six men competed for a grand prize of $100,000 in cash. Contestants included a former Marine Captain who had served in Afghanistan in 2003, and a model. The hosts were Charlie Rymer and Stina Sternberg. Derek Gillespie was the only male to reach the final four and then survived a 2-hole elimination match with Gerina Mendoza, by 1 stroke. In the first half of the finale, Gillespie played 9 holes at −1 while Blair O'Neal was +1 and Brenda McLarnon was eliminated at +3. In the last 9 holes, the match-up was O'Neal vs. Gillespie, with Gillespe winning by a three-stroke margin (−1 to +2). Big Break Disney Golf This twelfth season, Big Break Disney Golf premiered on October 13, 2009. Challenges took place at courses and off-course locations in and around Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Vince Cellini and Stephanie Sparks returned as hosts. Contestants: Mike Perez (Scottsdale, Arizona) – Nationwide Tour member and brother of PGA Tour player Pat Perez. Winner, Defeated Tony Finau in extra holes after Tony hit it in the water on the 17th hole to tie the score and won on the 19th hole to win Big Break Disney Golf. Tony Finau (Lehi, Utah) – Brother of contestant Gipper Finau. Turned professional at age 17 and made a cut on the PGA Tour the same year. Finau eventually won on the 2016 PGA Tour and made the Tour Championship in 2019. Kevin Erdman (Arcadia, California) – Husband of Big Break Ka'anapali contestant Courtney Erdman. Gipper Finau (Lehi, Utah) – Brother of contestant Tony Finau. Turned professional at age 16: eliminated week 9 Andrew Giuliani (New York, New York) – Son of former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani: eliminated week 8 Blake Moore (Monrovia, California) – Friend of former Big Break competitor and PGA Tour player James Nitties: eliminated week 7 Vincent Johnson (Portland, Oregon) – Received the Charlie Sifford exemption to play in the 2009 Northern Trust Open: eliminated week 6 J.R. Reyes (Omaha, Nebraska) – Former NJCAA All-American. Waits tables at a diner to support his dream of playing golf professionally: eliminated week 5 Sean Kalin (Delray Beach, Florida) – Former junior star golfer who gave up the game for 20 years after being kidnapped: eliminated week 4 Kevan Maxwell (Charleston, South Carolina) – Pizza delivery man: eliminated week 3 Andreas Huber (Scottsdale, Arizona) – A former Wall Street broker