Laura London - "Big Break VI" Contestant

Personal:
Birthdate: Jan. 25, 1980
Residence: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Occupation: Clubfitter
Marital Status/Children: Single
Hobbies: Movies, ice skating, eating and hanging out with friends

On the Course:
Home Golf Course: Ancala Country Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Collegiate Golf Experience: Arizona State University
Strongest Part of Game: Driving accuracy
Favorite Club: Driver
Dream Foursome: Gwen Stefani (singer), Wes Anderson (movie director) and Graeme McDowell

More About Laura London: Unlike most contestants in "The Big Break VI," golf is not Laura's sport of choice. Growing up a "rink rat," her first love was, and still is, ice skating. She trained with her brother, Benoit, to be professional figure skaters and considered trying out for the 1998 U.S. Hockey team. Those dreams ended eight days before her 14th birthday when she fell while practicing a difficult skating move and experienced a triple ankle fracture.

While recovering from the injury, her family moved to a house on a golf course and decided to become golfers. Her first year in high school, she practiced on the range with her father teaching her from books he read. The next year, she was captain of her high school boys' team, and later won the Arizona State Girls' Junior Championship in her junior year.

In her senior season, she defended the ASJC title and claimed the Arizona Women's State Championship. Laura was named 1997 Arizona Junior Golf Association player of the year and in 1998 was selected as one of ten girls in the country as AJGA Compaq Scholastic All-Americans.

In a bold move, she turned down numerous college scholarship offers to turn pro. She played the Duramed Futures Tour with limited success before attending Arizona State University. Her brother plays the Gateway Tour and has twice qualified for PGA Tour events.

Source: The Golf Channel; used with permission