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VALERIA OCHOA
(The Big Break III: Ladies Only)
Birthdate: 07/21/79
Residence: Miramar, Fla.
Hometown: Medellin, Colombia
Occupation: Assistant Golf Professional
Marital Status/Children: Single/3
Home Golf Course: Bonaventure Country Club
Hobbies: Golf, shopping and sunbathing
Bio Update: Since her departure from The Big Break III: Ladies Only, Valeria went back to teaching golf and is now part of the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Golf Course. She also appeared on a weekly basis as a GOLF CHANNEL foreign correspondent for the The Big Break IV: All Access series and appeared in the GOLF CHANNEL’s Golf With Style: Global Challenge series. Valeria says that she's still the same girl that she was before The Big Break III, and loves it when people recognize her. Her favorite part of the recognition is the joy people have when they meet her. She expects to play better her second time around as she knows what to expect.
The Big Break III Bio: From a country where soccer reigns supreme, Valeria moved from Colombia to Florida five years ago and has since picked up a golf game that she all but abandoned at age 16. When she was six, Valeria knew she wanted to play golf for a living. She was an accomplished junior golfer, crowned South American Champion twice and won several national titles in her home country. When she lost interest in the game and later became pregnant at 18, she feared her dream would never become a reality. After a move to the U.S., two more kids and nine years without picking up a club, this mother of three got back in the game by chance. Working at golf resort to get out of the house and earn a little extra money, she “got tired of customers looking down at me like I knew nothing about the game. That really got me motivated to chase the dream again.” She worked her way onto the course, first as an instructor and then as the founder and director of a successful junior golf academy.
The Big Break III Results: Valeria was eliminated in episode seven.
What's In Val's Bag:
Driver: 11.5 560 nike
Wood: Nike 4w
Hybrid: 21" nike
Irons: 4 -pw nike procombo
Wedges: 60-56-52 nike
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