Adrienne Gautreaux

Adrienne Gautreaux is a cast member on the Golf Channel series "Big Break: Kaanapali." The shaded text below is the "official" "Big Break: Kaanapali" profile of this golfer provided by the Golf Channel.
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Residence: Mabank, Texas
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Date of birth: July 5, 1981
College: Sam Houston State, then University of South Carolina
Home course: Cedar Creek Country Club, Kemp, Texas
Interests: Running, weight lifting, Tae Kwon Do
Family: Married

About Adrienne Gatreaux:
Gautreaux turned pro in 2004 after playing collegiately at the University of South Carolina. She has spent all or part of the past four years playing the Futures Tour, with a high tournament finish of fourth.

The Golf Channel says:

Ask Adrienne Gautreaux about her chances of one day playing on the LPGA, and without hesitation she will tell you they are good. After all, in college she beat current LPGA players, and she feels she should be able to do it again.

The thought process doesn't come from arrogance; rather it is fueled by a competitive streak as long as a 600-yard par-five hole. It's the same desire that has Gautreaux and her husband racing to see who can first open the hymnal books to the correct hymn in church.

Accented by a Texas drawl and fiery red hair, Gautreaux's fire is backed up with a solid game that was good enough to earn a spot in the finals of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in 2005 and '06, where she fell short by one stroke each time.

"To be that close was so frustrating," Gautreaux said. "It was hard to go back and play on the Futures Tour when I was that close to playing on the LPGA."

Former "Big Break" contestant and University of South Carolina teammate Kristy McPherson has seen Gautreaux's game progress and says it is only matter of time for her competitive friend.

"She is a fireball and, besides myself, is the biggest competitor I have ever met," said McPherson. "She can take it low, and to be small, she can really move it out there."

Gautreaux's successful collegiate career began at Sam Houston State, where she experienced success but only stayed in Huntsville one year because she said her "coach was a jerk."

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