DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., August 26, 2014 – Two current members of the Epson Tour, Carolin Pinegger and Krista Puiste, along with 2013 Tour winner Katy Harris will part of the cast on the new Big Break Myrtle Beach announced Tuesday on Golf Channel’s Morning Drive. Pinegger was live in studio to help make the announcement.

Big Break Myrtle Beach premieres on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. on Golf Channel.

Pinegger, Puisite and Harris will be competing for the grand prize of over $100,000 in cash and prizes along with an exemption into the 2015 LPGA Portland Classic.

Pinegger, 23, has played in 13 Epson Tour events this year as a first-year professional. She has made five cuts with her best finish a tie for 27^th at the Volvik Championship. The Schladming, Austria native and current Orlando resident played her college golf at UCF. She was named All Conference USA Second Team following the 2012 season.

Puisite, 23, has played in ten Epson Tour events in her rookie season. She has one top-10 finish at the Epson Classic in Charlotte when she placed T5. The Riga, Latvia native played her college golf at Texas State University. She was a member of the Latvian Junior National Team before turning professional in 2014.

Harris, 35, played full-time on the Epson Tour in 2013 and earned her first professional win at the IOA Golf Classic in Palm Harbor, Fla. The Humble, Texas native took a long hiatus from golf following a hand injury in 2001. Through conditional LPGA Tour status, Harris has played in nine events this year with her best finish a tie for 32^nd at the Marathon Classic.

Big Break Myrtle Beach was filmed at Barefoot Resort and Golf in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The three other female cast members are Katie Detlefsen, the Dinah Shore winner in 2010, Tessa Teachman, who plays full-time on the LET and played one Epson Tour event in 2013 and Emily Tubert, a recent graduate of the University of Arkansas.

The Epson Tour returns to action September 5-7 at the Prairie Band Casino & Resort Charity Classic presented by Toyota in Mayetta, Kan.

Cast for Big Break Myrtle Beach Announced

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