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[SPY ZINGER]

Any WRX'ers going to make application?

http://promo.golfcha...REAKAPPLICATION

[j.lapp]

interesting. obviously I realized they film the show quickly but that's funny it's only two weeks! and no I did not sign up lol, I am nowhere near that level of golfer

[Thrillhouse]

sure not, i auditioned for the one in mesquite though. best of luck to any wrxer who does try out!

[PaulFitz]

Do they take amateurs??

[InspiredTP]

Let's see what happens

[muxi87]

PaulFitz, on 19 February 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

Do they take amateurs??

If I remember correctly, David Byrne turned pro for the Big Break.

On the app it asks if you're an amateur...no mention of excluding ams.

[Thrillhouse]

InspiredTP, on 19 February 2012 - 05:11 PM, said:

Let's see what happens

huh?

[jbrunone]

muxi87, on 19 February 2012 - 05:17 PM, said:

PaulFitz, on 19 February 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

Do they take amateurs??

If I remember correctly, David Byrne turned pro for the Big Break.

On the app it asks if you're an amateur...no mention of excluding ams.

I thought you had to turn pro

[muxi87]

jbrunone, on 19 February 2012 - 05:24 PM, said:

muxi87, on 19 February 2012 - 05:17 PM, said:

PaulFitz, on 19 February 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

Do they take amateurs??

If I remember correctly, David Byrne turned pro for the Big Break.

On the app it asks if you're an amateur...no mention of excluding ams.

I thought you had to turn pro

You do...as Byrne did.

Just saying that in the app it asks if you currently are an amateur.

[PaulFitz]

muxi87, on 19 February 2012 - 05:25 PM, said:

jbrunone, on 19 February 2012 - 05:24 PM, said:

muxi87, on 19 February 2012 - 05:17 PM, said:

PaulFitz, on 19 February 2012 - 04:02 PM, said:

Do they take amateurs??

If I remember correctly, David Byrne turned pro for the Big Break.

On the app it asks if you're an amateur...no mention of excluding ams.

I thought you had to turn pro

You do...as Byrne did.

Just saying that in the app it asks if you currently are an amateur.

Upon further inspection, the app says you must forfeit your status.... Oh well.

[InspiredTP]

Thrillhouse, on 19 February 2012 - 05:20 PM, said:

InspiredTP, on 19 February 2012 - 05:11 PM, said:

Let's see what happens

huh?

As in, "I filled one out......let's see what happens"

[Thrillhouse]

InspiredTP, on 19 February 2012 - 08:22 PM, said:

Thrillhouse, on 19 February 2012 - 05:20 PM, said:

InspiredTP, on 19 February 2012 - 05:11 PM, said:

Let's see what happens

huh?

As in, "I filled one out......let's see what happens"

Ah, best of luck then, let us know how it turns out!

[TheMackDaddy]

They only take scratch players? I rarely see anyone who is good on that show !

[MtlJeff]

Thrillhouse, on 19 February 2012 - 03:25 PM, said:

sure not, i auditioned for the one in mesquite though. best of luck to any wrxer who does try out!

you probably didn't "want" it enough

[Thrillhouse]

MtlJeff, on 19 February 2012 - 09:03 PM, said:

Thrillhouse, on 19 February 2012 - 03:25 PM, said:

sure not, i auditioned for the one in mesquite though. best of luck to any wrxer who does try out!

you probably didn't "want" it enough

I wasn't at 10,000 hours yet.

[Golfwarrior]

I'd apply if I was scratch. Maybe next year or the year after. Or the year after that.heh.

Edited by Golfwarrior, 04 March 2012 - 08:58 PM.

[Sean2]

TheMackDaddy, on 19 February 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

They only take scratch players? I rarely see anyone who is good on that show !

Probably because of all the cameras, all the waiting around, and then after all that you have only one opportunity to hit a shot. Lotta pressure.

[Jag80]

They should say a scratch player with some personality!  Good, bad or stupid!  I would bet a lot of players get selected who can play but are not picked for the final group that actually films.  Maybe we should start a thread about the "perfect BB contestant."  Put all the traits together and send a "mole" to tryout. I wonder how that would work out?  

[asong77]

Sean2, on 19 February 2012 - 10:33 PM, said:

TheMackDaddy, on 19 February 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

They only take scratch players? I rarely see anyone who is good on that show !

Probably because of all the cameras, all the waiting around, and then after all that you have only one opportunity to hit a shot. Lotta pressure.

Yeah, I second that. I saw the below excerpt from Golfweek about Yani Tseng and the Big Break in last week's issue:


Yani's big break

How does Yani Tseng follow a 12-victory season with earnings of close to $3 million? By going on the "Big Break," of course.

Tseng flew to Nassau, Bahamas, last week to make a guest appearance on the 17th season of the Golf Channel reality series. Unfortunately, a commercial airline lost her clubs. (Now might be a good time to start seriously considering NetJets.)

When Tseng first came to the U.S. from Taiwan as an amateur, she thought the "Big Break" might be a good avenue toward pro golf. But she didn't know how to go about auditioning for the show and took a more conventional route (i.e., by competing in U.S. Golf Association events). It worked out OK.

At a shoot at the Atlantis, Tseng learned quickly about the long, tedious days of reality TV. She was waiting for makeup at 5 a.m. and surprised the all-female cast at a pre-dawn breakfast. The contestants were stunned when Tseng arrived. Kelly Villarreal even started to cry.

"For me, it was incredible," Villarreal told The Forecaddie. "Knowing how hard I've worked to even get that close to a little bit of the LPGA is inspiring."

Tseng, an Adams staffer, walked up and down the range at the Ocean Club trying to find a contestant with similar clubs, but she didn't have much luck.

Tseng took part in two challenges, including the famed flop wall. When she rifled a 4-iron shot through a glass frame, she obliterated a GoPro camera that was positioned behind it. The Man Out Front can't wait to see that footage when the series premieres May 14.

As Tseng noted, the "reality" of reality TV is that there's a lot of downtime. "I hit two shots, and now I'm warming up again," she told The Man Out Front.

By noon, she had put in a full day's work. It should make the LPGA's season opener this week in Australia a piece of cake.

The best news? The airline eventually found her clubs.

[Pweb44]

Has there ever been a left handed golfer on the show, I can't recall seeing one any of the season's I've watched........

[theboypinoy]

Sean2, on 19 February 2012 - 10:33 PM, said:

TheMackDaddy, on 19 February 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

They only take scratch players? I rarely see anyone who is good on that show !

Probably because of all the cameras, all the waiting around, and then after all that you have only one opportunity to hit a shot. Lotta pressure.

Agreed. One of the former contestants on the Big Break led the National Pro Golf Tour money list last year; he should've won that season.

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[MileHi]

Based on the application questions they aren't interested in mere scratch players, but what the heck, worth a shot.

[JustTheTips]

Thrillhouse, on 19 February 2012 - 09:17 PM, said:

MtlJeff, on 19 February 2012 - 09:03 PM, said:

Thrillhouse, on 19 February 2012 - 03:25 PM, said:

sure not, i auditioned for the one in mesquite though. best of luck to any wrxer who does try out!

you probably didn't "want" it enough

I wasn't at 10,000 hours yet.

You probably were also hitting the ball too pure....

[Jc0]

theboypinoy, on 20 February 2012 - 12:33 PM, said:

Sean2, on 19 February 2012 - 10:33 PM, said:

TheMackDaddy, on 19 February 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

They only take scratch players? I rarely see anyone who is good on that show !

Probably because of all the cameras, all the waiting around, and then after all that you have only one opportunity to hit a shot. Lotta pressure.

Agreed. One of the former contestants on the Big Break led the National Pro Golf Tour money list last year; he should've won that season.

Don't forget James Nittes was on there and did well on the tour for a few years. There was also the guy with the gloves. Swing looks crazy. Saw him some where recently, maybe at a dicks or something.  Hope the sarcasm worked.

[idriveahonda]

I'll apply again, what the hell.

Shank came through Kingsmill for a Pro-Am we had at the end of 2011.  He was a very humble guy.

He came into the pro shop late when my shop guys were trying to leave, so I stayed there with him for around an hour and we shot the breeze while he shopped.

Wouldn't suck to get some name/face recognition.  Shank said EVERYWHERE he goes, he is known.  Kind of strange.

[theboypinoy]

Jc0, on 21 February 2012 - 03:41 PM, said:

theboypinoy, on 20 February 2012 - 12:33 PM, said:

Sean2, on 19 February 2012 - 10:33 PM, said:

TheMackDaddy, on 19 February 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

They only take scratch players? I rarely see anyone who is good on that show !

Probably because of all the cameras, all the waiting around, and then after all that you have only one opportunity to hit a shot. Lotta pressure.

Agreed. One of the former contestants on the Big Break led the National Pro Golf Tour money list last year; he should've won that season.

Don't forget James Nittes was on there and did well on the tour for a few years. There was also the guy with the gloves. Swing looks crazy. Saw him some where recently, maybe at a dicks or something.  Hope the sarcasm worked.

Forgot about James Nitties. And you must be talking about Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey

[Victory_Red]

I'd sign up to compete....but i just hit it..........(wait for it....)............ TOO PURE!

[FlopShotFred]

MtlJeff, on 19 February 2012 - 09:03 PM, said:

Thrillhouse, on 19 February 2012 - 03:25 PM, said:

sure not, i auditioned for the one in mesquite though. best of luck to any wrxer who does try out!

you probably didn't "want" it enough

you just don't want it will lowery...

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[InspiredTP]

Well, got an email today inviting me to audition next week. I talked to Hiroshi about his audition and he gave me the skinny on the shots they ask you to hit so at least I have an idea of what to work on for the next week. I'll post again next week on how it went.

[idriveahonda]

I as well received an invitation to audition.

InspiredTP, would you be willing to pass along the information you received from Hiroshi to me via PM?

Good luck to all!