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Golden Tee Crowns 2016 World Champion Ohios Andy Haas Retains Title
April 11, 2016 | Incredible Technologies Press Release
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Source: Incredible Technologies | Released March 17, 2016 LAS VEGAS, NV--March 17, 2016 --Incredible Technologies' exhibit at Amusement Expo International was the place to be for some of the best live Golden Tee game matches in history. During the two-day event, 32 of the best virtual golfers in the world squared off in head-to-head double-elimination match play to get a piece of the $60,000 prize pool and crown a world champion. In the end, reigning 2008 champion Andy Haas of Stow, OH, held onto the coveted world champion title, walking away with $10,000 and a place in Golden Tee history.The 32 finalists qualified for the live event through operator promotions, as well as daily contest game play on commercial games in November, December and January. Bracket seeding was then determined by monthly world rankings in February.
The live event was bursting with tense, close rounds of double-elimination matches, where players had to lose twice to be eliminated. Haas took an early hit when Andy Fox of Minnesota dropped a par four hole-in-one during sudden death play, placing Haas in the loser's bracket. From there, Haas battled back through five more tough matches, including three that went into sudden death, to face an undefeated Paul Luna of Minnesota in the finals. In the finals, Haas played spectacular golf, finishing with an incredible score of --30 to best Luna.
"It feels absolutely incredible to be a world champion," said Haas. "I prepared for this tourney like I never had before, and it was gratifying to have all that time pay off. To have my wife and son cheering me on this time made it that much more special."
Don Pesceone, Incredible Technologies' vice president of sales and head of the Golden Tee design team, said, "We want to thank those involved with the Amusement Expo for helping us host the event in our booth this year. We were pleased to show operators firsthand that Golden Tee remains a vital and competitive product, and that we are backing up their investment every step of the way. Hopefully we will see more live events like this in the future."
A full recap of the event can be found on the Livewire and TubeChop:
recap: https://livewire.itsgames.com/news/12912-on-top-of-the-golden-tee-world
brackets: https://livewire.itsgames.com/gt/tournaments/worlds-2016
finals: http://www.tubechop.com/watch/7813844
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PHOTO:Andy Haas of Ohio and Andy Fox of Minnesota square off in the World Championship Finals. |
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PHOTO:Incredible Technologies president and chief executive Elaine Hodgson presents $10,000 prize to reigning Golden Tee World Champion Andy Haas. |
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