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The Big Break
The Big Break is a reality television program broadcast by the Golf Channel. The show's premise was to award an aspiring professional golfer exemptions into selected events or full-season exemptions on lower-level tours. The series debuted on October 6, 2003.
Traditionally, the show airs at 9 p.m. Eastern time/6 p.m. Pacific time every Monday or Tuesday during its run. Tom Abbott replaced Vince Cellini as the male host at Big Break Sandals Resorts in the spring of 2010. Stephanie Sparks stayed on as female host. Sparks ended her run on the show when Michele Tafoya appeared as co-host for Big Break NFL in 2013. Melanie Collins co-hosted with Abbott on Big Break Florida and Big Break, The Palm Beaches, Florida. LPGA golfer Paige Mackenzie was the female host for Big Break Myrtle Beach in the fall of 2014.
Each episode is an hour long, though each season finale is two hours long. The show's chief signature is a giant rock that bears its logo. Until the 11th edition, there was a side rock with the Roman numeral identifying the edition. Now, each show is referred to only by its location.
The first iteration ended in 2015 after 23 seasons because of budget cuts by NBCUniversal.
USA Network, which will take over The Golf Channel in December 2025 after the Versant spinoff, has commissioned a 24th season to premiere in 2026.
Contestants on each season of The Big Break include professionals on mini-tours as well as amateurs who aspire to play golf professionally.
The contestants engage in a series of golfing challenges, with the weakest performer eliminated after each challenge. At the end of the competition, the winner receives prizes including one or more exemptions into a top professional golf tournament.
The show's signature challenge involves players breaking panes of glass, each containing a contestant's name (the one exception was The Big Break All-Star Challenge: NASCAR Edition, when the player's surname and his stylised car number from the ongoing season when this episode was recorded were used instead). This challenge usually takes place in the premiere episode of each edition, although in The Big Break II, it took place in the second episode, used in this case as the "Mulligan Challenge" (explained below).
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The Big Break
The Big Break is a reality television program broadcast by the Golf Channel. The show's premise was to award an aspiring professional golfer exemptions into selected events or full-season exemptions on lower-level tours. The series debuted on October 6, 2003.
Traditionally, the show airs at 9 p.m. Eastern time/6 p.m. Pacific time every Monday or Tuesday during its run. Tom Abbott replaced Vince Cellini as the male host at Big Break Sandals Resorts in the spring of 2010. Stephanie Sparks stayed on as female host. Sparks ended her run on the show when Michele Tafoya appeared as co-host for Big Break NFL in 2013. Melanie Collins co-hosted with Abbott on Big Break Florida and Big Break, The Palm Beaches, Florida. LPGA golfer Paige Mackenzie was the female host for Big Break Myrtle Beach in the fall of 2014.
Each episode is an hour long, though each season finale is two hours long. The show's chief signature is a giant rock that bears its logo. Until the 11th edition, there was a side rock with the Roman numeral identifying the edition. Now, each show is referred to only by its location.
The first iteration ended in 2015 after 23 seasons because of budget cuts by NBCUniversal.
USA Network, which will take over The Golf Channel in December 2025 after the Versant spinoff, has commissioned a 24th season to premiere in 2026.
Contestants on each season of The Big Break include professionals on mini-tours as well as amateurs who aspire to play golf professionally.
The contestants engage in a series of golfing challenges, with the weakest performer eliminated after each challenge. At the end of the competition, the winner receives prizes including one or more exemptions into a top professional golf tournament.
The show's signature challenge involves players breaking panes of glass, each containing a contestant's name (the one exception was The Big Break All-Star Challenge: NASCAR Edition, when the player's surname and his stylised car number from the ongoing season when this episode was recorded were used instead). This challenge usually takes place in the premiere episode of each edition, although in The Big Break II, it took place in the second episode, used in this case as the "Mulligan Challenge" (explained below).