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Dataset Overview Official World Rankings Telemetry

This dataset is from the Golden Tee World Rankings five-course records of every player daily from October 2023 – September 2026. It captures 36 consecutive monthly cycles, cataloging all 18-hole rounds, Great Shot Points (GSP), and player scoring across each annual release.

36 Months Tracked

1,308,047 Rounds

14,873 Avg Monthly Players

Avg Monthly Players

14,873

Monthly Average

5-Course Players

2,740

18.1% of Unique Field

1 & Done Casuals

6,145

31.5% Played 1 Round Ever

18-Hole Rounds

1,308,047

Across 36 Months

1. Unique Players & Funnel

2,740 Grinders vs. 6,145 1 & Done

On average, out of 14,873 monthly players, 2,740 (18.4%) complete a full 5-course slate. Conversely, 6,145 (41.3%) are casuals who play exactly one 18-hole round in a month.

2. Pro Immunity to Course Changes

Skill Ceiling Remains Untouched

Field scoring worsened by +1.62 strokes (-11.55 in '24 to -9.93 in '26 on harder tracks), but Top 10 pro scoring held steady at -31.19, -31.86, and -31.82.

3. October Release Surge & Churn

Annual Launch Spikes (+35% to +48%)

October brings 5 new courses and an immediate surge (18.6k in '23, 16.9k in '24, 16.1k in '25). Field scores dip to -12.44 in Month 1 during course learning, then rebound through the winter season.

12-Month Release Cycles (Oct - Sep)

Annual release cycles measuring 12 months from October launch through September finale.

3 Full Seasons (36 Mo)

Season ↕	Mos ↕	Players ↕	Rounds ↕	Everymen ↕	Jobbers ↕	Bangers ↕	Comp % ↕	+Par % ↕	Blow % ↕	#1 Leader ↕

36-Month Longitudinal Scoring Trajectory

Bangers vs Jobbers vs Everymen

Release Cycle Volume & Participation

Total Rounds vs Avg Monthly Players

36-Month Ledger & Leaderboard

Historical monthly record from Oct 2023 through Sep 2026.

Month ↕	Cycle ↕	Players ↕	Rounds ↕	Everymen ↕	Jobbers ↕	Bangers ↕	T100 ↕	+Par % ↕	Blow % ↕	#1 Player ↕	#1 Scr ↕	#1 GSP ↕

Gold left border = October Release Debut Month • Showing 36 Months

Avg Monthly Players

14,873

Monthly Average

5-Course Players

2,740

18.1% of Unique Field

1 & Done Casuals

6,145

31.5% Played 1 Round Ever

Incomplete Slates

68,924

81.9% Never Completed 5

Unique Player Conversion & Churn

On average across the 36-month dataset, 14,873 monthly players play. Roughly 2,740 (18.4%) qualify each month by finishing all 5 courses, while 6,145 (41.3%) dabble with a single round.

In aggregate monthly activity (535,432 player-months), 221,223 entries were single-course appearances. However, the dedicated core hardened: 5-course monthly completion grew from 24.3% in GT 2024 to 29.8% in GT 2026.

The Ironmen Cohort (30+ Months Active, 100% Completion)

Elite players who never miss an active month and always complete the 5-course sweep

Top 25 Grinders

# ↕	Player ↕	Months ↕	Career Avg ↕	Avg GSP ↕

Monthly Participation: Qualifiers vs Incompletes

36 Months Stacked

Field Scoring Average & GSP Evolution

Mean Score vs Great Shot Points

The Adaptation Gap: Bangers vs. Jobbers vs. Everymen

How Rapidly the Player Base Solves New Course Architectures

When 5 brand new courses release every October, the player base fractures into three distinct learning curves. Top-tier Bangers (Pros) adapt within 48 hours, unlocking >90% of theoretical GT Par immediately and averaging -31.62 in Month 1. The Jobbers (Middle Tier) experience an initial adjustment period, grinding through the new layouts and taking about 4 to 6 weeks to dial in their approach shots, steadily closing the gap as they absorb community wind charts. Conversely, the Everymen (Casual Field) experience an immediate scoring crash to -12.44. These casual players require 3 to 4 months of continuous repetitions, steadily gaining 1.8 to 2.4 strokes before plateauing in February.

GT 2025 Learning Curve (Month 1 to 12)

10/24 to 09/25 Progression

GT 2026 Learning Curve (Month 1 to 12)

10/25 to 09/26 Progression

Day-1 Masters Cohort

Veterans who shot ≤ -30.0 in Month 1 of both GT 2025 and GT 2026

Player ↕	Oct '24 ↕	Oct '25 ↕	Avg ↕

Elite Touring Pro Scouting Profiles

Historical performance dossiers of Golden Tee's five dominant players

GT Par Formulation

GT Par is formulated using the trimmed 5% mean of the top 1,000 qualifying scores on each course — establishing the scratch baseline for a clean, mistake-free 18-hole round with zero fairway hole-outs.

Avg Course GT Par -30.07

5-Course Slate Par -150.35

Mean GSP Boost +5.20

Master 15-Course Difficulty & Record Matrix

Click column headers to sort ascending or descending

15 Tracks Ranked by Field Severity

# ↕	Course ↕	GT Par ↕	Season ↕	Rounds ↕	Mean ↕	Trim 5% ↕	Record ↕	Holder ↕	+Par % ↕	Blow % ↕

Course Gameplay Volume vs. Difficulty Spectrum

18-Hole Rounds Played vs. Scoring Mean & Casual Attrition (Ranked Hardest #1 to Easiest #15)

Overlay:

Gameplay Elasticity Insight: Course difficulty directly dictates player volume and attrition. Punishing layouts (#1 Alaska Lakes and #2 Gunnison Gap) suffer severe casual avoidance with only 56k–69k rounds and up to 25.8% over-par blowouts. In contrast, birdie-friendly tracks (#11 Missouri Hills, #14 Scablands, #15 Acoma Mesa) drive peak engagement with 93k–109k rounds.

October 2027 Sneak Peek • Field Telemetry & Architectural Scouting

2027 Course Architecture & Playability Projections

Comprehensive scouting dossiers for the 5 upcoming courses debuting in October. Based on in-game reconnaissance photos, elevation profiles, and scoring comps from 1.3 million historical rounds.

New Courses 5 Tracks

Proj GT Par -30.0

Top Gauntlet Wisconsin

1. The Wisconsin Shores Shockwave

Wisconsin Shores features punishing sod-wall pot bunkers (Projected GT Par -28, Rank #3). It is projected to trigger the highest casual attrition rate since Bandon Dunes, pulling October field averages down by 3.2 strokes.

2. The Neon Palms Birdie Blitz

At the opposite extreme, Neon Palms (Miami Beach) offers flat terrain, wide landing corridors, and minimal penalty zones (Projected GT Par -32, Rank #18). Pros will breach -36 within 72 hours of launch.

3. 48-Hour Pro Adaptation Window

Touring legends Paul Luna and Andy Haas are projected to solve all 5 layouts within 48 hours, averaging -32.0 in Month 1 while the Everyman casual field requires 6 months to break -15.

2027 Course Specifications & Difficulty Matrix

5 Upcoming Rotations

# ↕	Course ↕	GT Par ↕	Setting ↕	Record ↕	Mean ↕	+Par % ↕	Tier ↕

Wisconsin Shores

Tier 1: Brutal Links Gauntlet

Sheboygan County, Lake Michigan, WI • Great Lakes Windswept Links

Proj GT Par -28

Proj Record -33

Architectural DNA: Scottish/Irish links on Lake Michigan bluffs. Jagged sod-wall pot bunkers, rolling fescue hummocks, rocky lake bluffs. Errant shots drop directly into water or rock shelves.

Penal Hazards: Severe pot bunker minefields, lake shelf out-of-bounds, swirling coastal gale winds, blind approaches into false fronts.

Touring Pro Scouting: Luna and Haas will rely on high-loft bite woods to stick rock shelves. Casual field expected to post record over-par rates.

In-Game Reconnaissance Photos (Click to Enlarge)

Carmel Coast

Tier 1.5: High Coastal Penalty

Carmel Bay, Monterey Peninsula, CA • Pacific Ocean Cliffside Masterpiece

Proj GT Par -30

Proj Record -36

Architectural DNA: Cypress Point and Pebble Beach inspired cliffside layout. Fairways hug granite cliffs above the Pacific surf. Heavy marine fog and crosswinds demand precise club distance offsets.

Penal Hazards: Crashing ocean waves (instant OB), coastal dunes, towering Monterey Cypress tree branches blocking aerial flight windows.

Touring Pro Scouting: Gossett and Godfrey cut shots will thrive, shaping balls around coastal cypress branches into receptive seaside putting greens.

In-Game Reconnaissance Photos (Click to Enlarge)

Trailing Pines

Tier 2: Alpine Precision

Continental Divide, Colorado • High-Elevation Rocky Mountain Ski Valley

Proj GT Par -29

Proj Record -35

Architectural DNA: Routed across alpine timberline terrain with 150-foot elevation drops. Thin mountain air yields 10–15% flight carry boost. Tight corridors carved through dense evergreen forests.

Penal Hazards: Ski trail ravine moats cutting fairways, snowbank runoff creeks, extreme multi-level green contours causing rollout bogeys.

Touring Pro Scouting: Sutyak and Brewer will calibrate distance yardage tables within week 1. Overhitting off tee boxes carries severe ravine penalties.

In-Game Reconnaissance Photos (Click to Enlarge)

Puesta Del Sol

Tier 3: Strategic Risk/Reward

Sonoran Desert, Cabo / Baja • Modern Desert Luxury Resort

Proj GT Par -31

Proj Record -37

Architectural DNA: Modern luxury desert resort combining sculpted adobe mounds, desert flora, and artificial oasis lakes. Multiple reachable par 5s and short risk-reward par 4s.

Penal Hazards: Adobe earth mounds, desert cactus waste gardens, stone retaining walls guarding water hazards.

Touring Pro Scouting: Haas and Luna will hunt hole-outs on these receptive greens. High scoring potential makes this an instant monthly favorite.

In-Game Reconnaissance Photos (Click to Enlarge)

Neon Palms

Tier 4: Ultra Birdie Haven

Miami Beach, FL • South Beach Yacht Resort & Palms

Proj GT Par -32

Proj Record -38

Architectural DNA: Flat, pristine Florida resort routing with zero elevation change, wide lush fairways, and minimal rough penalty. Styled with palm tree bunker islands and marina bulkhead canals.

Penal Hazards: Wooden bulkhead canal margins and palm tree bunker clusters (low overall hazard penalty).

Touring Pro Scouting: Expected to challenge Acoma Mesa for the lowest scores in Golden Tee history. Elite pros will post -36 to -38 within 72 hours of debut.

In-Game Reconnaissance Photos (Click to Enlarge)

36-Month #1 Rankings Distribution

Total Monthly #1 Finishes

Top 10 Regulars (Leaderboard Longevity)

Most Top-10 Finishes in 36 Months

Player ↕	Top 10s ↕	Career Avg ↕

All-Time Career Rankings Leaderboard (36 Months)

Top ranked players by #1 finishes, Top 5/10 consistency, and career averages

# ↕	Player ↕	Nickname ↕	Mos ↕	#1s ↕	T5 ↕	T10 ↕	T50 ↕	T100 ↕	Career Avg ↕	Best Mo ↕	Peak GSP ↕	Avg GSP ↕

Showing 60 Ranked Players

Telemetry Outliers

Scoring Anomalies & Glitch Records (49 Total Rounds)

Complete forensic master list of all 49 anomalous rounds recorded across the 36-month dataset.

49 Total Outliers

# ↕	Score ↕	Player ↕	Course ↕	Date / Timestamp (UTC) ↕	GSP ↕	GTP ↕	Classification ↕

Forensic Findings & Root Cause Analysis

1. Mike Keryeski -41 (10/31/2024) Isolated DB Glitch

On October 31, 2024, a -41 was recorded for Mike Keryeski on Palmetto Coast. Database telemetry reveals a clear mathematical paradox: his Golden Tee Points spiked to 25,634 GTP while Great Shot Points were only 4,844 GSP (virtually zero fairway hole-outs).

He completed only 1 of 5 courses that month (ranking #11,773), and his other career rounds range from +13 to +26 (0 GSP). This confirms an isolated client packet corruption or database injection anomaly rather than a genuine player record.

2. August 3, 2026 Glitch Window (14:30 – 16:49 UTC) Tee Box Glitch (48 Rounds)

On Monday, August 3, 2026, a temporary tee box glitch occurred across networked cabinets for approximately 139 minutes. Unintended tee box setups and pin placements generated 48 anomalous rounds: four -39s, four -38s, eight -37s, twelve -36s, six -35s, and fourteen -34s across Gunnison Gap, Acoma Mesa, Machu Picchu, Hawkeye Hills, and Alaska Lakes before the issue cleared.

Validation: Prior 10 months of GT 2026 across 340,000+ rounds had a strict ceiling of -35 (one -36 in Feb). Following the server patch on 8/3, September 2026 scores immediately normalized back to a maximum of -34.

2,740 Grinders vs. 6,145 1 & Done

Skill Ceiling Remains Untouched

Annual Launch Spikes (+35% to +48%)

12-Month Release Cycles (Oct - Sep)

36-Month Longitudinal Scoring Trajectory

Release Cycle Volume & Participation

36-Month Ledger & Leaderboard

Unique Player Conversion & Churn

The Ironmen Cohort (30+ Months Active, 100% Completion)

Monthly Participation: Qualifiers vs Incompletes

Field Scoring Average & GSP Evolution

How Rapidly the Player Base Solves New Course Architectures

GT 2025 Learning Curve (Month 1 to 12)

GT 2026 Learning Curve (Month 1 to 12)

Day-1 Masters Cohort

Elite Touring Pro Scouting Profiles

Master 15-Course Difficulty & Record Matrix

Course Gameplay Volume vs. Difficulty Spectrum

2027 Course Architecture & Playability Projections

2027 Course Specifications & Difficulty Matrix

Wisconsin Shores

Carmel Coast

Trailing Pines

Puesta Del Sol

Neon Palms

36-Month #1 Rankings Distribution

Top 10 Regulars (Leaderboard Longevity)

All-Time Career Rankings Leaderboard (36 Months)

Scoring Anomalies & Glitch Records (49 Total Rounds)

Column Key & Definitions