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GOLDEN TEE TEAM USA 2005 - LIVE QUALIFIER |
 After
two months of intense online qualification, Golden Tee LIVE players across
the U.S. set their sights on the live Team USA Qualifier on October 15th
at Mazzys in Marietta, Georgia.
Over 1,000 players played 10 games on each Golden Tee LIVE course to
achieve a scoring average that ranked as one of the top 72 averages in the
country! A record shattering minimum score of 25.42 was the qualifying
cut and Chris Litzinger, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was the #1 qualifier with a
remarkable 29.34.
68 of the 72 qualifiers trekked to Georgia on a crisp fall weekend to
compete for one of the coveted spots on Team USA. With reigning World
Champion, Jeff Harlow, of Florissant, Missouri, and five-time Player of
the Year, Dean Liakakos, of Dayton, Ohio, receiving walk-on spots for the
Team, 14-roster spots were left in contention.
Since the retirement of Golden Tee Fore!, all the players were determined
to not only make this years World Championship, but to prove their
excellence on the new platform, Golden Tee LIVE.
12 machines lined the walls of Mazzys, and players from nearly every
region of the country were in attendance. As the first major event in
quite some time, everyone at Mazzys was anxious, full of energy and good
spirits.
Cumberland, Heather Pointe and Coral Vista were the three courses chosen
for the qualifier and each player competed under the same conditions.
Nearly everyone in the field put up astounding scores, making perfection
the key to qualifying for the team.
Check out the official results below!
Team USA Live Qualifier Final Results
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# |
Player |
Score |
GSP |
GTP |
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1 |
A Haas
|
-81 |
47239 |
4772 |
|
2 |
J Caradonna |
-76 |
85471 |
4512 |
|
3 |
S Tirey |
-74 |
100983 |
5937 |
|
4 |
T Carter |
-74 |
89617 |
5741 |
|
5 |
S Gervais |
-74 |
51767 |
4718 |
|
6 |
W Lee |
-74 |
38637 |
4523 |
|
7 |
M Arrington |
-73 |
19900 |
4442 |
|
8 |
J McClellan |
-72 |
67949 |
5233 |
|
9 |
C Eversole |
-72 |
63823 |
4692 |
|
10 |
G Kinzler |
-72 |
49975 |
4660 |
|
11 |
R Roberts |
-72 |
13593 |
4579 |
|
12 |
J Johnsen |
-71 |
65187 |
4395 |
|
13 |
D Root |
-71 |
45095 |
4865 |
|
14 |
B Bernhardt
|
-71 |
29657 |
4255 |
|
15 |
E Strowbridge |
-71 |
25405 |
4276 |
|
16 |
R Thomas |
-71 |
24842 |
5131 |
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17 |
S Fox |
-70 |
65440 |
4522 |
|
18 |
L Harris |
-70 |
49356 |
4435 |
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19 |
C Schrump |
-70 |
28318 |
0 |
|
20 |
W Sandstad |
-70 |
28223 |
3845 |
|
21 |
J Benjamin |
-70 |
14350 |
4434 |
|
22 |
W Kids |
-69 |
63797 |
5630 |
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23 |
M Demko |
-69 |
63563 |
4438 |
|
24 |
C Litzinger |
-69 |
48782 |
4044 |
|
25 |
J Parker |
-69 |
45874 |
4540 |
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26 |
D Gralapp |
-69 |
40920 |
4324 |
|
27 |
A Tellmann |
-69 |
29177 |
4166 |
|
28 |
J Mertzig |
-69 |
11355 |
4220 |
|
29 |
R McCook |
-68 |
87288 |
4389 |
|
30 |
A Johnson |
-68 |
86157 |
6540 |
|
31 |
M Sameroff |
-68 |
66777 |
5759 |
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32 |
N Schomberg |
-68 |
40024 |
4241 |
|
33 |
T Penticoff |
-68 |
23523 |
0 |
|
34 |
J Detiege |
-68 |
7490 |
4300 |
|
35 |
D Long |
-67 |
49884 |
3981 |
|
36 |
J Matkovich |
-67 |
47665 |
4413 |
|
37 |
J Vordahl |
-67 |
32763 |
4305 |
|
38 |
A Khatri |
-67 |
25280 |
4772 |
|
39 |
B Niehaus |
-66 |
39045 |
4909 |
|
40 |
P Kovacs |
-65 |
24674 |
4075 |
|
41 |
M VanHoosier |
-64 |
30190 |
3936 |
|
42 |
M Firestone |
-63 |
40998 |
4411 |
|
43 |
S Miller |
-63 |
19252 |
3958 |
|
44 |
R Bourgeois |
-62 |
60435 |
3964 |
|
45 |
J Cramer |
-62 |
25422 |
3896 |
|
46 |
J Kerr |
-62 |
24052 |
3972 |
|
47 |
T Baker |
-61 |
38784 |
4443 |
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48 |
S Zollars |
-61 |
22714 |
3495 |
|
49 |
J Somori |
-61 |
20361 |
3934 |
|
50 |
M Jaeger |
-61 |
18861 |
3802 |
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51 |
J Williams |
-60 |
43506 |
4135 |
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52 |
R Sparks |
-60 |
40798 |
3723 |
|
53 |
G Walker |
-60 |
26677 |
4393 |
|
54 |
M Collier |
-59 |
30296 |
4312 |
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55 |
R Anderson |
-58 |
0 |
3801 |
|
56 |
R Vanmanen |
-57 |
44510 |
4181 |
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57 |
T Shive |
-57 |
19119 |
3845 |
|
58 |
S Dakin |
-57 |
11234 |
3645 |
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59 |
D Goad |
-56 |
28326 |
33654 |
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60 |
D Thaxton |
-55 |
29150 |
3985 |
|
61 |
S Goetsch |
-53 |
13200 |
3521 |
|
62 |
J Stewart |
-53 |
5357 |
3547 |
|
63 |
T Payne |
-51 |
91325 |
3224 |
|
64 |
D Wunrow |
-47 |
22111 |
4531 |
|
65 |
M Muklewicz |
-46 |
24419 |
3913 |
|
66 |
K Batsch |
-37 |
23314 |
4289 |
|
67 |
N Wiesner |
-19 |
17316 |
3590 |
|
68 |
E Albright |
-18 |
0 |
3300 |
The field is set and the Team is ready to win back the Cup in Orlando next
month. Congratulations to Team USA 2005!
TEAM USA OFFICIAL ROSTER
|
Jeff Harlow |
Reigning Champ/Team
Cpt. |
Florissant |
MO |
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Dean Liakakos |
5-Time POTY |
Dayton |
OH |
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Andy Haas |
1st Qualifier |
Stow |
OH |
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Joe Caradonna |
2nd Qualifier |
Warren |
MI |
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Steven Tirey |
3rd Qualifier |
W. Carrollton |
OH |
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Tobin Carter |
4th Qualifier |
Orlando |
FL |
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Sean Gervais |
5th Qualifier |
Tampa |
FL |
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Will Lee |
6th Qualifier |
New York |
NY |
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Brant Arrington |
7th Qualifier |
Henderson |
NV |
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Jeff McClellan |
8th Qualifier |
Grand Rapids |
MI |
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Chris Eversole |
9th Qualifier |
Atlanta |
GA |
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Graig Kinzler |
10th Qualifier |
Schaumburg |
IL |
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Rodney Roberts |
11th Qualifier |
Indianapolis |
IN |
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Jim Johnsen |
12th Qualifier |
Rockville |
MD |
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Dayton Root |
13th Qualifier |
Katy |
TX |
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Brian Bernhardt |
14th Qualifier |
North Liberty |
IA |
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The 2005 Team USA Qualifier was held at Mazzy's in Marietta in
conjunction with the 4th annual Golden Tee Southern Classic
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Second place online qualifier, Graig Kinzler, of Schaumburg, Illinois,
receives a certificate from Colabuono good for a
set of Ben Hogan C455 Metals |
Jason Matkovich, of Warren, Michigan, accepts a certificate
good for a Ben Hogan by Bettanardi Baby Ben Putter for his third
place performance in the online qualifier
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Colabuono presents Joe Caradonna, of Warren, Michigan, with
his fourth place certificate good for a Ben Hogan EDGE C-F-T
Graphite Shaft Hybrid Iron
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Fifth place finisher in the online qualifier, Steven Tirey, accepts a
certificate good for a Ben Hogan EDGE C-F-T Steel Shaft Iron
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After an amazing three-course qualifying score of -81, Ohioan
Andy Haas was the number one qualifier for this year's Team USA
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IT Marketing Director, Gary Colabuono, presents top online qualifier
Chris Litzinger, of Cincinnati, Ohio, with a certificate good
for a set of Ben Hogan EDGE C-F-T Irons
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With their incredible staff and beautiful layout, Mazzy's Bar in Grill
in Marietta, Georgia, proved to be one of the best venues
in the game's live event history.
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