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Design-a-Hole Archive: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Part 2)

By "Duffer" Dan Schrementi | April 9th, 2009

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly(Part 2 of 3)

Alright, that’s it – enough of the lovey-dovey crap.  This isn’t tee ball ladies and gentlemen, and not every player is a winner when it comes to Design-a-Hole.  Where there’s up, there’s down; black, there’s white; and good – well – THERE’S BAD!  MUUUUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

But don’t fret oh-dummies-of-design, the world loves bad!  I’d go as far as to say we NEED bad.  Without bad, good would be nothing!  Think about it – a world of mediocrity where “The Godfather” and “Gigli” sit side-by-side on DVD shelves.  Where the “Beatles” and “Michael Bolton” play back-to-back on “This Week’s Even-40 Chart.”  Or one where Golden Tee World Champ Andy Haas and “Skipper Ripper” Horner are awarded participation ribbons in Prize Play. NOOOOO!!!!!   (Ah, you know we love ya, Skip!)

You see, bad is good.   Hell, even the dictionary goes as far to say that bad can be “outstandingly excellent.”  You’re damn right it can be!  So now you’re about to see what we deem as “bad” from the 2008 Design-a-Hole archive – but were they really?  Naaaa…  They’re more fun than they are bad (well, bad in this case meaning bad, bad not bad) and that’s why we love ‘em!

Time for you to take a look at these “best of the worst” selections and do so with a grain of salt, remembering  it’s hard to be so bad that you’re good.

Good times,

- DD

(Que Michael Jackson Outro)  And the whole world has to answer right now just to tell you once again, WHO’S BAD…

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THE BAD

This idea was submitted by one of the best Golden Tee players in the world and certifies my suspicions that yes - my pal "Dannyboy" Beall is clinically insane! A CONVEX GREEN?!

This idea was submitted by one of the best Golden Tee players in the world and certifies my suspicions that yes – my pal “Dannyboy” Beall is clinically insane! A 30-to-300 yard par 3 with a CONCAVE GREEN?! Come on, Danny!?!?

The Bat Cave is so bad that it would be, without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest Golden Tee hole in history. Stalactites, stalagmites and spiderwebs? TO THE BAT CAVE!!!
The Bat Cave is so bad that it would be, without a shadow of a doubt, the greatest Golden Tee hole in history!  Stalactites, stalagmites and spiderwebs? TO THE BAT CAVE MY FRIENDS!!!

The nostalgia factor is great here but come on, Gerard, when the wind is blowing out an easy lob wedge would land in Lake Michigan!
The nostalgia factor is great here but come on, Gerard, when the wind is blowing out an easy lob wedge would land in Lake Michigan!

The one and only "Jefe" Allums of the Baja Bean Burrito Co. in VA tried to suck up to the judges with this commerorative anniversary design but somebody should get Jeff a ruler. Veiwed to scale, the green is larger than the forest and the pin is the size of the Statue of Liberty! Here's a hint, my friend - suck up with burritos this year and have a much better chance of success!
The one and only “Jefe” Allums of the Baja Bean Burrito Co. in VA tried to suck up to the judges with this commemorative anniversary design but somebody should get Jeff a ruler. Viewed to scale, the green is larger than the forest and the pin is the size of the Statue of Liberty! Here’s a hint, my friend – suck up with burritos this year and have a much better chance of success!

Stay tuned to blog.goldentee.com next week for the entertaining conclusion of  The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!

And there’s still time to enter this year’s contest!

CLICK HERE to learn more!

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Design-a-Hole Archive: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

By "Duffer" Dan Schrementi | March 31st, 2009

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

(Part 1 of 3)

Ahhhh… I can smell it in the air – can you?  Eraser dust, modeling glue, paper mache’…  Design-a-Hole season is upon us once again!  A time where the dreams of Golden Tee golfers from around globe are doodled on a piece of paper,  judged only to either be crushed or immortalized.

Personally, I love Design-a-Hole!  Since I began at IT five years ago, we in marketing land continuously explored ideas that would be fun for players to take part in.  Honestly – this one was a no brainer!  But as the coordinator of the contest, you have no idea how much joy I take in by the little (usually) emailed nuggets of Golden Tee goodness that await in my inbox each-and-every day of the contest.  Damn you guys are clever!

So far this year, 30 ideas have been sent in and it looks like last year’s record of 50 is going to get blasted out of the water.  And while I can’t reveal any of this year’s nominations, I thought it would be fun to go through the Design-a-Hole archive and shine a spotlight on some of the ideas that didn’t make the cut in 2008.

In film, it’s the outtakes.  In music it’s the b-side.  In Golden Tee, it’s the good, the bad and of course, the ugly.  Welcome to part one of this three part series, right here at blog.goldentee.com.

Stay Tuned to the Golden Tee Blog for Parts 2 and 3 of Design-a-Hole – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly  (And trust me, “The Bad” and “The Ugly” or even more fun than “The Good”)

Good times,

- DD

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THE GOOD

You know “The Falls” and surley you remember Bert Loftus’ “Frog’s Pond,” as well as other finalists “Steps” and “Beware of Gravity.”  But what you don’t know are the good ideas from last year that narrowly missed the cut – the semi-finalists!  Take a look at what designs interested Larry Hodgson and Jim Zielinski during the initial judging period last year.  And while the designers of these works of art may not be immortalized in Golden Tee,  they can rest easy knowing their ideas can live for ever, right here on the Golden Tee Blog! (Well, until I need to clear hard drive space…)

Anglers Marina

Gotta love a hole designed like a fishing lure. Very clever and would be fun to play!

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Gotta love the CAD work on this design. Kudos, Don! The layout thoroughly impressed the judges, the hole just needed a little extra something and it surely would have made the cut.

Mmmmmm.... Donutssssss......
Mmmmmm…. Donutssssss……  This hole probably had a shot, but it was the hazard in the middle of the green that ultimately turned off the judges.

Jim and Larry thought this was a clever layout and would be great fun to play. I think it looks like a mixture of Heather Pointe and Savannah 17! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!!
Jim and Larry thought this was a clever layout and would be great fun to play. I think it looks like a mixture of Heather Pointe and Savannah 17! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!!

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My Journey to Make the Cut

By Adam Kramer | February 25th, 2009

Okay, I’m no Sobe, and I’m very well aware of it. I do however work and play with Sobe, and am privileged to hear his tutelage on a regular basis. His advice along with some practice have transformed me into at a respectable Golden Tee player, capable of shooting -25 but also very capable of shooting -12. For those who have never met me, my name is Adam Kramer and I am the newer marketing associate at IT.

I played in my first live tournament before working at IT at the ’07 Midwest Regional event and I was B-A-D. Since joining IT I have played in three more events, and while my play as improved (kind of), I have never made a cut. The initial nervousness of playing with some of the best players in the world has slowly faded; yet my play hasn’t really improved.

atom-bombIn January, I played at the Frozen Open in Chicago and blew up on the 18th hole in my first qualifying game and may have well posted a DNF in the second it was so ugly. I played well early on but then came undone like Phil Mickelson in a major – sorry Lefty fans.

In any case, I hope to finally get over the hump at the Missouri Open this weekend and finally make the/a cut. No, I’ve never been really close, but this is my time and here’s why.

When playing in the tournaments, I never really gave myself a shot at qualifying. I took a lot of high risk shots, played reckless, and perhaps dove into one or two Bud Lights I could have done with out. I lacked confidence in my game, especially when playing alongside and watching the cream of the crop tear a course apart. As Sobe has taught me in the weeks leading up to the event – in a sweet North Carolina accent – “You don’t need 30′s to qualify, you need 20′s.”

So forget the course records and the desperate attempts to drive par-4’s where I will undoubtedly miss the eagle putt anyway. I’m going to play the way I would if somehow someone gave me a seat at the World Series of Poker. Don’t do anything stupid, take shots (not bombs) when you feel comfortable, and most importantly avoid the blowups.

This tournament is loaded with top players so I will probably need to shoot an average of –20 to –22 on all three qualifying courses. Still, I will not press or try “doomed” shots anymore. I am as confident as I have ever been in my trackball skillz and this is my time. Hopefully.

Can I do that? Absolutely. Will I?

To be continued…

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Tweet Tee and the Talking Machine

By "Duffer" Dan Schrementi | February 18th, 2009

So recently I got the bright idea of creating Twitter feeds for Golden Tee Golf and our other fine tavern video games.  Because, you know, GT is SO web 2.0!

Really, every company and their mother has been setting up social media applications to better communicate their messages with their users.  And we here in marketing land at Golden Tee – well – we just think that’s LAME.  Why would I want my podiatrist tweeting to me about cool new fungus creams? Come on, MAN!

GT is like Conky. Chairy was a whiney SOB!

GT is more like Conky. That Chairy was a whiny SOB!

NO! We feel that Golden Tee is just different!  We think that if Golden Tee were a dude, it’d be the type of dude you could talk sports with over a cold bucket of Coronas.  Or a know-it-all talking robot that’s here to serve your every need, like Conky from Pee Wee’s Playhouse!

(Yeah, that’s a Pee Wee’s Playhouse reference – so what of it, pal!?)

Anyway, Adam Kramer – our newer marketing guy and GTB blogger – and I took it upon ourselves to start up these fun feeds on Twitter.  And I gotta tell you, it’s a blast talking Tee, SSB, TTP out there in Twitterverse.  People are shocked to hear “voices” coming from the games they love and I just think that’s cool.

So if you’re on Twitter, follow us – we’ll follow you back.  You’ll like what you see, it’s fun!  Let’s take this relationship to the next level.  And if you’re not a Twitterer, don’t worry.  Just say something nice to your friendly Golden Tee machine next time you feel like kicking me, er, I mean it.

Good times,

- DD

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