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Down to six in the Big Break V Hawaii. (Should be five, and even four after this episode) However, thanks to her performance on last week's episode, Becky Lucidi of Poway received a second chance at a Big Break after being eliminated in a previous episode.
Above, Kim Lewellen sinks a putt during the elimination challenge and is safe for another episode.
The Big Break airs Tuesday nights on The Golf Channel, the all-golf, all-the-time cable outlet by whose courtesy we present these screen grabs.
This schmoe has the complete rundown on the episode. May post a few takes on the morrow.
Take One: As a Californian, I'm glad to see Becky back in there, taking her hacks with her unique swing, and actually winning, with former critic Ashley, the first challenge and thus, living to play another day. (They came out on top during a three-hole alternating shot best-ball challenge, the teams chosen by a random draw)
As a viewer, I'm still wondering why I'm watching her. Still feel a tad cheated by the producers, for bringing back someone to a show where, theoretically, once you're gone, you're gone. And, to put a finger on why it's an uncomfortable feeling, her reprise shatters the illusion the show's producers worked so hard to create, that you're watching an athletic competition, not some artificially contrived piece of television info-tainment. Nuff said on that, I guess, let's accept the fact that we've been sucked into watching some TV show, and try to enjoy it from here on out.
Any rate, on to the most interesting part of the show, the elimination
challenge, taking place greenside on the 18th hole of the Palmer Course at Turtle Bay Resort, and, like episode seven, the person you'd most like to see eliminated, hangs on, while a crowd fav, ends up going home. At least, that's the view from here.
The challenge matches up the former teammates against each other in a bid to get up and down from the greenside bunker.
So, Julie and Kim are pitted against each other, they trade bogeys, until Kim sinks the putt noted agove. (BTW, Julie's first bunker shot is horrid, narrowly misses going off the other side of the green, and her second shot out of the bunker resembles a chunk shot. I mean, I pull that kinda greenside noise all the time, but, aren't these gals supposed to be professionals? )
The second duo, pits Dana vs. Jeanne. Dana's first shot is fat, she misses the long putt, and Jeanne has an eight-footer which she sinks.
So, down to Julie vs. Dana to see who goes home.
They must play a flop shot over the aforementioned bunker. In round one, both hit so-so bunker shots, and two-putt for bogies.
"It's an intimidating shot," Dana tells the audience. "When you've got water behind it's just a position you don't want to be in."
Dana is long on her second flop, Julie's a tad closer, and, despite some use of Australian body English, Dana is unable to make the putt.
The producers cut Julie's putt six different ways to Sunday and mix in the suspense-filled music, and she gives a little cry of "yes" when her putt goes in.
There are tears. "Cr--, that's sucks," is about all Dana can say in the on camera interview afterward. And thus, one one of the program's stronger players goes home. Can't shed too many tears for her, as she did win a car for being the first to take three challenges.
Five players next for next week's show featuring golf in Hawaii.
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