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Where In the World Is Danielle Amiee?

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That's the game we're playing today: Where in the world is Danielle Amiee? She's much harder to spot these days than Waldo.

Amiee, of course, was the winner of the first women's edition of The Golf Channel's reality show "The Big Break." She was "Barbi" to some, a blonde bombshell to others, and something else starting with a "b" to others. What she never was was boring.

What she is now is missing. You can find "where is Danielle Amiee" discussions on various golf message boards, but you can't find any real info that might answer that question. You can't find any information about Amiee on the Web beyond her 2005 LPGA Tour appearances. After that, she seems to have dropped out of sight.

Perhaps the controversy surrounding her was more than she bargained for. She was either the villain of "Big Break III," or was just the contestant unlucky enough to be portrayed that way.

Amiee won two exemptions into LPGA Tour events as the BB3 champion. She played the first one to great advance fanfare, joining Natalie Gulbis for practice rounds. But then she shot 14-over 156 to badly miss the cut.

And at her second LPGA stop in 2005, she withdrew with a "bad back." I put "bad back" in quotation marks because there were many rumors at the time that Amiee's back was fine, it was her ego that was hurting (they were just rumors, however - nobody has confirmed those rumors: don't discount that Amiee's back may really have been causing her problems). Other rumors at the time said The Golf Channel was furious with her for withdrawing, and she was - to use a phrase I recall being used at the time - "persona non grata" with The Golf Channel after that WD.

And in fact, Amiee - unlike many other "Big Break" alums - was never mentioned on The Golf Channel after that.

Until the promos began for "Big Break VII: Reunion." The first promos implied that Amiee would be one of the cast members in BB7. We know now that's not true.

Then the first episode led off with host Vince Cellini implying that Danielle was about to walk out as a surprise guest. Turned out it was just a joke. But later in the show, several other hints were dropped that Amiee would be making an appearance during BB7.

Hints? Or just teases? Will The Golf Channel be putting aside past problems with Danielle to bring her on BB7 as a ratings ploy? Or is The Golf Channel just hinting at her appearance for the same reason, to keep those people interested in Danielle tuning in to see if she really does show up?

My guess is it's all just a tease. I doubt Danielle Amiee will be seen on "Big Break VII," in part because she hasn't been seen anywhere, apparently, since 2005 - at least not in any golf-related settings.

I've tried to track down info about Danielle. I've questioned a couple of her castmates from BB3. None of them know - or care - where she is or what she's doing these days. I've queried The Golf Channel about Amiee, but they aren't saying anything.

If you know where Danielle Amiee is today, whether she's still involved in golf or what she's doing, let us know.

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