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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!

View

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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Golden Tee is Going to the NAVY – Follow us on the USS John C Stennis

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

Hello and welcome to the new Golden Tee Blog powered by Word Press.

This is an official blog admined by members of Incredible Technologies’ staff and my name is “Duffer” Dan Schrementi – marketing manager at IT.

While Goldentee.com is the official site for all GT news, this blog was created to give you a more personal glimpse at the Golden Tee community so that you can see what GT life is like.

This blog was sparked with a very special purpose in mind.  The week of January 12, 2009 a team from IT, including myself, will be heading to the USS John C. Stennis – a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered carrier in the US Navy.

The team from IT will be sailing from Bremerton, WA down to San Diego, CA and in that time (5 days) we will be shooting a variety of films.  We’re going to learn what life is like on an aircraft carrier.  We’re bringing Sobe – he’s going to be teaching the sailors how to master the game.  We are extremely proud and honored to be going on this adventure.

Tune back to blog.goldentee.com to see what’s happening on the Stennis as told by Duffer Dan, Sobe and the rest of our crew.  It’s going to be one wild ride and we want you to come along.

Here we go!

- Duffer Dan

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