BARROOM CHAMPIONS COMPETE FOR WESTERN GOLD

The Midwest Pub Championship was one of the most talked about portions of the kick-off Regional event in Joliet, IL. While qualifying for the GTLRC was easy, becoming a pub champ was not. Champs were required to hold the highest 50-game average on one specific machine to be invited to this exciting event and compete for an additional $1,850 in prize money.

80 pub champions from the west, some decorated head-to-toe in their local pub’s gear, faced-off in a bracketed closest-to-the-pin tournament. Spectators watched the action on the giant screen as players of all skill levels battled on the par 3's of the new Golden Tee LIVE 2007 courses.

A blind-draw was used to whittle the 80-man field down to an even 64-man bracket and single elimination worked the field down to the final four. As always, a little skill, a little strategy and a little luck were necessary ingredients to succeed in this intense format.

The final four was comprised of one old hat and three new Golden Tee sharp shooters. Lance Harris, a former Golden Tee Player of the Year finalist, brought his A-game but his skills proved to be no match to the fresh hot hands of the competition.

Phillip Spencer moved on to win the Western Region Pub Championship, in his first-ever live Golden Tee event! "I can't believe it," Spencer said. "I never thought I would have walked out of here with a thousand bucks! This is great!" he       added. <<<

Congratulations to Phillip Spencer on winning the
Western Open’s Golden Tee LIVE Pub Championship!