Kim Kouwabunpat's "Big Break PEI" Diary - Final Episode

(Editor's Note: Kim Kouwabunpat was a contestant on the Golf Channel series "Big Break Prince Edward Island," which concluded this past Monday. Kim has written a diary for About.com Golf throughout the series. Below is Kim's final entry following the final episode. See also: previous entries.)

That's a wrap for "Big Break XI: Prince Edward Island." Congratulations to Derek for being the last one standing! Derek, you have a solid game and nerves of steel. Go out there and make it happen, eh?

I have to also give a big shoutout to my girl, Blair, for also displaying some great golf and playing her way to the finals. She showed good poise and I know she’ll represent women's golf well.

Reflecting back on the show and the two weeks the 12 of us spent on PEI, I have to say that this has been one of the most invigorating and amazing experiences of my life, let alone my golf career. The 12 contestants came together from very different walks of life, different backgrounds, different pasts, all in search of a common dream: to play golf at the highest level, respectively on the LPGA and PGA tours.

It was an experience that can never be replaced. The emotional intensity, the mental strain, the physical fatigue, the adrenaline rush, and the irreplaceable memories are a combination of facets on the golf course that are experienced only on "Big Break." I'm a competitor and I thrive off this ... Would I do it again? Absolutely! I would do it again in a heartbeat, even if I knew the results were to be the same. (To my new friends at Golf Channel – Can I drop a bigger hint? Hehe.)

I want to say thank you to every one of the cast members and the entire staff at Golf Channel for making the "Big Break" so special for me. I also want to express my appreciation to all of my fans who have reached out and have shown such great support for me and my golf! Last but certainly not least, a big thanks to About.com and BK for allowing me to share my thoughts with the cyberworld of golf fanatics.

Remember, "this certainly isn't going to be the last you’ll see of me."

Signing out for now ...

Kim "Bunz" Kouwabunpat
www.KimCanYouOnePutt.com