Gentleman Jack’s Golden Tee Cup
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What began May 1st as four-part, five-month contest, with 10 states, thousands of machines, huge prizes and tons of players has reached its finale with only eight competitors and one championship event. 

The Gentleman Jack Golden Tee Cup Championship was held September 18th, 2004, at the world famous Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee.   The top two competitors throughout four geographical regions qualified to participate in this high-profile Golden Tee event by finishing first or second in their respective Semi-Final Competitions held throughout the summer of 2004. 

Gentelman Jack Regional Champions .....................................................................................................

Region 1-
Reid Rafter of West Palm Beach, FL
*Tobin Carter of Orlando, FL
 
Region 2-
John Clark of Roswell, GA
John Cramer of Marietta, GA
 
Region 3-
William Lee of New York, NY
Jim “JJ” Johnsen of Meridian, ID

Region 4-
*Joe Connors of Salem, NH
Stuart Fox of New York, NY

*Due to the havoc wreaked by the summer’s hurricane season, Reid Rafter was unable to attend the championship weekend, but was still awarded his prizes.  Joe Connors, Region 4 Champion, was also unable to attend the Lynchburg Championship.  Derek Correia, of Manchester, NH, was Region 4’s next eligible contender and was invited to participate in his absence. 

Prior to winning their live Semi-Final Regional Championship, these skilled Golden Tee players spent two tireless months accumulating Eagles and GTGA League Points along with thousands of competitors across the Southern and Eastern states.  By making the cut for the final Championship, each qualifier received a $1,000 travel/entertainment voucher to put towards their Lynchburg trip or save for future use.  A collection of top-dollar prizes were also on the line from Gentleman Jack for all the Championship competitors: 

Tennessee’s historic Jack Daniel’s Distillery served as the backdrop for the Golden Tee competition.  Prior to starting the single-elimination contest, the Gentleman Jack finalists were privileged to receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the famed distillery.  An autographed bottle of Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey by the company’s Master Distiller was one of the tour’s special highlights. 

With the glamour portion of this unique contest completed at the end of the tour – it was time for competition!  John Cramer came out of the box hot, qualifying with the top seed and receiving a bye through the contest’s final four. 

Stuart Fox, Will Lee and Tobin Carter were the first competitors to be eliminated in Round One of the Championship.  New Englander, Derek Correia, eliminated top seeded Cramer during his Round Two bout, while John Clark defeated one of the contest’s initial favorites, Jim “JJ” Johnsen. 

With a $3,000 Travel Package on the line, as well as statewide pride, Region 2 Champion, John Clark, went on to defeat Region 4’s Cinderella story, Derek Corriea, in a heated Championship match.  Corriea took home a $2,000 Travel Package for his second place efforts, while third place competitors, Johnsen and Cramer, each received $750 Travel Packages.  All other contestants received their choice of a $500 Gentleman Jack Golf Package or authentic Gentleman Jack leather jacket. 

From the Part One and Two contestants, the Regional Semi-Final competitors, to the promotional closest-to-the-pin contest contests held throughout the country, Gentleman Jack’s Golden Tee Cup added a new dimension to Golden Tee in the summer of 2004. 

Cheers! From a gentleman’s drink and a gentleman’s game!

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Scroll Down to Read About the Regional Semi-Finals!

Region-by-region recaps are listed below mapping the long road to Gentleman Jack Championship glory! 
See what it took to be called true gentleman’s champion.

Region 4 – Boston, Massachusetts

Waterworks Marina Bay in Boston was the final stop on the Gentleman Jack Golden Tee Cup Regional Semi-Final tour.  Golden Tee players from throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut spent over two months qualifying for a spot in the Region 4 Semis which took place on the beautiful shores of Boston Harbor. 

54 of New England’s best players showed up early on Saturday, August 7th ready to vie for $1,000, as well as the final two roster spots in the coveted Gentleman Jack Finals in Lynchburg, Tennessee.  Upon their registration, players received a door prize on behalf of Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey as well as raffle tickets for the day’s bonus drawing to be held after the qualifying round.  As in the three prior weeks, no official festivities began until the traditional Gentleman Jack toast could commence the day.

The day’s format followed a 64-man single elimination structure preceded by a one-round, 18 hole qualifier as in the prior events.  The qualifier was played on Oak Hollow with even course conditions for all contestants. 
Region 4 Qualifying Round – Oak Hollow

 

Name

Score

GSP

 

 

Name

Score

GSP

1

Stuart Fox

-27

70,102

 

30

Brian Knight

-15

0

2

Paul Newton

-25

15,843

 

31

Todd Akerley

-14

0

3

Alicia Anderson

-23

35,797

 

32

Al Burwell

-14

5,223

4

Noel Bowler

-23

46,393

 

33

Dario Manfre

-14

2,967

5

Joe Connors

-22

8,172

 

34

Phil Manning

-14

13,005

6

Derek Correia

-22

19,508

 

35

Dan Pryor

-14

1,755

7

Kenneth Welsh

-21

0

 

36

Ed Bishop

-13

0

8

Doug Alton

-20

20,990

 

37

Bill Davey

-13

20,312

9

Shon Haley

-20

40,109

 

38

Keith Jacobson

-13

16,101

10

Scott Kjellquist

-20

12,877

 

39

Kristian Olsen

-13

0

11

Christopher Goldspink

-19

2,664

 

40

Andrew Brennan

-12

0

12

Ernie Maxwell Jr.

-19

2,988

 

41

Richard Dodson

-12

0

13

Robert Sargent

-19

0

 

42

Mike Murphy

-12

4,567

14

Mike Barca

-18

16,570

 

43

Ken Richards

-12

14,037

15

Tony Doria

-18

13,774

 

44

Ken Thomas

-12

23,041

16

Tony Hill II

-18

12,986

 

45

Brian Lavoie

-11

22,267

17

Ryan Shorter

-18

4,516

 

46

Roger Card

-10

11,076

18

Timmie Gillogly

-17

0

 

47

Stephen Gifford

-10

0

19

Brian Julian

-17

33,074

 

48

Pete Harris

-10

9,887

20

Pete Murphy

-17

7,645

 

49

Michael O'Brien

-9

0

21

Douglas Orr

-17

7,155

 

50

Shawn Guy

-9

0

22

Donald Redfield

-17

4,336

 

51

Derek Aube

-8

0

23

Joseph Thayer

-17

0

 

52

Chuck Lester

-7

6,026

24

Norman Yee

-17

0

 

53

Burt Savard

-7

2,528

25

Michael Goldnblatt

-16

30,119

 

54

Michael Wheeler

-7

2,528

26

Thomas McElligott

-16

0

 

55

Jerry Bagley

-6

0

27

Chris Miller

-16

9,299

 

56

Robert Cronin

-5

0

28

Joel Goodwin

-15

43,142

 

57

Mitch Savard

-4

10,974

29

Richard Sederman

-15

7,918

 

58

Derek Moison

-2

0

 

 

 

 

 

59

Timothy Michele

7

5,307

Following the qualifying round, Region 4 players moved on to head-to-head match play based on their respective seed.  Courses were chosen by a random “spin of the trackball” and players with the best score moved on to the next round.  Here is how the matches broke down:

Region 4 Semi-Final Bracket Matches

*Match winners in bold

ROUND ONE

Stuart Fox

vs.

Bye

 

Noel Bowler

vs.

Bye

Phil Manning

vs.

Al Burwell

 

Brian Knight

vs.

Todd Akerly

Tony Hill

vs.

Shawn Guy

 

Mike Barca

vs.

Derek Aube

Ryan Shorter

vs.

Stephen Gifford

 

Pete Murphy

vs.

Roger Card

Doug Alton

vs.

Robert Cronin

 

Ernie Maxwell

vs.

Mike Wheeler

Timmie Gillogly

vs.

Ken Richards

 

Joe Thayer

vs.

Rich Dodson

Michael Goldnblatt

vs.

Ken Thomas

 

Tom McElligott

vs.

Kristian Olsen

Shon Haley

vs.

Mitch Savard

 

Joe Connors

vs.

Tim Michele

Derek Correia

vs.

Bye

 

Ken Welsh

vs.

Derek Moison

Joel Goodwin

vs.

Keith Jacobson

 

Chris Miller

vs.

Ed Bishop

Chris Goldspink

vs.

Burt Savard

 

Scott Kjellquist

vs.

Jerry Bagley

Don Redfield

vs.

Andrew Brennan

 

Norman Yee

vs.

Mike Murphy

Rob Sargent

vs.

Chuck Lester

 

Tony Doria

vs.

Mike O'Brien

Doug Orr