Article: Futures golfer gets big break; Prange benefits from reality show

The typical member of the Duramed Futures Tour is an anonymous 20- something who survives on a shoestring budget while she chases her dream of playing on the LPGA Tour.

You might say she's hoping for a big break.

Then there's Ashley Prange, who's already gotten hers.

Prange, 24, of Noblesville, Ind., arrived at the Brown Deer Park Golf Course in the middle of a grueling promotional tour Friday, a TV crew from The Golf Channel in tow.

It was a small price to pay for winning "Big Break V: Hawaii," a reality TV series. The final episode aired May 9 on The Golf Channel and Prange's life hasn't been quite the same since.

"When I walk through the airport in Las Vegas and people recognize me, ...

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