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I loved Big Break. So nice to see a golf reality competition. I would bring it back with an Ultimate Fighter type format:

 

Break them into 2 teams, with a celebrity coach on each team, and pick individual match ups for 9 holes with the winners going onto the next round. Maybe add a few side challenges for cash, rewards or advantages going into the matches (i.e. a mulligan, lengths of string). The winner gets a start in the Web.com or something.

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I remember watching when Tony Finau was a contestant, not having a clue or care who the kid was. Never thought to myself "this kid can hit cool trick shots around a wall, he will play in the Ryder Cup some day." Awesome to see where he is now in the world of golf...

Too bad Tony's brother didn't fare as well (they were on the series together if I recall correctly).

 

The guy I remember most vividly is that hotheaded jackass on BB Disney. I think Blake was his name.

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I loved Big Break. So nice to see a golf reality competition. I would bring it back with an Ultimate Fighter type format:

 

Break them into 2 teams, with a celebrity coach on each team, and pick individual match ups for 9 holes with the winners going onto the next round. Maybe add a few side challenges for cash, rewards or advantages going into the matches (i.e. a mulligan, lengths of string). The winner gets a start in the Web.com or something.

 

I love this idea. Hire this man and make it happen!

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I remember watching when Tony Finau was a contestant, not having a clue or care who the kid was. Never thought to myself "this kid can hit cool trick shots around a wall, he will play in the Ryder Cup some day." Awesome to see where he is now in the world of golf...

Too bad Tony's brother didn't fare as well (they were on the series together if I recall correctly).

 

The guy I remember most vividly is that hotheaded jackass on BB Disney. I think Blake was his name.

 

Tony’s brother was Gipper wasn’t he? And if I recall correctly (which is always a huge ????) wasn’t Gipper the one thought to have a better chance of making it?

 

Don “Pull it Tight” Donatello and Brian “Too Pure” (cant remeber his last name) were the two that still stick out to me. We still use those two phrases in our group.


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Tony’s brother was Gipper wasn’t he? And if I recall correctly (which is always a huge ????) wasn’t Gipper the one thought to have a better chance of making it?

 

That's right, his name was Gipper. And the producers hyped him up much more than they did Tony. Ironic...

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My favorite cast member ever on there was Don “pull that tape tight!” Donatello. I was pulling for him and also wanted to punch him in the face. I miss the show too. That new show they were doing at top golf was horrible. I never could even make it thru one episode.

 

That guy was an Word not allowedbag. Back then he was running his mouth when he was caddying for Kevin Na. I offered to play him straight up for $10K and he couldn’t find his balls. Kept running his mouth though.

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I would love to see it come back, but with more focus on real golf and not silly competitions with weird shots.

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Absolutely bring it back. Maybe we'll discover another Tommy Two Gloves and......who was that barefooted guy??? Lol. Lots of good fun and characters more on the amateur side.

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I would love to see it come back, but with more focus on real golf and not silly competitions with weird shots.

 

Has to be competitions or it is just crappy golf.

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I could do without a lot of the crazier challenges, breaking glass and the flop wall are fun but not really an indication of golf skill. I prefer more of the on course scenarios, approach shot, driving, putting and chipping accuracy. I liked making the bottom 3 play match play to decide who goes home.

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I really enjoyed the Big Break and I was disappointed when it was cancelled. It would be great if they updated it and brought I back, I would watch it for sure.

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It was such a good show. It helped guys like Tony Finau.

 

I do like the Driver vs. Driver show as well. Golf Channel needs some more good shows to go along with the regular programming. I like all the instruction stuff, but it gets kind of stale after a while.

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hated it by the last series, but it was the announcers that made it unbearable (Abbott- sb on a wedding dress show, not golf) and the old tired 'tests' of golf, and stupid make believe personality likes/hates the producers attempt to play up. Let them just play head to head matches, and find another FInau, Bryan, 2 gloves, werenski. The other obvious problem is they have to fill out the field with diversity. I mean the cross handed guy with dreads was a great under dog story but not all are like him......

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Tony’s brother was Gipper wasn’t he? And if I recall correctly (which is always a huge ????) wasn’t Gipper the one thought to have a better chance of making it?

 

That's right, his name was Gipper. And the producers hyped him up much more than they did Tony. Ironic...

 

He's still out there grinding. See his name pop up in Monday qualifiers all the time.

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