Archives for June, 2009


Hello GT 2010!

By Adam Kramer | June 22nd, 2009

Working at IT certainly has its perks, especially when you’re still somewhat of a GT junkie like myself. And while I usually have on the corporate face, I just can’t hold back my excitement when it comes to the latest and greatest in Golden Tee.

Last week, I was given permission to play a portion of the new courses. I mean these are the NEW courses we’re talking about! And while I can’t say much (doh!), I can say that these Jim Z creations simply keep getting better and better – unlike my GT game.

Along with butchering the first few holes or so, I got to check out some of the new clothes (Awesome BTW!), and yes, play as Golden Tee world champion Andy Haas who is now enshrined and playable in the game along with past champions Graig Kinzler and Chris Eversole.

Now, I’ve given a Code of Silence so I really can’t say much else. I did manage to grab a few screen shots while I was in there, so they can do all the talking for now. Believe me when I say there is some real fun stuff in the work, so stay tuned for more.

You’ve undoubtedly scrolled through the text and down to the pictures below, so I’ll stop rambling. Without further adieu, the first screenshots from Golden Tee 2010 with world champion, Mr. Andy Haas!

Enjoy!

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So, what do you think – are the GT juices flowing yet?

Share your early thoughts on Golden Tee 2010 right here. What do you think of the courses, and where do you think they’re located? How do you think our champ looks now that he’s IN the game? It’s never too early for Golden Tee 2010 chatter, and we want to hear it!

Let the Fun Begin,
-AK

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Video – Making Waves: Golden Tee At Sea

By "Duffer" Dan Schrementi | June 16th, 2009

Special thanks to the NAVY and USS John C. Stennis for permission to post this video on Goldentee.com

Well, it’s been nearly six months since the team from Incredible Technologies completed Operation: Golden Tee aboard the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier… and nothing has changed.  Our sense of patriotism.  Our sense of pride.  Our wonder and awe – it all remains as strong as the day we disembarked in San Diego.

Stennis Crew Hard at Work

Our experience took place in January, you followed the before and after stories right here on the GTB.  It’s now nearly July and while most of us have lived our normal lives – working, relaxing and spinning trackballs with our friends, the men and women aboard the Stennis have had a different go at it.  They’ve been dedicating their time to protecting our country on a deployment half way around the world.  They’ve worked, worked, worked – hard – for us.  They miss their families, they miss their friends and long to return to normalcy. This dedication has been an inspiration to the Incredible Technologies family as we hope it’s been to yours as well.

Going aboard also taught us that the person behind the sailor is as inspiring as the sailor themselves.  Like us, they love their family and friends.  They have hopes, dreams and their own experiences.  I look at it as if we met “the Golden Tee player” inside.  The average Joe (or Jane), looking for a short break from reality to wind down and be entertained.

That’s where we come in…

Incredible Technologies is an entertainment company – we work to play.  And not only did we walk away from the Stennis inspired, we were proud.  Proud to provide fun.  Proud to be a small, yet happy, piece in peoples’ everyday lives.  Proud that whether folks Tee-up at their corner tavern or while crossing the international date line, they do it for fun, to relax and be entertained.

That’s our mission accomplished.

The video above is an homage to that sentiment.  It’s also a thank you to the dedication of the men and women of the US Navy and all forms of service.  And a thank you to the fine folks on the USS John C. Stennis that took us in as part of their team – our time aboard was short, but the impression left will last a lifetime.

Finally, the main purpose of this video is to remind all of us Golden Tee fans out there to never forget that it’s sometimes the little things in life that can mean so much.

Good times,

- DD

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Indy Open Tidbits

By Adam Kramer | June 8th, 2009

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Finally, I made a cut!

Okay, everyone made the cut, but still I played a little bit better and learned a lot of things while playing at Eddy’s Sports Pub at the 2009 Indy Open.

And while writing the tournament recap for goldentee.com is always fun, it doesn’t necessarily allow me the freedom to post some of the fun and interesting things I saw this past weekend at the tourney. Talking about how good the waffle fries were at Eddy’s isn’t exactly big news, (although it should be), but those who were there and even those who weren’t can appreciate honesty like this.

If only there was a place where I could post all the cool and goofy things that Golden Tee players might enjoy? Hmmm…. I think I found the perfect spot.

Here are few things from the 2009 Indy Open that you won’t find on Goldentee.com. Enjoy!

*Andy Haas and Steve Sobe started a game on Woodland Farm, Sobe teed off and Andy followed suit. The trackball malfunctioned during Andy’s shot and his drive went about a foot forward. Without a moment of hesitation, Sobe quit out both games and the two started over. What an awesome gesture of sportsmanship by not only a great player but also great person. Sure, we’re a little bias here at IT because we work with him, but Sobe truly is the ultimate Golden Tee ambassador.

action-shot*Tough luck for GT pro Chris Litzinger. The man puts up a -28 only to lose to a -29. He then puts up a -27 and loses to a -28. Even though he didn’t win, he sure can play (like you didn’t know that already).

*Billy Mac shoots a personal best -31 in the qualifier on Bonnie Moor! I mean, wow!

*Big props to everyone working at the location, aka Eddy’s Sports Pub. The waitresses and bartendresses couldn’t have been nicer, and the bar even provided a FREE limo service between one and three AM to discourage drunk driving. And yes, we definitely made good use of such an awesome feature.

*Sunnywood 16 is a tough par-3, and throughout the entire weekend I managed to birdie it once. It was amazing to see how the top players approached this hole, and the shots that managed to hit on the green. Learned a lot just by watching, now will see if it helps me any.

*I might be one of the few people to have a double bogey Golden Tee Great Shot.

* You knew this was coming – the food was A.W.E.S.O.M.E. I’ve never had jalapeno mozzarella sticks before which were amazing, as was the burger, omelet(s), and delicious waffle fries.

Good times all around!

-AK

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Golden Tee 2.0 are Incredible Technologies

By "Duffer" Dan Schrementi | June 5th, 2009

Twitter BirdieEvery corporate boardroom on earth is full of ‘em right now.  Big, important boss types pounding their scared marketing team with words like “Twitterspere” ,”Blogroll” and “Wiki.”  ”We need a iPhone App!!!” they demand.  Why? They have no idea.  But they move forward, paying their crack R&D team to interview 12-year-olds and study the likes of “marketing genius” Ashton Kutcher for “business” research.  They think they need this stuff and duh!? They want to be cool with you, dawg!

Well, well, well – here at the inner sanctum of the Golden Tee marketing universe – we are hip.  We are with it. And yes, bro – we can hang with you wiki-tubey-tweety hip cats too!  But damn it – we do it with some common sense and style.

Ya know, the Golden Tee marketing team is small, but we are MIGHTY!  And you’ve probably noticed an equal amount of Golden Tee Goodness on and off the game this past year.  We kicked it off with YouTube Great Shot Replays in last year’s 2009 update.  The simple idea of replaying holes-in-one has always been around, but when our team first eyed YouTube the drool starting forming.  It was a way to make everyone happy – YOU, the player, are happy because you can show off your off-the-ubrella-stick-nothin-but-cup.  And I, the marketing geek, am happy because we’ve uploaded 30,000 videos and are approaching 1,000,000 advertisements, errr, views!  User generated content at it’s best, baby.

Heres My Incredible Stat Card, Wheres Yours?!

Here's My Incredible Stat Card, Where's Yours?!

But we didn’t stop there.  And likely by now you’ve seen our killer new Facebook Applications.  The addition of dynamic stats cards for Golden Tee and Silver Strike Bowling, along with our new “Dress Your Golfer” app for Goldentee.com/Facebook – this stuff’s just the tip of your 2.0 iceberg.

Yesterday, we launched a fun  project for those millions of iGoogle users out there – our very first Golden Tee iGoogle theme! (insert applause here)  So whether searching for important items like dogs on skateboards, celebrity smut or, aaaa , “private entertainment” – we here at Golden Tee Central hope you git’r done within your fun Golden Tee frame!

So, are you left wondering, “Duffer, how is this any different than those big-time-poser corporate fat cats you speak of?” Well, my friends, I can proudly say that social media is only as good as the community that’s powering it and YOU GUYS ROCK!  Whether it’s through our presence on Twitter, Facebook or YouTube, you – THOUSANDS OF YOU – were there first and greased the IT social media marketing machine.  We came along merely to add a little more insight and legitimacy into your already existing communities and thanks dudes – we’ve learned a ton along the way.

To end this post, I propose the challenge for you to challenge us…

HOW CAN INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGIES HELP FURTHER YOUR ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA?

An easy question, with no right or wrong answers.  We’ve already heard many great suggestions like “blog about course creation” or ” exclusive contests for Facebook and Twitter users” – whatever your suggestion is, now is your chance to voice it!  And maybe, just maybe, your suggestion will help shape the future of Golden Tee Golf!  And that, my friends, if anything else, would be an AWESOME acheivment on your ol’ resume…

Good times,

- DD

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