Golfing Sensation Zakiya Randall is a Top 12 Finalist on Golf Channel's 'Big Break'

March 22, 2012 - PRLog -- The Creating Leaders in Sports Foundation is proud to announce that golfing star Zakiya Randall ( http://www.zakiyarandall.com/) has added another feather to her cap by being chosen as one of the top 12 finalists on Golf Channel's reality show 'Big Break'. Zakiya or 'Z' as the upcoming golf sensation is popularly referred to, beat out 3,000 aspiring golfers to make her place in the top group of twelve.

The 17th edition of 'Big Break', which is considered the 'American Idol' of golf, will be shot at Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas, and have an all-female cast of talented golfers. It airs on May 14, 2012 on NBC's Golf Channel. The show's winner will get an exemption into an LPGA event this year. The participants vying for the top spot are at different stages of their golf careers. Zakiya is one of the youngest contestants; she turned professional just prior to the show's filming. She has already started generating a strong buzz owing to not just her sportsmanship but her talents off the golf course, as a fashion model, music producer, and public speaker.

Zakiya has many golf titles to her name. In her first year of competitive play, she won the AJGA (Atlanta Junior Golf Association) championship event. In 2003, she was crowned champion at Florida's 'National Junior Tour Championship' and two years later became the overall Georgia PGA Junior Tour Champion. 2006 saw Zakiya becoming the first female golfer to win the first place Championship Title on the Golf Channel Tour. Her winning streak is evident in her top leaderboard positions among elite-amateurs and professional golfers. Zakiya has been featured on CNN, PBS and Sports Illustrated.

The young phenomenon is also a multi-tasker, managing her golf commitments with other interests. Zakiya is an enthusiastic philanthropist, attending charity events and playing a proactive role as a member of different youth organizations. As a classically trained pianist, Z also has an artistic streak, and dons the cap of a music producer when she is not creating magic on the greens. Outside of her successful career, Zakiya is a typical 20-year-old who loves to read and shop. Her fashion sense and effortless style have won her many fans, and made her one of the most talked-about contestants on 'Big Break'.