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The National Golden Tee Tour held its Florida Open at Sidelines Sports Grill in St. Cloud from January 29th to February 1st, 2026. Sidelines is a veteran in venues to host Golden Tee tournaments and their staff showed us why once again! This stop featured a mix of Golden Tee veterans, new players, and young guns to watch out for!
Saturday qualifying saw some high scores! Paul Luna earned the top overall seed by putting together a total score of -146 and 124k Great Shot Points across his rounds. Andy Haas shot a -33 on Kings Canyon. Other leaders included Lodell Parks, Sean Gervais, Steve Puff, and Paul Luna.
The Young Guns Challenge featured three players under the age of 20 playing a two-course match on Desert Valley and Acoma Mesa. These players are already competing at a high level in the Main and Purple brackets. Bryce Albert took 3rd in the Main bracket, Haas Jr. finished 25th - 32nd in the Main, and Luke Rataj finished 37th - 38th in the Purple bracket. For the showcase itself, Bryce Albert won with -56 (35,978 GSP), followed by AJ Haas with -55 (44,005 GSP) and Luke Rataj with -55 (35,185 GSP). Yes, you’re reading that correct, AJ Haas is the son of Andy Haas. It’s rumored that when AJ was born, he was already shooting two better. You can watch both matches on YouTube here.
From right to left: Shannon Boyd (4th place), Lori Hill (3rd place), Jamie Arrington (1st place), Brittany Casper (2nd place)
The Woman’s bracket ended in a final match between Brittany Casper and Jamie Arrington…some may have predicted this. These two have met in the finals of almost every tournament since the women's tournament started. Jamie Arrington went undefeated in match play and beat Casper in the finals to win a 2027 Golden Tee Worlds pass. They topped a field of 9 players where Lori Hill took 3rd and Shannon Boyd took 4th. Arrington is now set for another World Championship appearance in 2027. The full bracket is available here and the finals can be watched here.
From right to left: Shaun Kennedy (1st place) and Phil Garceau (2nd place)
Shaun Kennedy won the Pink bracket by securing the King of the Hill spot and finishing with an 8-1 record. Phil Garceau made a run through the loser's bracket by winning four straight matches and taking the first game of the Grand Finals. However, Kennedy won the final match by one stroke. This is Kennedy’s second National Tour win, his first since winning the Purple bracket in 2016. The full Pink bracket results are here.
From right to left: Kyle Heasley (1st place) and Nate Webb (2nd place)
Kyle Heasley won the Purple bracket with a 6-0 record on Sunday. He won most of his games by more than two strokes, though two matches went to overtime. Nate Webb finished in 2nd place for the second tournament in a row. Webb also took 2nd at the Dallas Open in 2025 where he lost to Jason Loschiavo. While Webb is still looking for a ticket to the 2026 World Championship, Heasley has now secured his spot for the 2027 World Championship. The Purple bracket can be viewed here.
From right to left: Burak Temel (4th place), Andy Haas (1st place), Bryce Albert (3rd place), and Chris Juszcyzk (2nd place)
Andy Haas earned his 22nd Main bracket win on the National Tour. His name has been in the record books for Golden Tee and he keeps showing why he part of Golden Tee royalty. The younger players performed more than just well, with Chris Juszcyzk, Bryce Albert, and Burak Temel taking the rest of the top four spots. Temel has been a top contender since returning at the 2025 Nashville Open. Albert and Juszcyzk are both looking for their first Main bracket wins and we have a good feeling that this is the year for one of them to clamp that down! The final standings were: 1. Andy Haas, 2. Chris Juszcyzk, 3. Bryce Albert, and 4. Burak Temel. The full Main bracket is here and the finals are on YouTube here.
The Florida Open showed that the competition on the tour is getting tighter between the veterans and the young guns. Next up is the Wisconsin Open at Sussex Bowl in Sussex, Wisconsin which will be the weekend of March 13, 2026! Make sure you get all the info so you don't miss out here.
