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Article: A Slice of Reality; Kim Welch, winner of Golf Channel's Big Break show, has bright Future ahead.(Sports)(Interview)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- July 17, 2008
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Byline: Chris WagnerStaff writer
Kim Welch has long stood out from the crowd with her signature colorful head scarves and her ability to bash the golf ball a very long way.
But now the three-year veteran on the Duramed Futures Tour has earned some niche fame. Last week, the tour's driving distance leader won the Golf Channel's ninth installment of its popular reality TV show, "Big Break: Ka'anapali." Welch outlasted 11 other female contestants, including Ithaca native and Futures Tour colleague Lori Atsedes, in elimination shows that aired from April 15 to July 8.
Welch's victory brought with it an exemption to play in an LPGA Tour event ...