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

vs.

Brian Lavoie

 

Brian Julian

vs.

Pete Harris

Richard Sederman

vs.

Bill Davey

 

Dan Pryor

vs.

Dario Manfre

Alicia Anderson

vs.

Bye

 

Paul Newton

vs.

Bye

ROUND TWO

Stuart Fox

vs.

Al Burwell

 

Noel Bowler

vs.

Todd Akerly

Tony Hill

vs.

Ryan Shorter

 

Mike Barca

vs.

Pete Murphy

Doug Alton

vs.

Ken Richards

 

Ernie Maxwell

vs.

Rich Dodson

Michael Goldnblatt

vs.

Shon Haley

 

Tom McElligott

vs.

Joe Connors

Derek Correia

vs.

Keith Jacobson

 

Ken Welsh

vs.

Chris Miller

Chris Goldspink

vs.

Don Redfield

 

Jerry Bagley

vs.

Norman Yee

Rob Sargent

vs.

Brian Lavoie

 

Tony Doria

vs.

Brian Julian

Bill Davey

vs.

Alicia Anderson

 

Dario Manfre

vs.

Paul Newton

ROUND THREE

Stuart Fox

vs.

Tony Hill

 

Todd Akerly

vs.

Mike Barca

Doug Alton

vs.

Shon Haley

 

Rich Dodson

vs.

Joe Connors

Derek Correia

vs.

Chris Goldspink

 

Ken Welsh

vs.

Norman Yee

Brian Lavoie

vs.

Alicia Anderson

 

Brian Julian

vs.

Paul Newton

ROUND FOUR

Stuart Fox

vs.

Doug Alton

 

Todd Akerly

vs.

Joe Connors

Derek Correia

vs.

Alicia Anderson

 

Norman Yee

vs.

Brian Julian

ROUND FIVE

Stuart Fox

vs.

Derek Correia

 

Joe Connors

vs.

Brian Julian

CHAMPIONSHIP EXHIBITION MATCH

 

 

Stuart Fox

vs.

Joe Connors

 

 

New England’s finest put on an outstanding Golden Tee show in Bean Town worthy of wrapping up the Regional Semi-Final eastern coast tour.  The beautiful Saturday afternoon by the harbor was filled with brilliant victories and even some stunning upsets.  The event’s only female competitor, Alicia Anderson, qualified 4th and advanced to the 4th Round where Derek “Openwindow” Correia defeated her to proceed to the Semi-Finals.  Norman Yee, Todd Akerley and Doug Alton were other competitors who played hard to advance through the brackets only to reach their demise in Round 4.  Along with Correia, other players on a tear of perfect Golden Tee up until the Semi-Finals were “Cannibal” Joe Connors, Brian Julian and Stuart Fox.  Connors defeated Julian –24 to –18 on Oak Hollow to win a $1,000 travel voucher and a spot in the Lynchburg Finals, while Fox advanced over Correia by winning –21 to –11 on Painted Gorge.  With his incredible performance, Fox became the only Gentleman Jack GT Cup competitor to make the Semi-Finals in two separate regional events (D.C. and Boston).

As in all the Regional Semi-Final competitions, the event’s two winners faced-off in a Championship Exhibition Match to determine the region’s top competitor.  Gentleman Jack, Waterworks Marina Bay, and Incredible Technologies all provided top-quality prizes for the match’s winner to take home along with their personal regional bragging rights.  In a tight match, Connors edged Fox –22 to –21 on Ridgewood to be crowned the Gentleman Jack Region 3 Champion.  

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM REGION 4 AND MORE OF THE GENTLEMAN JACK GOLDEN TEE CUP!

BONUS DRAWING WINNERS

Throughout the online Part-1 and Part-2 qualifying periods, players accumulated GTGA League Points that could be redeemed for special bonus drawing tickets on the day of the event (10,000 points = 1 ticket).  Check out some of the Region 4 bonus drawing winners below!

Norman Yee

GJ Shoe Bag & Shirt

Todd Akerley

GJ Shoe Bag & Shirt

Joe Thayer

GJ Shoe Bag & Shirt

Ed Bishop

GJ Shoe Bag & Shirt

Joe Connors

GJ Shoe Bag & Shirt

Doug Alton

Cutter & Buck GJ Polo

Mike Barca

Cutter & Buck GJ Polo

Kristian Olsen

Cutter & Buck GJ Polo

Scott Kjellquist

GJ Golf Umbrella

Shon Haley

GJ Golf Umbrella

Ken Welsh

GJ Golf Umbrella

Doug Alton

GJ Golf Umbrella

Kristian Olsen

GJ Golf Umbrella

Timothy Michele

GJ Putter

Derek Correia

GJ Putter

Congratulations to Joe Connors, Stuart Fox and all of the Region 4
Gentleman Jack competitors!  Good luck in Lynchburg!

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Region 3 – Washington D.C.

McFadden’s in Washington D.C. was home to the third round of the Gentleman Jack Golden Tee Cup Regional Semi-Finals.  With Golden Tee players participating from throughout the states of New York, Maryland, Delaware and Washington D.C., the Region 3 finals attracted 40 of the areas strongest competitors as well as a crowd of Golden Tee enthusiasts.

Registration began bright and early on Saturday, July 31st in the United State’s capitol.  With hopes of winning one of two coveted spots in the Gentleman Jack Final Competition in Lynchburg, Tennessee, players squared-off for the right to advance as well as a $1,000 travel/entertainment voucher to the top two competitors.  After the tournament format and rules were explained, players joined the Golden Tee and Jack Daniel’s crew in a toast of Gentleman Jack Whiskey and Lynchburg Lemonade to celebrate a day of good times and Golden Tee Golf.

As in all of the Gentleman Jack Semi-Finals, the format followed a 64-man single elimination structure preceded by a one-round, 18 hole qualifier.  The qualifier was played on Oak Hollow with even course setups for all contestants. 
Region 3 Qualifying Round – Oak Hollow

 

Name

Score

GSP

 

 

Name

Score

GSP

1

William Lee

-24

52,191

 

21

Robert Goldsmith

-14

9,412

2

Jim Johnsen

-24

0

 

22

Carlos Rodriguez

-13

10,827

3

Elliot Rosen

-23

11,189

 

23

James McKee

-13

10,185

4

Frank Chu

-23

6,442

 

24

Ian Urlock

-13

4,907

5

Craig Cwiklinski

-22

15,361

 

25

Chris Kuth

-13

0

6

Stuart Fox

-22

0

 

26

Shannon Duffy

-12

11,047

7

Dan Leibschutz

-22

0

 

27

Jon Berkholdt

-12

5,858

8

Ric Hoffman

-21

0

 

28

David Whitmer

-12

0

9

Thadd Puccia

-20

5,444

 

29

Mike Kent

-12

0

10

Jarrod Isoldi

-19

4,761

 

30

Jayson Moneypenny

-11

5,464

11

Pete Gerst

-19

0

 

31

Ryan Haaker

-11

0

12

Scott Greenholtz

-19

0

 

32

John Normandale

-10

30,679

13

Scott Campbell

-18

8,516

 

33

Tony Abato

-9

3,517

14

Eric Palmquist

-18

0

 

34

Mike Quattrocce

-9

0

15

Dennis Wenner

-18

0

 

35

Ken Giggard

-9

0

16

Troy King

-17

26,889

 

36

Jim Wines

-8

5,338

17

Jerry Mayhew

-16

0

 

37

Ron Moretti

-6

0

18

Ken Luzzato

-16

0

 

38

Bobby Smith

-4

13,583

19

Asa Knox

-15

30,157

 

39

Jon Lebowitz

-3

20,205

20

Kevin Barnes

-15

14,106

 

40

Jim Lavalle

-1

0

Following the qualifying round, Region 3 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 3 Semi-Final Bracket Matches
*Match winners in bold

ROUND ONE

William Lee

vs.

Bye

 

Elliot Rosen

vs.

Bye

John Normandale

vs.

Tony Abato

 

Jayson Moneypenny

vs.

Ken Giggard

Troy King

vs.

Bye

 

Eric Palmquist

vs.

Bye

Jerry Mayhew

vs.

Bye

 

Asa Knox

vs.

Bye

Thadd Puccia

vs.

Bye

 

Pete Gerst

vs.

Bye

Ian Urlock

vs.

Bye

 

Carlos Rodriguez

vs.

Bye

Chris Kuth

vs.

Jim Lavalle

 

Jon Berkhoudt

vs.

Bobby Smith

Ric Hoffman

vs.

Bye

 

Stuart Fox

vs.

Bye

Craig Cwiklinski

vs.

Bye

 

Dan Liebschutz

vs.

Bye

David Whitmer

vs.

Ron Moretti

 

Shannon Duffy

vs.

Jon Lebowitz

Scott Greenholtz

vs.

Bye

 

Jarrod Isoldi

vs.

Bye

Robert Goldsmith

vs.

Bye

 

James McKee

vs.

Bye

Scott Campbell

vs.

Bye

 

Dennis Wenner

vs.

Bye

Kevin Barnes

vs.

Bye

 

Ken Luzzato

vs.

Bye

Mike Kent

vs.

Jim Wines

 

Ryan Haaker

vs.

Mike Quattrocce

Frank Chu

vs.

Bye

 

Jim Johnsen

vs.

Bye

ROUND TWO

William Lee

vs.

John Normandale

 

Elliot Rosen

vs.

Jayson Moneypenny

Troy King

vs.

Jerry Mayhew

 

Eric Palmquist

vs.

Asa Knox

Thadd Puccia

vs.

Ian Urlock

 

Pete Gerst

vs.

Carlos Rodriguez

Jim Lavalle

vs.

Ric Hoffman

 

Jon Berkhoudt

vs.

Stuart Fox

Craig Cwiklinski

vs.

David Whitmer

 

Dan Liebschutz

vs.

Shannon Duffy

Scott Greenholtz

vs.

Robert Goldsmith

 

Jarrod Isoldi

vs.

James McKee

Scott Campbell

vs.

Kevin Barnes

 

Dennis Wenner

vs.

Ken Luzzato

Mike Kent

vs.

Frank Chu

 

Ryan Haaker

vs.

Jim Johnsen

ROUND THREE

William Lee

vs.

Jerry Mayhew

 

Elliot Rosen

vs.

Eric Palmquist

Thadd Puccia

vs.

Ric Hoffman

 

Pete Gerst

vs.

Stuart Fox

Craig Cwiklinski

vs.

Robert Goldsmith

 

Dan Liebschutz

vs.

Jarrod Isoldi

Scott Campbell

vs.

Frank Chu

 

Ken Luzzato

vs.

Jim Johnsen

ROUND FOUR

William Lee

vs.

Thadd Puccia

 

Elliot Rosen

vs.

Stuart Fox

Craig Cwiklinski

vs.

Frank Chu

 

Dan Liebschutz

vs.

Jim Johnsen

ROUND FIVE

William Lee

vs.

Craig Cwiklinski

 

Stuart Fox

vs.

Jim Johnsen

CHAMPIONSHIP EXHIBITION MATCH

 

 

William Lee

vs.

Jim Johnsen

 

 

Region 3 not only provided a ton of Golden Tee competition for its players, fans at the event also shared in the Washington D.C. action throughout the day at McFadden’s.  Besides the power outage debacle that occurred during the Oak Hollow qualifying round, it was a perfect day of quality Golden Tee Golf.

Though 40 players had their shot at the championship spots, the most notable stories of the day followed current Tournament of Champions qualifier, William Lee and Golden Tee National Championship veteran Jim “J.J.” Johnsen.  After earning the top two seeds during the qualifying round, Lee and Johnsen put on a spectacular show of Golden Tee skills as they advanced perfectly through the tough rounds of match play.  Names like Frank Chu, Stuart Fox, Craig Cwiklinski, Thadd Puccia, Elliot Rosen and Dan Liebschutz were just some of the scrappy competitors dogging Lee  and Johnsen  in order to earn the title of Region 3 Champions.

Ultimately, Lee and Johnsen each won $1,000 travel/entertainment vouchers and roster spots in the Lynchburg, Tennessee, Gentleman Jack Final Competition.  Since no day of Golden Tee is complete with two winners, Lee and Johnsen faced-off in a Championship Exhibition match to determine the day’s top competitor.  With bragging rights and prizes provided by Gentleman Jack, McFadden’s and Incredible Technologies on the line, William Lee defeated the GT veteran to top off his day of Golden Tee domination and become the Gentleman Jack Region 3 Champion!

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM REGION 3 AND MORE OF THE GENTLEMAN JACK GOLDEN TEE CUP!

BONUS DRAWING WINNERS

Throughout the online Part-1 and Part-2 qualifying periods, players accumulated GTGA League Points that could be redeemed for special bonus drawing tickets on the day of the event (10,000 points = 1 ticket).  Check out some of the Region 3 bonus drawing winners below!

Mike Quattrocce

GJ Golf Putter

William Lee

GJ Polo Shirt

Thadd Puccia

GJ Shoe Bag and Gift Pack

William Lee

GJ Shoe Bag and Gift Pack

Jim Johnsen

GJ Shoe Bag and Gift Pack

Jarrod Isoldi

GJ Shoe Bag and Gift Pack

Jarrod Isoldi

GJ Polo Shirt and Gifts

Dan Liebschutz

GJ Polo Shirt and Gifts

Dennis Wenner

GJ Polo Shirt and Gifts

John Normandale

GJ Polo Shirt and Gifts

Stuart Fox

GJ Polo Shirt and Gifts

Elliot Rosen

GJ Polo Shirt and Gifts

Mike Kent

GJ Polo Shirt and Gifts

John Berkhoudt

GJ Polo Shirt and Gifts

Jim Lavalle

GJ Party Pack

Congratulations to William Lee, Jim “J.J.” Johnsen and all of the
Region 3 Gentleman Jack competitors!  Good luck in Lynchburg!

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Region 2 – Atlanta, Georgia
 
Jocks and Jills of Alpharetta, Georgia, hosted the second stop of the Gentleman Jack Golden Tee Cup Regional Semi-Finals.  Players throughout the states of Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina traveled long roads and many hours in hopes of reaching the classy Atlanta suburb by 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 24th, to wrap-up 2 grueling months of online qualifying.
 
A total of 54 players sacrificed a beautiful southern-Saturday afternoon and battled in a heated competition hoping to win one of the two coveted spots for the Gentleman Jack Final Competition in Lynchburg, Tennessee.  Players started off their day with a few practice rounds of Golden Tee Golf and a toast of smooth Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey to get warmed up.  As in all of the Gentleman Jack Semi-Finals, the format followed a 64-man single elimination structure preceded by a one-round, 18 hole qualifier.  The qualifier was played on Oak Hollow on the same course setups for all contestants. 
Region 2 Qualifying Round – Oak Hollow

 

 

Name

Score

GSP

 

 

Name

Score

GSP

1

Charles David Long

-26

0

 

28

Mark Perry

-14

28,306

2

Chris Eversole

-25

15,213

 

29

Mark Miller

-14

0

3

Bert Loftus

-24

26,397

 

30

Tom Shepherd

-13

5,914

4

Geoff Walker

-24

2,881

 

31

Brian Troxell

-13

0

5

Jeff Epperson

-24

2,539

 

32

Dutch Williams

-12

10,280

6

Wade Kids

-23

0

 

33

Jimmy Shytle

-12

6,576

7

John Clark

-22

0

 

34

Eric Adams

-12

0

8

Joe Martin

-20

4,630

 

35

Mark Hodge

-12

0

9

Mitchell Green

-20

3,042

 

36

Scott Chruszcz

-11

17,546

10

Ron Files

-20

0

 

37

Phil Delanty

-11

0

11

Jody Palmer

-20

0

 

38

Darren McLaughlin

-10

11,772

12

Tommy Shive

-19

9,653

 

39

Brandon Farmer

-10

0

13

David Etter

-19

8,824

 

40

Kevin Rice

-10

0

14

Matt Savoy

-19

8,314

 

41

Ben Sushman

-10

0

15

Evan Buchanan

-19

7,914

 

42

Shane Thomason

-9

14,834

16

David Craft

-19

5,597

 

43

Steven Jeffries

-9

3,776

17

Bryan Micon

-18

2,562

 

44

David Couch

-8

0

18

James Ergle

-18

0

 

45

Ronald Knox

-8

0

19

Paul Estes

-18

0

 

46

Michael Thomas

-7

3,253

20

Michael McNabb

-18

0

 

47

Jepter Butler

-9

0

21

Jim Striker

-17

0

 

48

Paul Smith

-7

0

22

Josi Turetta

-17

0

 

49

Tim Craig

-7

9,475

23

Leon Witham

-17

0

 

50

Rick Hileman

-6

7,420

24

David Hendrix

-16

16,848

 

51

Preston Chandler

-6

5,000

25

John Cramer

-16

0

 

52

Dave Varney

-5

0

26

Julius Brown

-15

0

 

53

Rob Acox

1

2,328

27

Kurt Michelson

-15

0

 

54

Dave Tibbals

2

0

 

Following the qualifying round, Region 2 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 2 Semi-Final Bracket Matches
*Match winners in bold

ROUND ONE

Charles David Long

vs.

Bye

 

Bert Loftus

vs.

Bye

Dutch Williams

vs.

Jimmy Shytle

 

Tom Shepherd

vs.

Mark Hodge

David Craft

vs.

Tim Craig

 

Matt Savoy

vs.

Preston Chandler

Bryan Micon

vs.

Paul Smith

 

Paul Estes

vs.

Michael Thomas

Mitchell Green

vs.

Bye

 

Jody Palmer

vs.

Dave Tibbals

David Hendrix

vs.

Ben Sushman

 

Josi Turetta

vs.

Steven Jeffries

John Cramer

vs.

Kevin Rice

 

Kurt Michelson

vs.

Darren McLaughlin

Joe Martin

vs.

Bye

 

Wade Kids

vs.

Bye

Jeff Epperson

vs.

Bye

 

John Clark

vs.

Bye

Mark Perry

vs.

Phil Delanty

 

Julius Brown

vs.

Brandon Farmer

Tommy Shive

vs.

Rob Acox

 

Ron Files

vs.

Bye

Jim Striker

vs.

David Couch

 

Leon Witham

vs.

Shane Thomason

David Etter

vs.

Dave Varney

 

Evan Buchanan

vs.

Rick Hileman

Michael McNabb

vs.

Ronald Knox

 

James Ergle

vs.

Jepter Butler

Mark Miller

vs.

Scott Chruszcz

Brian Troxell

vs.

Eric Adams

Geoff Walker

vs.

Bye

 

Chris Eversole

vs.

Bye

ROUND TWO

Charles David Long

vs.

Dutch Williams

 

Bert Loftus

vs.

Mark Hodge

Tim Craig

vs.

Bryan Micon

 

Matt Savoy

vs.

Michael Thomas

Mitchell Green

vs.

David Hendrix

 

Jody Palmer

vs.

Josi Turetta

John Cramer

vs.

Joe Martin

 

Darren McLaughlin

vs.

Wade Kids

Jeff Epperson

vs.

Phil Delanty

 

John Clark

vs.

Julius Brown

Tommy Shive

vs.

Jim Striker

 

Ron Files

vs.

Leon Witham

David Etter

vs.

Michael McNabb

 

Evan Buchanan

vs.

James Ergle

Scott Chruszcz

vs.

Geoff Walker

 

Eric Adams

vs.

Chris Eversole

ROUND THREE

Dutch Williams

vs.

Bryan Micon

 

Bert Loftus

vs.

Matt Savoy

David Hendrix

vs.

John Cramer

 

Jody Palmer

vs.

Darren McLaughlin

Jeff Epperson

vs.

Tommy Shive

 

John Clark

vs.

Ron Files

David Etter

vs.

Geoff Walker

 

Evan Buchanan

vs.

Chris Eversole

ROUND FOUR

Bryan Micon

vs.

John Cramer

 

Matt Savoy

vs.

Jody Palmer

Tommy Shive

vs.

Geoff Walker

 

John Clark

vs.

Chris Eversole

ROUND FIVE

John Cramer

vs.

Geoff Walker

 

Jody Palmer

vs.

John Clark

CHAMPIONSHIP EXHIBITION MATCH

 

 

John Cramer

vs.

John Clark

 

 

Region 2 was an exciting event filled to the brim with thrilling victories and stunning upsets.  Top seeded qualifier and 2004 Player of the Year contender, Charles David Long, was the first of the favorites to be eliminated in the contest after losing to long-time Golden Tee player, Dutch Williams, in Round-2 of the contest.  While prominent players such as Wade Kids of Atlanta, GA, Tommy Shive and Ron Files of Memphis, TN, were some of the others who couldn’t stay afloat until the final round, the upset story of the day was centered around current Golden Tee World Champion – and Atlanta resident – Chris Eversole. 

Up on the big screen television, in front of an excited crowd, the World Champion squared-off with John “J.C.” Clark in Round-4 of the 6-round contest.  One stroke up on Clark going into a par-4 early on the back 9, Eversole put his drive in the water while going for the green. Clark, learning from the champ’s mistake, landed his shot and eagled as Eversole struggled his way to a haunting double bogey.  Clark advanced to compete for the $1,000 travel voucher – and spot in the Lynchburg, TN, Final Competition – against Jody Palmer who was also strongly moving through the field.

On the other half of the bracket sheet, John Cramer and Geoff Walker were also battling for the right to advance to the final round.  The competition’s two “J.C.’s” proved victorious after Cramer and Clark both won in Round-5 of the contest and received a $1,000 travel voucher along with a coveted spot on the 8-man roster in Lynchburg, TN.

The day’s two champions faced-off in a Championship Exhibition match for bragging rights and prizes supplied by Jack Daniels, Jocks and Jills and Incredible Technologies.  After 18 grueling holes, Cramer and Clark went stroke for stroke, highlighted by Cramer’s  dramatic 18th hole chip-in to keep the match even.  A sudden-death tiebreaker was necessary in order to crown a Region 2 champion since the scores were gridlocked after 18.  Continuing on his path of Golden Tee perfection and domination throughout the day, John “J.C.” Clark came out on top to claim the title - as well as the bragging rights - of Region 2 Champion. 

CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM REGION 2 AND MORE OF THE GENTLEMAN JACK GOLDEN TEE CUP!

BONUS DRAWING WINNERS

Throughout the online Part-1 and Part-2 qualifying periods, players accumulated GTGA League Points that could be redeemed for special bonus drawing tickets on the day of the event (10,000 points = 1 ticket).  Check out some of the Region 2 bonus drawing winners below!

Phil Delanty

GJ Shirt, Bandana, Tee Package

Eric Adams

GJ Shirt, Bandana, Tee Package

Michael Thomas

GJ Shirt, Bandana, Tee Package

Charles David Long

GJ Shirt, Boxers, Tee Package

Dutch Williams

GJ Shirt, Boxers, Tee Package

Phil Delanty

GJ Shirt, Boxers, Tee Package

Ben Sushman

GJ Silver Keychain, Tee Package

Matt Savoy

GJ Silver Keychain, Tee Package

Tom Shepherd

GJ Silver Keychain, Tee Package

Charles David Long

GJ Silver Keychain, Tee Package

Charles David Long

GJ Cutter & Buck Polo & Visor

Julius Brown

GJ Cutter & Buck Polo & Visor

Michael Thomas

GJ Towel & Golf Gloves

Geoff Walker

GJ Shirt & GTP.com Glove

Mark Hodge

GJ Golf Shoe Bag

Ben Sushman

GJ Golf Shoe Bag

Jeff Epperon

GJ Visor, Golf Balls, Tees & Putter

Congratulations to John Clark, John Cramer and all of the
Region 2 Gentleman Jack competitors!  Good luck in Lynchburg!

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Region 1 - Orlando, Florida

Friday’s Front Row in Orlando, Florida, was headquarters for the first regional competition.   72 players from all over the Sunshine State made the pilgrimage to the famed Friday’s restaurant – also home to Golden Tee’s World Championship - to battle for 2 coveted spots in the final competition at the Jack Daniels Distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee.

Registration began Saturday, July 17th at 10:00 a.m. at Friday’s Front Row.  Jack Daniels door prizes, friendly wait staff, 16 perfectly groomed Golden Tee machines and a Gentleman Jack toast greeted players as they entered the bar bright and early and prepared to compete.  As in all of the Gentleman Jack Semi-Finals, the format followed a 64-man single elimination structure preceded by a one-round, 18 hole qualifier.

Region 1 Qualifying Round – Oak Hollow

 

Name

Score

GSP

 

 

Name

Score

GSP

1

Reid Rafter

-26

30,439

 

33

Jeremy Ray

-15

6,179

2

Sean Gervais

-23

25,465

 

34

Brian Cole

-15

5,154

3

David Ralston

-22

10,202

 

35

Joe Kimball

-15

0

4

Steve Dakin

-21

25,249

 

36

Scott Hathaway