currently lives in Wesley Chapel, Florida, and plays on the Futures Tour. Kristina Tucker — born Kristina Engstrom in Stockholm, the Swedish Tucker began playing golf in her homeland at age 10. She won the Swedish Girls Championship back-to-back, and moved to the U.S. in 1999 to play at Duke University, where she won three collegiate tournaments, and even got to meet President George W. Bush at the White House after her she and her teammates won the national championship her junior year. After graduating, Tucker returned to Sweden to play on the Telia Tour, where she won one event. In Sweden, Tucker attended the same high school as PGA Tour player Jesper Parnevik and had a class with Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren. Kristina lives in Pageland, South Carolina with her husband, Paul, whom she met at Duke, and also plays on the Futures Tour. On July 1, 2006, Tucker made the cut at the U.S. Women's Open in Newport, Rhode Island, becoming the show's first-ever contestant to make a cut in an event on a tour offered as a prize after taping The Big Break. She ended up finishing in a 4-way tie for 20th at 12-over. Kim Lewellen — the second-oldest contestant at 35, it took bribery from her father with hot dogs and other treats to even get Kim to go to a golf course at first. By age 14, she had grown to like the game, and was on her way to a successful collegiate career at the University of North Carolina, where she earned Division I All-American honors. In 2005, Lewellen was named one of the 50 greatest women golfers in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In the mid 1990s, Kim played on the Ladies European Tour, but with no success. In 1997, Kim began playing on the Futures Tour, and won an event her first year. She stopped playing golf for some time so that she and her husband, John, an Episcopalian priest, could start a family. The couple now have two sons, Jack and Simon. Kim still plays on the Futures Tour, but also coaches the women's golf team at East Carolina University. Divina Delasin — Divina was the show's first-ever contes.... Discover the Dr Gio Valiante popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Dr Gio Valiante books.