CONGRATS TO JEFF LANNEN, YOUR PCC CHAMP!

********** The Finals **********

And we’ve made it, folks. The 2010 PCC Finals. Mark Stenmark vs. Jeff Lannen. Stenmark will have to beat him twice. No easy task…

Sug It misses a putt on hole 2, and like that Jeff has an early lead.

Stenmark bogies the par-3 6thand Lannen takes an early 4-shot lead…. wow

At 9, Lannen -13, Stenmark -9

Lannen picks up another stroke through 15.

Suq It gets wet on 16, so does Lannen. Up 6.

Jeff Lannen is your 2010 PCC Champ shooting a -21 on Southen Oaks. Well done, Jeff!

Thor vs. Stenmark for the Finals

All tied at -15 through 11

Sug It takes the lead on hole 15

Both birdie the par-5 16th.

Thor down 1 going into 18

Stenmark laid up on 18 and was able to stick a tough 2nd shot. Thor came up short. Both ended up with birdies and Stenmark moves on to the finals.

Thor takes 3rd.

Reid wins Purple 

Reid Somori beat Dan Miser -21 to -16 to win the purple game.

4:30 – Tony vs. Thor

After a missed putt and a lava ball, Thor took a 3-shot lead and didn’t look back. Thor now moves on to play Stenmark.

Tony takes home 4th.

3:58 – King of the Hill Match

Sug It holes out early, up two shots on the front-nine.

Lannen got 2 back and they went into 18 -24, finished at -26. WOW.

In sudden death, Stenmark got wet on extra hole 2 and Jeff Lannen is your king of the hill.

3:52 – Stu Fox’s Run Comes to a Close

Tony Johnson bested Stu Fox on Tahiti Cove to reach the loser’s bracket finals and take on Thor. Nice run by Fox, though…

3:36 – Thor Moves On

Chris Thorbrogger took out Marc Muklewicz in extra holes to move into the loser’s bracket finals.

3:00 – Stenmark Moves on w/ Ace

Mark Stenmark is onto the winner’s bracket finals w/ an ace against Mouth on hole 3. Well done, Sug It. <—-Note: that is his player name not a knock on the kid. (Okay, it’s both)  : )

2:55 – Jeff Lannen takes out Tony Johnson in extras

On extra hole 5, Tony Johnson got wet and Lannen birdied to secure a top 3 finish.

2:49 – Lemon/Tony Puttin’ on a Show, Mouth/Stenmark doing the same

Tony and Lannen were all square through 18 throwing up -25s on Monument. Went to extras…

Mouth and Stenmark, also playing Monument, went into extras with -24s…

2:34 – Back-to-Back Aces

Tony Johnson and Jeff Lannen start off their match by each acing #3 on Monument.

SICK.

2:32 – On the other side…

Chris Thorbrogger just took out Andy Haas, ending his PCC.

Three spots remain on loser’s side.

2:26 – Winner’s Bracket Update

Your final four in the winner’s bracket is as follows…

Marc Muklewicz vs. Mark Stenmark

Jeff Lannen vs. Tony Johnson

2:16 – A Look at the Leaderboard

1:15 – Minnesota Makin’ a Statement

Tony Johnson, Chris Thorbrogger, Todd Penticoff, Mark Muklewicz all getting ready to play in the quarters.

Not too shabby, Minnesota. Not too shabby…

12:58 – Down Goes Haas

Todd Penticoff takes out Andy Haas in a surprising upset. Haas will now go to the loser’s bracket.

Notable winners from round 2 include:

Marc The Mouth Muklewicz

Chris Thorbrogger

Tony Johnson

12:14 AM – 1st Round Winners

First round winners were: Haas, Penticoff, Mouth, Dean L, Kinz, Andy Fox, Mark Stenmark, McCook, Welter, Thor, Tony Johnson, Evan G, Harlow, Rodney, Stu Fox, Jeff Lannen.

11:51 AM – Match o’ the day (so far)

Rodney “Hot Rod” Roberts and Ed Godfrey both shot -25 on Monumnet Valley to go into sudden death where they went through the first nine holes all square. On hole 13 in extras, however, Hot Rod prevailed.

Well done by both…

11:29 AM – Matches, matches, matches

Quick updates from round 1:

Haas beats Eric Ringeisen.

Andy Fox beats Matt Esteep

The Mouth beats Lance Harris

Mark Stenmark beats Eversole

Jeff Harlow beats Paul Tayloe

More to come…

10:56 AM – Well Done, Ya’ll

While matches are getting going, this seems like the ideal time to announce how much money was raised for Salute. At the big check presentation last night, Salute was given a check of $75,110.

That’s what this weekend is all about…

10:30 AM – Qualifying Scores/Matches Warming Up

What a day.

After a massive power outage that put a slight wrinkle in the qualifying, things are getting ready to go. Before we get into match play, here’s how the top qualifiers ended up.

5:10 PM – Ummm…. what?!!!!?!?

We’ll we have power back, which is always a good thing. About an hour and change ago, all games in the front of the bar lost power and well, all hell broke loose.

After some caveman tactics and some fine Excel skills from the group here (yours truly included) we are back on track. HOLY #$%^

3:00 PM – 3rd Couse Underway

Qualifier moving along at blazing speed. Wait, we’re actually ahead of schedule? In any event, follow all the madness right here on the GTB.

2:03 PM – More Scores

More than halfway done with PCC qualifier. Still A LOT to be decided! Stay tuned OR check it out live HERE.

1:11 PM – Leaderboard Update!

Get all your scores HERE!

12:56 PM- Qualifying Mania

And we’re off! So much going on, it’s hard to report one thing. Some big scores being shot and setups seem pretty managable. AND for those that want to see who’s doing what, we’ve got the perfect tool.

Want to follow along? Check out the qualiying leaderboard here and see up-to-the-minute scores!

11:24 AM – Anthem Time

The entire bar just got chills as the National Anthem was sung to kick things off. While there will be a lot of fun had this weekend, perhaps nothing was more enjoyable than the past 2 minutes. Unreal job by Torran Crawford. Wow.

Now, LETS. GET. IT. ON.

National

10:47 AM – Qualifier Setup

The PCC qualifier will be played on Great Wall, Tahit Cove, and Monument Valley. In my opinion, these are the three courses that offer up the best chances to score in 2010. What that means for this GT marketing guy, well, I guess we shall see.

Great Wall coming up semi-soon.

10:17 AM – Warming Up

Good morning, GT fans. Splinters is starting to fill and players are warming up for the 3-course qualifier. Like this man, Mr. Skipper Horner who came to the PCC decked out in full camo – the same look as his vrtual golfer.

Oh hell yes.

2:42 PM

Splinters is filling up and Ira Dean is in the building! After grabbing a bite and taking in the scene, Ira is now getting the full tour of IT with his trust tour guide Duffer Dan. No word yet on if Duffer has busted out his trust air guitar. #imleaningyes

All games are up and running and ready for business. Some of GT’s best players are already in town, and you should stop by if you can. I’ll be over there around 5 with beer in hand…

Cheers.

11:43 PM

It’s PCC eve, a day to rest up and get ready for the weekend!

Ira Dean is in town getting ready for his Salute Friday set, and PCC Player Cards are being printed as we speak.

Splinters is coming along nicely and you can expect a ton of action over there this afternoon and this evening. I’ll be headed over there later on to take it in.

Wednesday, August 25th: 4:07 PM

The sight above (apologies for the lack o’ quality from the camera phone) comes straight from Splinters Sports Pub in Palatine and is the Players Charity Championship taking shape. By taking shape, I mean there is still @#$% everywhere, but the games are in and boys are hard at work getting everything ready for this monster weekend. By tomorrow (aka Thursday) these games will be filled with early travelers starting their weekend off early with a little Tee.

From someone who will be logging PLENTY of hours inside Splinters over the next 96 hours, I couldn’t be more excited. This weekend isn’t just one of the largest and most competitive Golden Tee tournaments of the year, it’s also a celebration for a fantastic cause.

Thus far, close to $70,000 has been raised towards Salute and the GT community has kicked the fundraising into high gear the past few weeks. Now, it’s time to celebrate the charity, the hard work, and Golden Tee in a jam-packed weekend.

If you can’t make it out to Splinters at any point throughout the event, have no fear. We, and more specifically I, plan to cover any and all PCC action right here on the Golden Tee Blog as well as the Facebook and Twitter pages. What can I say? We like our social media…

We’ll have golf outing results, Salute Friday shots, random tidbits here and there, and tournament updates that’ll keep you informed perhaps more than you need.  All PCC happenings will be available right here on the GTB, and I’ll feed all info to you as things move along. I’ll even showcase how I do in the tournament qualifier and dazzle you with my scores compared to the nation’s best players. (I’m sorry, I can’t even write that with a straight face).

Grab a beer, pull up a chair if you can’t join us in person, and stay tuned. It’s almost PCC time, folks.

-ak