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Big Break III - Ladies Only - Episode 9 (44:56)

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Inches Away - Nerves, tension and bad weather play a game with accuracy and control.

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-Previously on the Big Break III: Ladies Only. -It's down to th...

-Previously on the Big Break III: Ladies Only. -It's down to the final 4, and there will be no more Mulligan Challenges. -It gave me an opportunity to play square, even golf. -Danielle's smiles soon changed. -I didn't know there was a bunker in front of the green. -The funny thing was no one else went up to look at the green. -After 3 holes of golf, Cindy won her 4th Skills Challenge. -Everybody's gonna be proud of me at home. -Danielle's amazing recovery from the woods kept her alive. -I was that mentally strong, when I hit something so poor to not even let it faze me. -In a playoff, Liz was eliminated. Now, 3 remain on the Big Break III: Ladies Only. -This field's getting way too tight. No more clues from the shaft. -Table's so big and empty. The first time when we sat at the table, it was so much fun. -When we were like this. Watch your elbows. -We went from having 10 sitting elbow to elbow, 5 conversations at once, very loud, 3 of us. -Really? -Yeah. -Sitting awkwardly at the table. Very forced conversation. -So what do you think we're gonna have to do today? -I feel like it's the same thing everyday where we have no clue what to expect so it's-- it doesn't matter how many people are here, it's the same scenario where we just-- you don't know until you get there, you know? -Yeah, that's true. -It was awkward. It was very awkward. I'm just glad to be here because everybody at home is gonna be totally shocked that I made it this far. -Me, too. Me, too. -And I really don't suck. -I had a really good time. -Well, I can-- say that about myself but here I am. -Cindy and I are both experienced players and Pamela is a baby in golf and so she probably feels intimidated so she's turning everything against her and using that as her excuse. -Well, it's good to see all of you. -Thank you. -I wish we had a better day for you but the golf gods are not cooperating. We have a little more rain in the forecast, some overcast skies, but we'll play through that as we have all the way through these series of shows. I don't have to tell you how important it is at this point on Big Break III. By the end of the day, the 3 of you will be 2 for our final show and our final matchup, and as I look at the 3 of you, I see really a very diverse group, and I guess my question for you this morning is, "What do you think it is about you, you on the inside, that will carry you to this final?" What is it, Cindy? What's gonna take you home? -God's wisdom, talent. -Pam, what about you? -I hope that my athletic instinct will carry me through. -No question about that. We've seen that many times. Danielle? -Mentally, I think that I stayed in the game, never let one shot get me down nor get me up. -Once again, ladies, it's a pressure cooker. Those LPGA exemptions are on the line including the Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill. Again, the stakes are high. -You know, Vince mentioned how diverse all of you are. Each of you are in very different paths in your golf career right now. Cindy, you've been around the game, tons of tournament experience. Danielle, college golf as well. Maybe not as many years as Cindy. And, Pam, very new to the game. Only 3 years of experience. Are you surprised that you made it this far in the competition? -Part of me is surprised to have been able to perform well enough to stay in the competition, part of me is, "Yeah, why not? I can be here." -Danielle, what about you? -I came out here to play golf and it got me through to where I am now. -Cindy, obviously a lot of experience. Are you surprised that you made it to the top 3? -Yeah, I kinda am. I was looking to challenge myself which I have done and somebody told me once you should scare yourself at least once a day, I'm getting like lots of them added up. So I'm gonna go home [unk] when this is over but I-- no, I'm thrilled to be here. I'm kinda surprised I made it this far. -Well, we don't know if we're gonna scare you but your heart's gonna be racing a little bit, because, ladies, you're gonna have to play some golf today to move on to that final. -Driver's my strength, on keeping it in the direction I wanna go but when my timing's off, anything can happen. -Well, ladies, it's been quite a ride, but here we are at our final Skills Challenge, and that kind of got us to looking back on past Skills Challenges, and the fact that, Cindy, you've won immunity through this 4 times, and that means you played the least amount of golf of any of the ladies to get to this point and hats off to you for doing that. You played the game well. Pam, you also had that amazing shot earlier in the series where you holed out and you also won immunity. You know what's it like to just kinda be on easy street come that Elimination Challenge, whereas, Ms. Danielle, you have taken the long way home. Never have you had immunity. You've gone every step of the way. I'm sure you've considered that. -Yeah, I have, it's just like regular golf, you gotta dig for every shot and just never stop. -Well, I tell you, ladies, not only is this our final Skills Challenge, but it's certainly the most important because if you win this, you win immunity and that means you are guaranteed to reach the finals on Big Break III, so they don't come much bigger. -Once again, we have a driving challenge for you. Not only gonna have to get the distance but you're gonna have to control your line. You'll each hit 3 drives. For instance, Danielle, say you hit it 250, but it's 10 yards from the line. Your total score will be 240. So after each of you have hit, we'll tally the scores, the players with the 2 highest total distances move on to a putting challenge to determine who will be immune in the elimination challenge. -Wow. -If only we had some better conditions for you. Again, it's a little misty out here, air is heavy, and the wind is in your face. -We had a random draw. Cindy, you're the first one to rip it. -I knew that Cindy's accuracy was dead on. She could really hit 3-- I know she's shorter than me but she can really hit 3 on the line. -Of course, Cindy is not in the regular driving range with Danielle or Pam, but accuracy will be her thing. -Exactly, that's really-- is gonna keep her in the ballgame here. -Don't go right! God bless it. -Cindy, first drive, 236 yards. Deviation 27 yards. Total 209 yards. -Two thirty-six, that was really good for me. Uphill into the wind with the rain. -Danielle, hit away. -I've been struggling trying to find my timing, and my driver can go duck hook left, hard right fade. Driver's my strength on keeping it in the direction I wanna go but when my timing is off, anything can happen. Bit long. Keep going, baby. Alright. You can pull it left 'cause the whole bend's to the left. You can still get some length and distance and yardage, just don't come out of it way right. -What we've seen from her first drive, obviously, a lot of length. -I saw the other two girls hit it fairly far off line and I have a little bit more distance on my side. -That looks good. -[unk] -Oh, man! -Smoking hot! -She can just hit the ball. -Surprised myself. -Biggest we've seen yet. -Yes, it is. -Great-- great drive, Pam. -Pam is just in another world. Pam's at Michelle Wie level. I mean, Pam does long drive contests and hits it 318 yards. -Cindy really need to make up her ground. She's not as long as these other players, so these next two drives, she really needs to be accurate and close to that line. -Oh, good shot, Cindy. Unbelievable. -On the line. -Beautiful. -Not as long on that second drive but she didn't lose as much because she was closer to the line. -It's what she has to do. -I was really glad to see that I was before Pamela because I didn't wanna have to jump on anything, and I knew Cindy was gonna put a good number so the order of rotation went really well for me. -That's a great drive right there. -Great drive. -Wow. Gets right on it. -My second drive was like common for me. I'll hit 14 fairways a round, so driving is just like sleeping with my driver, you wake up and you just know, "Okay, this is my baby." You know, take care of it, so I stepped up and really hit a good one. -All the rain that we had had previous to this challenge really left a mark for this event because it was soggy, it was wet, and no roll. It was basically how far can you carry it. -Nice. -Pam, second drive, 244 yards, deviation, 45 yards, total 199 yards. -Oops. -She went from best drive on the board to the lowest drive on the board, two swings. -One shot left. -That was way right. Way right. I mean, that was, you know, off-the-charts right. -After Pam blocked that ball, then I thought, "Boy, I had a chance." Never crossed my mind that I'd have to beat a certain number, hit a certain distance. -For complete contestant bios, exclusive video, discussion boards, and Big Break merchandise, log on to the golfchannel.com. -Through two drives of the Skills Challenge, Danielle leads the way. Pam blocked her second drive way right, but is still ahead of Cindy. The top two will advance to a putting challenge where the winner will earn a spot in the final two. -After Pam blocked that ball and she got it only 199, I'm like, "Yo, I wasn't the worst," you know? But then I thought, "Boy, I had a chance, small chance." -Oops. -I think she was taking that back, a little stutter, it wasn't as fluid as her previous two drives, the takeaway. -Cindy, third drive, total 207 yards. -I kinda thought, "Oh, boy," you know, I'm gonna be in the elimination challenge today 'cause I just don't hit it that far. -Danielle only needs a score of 162 on this last drive to surpass Cindy. She'll have to do something pretty drastic not to be able to make it on the putting challenge. -I'm not watching what other people do or what scores they're posting. I'm trying to compete against myself out here. Come on, baby. Get long! -Even though she's to the right of that, that's enough to move her into the putting challenge. -Okay, Danielle. -Looks good, Danielle. -Good job. Danielle really goes after it. Truly, with her whole body and her hands. She's got a little more fire through it. -All she needs here on her last drive is 190 to surpass Cindy and move into the putting challenge. -The last drive, no big deal, I swung like I'd swing any other driver. It never crossed my mind that I'd have to beat a certain number, hit a certain distance. -That should do it. -Good shot. -Pam, third drive, total 226 yards. -Congratulations, Pam. You're moving on with Danielle to the putting challenge. -Danielle, congratulations. -Thank you. -So, Cindy-- -You had quite a run there. -Yeah, I did. That was nice. -You're gonna have to play it out today, dear. -That's alright. I just thought, you know, that's okay with me. I've gotten three in a row and four total. I was okay with that. -Danielle, Pam, it's off to a putting challenge now for immunity and a spot in the final. -All I can do is try and if another girl outperforms me or doesn't outperform me, it's really out of my hands. -Every putt, I'm gonna feel like putting is my strength. No matter how far the putt is, I tell myself I have to commit and say, "This is my strength," and believe in myself mentally and pull off the putts. -I thought no matter what happens, I'm gonna have to play one or the other in the next 2 days if I get to the finals, so it didn't matter to me. -Well, this is it. -Yes. -This is part two of our final Skill Challenge. Cindy, you won't be taking part in this. You'll be our guest commentator and this time under very different circumstances. As you know, the elimination challenge waits, but for Pam and Danielle, it doesn't get bigger. You win immunity here and you win a spot in the final then a shot at the LPGA exemptions, and as for the other person, you'll be facing Cindy in the elimination challenge final. -What we have here is a putting challenge. You'll see four different locations on the green. Each of you will hole out from these different spots. Now, Danielle. -Yes. -Because you won the driving challenge, you have some choices to make. You get to decide what two locations you get to putt first from. Little strategy involved here, so definitely take a look at the greens, the breaks, the length of putts. That could influence your decision. After you've both completed all four locations, the player with the lowest cumulative score is immune in the elimination challenge. -My mind is in this golf, this is what I want, this is my career, it's my choice, it's my decision, it's my life. -Danielle needs to win this because it would be a great confidence booster for her, and Danielle needs more of a confidence booster than I do. -Danielle, you've earned the right to choose the putts you'd like to putt first, so which two will it be? -My first two putts that I'm gonna pick are 4...4 and 1. -Let's get things started. -Strategically, in my mind, I said number 1, I really wanted her to putt it first so I could see the line, and give her the least amount of chance to roll one in, but then at the last minute I switched because sometimes, when I don't watch somebody else's putt, I have a better opportunity just to roll it in the hole myself and put the pressure on her. -If Danielle would happen to miss this, Pam gets a really good read and a very makeable putt. -I really thought that I was gonna make that putt. It was dead in the heart, but I just didn't have enough speed on it. -From my angle, it was obvious that it broke through to the right which I would have known without having seen her putt, and so I just went left edge. It was the first putt I've been really aggressive on in this whole experience. -That's got a chance. -Big opportunity. -Wow. -Awesome putt. -Good putt, Dani. -Thanks. -When I hit that putt and the ball fell, I felt great. -And my heart just went, "Ugh," because I knew, after I chose 1 and 4, I made a bad decision but we can't change it. -Was that cool that Pam made that putt? That was awesome. -So Pam on the board early. -And the strategy backfires for Danielle who may indeed have helped Pam get a good look at that putt. Pam just stepped up there and didn't hesitate, put a great stroke on that. -And I have to tell you that the putts that we have left, that's a huge first hole. -The next putt was a tough one. -She didn't really understand undulation on that putt. -And that is certainly 3-jack possibility. -Pam went to school on Danielle and sank her putt at the first location to take an early lead in the Skills Challenge. -Now, here's the thing about Pam is she'll go first for number 2 and Pam, you just don't wanna give it back. -The first one was the easy one and I was glad to perform but the next putt was the tough one. Go that way. -And that is certainly 3-jack possibility. -She actually aimed way left and she thought that she pulled it and she didn't really understand the undulation on that putt. -Ooh! Pam kind of opened the door, and now Dani has a chance to even things up here. -I had the perfect line. I mean, I'm picking lines like you can't believe, but my speed control is so off because of the really wet conditions. -Well, Dani has definitely left herself some work. -She's got a tester here. This is to tie things up with Pam. -It was a poor stroke but you have to expect that in putting. You're gonna have some good putts and some bad putts. -Wow, missed opportunity there for Danielle. -Once again Pam holding that one-shot lead. -That's my mental emotions just wearing down. I've been out here struggling to trying to win an exemption every single day. -She is really nervous and I thought, you know what, just wanting it so bad might hurt her. -Number 3 area on the green is easily the most difficult. -Well, the third putt, I knew that all I had to do was just get it over that hill and anything with too much speed over that hill, it would have just flown by the hole and I didn't want that to happen. -Looks like pretty good speed right here. Gotta go. -It's not too bad right there. -Not bad. -I got it just to the right point. It gained speed going down the hill. Almost had enough on it, broke a little bit away from the hole but no problem for a two-putt. -So Pam's in with two. -I think you gotta figure the next one is in these two putts for both of them so she's gotta hope that she also two-putts and maybe sinks that next one. -Anything's possible. She could sink this. It's gotta go. Gotta go. Come on! Practically in the-- -Nice putt. -Same shot Pam ended up there. Alright, still a little tester here. -It's been a really long, long road for me. I'm out here grinding like a never ending battle but my strength and my mind are keeping me in it. When I missed it, it's teaching me how to stay stronger. There's a life long lesson here. Everything happens for a reason, so I never get down on myself. -When Danielle missed that short putt to three-putt, I was shocked. -Alright, ladies, it's basically come down to this. Dani will putt first and she has to knock it in and hope that Pam three-jacks and hope for a tie. -I said, "Okay, I came up short twice, pick the right line and hit it firm, really firm, get it to the hole." -Gotta go. Gotta go. Wow. Surprised she left that short. -Yeah. -I just think in a situation like that, though, you gotta get to the hole. You got nothing to lose. -How did I leave the last putt short? -Yeah. -Exhaustion. Just mental exhaustion. -At this point-- -Pam knows what she has to do. -Pam's on easy street right now. -I knew I could four-putt and tie. I really didn't plan on doing that. For the first time, I started thinking, "I'm going to the finals." -Good putt, Pamela. Good job, girl. -Nice safe putt there. -Good job. -There we have it. -Pam is on to our next show and in the final. -This kid's only played for 3 years and to have the guts to even apply and then get here and then make it all the way to the finals, I mean, it's just a great story. -Good job. You're here tomorrow. -Thanks. Appreciate it very much. Thanks. -Danielle overloads her compliments as a way to be patronizing, to me. She was telling Cindy, "I can't believe Pam is a finalist. I can't believe that Pam is here." I mean, I know that she's been saying that because here I am, I'm the token beginner, look at me, I'm in the final two. Hey, I'm excited. Why not? -Well, Pam, we just continue to be impressed. You're a relative novice to the game of golf and you have reached Big Break III final show. Congratulations. -Thanks. -Danielle. Maybe it's meant to be. You've taken the long way the entire trip so. -It's only made me stronger, so I just keep going the way the path is. -Cindy and Danielle, we'll see you in the elimination challenge. It's coming up for that other spot in the Big Break final. -I thought, "Ooh, this could be an opening for me." -My fears were haunting me. I had to take a deep breath. Never even let one of those swing thoughts come in my mind. -This Big Break Skills Challenge was presented to you by Chrysler. Chrysler, inspiration comes standard. -Right. Walked it right. -We had spaghetti dinner at the house. It was delicious but it was just-- it was real different. Danielle had said some things that came out a little funny and Pamela took them, you know, and there's a little tension between the two of them. -I might have mentioned that I didn't really fit in being in the last three and Cindy gave me a pep talk that just pumped me up. She was awesome. -If they're supposedly so much better than me and they have so much more experience and they hit such terrible golf shots, then maybe I'm not so bad. -Yeah. -You're right, I'm not so bad. -I totally respect Pam's game. God, she hits it like a man. She's awesome. -Okay. Let's talk about you guys. -Oh, no. Pamela will say nice things to me through the day but then when behind closed doors, she rips on me. That is such immaturity, it's a joke, but I have to expect it, I know it goes on. They're just trying to find something to just hate me for. I can't change who I am or what I look like. That's just there, but I don't look in the mirror and say that. I'm looking at what's inside and I'm seeing everybody else [unk] what's inside, but people always judge me by my high heels or how I walk or if I wanna fix my hair, you know? I like to look like a lady, and everybody's whole notion is, "The LPGA Tour needs girls that look like you." -I think that Danielle demands perfection out of everything she does. If it's from her appearance to the way she projects herself to her golf game, she wants to do it perfectly. -Danielle wants it so bad. -Cindy has the confidence and the game. -It's time to buckle down and grind. -I don't know against which competitor I'd have a better chance winning. -It's gonna be a tough battle. -Ladies, this is it. We started with 10 players at the beginning of this competition, all wanting to make it to the final two. Pam, you've secured your spot, but Cindy, Danielle, now it's your turn. You're going head to head, three holes of stroke play to determine who will play Pam in the finals. -It's really very simple, no more secrets, no more stunts, no more shortcuts, straight up golf, and the winner is on to the final and the loser will be moving on, so really your destiny is in your own hands right now. Let's tee it up, let's play three and see what happens. -She's a strong player, so I knew my work was cut out for me today. I could not risk one mistake and I couldn't let anything slip by me. Come on! Get down. Oh, jeez, go! I hit a poor drive. I thought it was gonna go in the bunker, but that ball just knuckled straight down. -I knew I had to play well. I was just trying to think of, you know, each swing one at a time. -Okay. Looks in good shape. -The weather is so poor and the conditions are so sloppy, it's a game of luck. It's a game of luck and club selection at this point. -You'd always like to birdie up and hole your play but you can't try to make a birdie when you play golf. You have to make a good swing and then you have to make a good putt. -Be right. Down. -I pulled the second shot a little bit, it was a little bit uphill. Now, I didn't wanna be short. -Good shot. -Thanks. -My approach shot was 88 yards, uphill a little bit, into the rain and wind. I took a 48-degree wedge, choked down on it. I thought it was dead on target. I was so surprised to see it come up short and roll back into the bunker. -She's short. -Wow, that's short. -Bunker. -Hasn't noticed that wind picked up. [unk] -Just knocked it down. -Boy, I thought I hit that right on the stick. It was right on the stick. -The bunkers are so wet, I thought, "Ooh, this could be an opening for me." -In the previous elimination, I hit a bunker shot thin and over the green, so my fears were haunting me. I had to take a deep breath. Never even let one of those swing thoughts come in my mind of anything in my past. Oh! -Good shot. That's a big confidence booster for her on this first hole. -I could not believe that that ball didn't go in the hole. -She really hit a great shot. I mean, the girl has got game. You've gotta respect her. She really does. -Oh. -She's just so focused on every shot, you can see it all over her face. She has fire in her eyes. -Cindy has so much experience and experience plays a very key, vital role in your golf game. -Alright, Cindy for birdie here. Look at this. -Good looking putt. -Oh, gosh. It's a good stroke. -Very nice. -Okay, I'm back. It's the way golf is, so you have to stay with it, believe it. You know you have the talent. -Okay, we stand even after one hole. Let's move to 2. -I knew that I had some advantage on this hole because Cindy is a much shorter hitter than I am. -Those trees line the right side. You wanna be left there. Right is serious problem. -Second hole is a very long dogleg left par 5. I knew that I had some advantage on this hole because Cindy is a much shorter hitter than I am. -Those trees line the right side, you wanna be left there. Right is serious problems, but Danielle's on there again. -She got that one. -That is looking good. -She's down the left-hand side. That should set her up nicely for the hole. -Good shot. -Thanks. -I knew how far it was to the right bunker, so I said, "Okay, I gotta go between the bunker and the woods." Nice. Don't hit it. -To the left. Gotta be good on the kick. She clears that tree. She might still have a fairly decent shot. -You can't control what you shoot. If you could, we'd all shoot 68 every time we play. -You have to stay focused. There's gonna be a winner, there's gonna be a loser. Doesn't mean that any of us are not good enough or not skilled players, but that's just the way the game is. -I pulled that tee shot a little bit but it wasn't bad. I ended up almost up against the tree. I did have a golf swing. Hit something out there, 140, 45 yards. Between the tree on the right and the bunker. -What's your play here on this one? -Oh, there's a lot of trouble up there but I don't see why you should have to mess with it. I find that very often I can make a better birdie from having a wedge in and sticking a wedge close. -There was so much trouble and hazard in front of that green, it was a lay-up hole no matter what, so that played in her advantage. -That's what I wanted to do. I hit a 6-iron. I didn't hit it bad, you know, I had a good swing and didn't go very far, though, because it's just not rolling anywhere. -I opted to pick a target, hit to it, and hope I stick it. -Danielle hit an iron to lay up. I was surprised but there was major yucko, you know, a big valley with all kinds of not so good stuff on the left. -Come on. When I hit it, it didn't go very far and then, "Oops." Enough to make a mental error, turn it into a positive and go, "Okay, I still have a solid shot on that green." It will be a different game against both of them, if I were to play against Cindy, we would just hit our golf shots and good shots would be appreciated and whatever happen happen. Playing against Danielle would be a different game. I find that Danielle plays a very mental game on top of the golf game which, in my opinion, isn't the way I like to play but it will be a different game if I had to play against Danielle. -I'm telling you, on a windy day like this, you don't clear that slope, you're absolutely dead. -I chose a club that I knew that would go past the pin because I spin the ball a lot and it's wet, it's muddy, it's gonna be receptive. Come on, sit down! -Not the best shot, though, Vince. -Oh, that is spectacular! -Wow! Nice shot. -Ugly but effective. -Pressure's on Cindy right now. -The third shot, I had 111 to the pin and I was thinking to myself, "Is this downhill a little bit 'cause it looked like it might be," but there was a major bunker before the green so you just didn't wanna be short. Be right. Get down! Bad judgment there. I gripped the 9-iron and I hit it a little thin. I hit it right at the hole so, I mean, it was a good shot, I just skipped, you know, that far off the green. -I can't look at what other players do or how they hit or where their ball ends up 'cause it can either lead to good energy or bad energy no matter how good or bad the shots are. -She's really gonna have to be very decisive. Not only where she wants to land this, but where she wants the ball to end up. -Cindy's a great, great, great short game player, so I just held my breath, tried not to watch. -It was major downhill going to the pin. I just wanted to get it on. -Oh, boy. -I was watching my chip as it went by the hole to see which way the ball was moving and it skidded and it rolled, I'm like, "Okay, stop, ball." -I was a little relieved 'cause I had a feeling I had the chance to pick up a stroke or two. On the first hole, I almost holed out so I didn't really get a chance to feel the green, so this is my first real putt I had under pressure. Am I gonna be in your own way? I'll just mark it. It's really hard to judge the speed of these greens with that much water. You got [unk] coming up the back of the ball. -She knew I needed to make that putt for par, and I thought, "Absolutely make a good stroke, keep your head here and listen for it to fall in." I don't think I would have the guts to play it any further right, and I didn't wanna leave it out. I made a good stroke. It didn't go in. -She couldn't have missed it any closer in a positive way. I was relieved that I got a stroke, we got a par 3 coming up, but anything can happen. -I had no idea what the outcome would be. I think that at any given point, somebody can make a great shot, the same person can make a terrible shot. -After the first two holes, Danielle is even and Cindy is at +1. The final hole is a par 3. -Final hole here. One hundred and seventy yard par 3 and, Vince, you can see that pin is tucked back there, only 5 paces from the back, 6 paces from the left. -The yardage was 170 yards to the pin, so in the wind, in the rain, and into our face, I was in between clubs. I opted to take the 5-iron, aim at the center of the green where it was deeper part where if I hit it short, at least I'd be on the putting surface. -Good looking shot. Danielle just left it short on the front part of the green. -You know what, Cindy, just-- you're not done. Anything can happen. -Oh, Cindy, that can be really good. -Get up! Turn left. -Oh! -Good shot, girl. -Thanks. -That's a great shot. -Nicely done. -She definitely gave herself a good look at birdie. -I hit a great shot up there. She was a long way away, and I thought, "You know what, she could three-putt this." -I want this probably worse than anybody. Me and Cindy probably equally want it. Pamela is enjoying it. We want it. -I had no idea what the outcome would be. I think that at any given point, somebody can make a great shot, the same person can make a terrible shot, and it can happen to any of us at any point. -Danielle, she's at least 40 feet away and has to go over that middle, try to get in close. You know, she's thinking, "Look, just lag it up there and get your par and try to protect that lead." -I thought my ball was a lot closer to the pin than it turned out to be. I went up there and, "Oh, my God. I've got mounds, I've got major break, I've got undulation galore." -That's gonna go right. -Looks like-- -Go! -Fairly good speed, just a little short, but not bad. -Perfect line, come on, girl, hit it. -She left herself a little tester, though. -When she left it that far short of the pin, my thought was, "I would love to make this putt, but if I knock it 5 feet by, I'm gonna slap myself." -She didn't wanna blow it by because she knew I could easily three-putt. She wanted to give herself the opportunity to have a chance to go to another playoff by knowing that my putting was a little on the weak side. -Cindy's gonna give this a good look and give it a good run. She knows what she has to do. -Oh, it's gotta go. -It's there. -Wow! -I had the line perfectly but I just didn't hit it hard enough. What are you gonna do? So all I hope for was that she would miss her putt. -This putt has way too much importance to rush it, so I did everything I possibly could to give myself the best chance to make it. Once I mentally was committed to the line, then I could take a deep breath and stroke it and if it drops, it drops, and if it didn't, it didn't. -She doesn't like short putts, let's hope she doesn't like this one. -Danielle's faced with a pressure putt here. This is the win. -Danielle can close her out right here if she knocks this putt home for par. -I put myself in a position that this is to win the championship or to lose. -Good putt. Good putt. Congratulations. And good luck to you. I know how bad you want it, honey. It's okay. Go ahead. -I've learned a lot about Cindy. Cindy can play. I will have to use these things that I've learned in future golf events, and/or in life because a lot-- an awful lot of lessons that you can learn on the links for life. -I wanted to make it, but I didn't have to make it. Now that's a big deal. I'm just thrilled that I've become a better player and a bigger person for doing this. -I don't think anybody realizes how tough I have been to keep going. -I think I've proven a lot about my game and my potential. -I think she's gonna be play her heart out. Her natural talent takes over. She's a great, incredible golfer. -She is focused and she wants to win so badly. -I'm not gonna even waste one more amount of energy on boosting somebody else's confidence when they think that I'm belittling them by telling them how great they've come. I'm over it. -She thinks that I'm a joke. She thinks my golf game is not worthy of being here. Oh, well. If that's-- that's tough because here I am. -I'm gonna be very selfish, I'm gonna be very deliberate, and I'm gonna go out there to win this. -My whole game isn't always there every time, but it will be. When it's all there, watch out. -Next time on the Big Break III: Ladies Only. Danielle and Pam have played their way to the final match, and they both want to win. -Competition is competition. I would like to win to beat Danielle. -I knew I had my work cut out for me today. It was not gonna be an easy day. -I'm sorry but in match play, can you mark that again? -Huh? -And she wants me putt it out? Sure. I'll just answer right back and make her realize what a ding-dong she was. -Only one of these ladies will claim victory and realize their dream of playing on the LPGA Tour. It all happens next time on the Big Break III: Ladies Only. -Once you make yourself own project instead of trying to fix everybody else around, you know, who knows how good you can get?
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