Personal:
Age: 29
Residence: Bishopville, S.C.
Hometown: Same
Occupation: Golf Professional – Mini-Tours
Marital Status/Children: Single/0
Hobbies: Shooting pool, listening to music, basketball
Nickname: Two-Gloves
Experience:
Home Golf Course: Northwoods Golf Club, Columbia, S.C.
Collegiate Golf Experience: None
Amateur/Professional: Plays on NGA Hooters Tour, Gateway Tour and Carolinas Tarheel Tour
Profile - Tommy Gainey:
A small-town golfer hailing from small-town USA, the South Carolina drawl hangs on Tommy Gainey's lips like Spanish moss on a live oak. His approach is straightforward, a philosophy about life that mirrors his take on golf that tells him to just trust it and hit it.
This self-made golfer has got game, carrying a handicap of +1 and having once shot a 59 during a friendly round with some Nationwide Tour buddies. He missed a 12-footer for birdie that would have given him a score of 58, but he was more concerned about not making birdie.
He feels success in life is all about getting the right break at the right time. And his biggest break so far was being chosen as a contestant on The Big Break IV.
"I told the producers that I would happily wipe out that 59 for a chance to be on the show and play for my country," Tommy said. "I’m shocked I got the chance."
Currently, Tommy plays various mini-tours, including the NGA Hooters Tour, Gateway Tour and the Carolinas Tarheel Tour. He wears a golf glove on both hands and has affectionately become known as "Two Gloves."
Playing to form, he expects no second chances during "The Big Break" competition.
"Talk is talk, now it's time for action," he said.
