Samantha Head

Orlando, Fla.

Hometown: Ascot, England
Birthdate: 2/28/73
College: University of Miami
Home Golf Course: Champions Gate Golf Club,
Orlando, Fla.
Interests: Piano, fishing, reading, exercise
Family: Single

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You may ask why someone like Samantha Head needs a Big Break? After all, she plays professionally worldwide and has won three events on the Ladies European Tour.

So really, why Big Break Ka’anapali?

“I auditioned for the show to get an LPGA Tour exemption,” said the Ascot, England, native. “I feel I have had a pretty successful career in Europe and Japan. I’m not your typical girl who hasn’t played on a professional tour. I just haven’t made it to the LPGA.”

Head has been close before. The last three years she competed in the finals of the LPGA’s qualifying tournament only to be denied each time. While making it to the LPGA would be satisfying to Head, an added bonus would be joining her sister Johanna, who has played on the tour since 2001.

The twins, who were born seven-and-a-half minutes apart, took up golf after their grandfather introduced them to the game when they were 13 years old. The duo practiced together on the driving range for two years before actually playing on a course. Eventually, the Head girls turned pro at the same time and both qualified to play on the Ladies European Tour in 1995. “She (Johanna) had a little more success as an amateur,” said Head. “It’s funny how it worked out that when we turned professional I had the first win. It was nice to be the first one to win out there.”

Comparing twins is inevitable, especially when they are in the same profession. With Johanna playing on the LPGA -- the missing piece in Samantha’s solid resume -- it would be easy to say one career has been better than the other.

Of course, success is subjective.

“Everyone has their own judgment of careers, and at the end you know your own,” said Samantha. “People have asked me if Jo has had a better career. I only ask the question of how you judge someone’s success. Is it tournament wins or status on the LPGA?”

Big Break Ka’anapali could end the discussion, one that is not an issue with the twins. A victory in the GOLF CHANNEL’s popular series and Head will have the opportunity to not only play in an LPGA tournament with her sister, but also more importantly, achieve a personal goal.

“I have played three of the best tours in the world and the fourth tour, which is the ultimate, is the LPGA Tour,” said Head, who currently plays on the Ladies European Tour and the Duramed FUTURES Tour, as well as a past stint on the Japanese LPGA Tour. “My goal is to get on the LPGA Tour and that would seal my career.”

And that is more than reason enough for Head to be looking for her Big Break.

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Club	Name
Driver:	Stultz 10.5°
Woods:	Callaway Big Bertha
Irons:	Callaway X Forge & Callaway 5-PW
Wedges:	Callaway X 52° & 58°
Putter:	Rife 2 Bar (Pink)
Ball:	Callaway HX Tour