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The Big Break VI: Trump National will be the sixth edition of The Golf Channel's popular reality television series, The Big Break. The show awards exemptions into selected events on major professional golf tours.

This is the first time the show will be taped at a course in California: Donald Trump's Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. Trump will make a cameo appearance in the season premiere, in addition to appearing periodically to reveal twists to the competitors. This is also the first mixed-gender edition of the show. Nine men and nine women will compete for exemptions onto the Champions Tour and LPGA Tour, respectively.

The show will be taped in June, 2006, and will premiere on September 26 with the matchplay finals scheduled to air on December 19.

A preview aired during the Big Break V championship match boasts a "giant twist" and claimed that this will be "the biggest season yet."

The contestants

These are the 18 players who will take part in The Big Break VI: Trump National. First, the women:

Kristy McPherson, age 25, Conway, South Carolina. Player on the Futures Tour
Rachel Bailey, age 25, Fowlconbridge, New South Wales, Australia. FUTURES Tour player
Bridget Dwyer, age 25, Kailua, Hawaii. FUTURES Tour player.
Ashley Gomes, age 23, Pleasanton, California. 2004 Western Athletic Conference individual champion for San Jose State University
Sarah Johnston, age 24, St. Charles, Illinois. FUTURES Tour player
Laura London, age 25, Scottsdale, Arizona. Played on FUTURES Tour from 1999 to 2001
Annie Mallory, age 23, Fredricton, New Brunswick, Canada. FUTURES Tour player
Karyn Stordahl-Utecht, age 25, Prior Lake, Minnesota. Played golf at the University of Minnesota; crowned Miss Minnesota (Miss America version) in 2005
Briana Vega, age 23, North Andover, Massachusetts. FUTURES Tour player

The men:

Sid Corliss, age 56, Cumming, Georgia. Sun Belt Tour player
Albert Crews, age 54, Homer, Louisiana. Qualified for 2005 U.S. Senior Open
Charlie Gibson, age 52, Windsor, California. Former All-American at Arizona State University

External links

Preview video The Golf Channel
Golf Channel Announces 'Trumped Up' Big Break 6 The Golf Channel, May 9, 2006
Duramed Futures Tour Weekly Press Release June 16, 2006 Confirms McPherson's participation

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 '''''The Big Break VI: Trump National''''' will be the sixth edition of [[The Golf Channel]]'s popular [[reality television]] series, ''[[The Big Break]]''. The show awards exemptions into selected events on major professional [[golf]] tours.
-This is the first time the show will be taped at a course in [[California]]: [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Trump National Golf Club]] in [[Los Angeles]]. Trump will make a cameo appearance in the season premiere, in addition to appearing periodically to reveal twists to the competitors. This is also the first mixed-gender edition of the show. Eight men and eight women wil compete for exemptions onto the [[Champions Tour]] and [[LPGA]] Tour, respectively.
+This is the first time the show will be taped at a course in [[California]]: [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Trump National Golf Club]] in [[Los Angeles]]. Trump will make a cameo appearance in the season premiere, in addition to appearing periodically to reveal twists to the competitors. This is also the first mixed-gender edition of the show. Nine men and nine women will compete for exemptions onto the [[Champions Tour]] and [[LPGA]] Tour, respectively.
 The show will be taped in June, 2006, and will premiere on September 26  with the [[matchplay]] finals scheduled to air on December 19.
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 A preview aired during the ''Big Break V'' championship match boasts a "giant twist" and claimed that this will be "the biggest season yet."
-==Known contestants==
+==The contestants==
+These are the 18 players who will take part in ''The Big Break VI: Trump National''. First, the women:
-Producers have not officially revealed the names of contestants, but some identities have been revealed through other sources.
 * [[Kristy McPherson]], age 25, [[Conway, South Carolina]]. Player on the [[Futures Tour]]
+* [[Rachel Bailey]], age 25, [[Fowlconbridge, New South Wales, Australia]]. FUTURES Tour player
+* [[Bridget Dwyer]], age 25, [[Kailua, Hawaii]]. FUTURES Tour player.
+* [[Ashley Gomes]], age 23, [[Pleasanton, California]]. [[2004]] [[Western Athletic Conference]] individual champion for [[San Jose State University]]
+*[[Sarah Johnston]], age 24, [[St. Charles, Illinois]]. FUTURES Tour player
+*[[Laura London]], age 25, [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]. Played on FUTURES Tour from [[1999]] to [[2001]]
+*[[Annie Mallory]], age 23, [[Fredricton, New Brunswick, Canada]]. FUTURES Tour player
+*[[Karyn Stordahl-Utecht]], age 25, [[Prior Lake, Minnesota]]. Played golf at the [[University of Minnesota]]; crowned [[Miss Minnesota]] ([[Miss America]] version) in [[2005]]
+*[[Briana Vega]], age 23, [[North Andover, Massachusetts]]. FUTURES Tour player
+The men:
-ages shown are contests age at time of filming in June and July 2006.
+*[[Sid Corliss]], age 56, [[Cumming, Georgia]]. [[Sun Belt Tour]] player
+*[[Albert Crews]], age 54, [[Homer, Louisiana]]. Qualified for 2005 [[U.S. Senior Open]]
+*[[Charlie Gibson]], age 52, [[Windsor, California]]. Former [[All-American]] at [[Arizona State University]]
 ==External links==
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+[[Category:The Big Break|The Big Break VI: Trump National]]
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