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ON THE LIVE TEAM USA QUALIFIER AND THE GOLDEN TEE CHICAGO
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2003 CLICK HERE!.
Information below has been
updated below as of August 13th,
2003 .......................................................................
Here is the basic
information regarding qualifying for Team USA. Team USA will compete
against an international team at the 2003 Golden Tee World Championship
to be held in Orlando at Fridays Front Row sports bar on November 16 -
18, 2003. Individual competition will also be held during this event
with a total purse of $57,000. All 16 members of Team USA will win an
all-expenses paid trip to Orlando and are guaranteed of winning at least
$1,000. The World Champion will win $15,000.
Team USA will consist of 16 players: 10 from the Gold Division, 4 from
the Silver Division, and 2 from the Bronze Division.
5 Gold Division players are exempt from qualifying and form the nucleus
of the team: 2003 Golden Tee National Champion, Ryan Bourgeois
(captain); Graig Kinzler, 2002 Golden Tee World Champion; 2002 Golden
Tee Players of the Year, Dean Liakakos and
Jason Matkovich; and former
3-time Golden Tee National Champion, Steve Sobe.
All players compete online for one of 72 spots (24 from each division)
in the live Team USA qualifier to be held in the Chicago area at
Official's Time Out sportsbar in Hoffman Estates on October 17-19. 5 of
the 24 Gold qualifiers will make the team. 4 of the 24 Silver qualifiers
will make the team. 2 of the 24 Bronze qualifiers will make the team.
All players will compete within their division and play a 54-hole
qualifier with the low shooters in each division making the team. All
players will be responsible for their travel and hotel accommodations
for the live qualifier.
1. Online qualifying starts on July 1 at 12:01 a.m. and ends at 11:59
p.m. September 30.
2. In order to qualify for the live event a player must post at least 30
blind scores during the 92-day online qualifying period. All players
are allowed to post up to 92 scores (one each day for 92 days).
3. Only a players best blind score each day will count toward the
competition. For example, Joe Smith plays 4 blind games on July 6. Only
his one best blind score from that day will count.
4. The stroke average of the best 30 scores will determine a players
ranking. For example, if Joe Smith plays 46 of the 92 days, we will
still only take the stroke average of his best 30 days scores. If a
player plays all 92 days, again only his top 30 days scores will count.
5. A blind score is defined as an 18-hole single-player League game
with no online opponent. For example, Joe Smith and Bill Jones get
together for a round of Golden Tee after work. They choose a 2-player
League game. That game will NOT count toward Team USA qualifying. Tom
Wilson plays a single-player League game and selects playing with the
online opponent. That game will NOT count. Les Brown selects a 9-hole
single-player game. That game will NOT count.
6. There is no limit to the number of blind games a player can shoot in
one day - but only the best score will count. You can even play on
multiple machines in the same day - there is no need to play on only one
machine. All scores must be shot on the original 2004 GTGA League
courses ONLY! Those courses are: Tropical Falls, Sword's Pointe,
Heartland Creek, Blue Horizon, and Eagle's Peak. The two new 2004 add-on
courses, Cedar Meadows and Shadow Swamp are NOT eligible!
7. A players ranking will be determined by his stroke average in
relation to par. If a tie or ties exist for the last qualifying spot, we
will invite all those players to the live event. Those players who
finish 25 36 in each division will be invited to attend the live
qualifier as alternates and will be invited to participate in the
qualifier in the event that a spot or spots open.
8. The division that a player will compete in will be the highest
division he ever qualified for in the ITS prior to July 1. For example,
Joe Smith is currently in the Bronze Division, but 2 years ago Joe
qualified for Silver and cashed in 2 tournaments. Joe will compete in
the Silver Division. Bill Jones qualified for Gold last year but never
competed at that level and has since fallen back to Silver. Bill will
compete in the Gold Division. Jim Green has always competed in the
Bronze Division since starting ITS play last January. If he moves up to
Silver in August, he will continue to play in Bronze for the remainder
of the online qualifier. This will have no effect on his ITS ranking -
he will start to play in Silver come September.
9. There is no restriction as to which courses to play. All the scores
can be shot on any one course or any combination of courses. All
scores must be shot on the 2004 courses ONLY! For a list of eligible
courses - see item 6.
10. The top 250 qualifiers from each division will win a commemorative
Gold Card.
11. The top 100 qualifiers from each division will win the Gold Card and
a t-shirt.
12. The top 50 qualifiers from each division will win the Gold Card,
t-shirt, and a cap.
13. The top 24 qualifiers from each division will get all that stuff AND
the invitation to the live qualifying tournament.
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