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PCC Saturday: The Tournament


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.


PCC: Thursday, August 25th (ONE DAY, YA’LL)


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.


Welcome to the PCC


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