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 Andy
Haas
Gold Card # 238307
Nickname: Haas
Age: 23
Hometown: Stow, OH
Marital Status: Single
Lifetime GT Fore!
Scoring Average: -19.37
Lifetime GT Fore! Holes-in-One: 609
Best GT Fore! Score Ever: -33
Special Accomplishments:
Tournament of Champions Winner: 2004
Inducted into Golden Tee Society: 2004
Team USA Member: 2004
Occasionally in the history of sports, athletes will go through
a phase of perfection. Cant miss, must make, got to win. The
past year has been nothing short of historic for Andy as he has
reached the pinnacle of GT success and has decided it tastes too
sweet to give it up.
Since winning the 2004 Chicago Challenge, Andy went on to
compete for Team USA, win the 2004 Tournament of Champions, the
2005 NIV tournament, the 2005 Northwest Open, the 2005 Southern
Classic, get inducted into the Golden Tee Society and become the
top shooter on more Golden Tee LIVE leaderboards than anyone
else on the planet!
But to consummate Andys streak of perfection, he wants to add
the title of Golden Tee World Champion to his list of
accomplishments. Im very excited about returning to Orlando
for a third year, the 23-year-old said. I am hoping to play
the best I can this year.
Andys best has proven itself hard to beat in 2005.
An 8-handicapper in regular golf, Haas calls Brubakers pub in
Akron his home bar, where he spends an estimated 40-hours a week
working on his game.
 Jim
Johnsen
Gold Card # 1011
Nickname: JJ
Age: 46
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Marital Status: Single
Lifetime GT Fore!
Scoring Average: -21.28
Lifetime GT Fore! Holes-in-One: 2,558
Best GT Fore! Score Ever: -31
Jim JJ Johnsen has been around since the beginning. With a
variety of player-run tournament victories under his belt and a
few National Championship appearances, its hard to believe that
this is JJs first time qualifying for the prestigious World
Championship.
Though he may be a rookie to the event, he is no newbie to the
game. This 46-year-old pharmaceutical representative has been
playing in competitive Golden Tee tournaments since the late
90s!
Johnsens favorite aspect of Golden Tee LIVE is the Sobe Help
Feature because he likes to see his old friends face on the
game. When hes not playing at Bennigans in Rockville, JJ can
be found traveling the globe or swinging clubs on the real
links.
JJ is excited to be competing in Orlando and is looking forward
to helping the USA win back the cup.
 Graig
Kinzler
Gold Card # 4669
Nickname: Kinz
Age: 26
Hometown: Schaumburg, IL
Marital Status: Single
Lifetime GT Fore!
Scoring Average: -21.67
Lifetime GT Fore! Holes-in-One: 1,738
Best GT Fore! Score Ever: -31
Special Accomplishments:
World Champion: 2002
Golden Tee All Star: 2001
Inducted Golden Tee Society: 2002
Team USA Member: 2002, 2003
Hes back. Graig Kinzler is undeniably one of the most
recognizable names and faces in the history of Golden Tee Golf.
After a brief retirement from the game, the 2002 World Champion
is back and as good as ever.
Alongside ex-World Champ, Chris Eversole and current champ, Jeff
Harlow, Kinz is hoping to win back the Cup and make a run
another at the crown. It feels great to be back and represent
the USA, the 26-year-old professional golf instructor said.
Should be a great week and Im really looking forward to it.
When he is not at his home bar of Splinters in Palatine,
Illinois, playing Golden Tee LIVE an estimated 40 hours a week,
Graig can be found working as a local golf instructor or
spending time with his girlfriend, Cortney. Graig is hoping to
head back to Illinois, $15,000 richer and back on top of the
Golden Tee mountain.
 Will
Lee
Gold Card # 302989
Nickname: Will
Age: 29
Hometown: New York, NY
Marital Status: Single
Lifetime GT Fore!
Scoring Average: -18.02
Lifetime GT Fore! Holes-in-One: 103
Best GT Fore! Score Ever: -29
Special Accomplishments:
Team USA Member: 2004
Will Lee used to be recognized as one of Golden Tee Golfs dark
horses. When he electrified the Golden Tee community with his
impressive fourth place finish in the 2004 World Championship,
this soft-spoken, mild-mannered New Yorker officially emerged as
one of the games shining stars.
After playing the game for only three short years, Will has
competed in nearly every major event and is proud to make the
team for the second straight year. I am really excited to have
made the team two years in a row, the 29-year-old day trader
explains. I am hoping to do well in Orlando.
Will dedicates an estimated 15 hours a week playing Golden Tee
Golf at his home bar, Ship of Fools in New York City. When he
isnt sipping a Miller Lite and playing LIVE, Will enjoys
playing a few games of poker.
 Jeff
McClellan
Gold Card # 339605
Nickname: Jeff
Age: 27
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Marital Status: Single
Lifetime GT Fore!
Scoring Average: -16.74
Lifetime GT Fore! Holes-in-One: 92
Best GT Fore! Score Ever: -28
Special Accomplishments:
Team USA Member: 2003
Jeff McClellan made his first World Championship appearance in
2003 when he represented the Bronze Division on Team USA. Two
years later, Jeff has qualified for his second chance at the
coveted title, this time without the aid of tiered divisions.
Because of his love for competition, this 27-year-old has
climbed through every level of the game to become one of GTs
elite players. Ive been practicing for a long time to reach
this level and it finally paid off, Jeff said. Im very
excited and looking forward to representing the United States in
Orlando once again.
When Jeff isnt shooting pool or spending time with his
girlfriend, Jessica, you can find him drinking a Mountain Dew
and playing LIVE over at his favorite tavern in Grand Rapids,
The Anchor Bar.
Jeff is determined to succeed and is hoping to find a $15,000
payday in Orlando.
 Rodney
Roberts
Gold Card # 306771
Nickname: Hotrod
Age: 26
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Marital Status: Single
Lifetime GT Fore!
Scoring Average: -15.39
Lifetime GT Fore! Holes-in-One: 130
Best GT Fore! Score Ever: -30
While he may be one of the least known names coming into the
tournament, its guaranteed that he wont get counted out in the
future. Rodney Roberts is a 26-year-old lumberyard manager from
Indianapolis, Indiana, with a remarkable knack for Golden Tee
Golf and a focus that is sure to carry him to the top.
Besides playing in the 2004 Golden Tee Tournament of Champions
last December, this is the largest tournament that Hotrod has
ever qualified for. I am speechless, Rodney said when asked
his thoughts about making the team. This is the biggest
accomplishment I have ever had in Golden Tee. Its all due to my
teacher, Chad Schrump.
After learning to play from Indianas top player, Rodney has now
graduated to become the states premier player. An avid golfer
and four-wheeling enthusiast, Rodney can be found at Buffalo
Wild Wings in Plainfield, Indiana, honing his GT LIVE skills
during his spare time.
Rodney loves the LIVE aspect of the new game and is looking
forward to an exciting weekend in Orlando.
 Dayton
Root
Gold Card # 54149
Nickname: Root
Age: 28
Hometown: Houston, TX
Marital Status: Single
Lifetime GT Fore!
Scoring Average: -21.56
Lifetime GT Fore! Holes-in-One: 962
Best GT Fore! Score Ever: -31
Dayton Root began playing Golden Tee Golf in October of 2000 and
the kind Texans name has been a mainstay on every major GT
leaderboard ever since! Root hails from Houston, where he
plays Golden Tee Golf at his favorite bar, Mamas Café. Living
close to the likes of GT superstars Ryan Bourgeois and Tim
Baker, even Daytons social rounds of GT are as tough to win as
any live event. And this guy puts up the scores to prove it.
With a score of 71 in the three-course Team USA Qualifier, Root
quietly made the cut and qualified for his first-ever World
Championship appearance. When asked his thoughts about making
the tournament Dayton replied, Im thrilled! Im disappointed
Ryan didnt make it, but then again its good to be back on
top!
Daytons favorite feature of Golden Tee has always been the
ability to win money and he is hoping for that big $15,000
payday in Orlando.
 Steven
Tirey
Gold Card # 9236
Nickname: Reese
Age: 28
Hometown: West Carrollton, OH
Marital Status: Wife - Sarah
Lifetime GT Fore!
Scoring Average: -20.62
Lifetime GT Fore! Holes-in-One: 3,169
Best GT Fore! Score Ever: -31
Special Accomplishments:
Team USA Member: 2002
Since the launch of Golden Tee LIVE in the United Sates this
past March, Steven Tireys name has been atop nearly every
Prize Play leaderboard he has competed in. A carpenter by
trade, Steven knows his way around Golden Tees virtual courses
as good as anyone in the field and he knows what it will take to
win it all in Orlando this year.
Like many of his Ohioan comrades, Steven plays GT at Dean
Liakakos Kings Table Billiards in Dayton, Ohio and is a
devoted thumb player.
Im so happy I have made the team, Steven exclaims. I made it
in 2002, missed the cut in 2003, couldnt play in 2004 and now I
am finally back! The World Championship is one of the best
tournaments I have ever played in, he adds.
Stevens wife, Sarah, is planning on making the trip to support
her husband in Orlando.
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