94.7 The Zone and RedEye Present The
AMSTEL LIGHT Golden Tee Open
Chicagoland Players Compete in a Closest-to-the-Pin Show Down at ESPN Zone
in Downtown Chicago!
 94.7 The Zone and
RedEye teamed up with Amstel Light to bring Golden Tee players more
opportunities to WIN than ever before! From March 1st - April 21st, 2005,
players teed-up at official Chicagoland Amstel Light Golden Tee Open
locations to qualify for the head-to-head closest-to-the-pin final. The top
players with the most accumulated GTGA League Points were invited to the
competition and were given a chance to vie for three HUGE prizes!
There were more ways to qualify for this high-stakes Championship! Top
players from special Amstel Light "Beer of the Month" locations and were
guaranteed a spot at the Championship along with winners from Amstel and
Verizon Closest-to-the-Pin Party Nights held all over the city!
Closest-to-the-Pin Championship Final
Saturday, May 7th | Noon - 3:00 PM
ESPN Zone - 43 East Ohio St., Chicago
71 qualifiers headed out to ESPN Zone on a sunny May Saturday with hopes of
winning the 64-man single elimination closest-to-the-pin tournament. 94.7
The ZONE broadcasted live from the event and Amstel Light was on hand giving
out freebies and adding to the excitement for the competitors. Registration
began at 11:00 AM and the contests emcee, Gary Colabuono of Incredible
Technologies, kicked-off the tournament at noon.
Players competed in a closest-to-the-pin format where they received three
chances to defeat their competitor in a single elimination bracket. A $50
ESPN Zone gift card was available for any players who aced a hole throughout
the competition, while hats, shirts, CDs and more were given away to all the
competitors.
Closest-to-the-Pin Championship Results -
Check out the
Gallery here!
33rd - 64th -
Richard Rivera, Mitch Hale Sr., Ed Godfrey, Tim Stewart, Ann Cobb, Joe
Conrad, Darryl Clayburn, Marty Zakes, Nick D'Onofrio, Gary O'Reilly, Mikey
McLaughlin, Brian Alex, Garry Daniels, Rick Harvey, Liam Doyle, Mike
Daniels, Al, Wittenberg, John Szymanski, Ralph Temple Jr., John Pope Jr.,
Nick Gigliello, Ryan Guimond, Jose Cruz, Tom Barkley, Bryan Skwierczynski,
Burt Gerl, Jordan Hollander, Eric Jakaitis, Joe Sloutkoski, Charlie Oleson,
Evan Clark, Kevin Geddes
17th - 32nd
- Jose Delgadillo, Jeff Taylor, Todd Cratty, Anthony Laskowski, Glen Gard,
Phil Gregoire, Brian Forner, Joan Abbey, Arkyn Aldrich, Daniel Valle, Randy
Kilian, Steve Ballard, Ryan Corl, Pete Stukelis, Chuck Speiser, Jim Kelly
9th -
16th -
John Khatwani,
David Weston, Matt Bowman, Kyle Kunstmann, Adam Zanck, Raymond Smid,
Pete Goetz, James Giannovlis
5th - 8th -
Art
Chernobrov, Jim Carroll, Bill Attar, David Wanger
4th -
Bob Weiss
AMSTEL LIGHT Golden Tee
Open
Champions....................................................................................
1st Place | Thomas Corcoran - Glen Ellyn, IL
All-Inclusive week for 2 at the Presidente
InterContinental
Los Cabos from Apple Vacations
2nd Place | Dennis Lichter - Mundelein, IL
Newly Refurbished 2005 Golden Tee Fore! Game
3rd Place | Steve Rawnsley - Willowbrook, IL
Sony 51 Hi-Scan Projection HDTV Monitor
What began with thousands of competitors, filtered down to a
64-player bracket and ultimately to Thomas Corcoran, of Glen Ellyn,
Illinois, as each round he inched his way closer to Los Cabos, Mexico.
It was an exciting 3 months of good times with Amstel Light and competition
with Golden Tee Golf! For the second straight year, 94.7 The ZONE put on an
outstanding show along with the help of this years co-sponsor, RedEye.
 Congratulations
to Thomas Corcoran and all of the
Amstel Light GT Open Competitors!
Amstel Light, 94.7 The Zone, RedEye and
Incredible Technologies Thank You For Playing
Golden Tee Golf
Its YOUR Game!
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