Season
Ends with First 3 Time Winner
November 5, 2022 Salem Twp at Brae
Burn GC
Corey McCue became the
first 3-time winner of the Runny Nose
Open Saturday on a day that may have
had the warmest RNO weather ever. In
fact the 72 degree high in the
afternoon was 1 degree off the
all-time record for the date!
Corey took to it well with a 3 under
par 67 and and a 7 shot win over Tom
Moran and Mark Lindeman. Rich
Dunmore finished 4th at 5 over
par. Corey went under par
with an eagle on the 5th hole and
gradually overcame the early lead of
Noah Kline. Tim Markel and
Dunmore led the field with 33
putts. McCue hit 14 greens
including 6 in a row on the back nine.
Lindeman logged 10 greens and Erik
Kiekbusch hit 10 fairways. McCue
caught his first Runny Nose in 2018
and defended his win from last year to
break his tie with David Martin, Tom
W. Litzler, Bob White and Scott Wilsey
for most RNO wins.
Gregoire Masters U of M for 2nd time
October 23, 2022 Ann Arbor at
University of Michigan GC
Kevin Gregoire birdied
the final hole to secure his second
win at the U of M Open. He came to the
18th tee tied with Greg Kline and
Tyler Floyd who had just posted at 3
over par. Thom Bales birdied the 16th
hole to pull into the 2nd place tie
with Kline and Floyd. Notables:
Gregoire, Bales and Erik Kiekbusch all
tied with 30 putts to lead the
field. Bales led with 10
fairways hit on the day. Gregoire
matches Thomas Mulhern with 2 U of M
wins.
Skins Winners Beat the Chill
October 8, 2022 Romulus at Links at
Gateway
On a cool fall day the
four Skins matches gave a variety of
results.
Bob Delorey dominated the All Stars
with a record tying $68 haul. David
Martin took an $8 skin and Jeff Pasz a
$4. Captain Withey was shut out.
Delorey took 4 skins and a lot of
pushes to tie Kevin Eshkanian's 2014
record winnings. Bob is 2 for 2 in his
Skins career matches.
Captain Greg Kline took the Central
Division game with 4 skins and $46. He
came from behind with 4 back nine
Skins to top first timer Brian
Pieszchala who swept the front 9 with
3 Skins and $30. Eric Birkle got 1
skin for $4 and John Raymond was shut
out.
In the West match, former Commissioner
Jeff Klipa, who always played the good
host when he was Commissioner with
several runner-up finishes, decided to
win this one with 3 timely Skins and
$34. Topping Tyler Floyd who finished
2nd at $28 (also 3 Skins). Klipa
seized the win with calm putt on the
putting green to take the last skin in
overtime. Scott Wilsey took 3 Skins
and $16 and Kevin Gregoire was not
shutout with 1 Skin for $2
In the East match, Mike Prieskorn
subbed in for Don Davidson and
represented well with 6 skins and $30
to edge Gregg Nothdurft's 2 and $20.
Commissioner Dunmore took 3 Skins for
$18 and Joe Brandenburg landed 1 for
$12.
Ryan Kiekbusch is Best of Best
October 2, 2022 Taylor at Lakes of Taylor
Ignorance was bliss for
Ryan Kiekbusch on Sunday at Lakes of
Taylor. Having never played the track
before he didn't know enough to be
scared and shot a 1 under par 71 to
take the Tournament of Champions. Mike
Prieskorn finished 2nd at Even par and
Chuck Withey, Scott Wilsey and David
Martin tied for 3rd. Tim Markel
matched Kiekbush with 10 fairways hit
for the day.
Central Rings the Bell in a Playoff
October 1, 2022 at Farmington Hills
GC
For the first time in
the 13 year history of the Division
Bell the event ended regulation in a
tie! Forcing the Bell Ringers to
be decided in a unique 2-player per
team aggregate playoff. Team West and
Team Central both finished with a 303
total score on a day when Farmington
Hills Golf Course didn't give up its
usual plethora of birdies. Team East
finished at 309 which tied the 2018
event for the tightest 3-team spread
of only 6 shots. For the playoff, each
team captain selected 2 players to
represent his team. Central Captain
Kline selected himself and Kevin
Gregoire, who was the medalist for the
day at 1 under par 70. West Captain
McCue also picked himself and was
joined by playing partner Grant
Goodspeed. On what is one of wickedest
putting greens on tour, Team Central
applied the pressure early with nice
2-putts on the first playoff hole,
while Team West took 3's. Team West
matched Central shot for shot the rest
of the way but could not make up the 2
shots they needed as Kline and
Gregoire played mistake free.
McCue led team west in regulation play
with a 2 over par 73 and Eric
Kiekbusch led Team East with a 3 over
par 74. Kline and West's Willi Hesse
tied for fourth in regulation with a 4
over par 75's. This is Team Central's
5th time ringing the Bell and 2nd in 3
years.
West Takes Big Drink Again From Cup
September 23-25, 2022
Kalamazoo at Angel's Crossing GC
Team West built a solid
lead over the first two days of
Commissioner's Cup competition at
Angel's Crossing, making Sunday a
tough ask for Team Central. Team
Central did win the day on Sunday, but
West took the weekend with a fine 18
-12 margin. Erik Kiekbusch took the
third match of the day over Nancy
Hiestand to clinch the Cup for Team
West. Scott Wilsey led the event
with 4 1/2 points for the winning
West. Eric Kiekbusch totaled 4 and
Ryan Kiekbusch, Cup rookie Brian
Pieszchala, and Tyler Floyd all got 3
1/2 points for the winners. Greg Kline
and Eric Birkle led the Central Team
with 3 1/2 points each.
Day 3 Singles results.
West continues to extend
lead with another fast start and wins
in both sessions on Saturday. Captain
Corey McCue and Tyler Floyd swept the
day along with Scott Wilsey and Brian
Pieszchala to lead the west.
Captain Kline and Eric Birkle led the
Central team with a win and halved
match.
West breaks out fast
with four points in the opening best
ball session and extends their lead in
Alternate Shot. Team Kiekbusch led the
way with a sweep of the day.
Management Breaks Even Again
September 11, 2022 Northfiled Twp
at Whitmore Lake Golf Links
For the second year in a
row, Management kept the President's
Cup by negotiating labor to a draw.
The sides played to a tie in each
session as this year's event featured
four matches per segment. Labor
Captain Gregg Nothdurft and partner
Rod 'Tuna' Thunissen had a perfect 3-0
day to lead the working stiffs.
Management was led by Veteran David
Martin and his manager trainee Jeff
Cubel who partnered for 2 1/2 points.
Notables: Bill Gordon took two points
with partner Willi Hesse to give
Gordon the all-time points lead in
President's Cup competition. Gregg
Nothdurft's run tied him with Jon
Heikkinen for the all-time points lead
for labor.
Ward Repeats as Tour Champ
September 10, 2022 Novi at Links of Novi
Don Ward eagled the 4th
hole and then played a marvelously
steady round with 2 birdies, 2 bogeys
and 10 pars the rest of the way to
secure his 2nd Tour Championship in a
row. Don collected 9 fairways and 10
Greens in Regulation for his 2 under
par 69. Eric Birkle posted
his 10th 2nd place finish on Tour with
a 4 over par 75. Erika Fitzpatrick
took 3rd at 5 over par 79 and Kevin
Gregoire, David Martin and Ron
Hiestand all tied for 4th at 10 over
par 81. Ward takes his 5th win
on Tour in his 53rd start and his 2nd
Major title.
Paddison Becomes Two Time Winner, Eh.
September 3, 2022 Canton at Fellows
Creek
Greg Paddison got a
birdie - bogey flip on the 16th hole
to take the lead and then sealed the
victory in the Canadian Open with an
18th hole eagle. He finished with and
Even Par 72. Jeff Klipa and Nancy
Hiestand tied for 2nd at 3 over Par
75. Corey McCue and Gary Thomas tied
for 4th at 4 over par 76. On course
prizes went to Corey McCue, Rich
Dunmore and Tuna Theunissen. Bob
Delorey earned the trip to the All
Star Skins Game. Notables: A solid 6th
place finish moved Rookie Chris Stalo
up to #1 in the World Rankings. As far
as memory serves Stalo is the first
Rookie to reach #1. Tyler Floyd
drops to 3rd after 7 weeks in his most
recent run at #1. Brian Lardin hit 11
greens, Corey hit 10, and Nancy hit 11
fairways. Thomas got his 10th Top-4
Finish on Tour and Mike Prieskorn made
his 250th Tour start. Paddison
got us 6th Tour win in his 76th start.
Mulhern is the No Mulligan King
August 21, 2022 Oxford at Boulder
Pointe
Thomas Mulhern seems to
shine in events where there are no
charity mulligans. On Sunday he strung
4 birdies in a row on the front nine
to get in contention and then survived
the tough finishing stretch several
shots better than the other
contenders, concluding with a 18th
hole par to secure the win with a 1
under par 71. Rookie Chris Stalo
continued his hot weekend with a 2nd
place even par 72 and an 18th hole
birdie to make it an interesting
finish for Mulhern. Willie Hesse
birdied the 18th to tie Bill Gordon
for third place at 3 over par.
Notable: Erik Kiekbush posted his 50th
career Tour start in his 2nd season on
Tour. Mulhern gets his 1st Major
win and 4th overall in his 53rd career
start.
Major Markel Three-peats!
August 20, 2022 Commerce
Twp at Beacon Hill
Like a cagy NASCAR
driver, Tim Markel hung around all
day, didn't get in any wrecks, and
made a last lap charge to win!
Markel posted 3 birdies in a row on
the back nine to take the lead while
all but Kevin Gregoire found the back
nine more than they could handle. A
missed gear shift on 16 set the stage
for an 18th hole birdie and a 1 over
par 72, 1 shot victory over
Gregoire. Jeff Pasz took 3rd
place at 3 over par 74 and Helen
Puffenberger tied Mike Fox for 4th at
5 over par 76. Notables: Bill
Gordon opened at 6 under par in the
first 6 holes only to find the rest of
the course a bit too long. Gregoire
posts his 10th 2nd place finish on
Tour. Markel moves to 4th in all-time
Western Championship winnings after
posting the 2nd three-peat in event
history, with Joe Robar accomplishing
the feat in 2011 to 2013. For the
trivia buffs, 5 other players in Tour
history have won a single event 3
times in a row. Todd Stuart won the
first 3 Strokes on Rope events 1999 to
2001, Mary Taylor won the first 3 Ugly
Pants from 2001 to 2003, Greg Kline
won the Match Play Championship in
2004 to 2006, Samantha Kellstrom won
the Ladies Open in 2011 to 2013 and
the late Chris Cooley won the Casino
Classic in 2018 to 2020. Major
Markel gets his 10th Tour win in 273
starts and his 6th Major title, tying
him for 5th on the all-time list with
Kelly Arnold and Mike Prieskorn.
Stalo Goes Low at Players Championship
August 20, 2022 Ypsilanti at Eagle
Crest
Star rookie Chris Stalo
obliterated the Players Championship
scoring record with a remarkable 10
under par 62 at Eagle Crest. After
piecing together 3 birdies and an
eagle on the front nine to make the
turn at 1 under par, Chris went on a
tear with 5 birdies, 2 eagles and 2
pars on the back nine for a 27 closing
nine. The back nine included 10 putts
and 8 one putt greens in a row from 11
to the finish. His 24 putts for the
round ties the Tour record, held by
Don Ward and Rick Persichetti, and the
net 27 for nine holes is likely also a
record, although that stat is only
kept in the veterans memories. And
because it is all about Brian, we note
that Brian Lardin finished 2nd with an
excellent 5 under par 67, with 29
putts and 10 greens in regulation.
Paul Parent posted 3rd at 1 over par
73 and David Martin, Eric Kiekbusch
and Tom Moran posted Top-4 finishes at
3 over par 75. Notables: This is
the 10 career 4th place finish for
Moran and Mike Geisser made his 200th
Tour start. The previous Players
scoring record was a 6 under par 66 by
Ed Campbell at Inkster Valley. Stalo
gets his first Major win and 3rd of
his rookies season in his 15th start.
Gordon Goes up the Middle at Go Blue
August 14, 2022 Ann Arbor at Lake
Forest GC
Bill Gordon hit 13 of 14
fairways on his way to a 6 under par
66 and 2 shot win over Chris
Stalo. With Stalo in the
clubhouse at 4 under par, Gordon came
to the 17th tee one behind but birdied
the long par 3 17th and eagled the par
5 18th to take the title. Ryan
Kiekbusch and Phil Parent tied for 3rd
at 2 under par 70. On course prizes
went to Jeff Cubel and Eric Kiekbusch
and Scott Wilsey earned the West Skins
Game invitation. Notables: Charlie Roy
logged his 200th career Tour start
while David Martin notched his 250th
start. World #1 Tyler Floyd took 6th
place money and moved into the top 50
in all-time Tour career
earnings. Gordon ended a 5 year
drought with his 7th Tour win in 196
starts.
Lennane Squeezes by at BCA
August 13, 2022 Farmington at
Farmington Hills GC
John Lennane posted a 3
Under Par 68 at the Breast Cancer
Awareness Open and then watched the
18th hole claim his competitors one by
one. 5 players had a chance to tie but
couldn't get what they needed. 4 tied
for 2nd at 2 Under Par 69 including
Tim Markel, Paul Parent, Dan Gubachy
and rookie Aaron Anderson. The
event made for exciting watching
on the Real Time Scoring
App. Lennane also took the
on course prize. Notables: Markel
recorded an Albatross in his
runner-up effort. Rich Dunmore
recorded his 300th Tour start and
Gubachy moved to 2nd in all-time
Ladies Open/ Breast Cancer
Awareness Open winnings, trailing
only 3 time winner Barb
Hoelzle. Lennane gains his
3rd career win in 102 Tour starts
and moves back into the top 50 in
the World Rankings.
The event raised $450 for the
Susan G. Komen foundation.
Loving Finds His (Western) Swing
August 6, 2022 Brighton at Huntmore
GC
Ned Loving used 3
birdies and back to back eagles on the
front nine at Huntmore to break out to
the lead, then came home with 3 more
birdies to take the Little Diablo
Salsa Western Swing. Gregg Nothdurft
and Rod Theunissen tied for 2nd at 1
over par 73, 4 shots behind Loving.
Charlie Roy and Jeff Cubel tied for
4th at 2 over par. Roy had the fewest
putts of the event with 29 and
Theunissen moved into 5th place in
all-time Western Swing money
winnings. Ned secured his 4th
win in 148 Tour starts.
Another good day of support for the
English Springer Rescue of America!
DJ Holds Off the Kiekbusch Clan for Win
July 31, 2022 Royal Oak at Rackham
GC
Don Jones had 3 back
nine birdies and a clutch par on 18 to
take the Tee It Up for Reese
Caddyshack by one shot over Ryan
Kiekbusch, 3 under par 68 to 2 under
par 69. Eric Kiekbusch took 3rd at 1
under par 70. Chuck Withey took 4th at
1 over par 72. On course prizes
went to Ryan Kiekbusch and Greg
Paddison. Joe Brandenburg earned
the final East Skins Game
invitation. Notables: Both Son
and Dad Kiekbusch logged their 10th
Top 4 finishes of their careers.
Joe Brandenburg made his 150th start
and Jeff Pasz logged his 200th
start. Don Jones gets his 2nd
Tour victory in his 25th start.
Lardin Storms Home at Carrington
July 30, 2022 Monroe at Carrington
GC
Brian Lardin made 3
birdies and an eagle on the back nine
to pull away from the field and take
the Carrington Classic with a 4 under
par 68. Kevin Gregoire had a 5
birdie round to finish 2nd at 1 under
par. David Martin took 3rd at
Even par and Chris Stalo tied
defending champ Ned Loving for 4th at
1 over par. On course prizes went to
Lardin, Ken Westerman, Chuck Withey
and Mike Geisser. Loving tied
Gregoire for fewest putts at 29.
Larding secured his 9th Tour win in
his 122nd start.
Gabriel Gets a Pretty First Win
July 24, 2022 Salem Twp at
Brae Burn GC
Rookie Chris Gabriel
stood over his final knee-knocker putt
knowing it was for the win.
Chris stumbled a bit on the 16th (his
17th) and couldn't help peaking at the
leaderboard on the 17th tee. So he
knew his birdie putt on that green
mattered. And he rolled it home.
Greg Kline and Jeff Pasz were 1 shot
short at 2 over par 72.
Commissioner Corey McCue, #1 Tyler
Floyd and rookie Chris Stalo tied for
4th. On course prizes went to John
Raymond and Willi Hesse. Rick Floyd
earned the West Skins Game invitation
after a reading disabled Chuck Withey
was disqualified when he realized he
is ALREADY IN the Skins Game. Of note:
Helen Puffenberger played in her 200th
The Mulligan Tour event and Jeff Pasz
earned his 40th Top 4 finish of his
career. Gabriel got his 1st Tour
win in only his 9th Tour start with a
1 over par 71.
Rick Floyd showed real commitment this
year to the Ugly Pants Open nipping
out last year's winner Mike Geisser
and regain the title from his 2020
win.
Gregoire Makes Bank at Fifty Cent
July 23, 2022 Shelby Twp at Stony
Creek Metropark
Kevin Gregoire collected
3 birdies in a row on the back nine at
Stony Creek to pull out of the pack
and grab the Fifty Cent title (64.6
cents Canadian). Kevin's 2 under par
70 topped Thomas Mulhern and Joel
Beacham who tied for 2nd by 2 strokes.
Erika Fitzpatrick, Grant Goodspeed,
and Gary Thomas tied for 4th at 1 over
par 73. On course prizes went to event
sponsor Klaus Juska. (Hope you picked
prizes you liked!) For Gregoire
this is his 15th Tour win in his 188th
start and he is now T-8 in all-time
Tour wins with our late friend Chris
Cooley.
Other Floyd (Tyler) Back to #1
July 18, 2022
Nancy Hiestand's 4 week
reign as the Tour's first female #1
golfer came to a quiet end on Sunday
as Tyler Floyd returned to the top
spot. Neither of the contenders played
this weekend, so the rotation of time
and expiring points moved Tyler back
to #1.
Rick Floyd Grinds out Crazy Brit Win
July 17, 2022 Livonia at Whispering
Willows
Normally closing your
round with a bogey in a competition
isn't a good thing. But in The
Mulligan Tour Crazy Brit British
Stableford scoring a bogey was worth
the 1 point Rick Floyd needed to top
Rich Dunmore by 1 point, 38 to
37. Dunmore had posted his
number 3 holes earlier with a par and
hope. But Floyd's 5 birdies and an
eagle on the day were enough to get
him to that final winning point.
Mike Prieskorn finished 3rd with 36
points and moved to #1 in all-time
Crazy Brit winnings. Phil Parent and
Ned Loving tied for 4th at 35 points.
On course prize went to Ned Loving and
John Raymond earned the Skins Game
invitation. Rick Floyd notched his 4th
Tour win in his 71st career
start.
Big Dog Ryan Gets Win #3 with a 73
July 16, 2022 Waterford at Pontiac
Country Club
Ryan
Kiekbusch started the day 3 shots
back after the Pros set the table on
Friday. But he opened with 3
straight birdies to tie and then a
4th birdie on the 6th hole gave him
the lead. A close battle the rest of
the day was sealed with Ryan's 7th
birdie of the day on the 16th hole
to give him a 2 shot win at 134 / 10
under par over Ron Hiestand. Rookie
Mike Lee got his 1st top 4 finish
with a T-3 137 / 7 under par tie
with Justin McCue. Hiestand
did move to #1 in all-time Big Dog
Pro Am winnings with his 10th Tour
career 2nd place finish. On course
prizes went to Rich Dunmore and
Gregg Nothdurft. Ryan gets his
3rd win of the year and 4th career
win in his 33rd start, moving him to
#3 in the World Rankings. Notable
was his gross score of 73.
Martin Grinds Out Upset Win
July 9-10, 2022 Brighton at Huron
Meadows
Tour Vet David Martin
came from the 14th seed position to
take the victory in the Match Play
Championship. He took progressively
longer to take each win, from 3 &
2 in his first match on Saturday to 2
& 1 in the afternoon to a 1 up win
on Sunday morning over 2nd seed Corey
McCue to the final over Scott Wilsey
in 19 holes. In his semi-final match
Wilsey took down #1 seed Tyler Floyd,
also 1 up. In the consolation match
for 3rd place, McCue topped Floyd 5
and 4. McCue made the final 4 for the
3rd year in a row and moved to T-4 in
all-time Match Play winnings. Martin,
the hero of the senior tee set,
accomplished a host of achievements
with his win. His 22nd win in his
248th start moves him to T-4 in
all-time wins. His 7th Major victory
moves him to T-3 in majors tied with
Jeff Klipa. His 100th Top-4 finish
(2nd all-time) moves him to 2nd in
all-time Match Play winnings. And
probably most impressive of all is
this is his 2nd Match Play victory,
the first coming in 2002. No doubt a
record for span between event wins.
Withey Closes His 4th Win
July 3, 2022 Taylor at Taylor
Meadows
Chuck Withey birdied the
18th hole to post 3 under par 69. Six
holes behind Gary Thomas held the
lead, but an hour and a half later
they were tied as Gary and several
other top contenders found the narrow
16th and tiny 17th to be their
undoing. So the Red White and
Blue went to overtime for the first
time on their wicked tough putting
green. Withey got the lead on the 3rd
hole of the 4 hole aggregate playoff
and then lagged a tough downhill putt
to 4 inches to secure the win.
Veterans Mike Prieskorn and Tom Moran
tied for 3rd place. On course prizes
went to John Raymond, Tyler Floyd, Tom
Moran and Scott Wilsey. Notables:
Thomas Mulhern logged his 50th Tour
start on Sunday. Mike Prieskorn's T-3
check moves him to 1st place in the
Red White and Blue all-time money
list. Chuck secured his 14th Tour win
in 259 starts, now tying him with
Kevin Gregoire for 9th in all-time
Tour wins. His 4th win of the year
puts him on the doorstep of tying the
Tour record of 5 in a season.
Observers noted that July 3rd was
Chris Cooley's Birthday.
Not sayin'. Just sayin'.
Course prizes went to Tom
Moran, Scott Wilsey, Tyler Floyd, and John
Raymond
Thanks to Greg Kline for his
sponsorship.
We raised $1020 for Folds of Honor.
A good first year showing.
Pieszchala Rallies and Endures
June 26, 2022 Brighton at
Huron Meadows GC
In an emotional event,
Brian Pieszchala provided excitement
and drama. Brian eagled the final hole
to catch and tie Eric Birkle, who had
led most of the back nine, at 5 under
par 67. He then survived a
marathon putt off by one-putting the
7th extra hole to take the win.
David Hansen finished 3rd at 3 under
par 69 and Kevin Gregoire, Tim Markel
and Jeff Pasz all tied for 4th at 2
under par 70. On course prizes
went to Pieszchala, Birkle, Paul
Parent and Rick Floyd. Low putts prize
went to Gregoire. The all-time money
list for the C Cool shuffled a bit
with Birkle coming out 1st, Pieszchala
2nd, and Gregoire 3rd. Gregoire also
logged his 10th fourth place finish of
his Tour career. John Lennane posted
his 100th start of his career. This is
Brian's 3rd Tour win in his 76th
start.
QTC is No Challenge for Doak
June 25, 2022 Livonia at Fox Creek
GC
Ryan Doak was spotted
the lead by his pro teammates and
didn't let them down at the Quad Tour
Challenge. Doak posted the low round
of the day at 7 under par and swept to
a comfortable 8 shot win at 262 and 22
under par. Rick Floyd did well for his
pros as well, moving up a spot to
finish in 2nd place at 270 and 14
under par. Greg Kline tied with Grant
Goodspeed for 3rd at 12 under par 272.
They moved up 9 and 7 spots
repectively on Saturday. The on course
prize went to Floyd and Eric Birkle
earned the Central Skins Game
invitation. Ryan Doak gets his
1st win in his 11th start on Tour. His
262 team total ties the low mark set
by Jeff Klipa in 2013 and his 22 under
par sets a new event record, breaking
the record set by Todd Stuart way back
in the very first QTC in 1999, and
tied by Klipa in 2013.
Quad Tour Challenge Pro-Partner Results
June 24, 2022 Various sites
1
Ryan Doak
198
2
Mike
Attard
199
3
Rick
Floyd
200
4
Mike
Geisser
201
4
Tom
Moran
201
4
Gregg
Nothdurft
201
4
Jeff
Pasz
201
4
Mike
Prieskorn
201
4
Helen
Puffenberger
201
10
Grant
Goodspeed
202
10
Willi
Hesse
202
12
Greg
Kline
203
12
Brian
Lardin
203
14
Chuck
Withey
206
15
Kevin
Gregoire
207
15
Pat
Berry
207
17
Tim
Markel
208
17
Scott
Wilsey
208
19
Eric
Birkle
211
19
Jeff
Klipa
211
Interesting
possibilities for the leaders and the
chasers. Good Luck Saturday!
Withey Closes with Big Shot
June 24, 2022 Madison Heights - Red
Oaks
Chuck Withey sank an ace
on the 2nd putt of a 99 putt shootout
that involved a record tying 7 players
(more than half the field!) to take
back the coolest trophy in golf.
Chuck closed his preliminary round 9
holes with a birdie to get into the
playoff and scored 16 points in the
Shootout for the win. Rick Floyd also
birdied his final prelim hole to get
into the playoff, then played a steady
2-putt game to finish 2nd with 15
points. Brian Lardin also got an ace
in the Shootout to gain a tie for 3rd
with Greg Nothdurft and John
Ferlito. Nothdurft was the
medalist of the preliminary round with
a 3 under par 28. Rich Dunmore and
Bill Gordon qualified for the Shootout
but finished out of the money. On
course prizes went to Gordon and
Nothdurft. Chuck gets his 2nd
Shootout win in 4 years and his 13th
career win in his 256th start. He ties
Barb Hoelzle for 10th place in
all-time Tour wins.
Nancy Hiestand First to #1
June 19, 2022 New Boston
Notable Big News: Nancy
Hiestand combined a modest finish at
the Senior Open with the fate of
expiring points in the World Ranking
system to move decimal points ahead
of Tyler Floyd for the #1 World
Ranking! Nancy is first female
#1 ranked player in Tour history,
combining 2 Major victories in the
past 2 years with several 2nd's and
3rd's to move to the top.
Congratulations Nancy!
Westerman Rides to
Senior Victory
June 19, 2022 New Boston - Willow
Metropark
Ken Westerman has been
the Tour's Walking Man for the past 2
season. But Sunday he played his
Senior Citizen Card and rode in a cart
for the round. Not sayin' that had
anything to do with his 5 under par 1
shot victory at the Mulligan Tour
Senior Open, but just sayin'.
Helen Puffenberger broke to the lead
with two early eagles but Westerman
strung 3 straight birdies on his back
nine to get the win of Puff. Rich
Dummore took 3rd at 2 under par and
Mike Geisser finished strong for 4th
at 1 under par. On course prizes went
to Erika Fitzpatrick and Tyler
Floyd. Like a 401k, Ken
Westerman cashed in his 1st Tour win
in his 52nd start. Ironically his 51st
start two weeks ago broke Jan Cepiga's
record for a winless streak at the
start of a career.
Fox Wins Grail in a Playoff
June 18, 2022 Howell - Links at
Hunters Ridge
Mike Fox completed his
quest for the Grail and his first win
with a playoff win at Hunter's Ridge.
Fox went back and forth with Brian
Pieszchala thru the back nine and into
the playoff. Fox eagled the 16th to
get the lead after Pieszchala dropped
an eagle 2 from the fairway on the
14th. Pieszchala birdied the 18th to
post and Fox parred the final behind
him to go to the playoff tied at 7
under par 64. Fox took the lead on the
first playoff hole, but Pieszchala
came back to tie. Fox got the lead
again on the 3rd hole and then dropped
a one putt on the final hole to
capture the Grail. Helen Puffenberger
tied Dave Oliver for 3rd at 4 under
par 67. On course prizes went to
Justin McCue and Chuck Withey and
Brian Pieszchala earned the invitation
to the West Skins Game. Mike Fox
gets his 1st Tour victory in his 16th
start.
Fast Start Seals Fitzpatrick Win
June 12, 2022 Hartland - The
Majestic at Waldenwoods
Erika Fitzpatrick left
no doubt early with an eagle, eagle,
birdie start, then cruised home with 4
back nine birdies to take the Harbour
Pointe Open. Fitzpatrick kept the 4
shot lead that started the day with a
1 under par 143 two day total. Helen
Puffenburger finished strong and took
second at 3 over par 147. Kevin
Gregoire was 3rd at 151, 7 over par
and Greg Kline took fourth at 8 over
par 152. Notables: Kline
recorded a 30th fourth place finish on
Tour. Gregoire moved to 10th in
all-time tour winnings. Don Ward
logged a 50th Tour career start.
Fitzpatrick got win #1 in 17 starts
and jumps 22 spots in the World
Rankings with the Major win to get
into the Match Play conversation at
24th in the World.
Fitzpatrick Takes 4 Shot Lead into
Sunday
June 11, 2022 Hartland - The
Majestic at Waldenwoods
Erika Fitzpatrick put
together a great opening round at The
Majestic with 8 birdies and 10 greens
hit. Erika birdied the last 3 holes to
post a 1 under par 71 and a 4 shot
lead over Greg Kline at 3 over par 75.
Don Ward, Kevin Gregoire and Helen
Puffenberger tied for 3rd on Day 1
with 4 over par 76's. Day 2 qualifiers
also included Chuck Withey, Willi
Hesse, Dave Oliver, Eric Kiekbusch,
Jeff Pasz, Ryan Kiekbusch, John
Raymond (2020 HPO champ), Rookie Chris
Stalo, Don Jones, Tom Moran (who won
the 2017 HPO on this course) and Corey
McCue. Defending champ and yesterday's
winner Mike Prieskorn unfortunately
missed the cut by 1 shot. On course
prize went to Fitzpatrick and Ward
earned the All Star Team invitation to
the Skins Game.
Prieskorn Ties Record at Par 54
June 10, 2022 Plymouth - The
Strategic Fox
Mike Prieskorn topped
his group to win a DQ treat and then
topped the field with a record tying
50 at the Par 54. Mike had 'one of
those days' when it seems you can't
miss with 10 greens hit, 5 with 1 putt
or less, and numerous stress free
pars. His zero putt chip in for
a net ace on #17 pretty well slammed
the door on 2nd place Kevin Gregoire
who finished at 4 over par 58.
In other news, 186 people tied for 3rd
at 7 over par including Chuck Withey,
Eric Birkle, Tom W Litzler, Jeff
Klipa, David Martin and Scott
Wilsey... and Helen Puffenberger. Ok
it was only 7. Ryan Kiekbusch
missed out on the Top-4 Finish party
to land at 10th by 1 shot. Hey... a
buck is a buck. On course prizes
went to Prieskorn (see picture above),
Mike Geisser, Willi Hesse, Mike Attard
(see how easy it is to cash-in in this
league!), and guest and recruit Mark
Litzler. Notables: Birkle
logged his 20th 3rd place finish on
Tour, and it was too early for
fireworks, but Jeff Klipa completed
his 400th Tour start. Just for
perspective, Mark Brooks holds the
record on that other Pro Tour with 803
starts. You go Jeff!
For Mike P, this is his 23rd Tour
victory in only 242 starts tying him
with Rick Persichetti for 3rd in
all-time Tour wins.
The Closer is Back at ESCC
June 5, 2022 Rochester - Sylvan
Glen GC
Chuck Withey returned to
the winner's circle at the ESCC with a
final hole birdie to post a 3 under
par 68 and hold on for a 1 shot
victory over Erika Fitzpatrick.
Scott Wilsey eagled the 18th to catch
Helen Puffenberger and tie for 3rd at
1 over par 72. On course prize went to
Eric Birkle and Dan Davidson earned
the invitation to the East Division
Skins Game. Wilsey recorded his
40th Top-4 finish on Tour and is 2nd
in all-time East Side Charity Classic
earnings. Chuck got his 3rd ESCC win
after going back to back in 2015 -16.
He is the all-time ESCC money winner
and got his 12th Tour win in his 251st
start.
Dunmore Posts One for the Books
June 4, 2022 Farmington
Hills GC
Farmington
Hills Golf Course has become famous for
low scores and records and this year
didn't disappont. Rich Dunmore notched a
record 4th victory on the course and
posted the 3rd sub 60 round in Tour
history with a winning 12 under par 59.
This is the third year in a row that the
winning score at the RJMO has been 60 or
better. Eric Birkle finished second
with an outstanding yet ordinary 65 - 6
under par. Willi Hesse was third at 5
under par 66 and Gregg Nothdurft, Brian
Lardin and Mike Geisser all tied for
fourth at 3 under par 68. On course
prizes went to Birkle, Kevin Gregoire,
guest Kenny Ayers, and Rick Floyd whose
ball stopped inches from being the seasons
first ace. Birkle's winnings move him to
2nd in all-time RJMO winnings while
Geisser now ranks 4th. Willi Hesse was 3rd
place for the 10th time in his Tour
career. Joe Robar recorded his 150th Tour
start while Chuck Withey booked his 250th.
Brian Lardin made number trivia with his
8th Tour 4th place finish. He now has 8
wins, 8 seconds, 8 thirds and 8 fourths.
And Rich Dunmore is the all-time RJMO
money winner with his 16th Tour win in 290
starts on Tour.
Charity
donation presentation to Mike Lum and
family members. A fitting tribute as the
Tour has raised $9195 for the
Alzheimer's Association from this event.
From Mike
Lum:
This year's RJMO is bittersweet, as we
celebrate the life of both Reatha and
Norman Jackson. Gramps passed away just
last week at 95 years young. Gramps went
peacefully, falling asleep on earth and
waking up with Grams in Heaven. Gramps
was an avid golfer in his younger years
and in his later years, he really
enjoyed riding around in the cart to
help pick up the hole sponsor signs
pre-covid. He will be remembered for his
easy smile and love of his family and
friends. Rest in peace, Gramps.
McCue Takes Fox Hunt for 2nd
Time
June 3,
2022 Plymouth - The Strategic Fox
Corey
McCue became the 5th multiple winner of
the Fox Hunt Friday. In an event where
timely accuracy matters, Corey hit 12
greens including 4 of the 5 big point
greens on the back nine to post 66
points. The second highest total
ever. Kevin Gregoire hit 11 greens
to take 2nd at 59 points. Ken Westerman
was 3rd with 57 and Brian Lardin tied
Eric Birkle for 4th at 56 points.
On course prizes went to McCue, Lardin,
Gregoire, Scott Freude, Birkle and Tyler
Floyd. Both Gregoire and Birkle
recorded their 40th Top-4 finish in
their Tour careers. This was Westerman's
50th career start. David Martin finished
in the money to move to 2nd in all-time
Fox Hunt earnings. 7 players in the
event hit 10 greens or more. For Corey
this is his 8th Tour win in 111
starts.
Wilsey Wins 3-Way at Strokes
May 28, 2022 South Lyon - Cattails
GC
The
Strokes on a Rope tournament ended in a
3-way tie between Scott Wilsey, Brian
Lardin and John Raymond. The 4 hole
aggregate playoff was deadlocked at par
all they way through until Scott Wilsey
dropped a 1 putt on the final hole to
take the title. All 3 finished
regulation at 2 over par 74. Mike
Prieskorn and Tyler Floyd tied for 4th
at 3 over par 75. On course prizes went
to Wilsey and Raymond. Kevin Gregoire
earned the Skins Game invitation. For
Raymond his finish moved him to 4th in
the all-time money list for this event.
Floyd's finish was good enough to push
him back to #1 in the World ahead of
Ryan Kiekbusch who did not play this
week and held #1 for 1 week.
Wilsey wins a White Ribbon for his first
SoaR victory and the 7th of his career
in 157 starts.
Kiekbusch Makes it 2 Pair at Casino
May 22, 2022 Rochester - Twin
Lakes
A Kiekbusch made it 4 out of
4 wins for the family in the East
Division. This time it was Ryan
posting a 4 under par 67 to hold off
the charging Willi Hesse who logged
his 2nd top 4 finish of the weekend.
Commissioner Dunmore took 3rd at 1
under par and 4th went to an Even Par
3-way tie between Scott Wilsey, Erika
Fitzpatrick and yesterday's winner
Kevin Gregiore. On course prizes went
to Kiekbusch and Brian Lardin. Casino
draw winners were Gregoire, Wilsey,
Kiekbusch, Mark Lindeman. Ryan's
3rd Tour win in his 26th start and 2nd
of the year rockets him to #1 in the
World Rankings. He tops Tyler Floyd
who held #1 for 38 weeks.
Lucky 7 for Gregoire at
Dudlee's
May 21, 2022 Plymouth - Fox Hills
Kevin Gregoire hoisted the
trophy Saturday in his 7th try at the
Dudlee's Plymouth Open. Kevin closed
with 2 birdies to finish at 5 under 65
and overtake Young Tom Litzler who
posted a fine 4 under par 66 in his
2022 debut. Eric Kiekbusch continued
his big spring with a 3rd at 1 under
69. Greg Kline, Jeff Pasz, Ned Loving
and Willi Hesse all tied for 4th at 1
over par. For Pasz this was his 10th
4th place finish since joining the
Tour and he moved 5th in all time
earnings at the Dudlee's. Kline also
moved up the all time list to 3rd in
Plymouth Open winnings. On course
prizes went to John Ferlito, Jeff
Graunke, Tom Moran and Tim
Markel. Gregoire posted his 14th
Tour win in his 173rd start, moving to
sole possession of 9th on the All Time
Wins list, breaking the tie with Barb
Hoelzle.
Jeff Graunke
presents Dudlee's chairty donation
check to Leader Dogs for the Blind.
Ron and Nancy Top Couple
May 14, 2022 Romulus - Links at
Gateway
Nancy and Ron Hiestand
birdied the 4 toughest holes on the
course including their 15th and 16th
holes (12th and 13th on the course)
and then held off the charge of 2 time
bridesmaids Gregg Nothdurft and Rod
Theunissen for a one shot win at 4
under par 68. The teams of Kevin
Gregoire/ Corey McCue, Scott Wilsey/
Brian Lardin, and Paul and Phillip
Parent all tied for 3rd at 1 under par
71. Low Amateur honors went to
Tom Hollander and Thom Bales.
On course prizes went to Ken Westerman
and World #1 Tyler Floyd.
For Nancy
this is her 2nd Major win having also
won the 2020 Eastern Division
Championship as a rookie. Both her
career wins in her 32 starts are
Majors. Ron also books his 2nd
Major victory to pair with the 2012
Eastern Division Championship. This is
his 6th Tour victory in 120 starts.
Ron moves to 6th in the World
Rankings, and, in the 'what have you
done for me lately' dept., Eric
Kiekbusch falls out of the top 5 as
Nancy jumps to 3rd in the World
Rankings.
Other
notables: Gregoire got his 10th
3rd place finish on Tour and became
the 15th Tour player to join the 1000
club with over $1000 in career
earnings. Eric Birkle recorded his
150th Tour start and Willi Hesse
notched his 200th career start, 14th
all-time. Ironically, Hesse passes
Memorial honoree Chris Cooley who had
199 Tour starts before his untimely
passing last year.
Eric is on a Streak!
May 7, 2022 Shelby Twp - Cherry
Creek
Eric Kiekbusch posted a sort
of double double at Cherry Creek. He
got his 2nd win in two weeks and
defended his Cherry Creek Classic
title. Eric birdied the final hole to
post a 1 under par 71 only to be tied
by Mark Lindeman and John Ferlito.
Unfortunately Lindeman had to withdraw
from the playoff, leaving Kiekbusch
and Ferlito to battle to a draw in the
4 hole aggregate playoff. In the first
sudden death hole Kiekbusch posted par
to seal the win. Amrit Sidhu finished
4th. The on course prize went to
Lindeman. Gregg Nothdurft
secured the first invitation to the
East Skins Game. Jeff Klipa finished
in the money to reach 5th on the
all-time Cherry Creek money list.
Eric's 4th career win in 30 Tour
starts moved him to into the Top 5 in
the World Rankings and to 1st on the
all-time Cherry Creek money list.
The Meteoric Rise of Stalo
May 1, 2022 Dexter - Hudson Mills
GC
Chris Stalo got a historic
win with a playoff victory at the
Chelsea Classic. Stalo battled Justin
McCue for the lead throughout the back
nine only to settle for a tie at Even
par. In the playoff McCue took the
early lead but Stalo held came back to
take the lead on the 3rd hole and held
on for the win. Kevin Gregoire took
3rd at 1 over par and Greg Kline was
4th with a 2 over par score. On course
prizes went to Paul Parent and rookie
Phong Cao. For Chris Stalo this
may be the hottest rookie start in
Tour history as he notches his 2nd
victory in only his 4th start. A scan
of the annals of the Tour reveals
Scott Wyka won twice in 8 starts in
2009. Russ Holland won 3 of his first
11 starts prior to 2003. Research
continues on how fast Holland got to 2
Eric "The Dad" Kiekbusch Wins
Playoff
April 30, 2022 Auburn Hills -
Fieldstone GC
Eric Kiekbusch took the
Sparty Classic in a Playoff Saturday on
a cool windy day that kept the scores
high. Eric birdied his final hole
to catch Scott Wilsey and then topped
him in the 4 hole aggregate playoff. The
Fieldstone course had unusual teeth in
the wind as Kiekbusch managed 3 birdies
and an eagle to match Wilsey's 4 birdies
and tie at 1 over par 73. Gregg
Nothdurft, Tom W Litzler and Rich
Dunmore tied for 3rd at 2 over par 74.
Both on course prizes went to Nothdurft.
Dunmore extended his all-time
money lead at the Sparty while Nothdurft
became the 14th Tour player to top $1000
in career earnings on Tour. Dad
Kiekbusch earned his 3rd Tour victory in
his 28th Start. They're probably not
keeping score, but Dad leads son Ryan in
wins 3 to 2.
Rules Update*
April 28, 2022 During the last week
I’ve been in discussion with the Board
about the Rules Committee for each
tournament and its effectiveness for
resolving a rules issue if members of
the committee are out on the course or
have left for the day. We have
adopted a new rules committee format
and procedures for handling a rules
committee question/issue. Below
is the Rules Committee Procedures and
Committee Members
2022 Rules Committee members
Greg
Kline – tournament commissioner
Rich
Dunmore – tournament commissioner
Corey
McCue – tournament commissioner
Chuck
Withey – tournament commissioner
Jeff
Klipa
Mike
Prieskorn
Tom W
Litzler
Thom
Hoelzle
Bill
Gordon
David
Martin
Tim
Markel
Helen
Puffenberger
Brian
Lardin
Nancy
Hiestand
Jeff
Graunke
Rules Committee Procedures
Group
with the Rules Committee
issue/question will go to the
Tournament Commissioner and advise him
that there is a rules committee
issue/question that needs to be
discussed and resolved
Commissioner
will gather up 2 additional members
from the 2022 Rules Committee to form
a quorum of 3 to hear the
issue/question.
Realize this could take up
to 15 minutes or so depending on
which members of the Rules Committee
are playing in the tournament and
that they could still be out on the
course.
Worst case scenario in
that it is the last group of the day
and/or there are no other Rules
Committee members available the
Tournament Commissioner will call an
additional Tournament Commissioner
and conduct the meeting as a
conference call.
The
Rules Committee (3) and the Group will
move off to a more private area of the
club house, golf course, practice area
to discuss the issue/question.
We would want all 4 members of the
group to attend the meeting.
The
Rules Committee will hear the
issue/question, discuss it and based
on the discussion render a decision by
majority (2 of 3) by the rules
committee.
Please note in the worst
case scenario (conference call which
is only using 2 people on the
committee we need a unanimous vote
by the 2 committee members)
The
rules decision will be applied to the
players scorecard for the tournament
and the issue resolved.
Thanks
Chuck
*Remember Rule #1 and Rule
#2
Stalo Keeps
out of the Wind for 1st Win
April 24, 2022
Salem Twp - Hickory Creek
Chris Stalo apparently stayed true to his
name on a windy day at Hickory Creek. He
managed the wind to get his 1st career
Tour win in only his 3rd start. Possibly
the fastest trip the winner's circle for a
rookie in Tour history. Stalo posted
a 2 under par 70 to over take playing
partner Paul Parent and red hot Ryan
Kiekbusch who tied for 2nd at Even par 72.
A 4th place tie was shared by World #1
Tyler Floyd, Dad Eric Kiekbusch, and
Phillip Parent. On course prizes
went to the Brians - Lardin and
Pieszchala. Stalo's rapid win moves
him all the way to 60th in the World
Rankings.
The Mulligan Tour raised a tidy $625 for
Gleaner's Food Bank at the Tin Cup. Thanks
to all players and donors!
Nievierowski
Holds Off Charge
April 23, 2022
Salem Twp - Salem Hills
John Nievierowski held
off hard charging #1 ranked Tyler
Floyd and a tough Old Tom Litzler.
Nievierowski eagled the 16th to create
just enough space to hold on after
Floyd strung 6 birdies in a row on the
back nine and Litzler logged 4 birdies
in 6 holes. Both challengers fell 1
shot short to Nievierowski's Even Par
round. Kevin Gregoire took 4th.
Chuck Withey finished in the money to
move to 2nd on the all-time Animal
House winnings list. On course prizes
went to Greg Paddison and John
Ferlito. This is Nievierowski's 4th
Tour win in his 54th start and he
moves up 9 spots in the World Rankings
to #21.
In the Mulligan Tour exclusive Zoo
Animal Putt off, Mike Geisser shot a
par round in the 4 hole aggregate putt
off to top Chuck Withey, John Ferlito
and Tom W Litzler.
Ryan Kiekbusch Matches Dad at the 16
April 10, 2022
Rochester Hills - Blackheath
Ryan Kiekbusch held par over
the tough Blackheath finishing holes
and was able to keep his 5 birdies
with 11 pars in his set of 16. He
notched a 2 shot win over Bill Gordon
who came in fresh off a Florida warm
up to finish 3 under. Chuck Withey and
Rod 'Tuna' Theunissen tied for 3rd at
2 under par. Notable: Chris
Stalo and David Wilson finished in the
money for the first time in their
young careers. On course prizes
went to Ryan and Helen Puffenberger.
This is Ryan's 2nd career win in his
20th start. He matches dad Eric with
his first solo win after they teamed
up the win the Memorial for their
first. Dad is quick to point out
he got the solo win first, but Ryan's
rockets him to #5 in the World
Rankings. A Scottie Scheffler in the
making?
Withey
Brings Arizona Game to Ypsi
April 9, 2022
Ypsilanti - Pine View
All that
winter work in Scottsdale paid off for
Chuck Withey with a victory in the
season opening Pine View Classic.
Chuck 'The Closer' is back after a two
year winless drought. He finished
with a chip in eagle on 18 to shake off
Jeff Pasz who finished 2nd. Chuck was 2
under par for the day while Pasz
finished at 2 over par. World #1 Tyler
Floyd stretched his lead with a 3rd
place finish at 3 over par while Tom W
Litzler took 4th at 4 over par. On
course prizes went to Floyd, Kevin
Gregoire, Ned Loving and Helen
Puffenberger. The win is
Chuck's 11th on Tour in 238 starts and
moves him to 2nd on the all-time Pine
View Classic money list.
The Pine View Classic raised
another $701 for Rollin' with the Homies
to fight MS.
Q-School 2 a
Warm Up in the Cold
April 3, 2022
Livonia - Whispering Willows
Q-School 2 served as a
warm up for the veterans and some
rookies continued their qualifying
process. Chris Stalo again led
the rookies while Tom Mulhern took
medalist for the vets at 4 over par.
Q-School 1
in the Books
April 2, 2022
Livonia - Fox Creek
The Tour welcomed 4 new
qualifiers to Q-School on Saturday
with rookie Chris Stalo (who actually
started Q-School last year) posting
the best round ahead of Noah Kline,
Chris Gabriel and Daniel Davidson.
Phillip Parent took medalist for the
veterans with a 1 under par 70.
Info to Know as We Close In on QS-1
Today is
March 4 and our first event is Q School
on April 2 so we are 4 weeks away.
I need pass on a few items.
Annual Membership –
Deadline for the $20 discount to your
annual membership fee of $120 is March
15.
You can email
me the application or mail it to the
MT at PO Box 530097, Livonia, MI 48153
Senior
Tees–Deadlineto
declare for the Sr Tees isMarch21.
You have to send me an email to
declare/register. This is
an annual renewal you are not rolled
over year after year. You must
register to play the Sr Tees each
year.
Any member
that is 57 years old or will be by
June 1 2022 can declare to play the
season from the Senior Tees.
The Rules for
Senior Tees are the following – you
have to play the Sr Tees the entire
season. Your handicap will
adjust as you play during the season
but you always start at your current
handicap.
If you don’t
register for the Sr Tees and you
played them last year then you will be
moved back to the Regular Men’s Tees
Golf courses
we play do not have a Sr Women’s tee
box as we set up the women to play the
forward tees and do not have them move
back a tee for women under the age of
57.
Not all
tournaments will have a Sr Tee box
that is different than the regular
men’s tee box. Not all courses
provide an additional tee box.
At those events Sr Men will play the
same tee box as the regular men.
At some events the Sr Men will play
the white tees and the regular men’s
tee box will be the blue tees.
It varies by every tournament and/or
golf course.
I’m
looking forward to another great season
on the MT and look forward to seeing
each of you out on the course.
Thanks,
Chuck 734-564-5826
2022 Season
Nearing Launch
February 22, 2022
Well the
2022 Season is right around the
corner. Let’s hope that Winter
will ease into spring soon. I’m
booking our tournaments for the next
season with 14 already confirmed.
The rest will be added once they are
booked over the next month as courses
are not open or staffed over the
winter. We had a great 2021
season and in 2022 we look forward to
more golf, fun and socializing.
During our Board meeting over the
Christmas Holidays we have updated a
couple of tournament rules.
Handicaps – No Changes
to the Handicap system and
calculations. It will remain 5 of
10 tournaments.
Scorecards –
We will
continue to send out scorecards (Excel
spreadsheet) with the tee sheet
At the end of
the tournament each playingmember will need
to turn in your individual
scorecards.
Your
Scorecard can be the one you print
from our Excel Spreadsheet or a
course scorecard.
Please
remember to turn in your scorecards
after each tournament
Division Tournaments –
Changes to qualification
Starting this
year we areexpanding
the qualifications to Top 30on
the money list for each
Division. It was top 20 and now
we are expanding it to the Top 30
(this will allow more to play on
Division Tournament weekend and make
it easier to qualify and give more
members an opportunity to qualify for
the Tour Championship and Commissioner
Cup.
Tournament
registration – Additional option
provided this year.
Late
registrations as always are to be
emailed to me and I’ll let you know if
there is still space.
Tournament
Pricing – As many of you may know or
seen in the last 2 years Golf
Participation in the US and Michigan is
up. Additionally inflation is a
factor for all of the courses.
Several courses have increased their
greens fee prices and we will see that
when I book our tournaments. I
will work to keep pricing low but there
are some tournaments we will see
increases. HPO at Lake Walden is
one of those tournaments.
Also the Metroparks will not allow us to
have a Mod Shot Gun start so we will see
more rolling tee times.
C Cool
Classic – Chris Cooley passed away this
last year. He was too young and I
miss him all the time. He will not
be forgotten. We will continue the
C Cool Classic and we will use this to
fight Brain Cancer with Mulligans and
other donations by Members so we can
help find brain cancer and cancer in
general. I’m still researching
which Charity to donate to but I’m
looking at the Brain Cancer Research or
V Foundation. All members that
asked about sponsoring the C Cool
Classic I appreciate the offer and
instead ask that you donate money to MT
for our collective donation.
In
addition to the C Cool Classic we will
also honor Chris at the Memorial
Tournament. He will be our
2022 Honoree.
Membership
Applications – 2022 Application is on
this site. Please fill it out and
return to me via email or you can mail
it to the MT at
Mulligan
Tour Holdings
PO Box
530097
Livonia,
MI 48153
If you
register and pay your annual dues by
March 15 there is discount of $20 off of
the Full Membership of $120.
There is also a limited
membership of $80 that allows you to
play the Q School events plus 6 other
regular tour events. There is no
discount on that price for early
payment.
The
Rules and Players Handbook can be found
here on the site as well.
I look
forward to seeing all of you in the
spring and look forward to a great 2022
Season.
Thanks
Chuck
Happy New Year!
Happy
New Year. Today is New
Year’s Eve Eve. Please be safe on
NYE.
The
First Segment of the Fantasy Golf League
is complete. The Segment winner is
Vill – Steve Villerot. If
you login the Segment leader is listed
as Jay’s Top Quarks however Jay
earned/won points in Fortinet
Tournament. Our League did not
start until the 2ndtournament
of the Segment – Sanderson Farms
Championship. So his segment total
has to be adjusted for those 88
points. The same for Sunrise West
who has 77 points in their segment total
for Fortinet.
Final
Segment Standings
Vill – 1257 points
Jpa – 1236 points
Jay’s Top Quarks –
1223 points
Cubes – 1222 points
Cwit – 1221 points
Vill
wins a $50 Gift Card from Dick’s
Sporting Goods.
SEGMENT 2
2022 is
right around the corner. Right now
we have 51 people in the Mulligan Tour
Fantasy golf league. I know I
cannot figure out who all the players
are based on their league name.
Segment
2 starts the first week in January with
the Sentry Tournament of
Champions. I encourage any member
not already signed up to sign up.
The link below will take you to the
Mulligan Tour Fantasy Golf
The
winner of each segment will win a $50
gift card to Dick’s Sporting
Goods. The winner of each of the 4
majors and the Players Championship (the
fantasy winner for that tournament) will
win a $50 gift card to Outback
Steakhouse. Thanks Chuck