Schedule Coming Together

March 19, 2019

The bulk of the 2019 schedule has been confirmed and is available for viewing at the link at the bottom of this page. Begin your planning now.

Message from the CEO

I cannot believe it is already March 5 th and at the same time Spring cannot get here soon enough. I have played a bunch of winter golf here in Michigan and my streak continues. I’ve gotten to 48 months with at least 1 round per month in Michigan. Yes, a couple of days were a little Chilly but a small price to pay.

This week the Golf Show will be at Suburban Show Place in Novi. The Mulligan Tour will have a booth at the show (Booth 415). If you are at the show stop by and say hi.

Regarding the 2019 Season. We have made some changes to the schedule and rules.

This year we have added Senior Tees for any player 57 as of June 1 st can play the Senior Tees. Please realize that for most tournaments we are playing from the White Tees and there is no forward Men’s tee box, so in those cases everyone plays the same tees. Those Tournaments we play at a tee box farther back a senior will play the next forward tee box. In simple terms when we are playing the Blue Tees the Seniors will play the White tees. All those who are 57 or qualify for the Senior Tees have to elect to be a senior and play the senior tees. The selection has to be made by April 1 st and you will be playing the Senior Tees for the entire year. If you elect to play the Senior Tees you will automatically be placed at the forward tees for all events. The only exception to this rule is the Senior Open where all players are playing the most forward tee box.

Schedule Changes –

This year the first competitive tournament of the year will be Sweet Sixteen. With Easter on Sunday, April 21. We have moved the Sweet Sixteen up 1 week to give us the open date for Easter

The 2 Q School tournaments will be on the weekend of April 6 th and 7 th .

We have a new sponsor for the Pineview Classic. Kelley McCue and her biking group raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis. They are sponsoring the Pineview classic so we can raise funds for their charity group – biking with the homies.

We have replaced the Ladies Open with the Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament. This tournament will raise funds to fight Breast Cancer. We will be providing all woman players with 3 extra strokes to their handicap and the low net woman will get automatic entry into the Tour Championship. The tournament is an open stroke event with all players eligible to win the tournament purse.

Last year we added the Red White and Blue, Canadian Open and U of M Open. All 3 will continue in 2019.

This year the 2 Stick and Red, White and Blue will be included in handicapping. Do you hear that Scotty Wilsey!?

Commissioner Cup

With the increase in popularity of the Commissioners Cup we have decided to expand the teams to 10 players each. As before the Commissioner is 1 of the players and then the next 7 players will be same as before and come from the top 15 of players in the division money list. The last 2 players will now be Commissioners pick but the player they choose must meet one of the following requirements.

Top 30 of the Tour Overall Money list

Top 20 of the Division Money list (any of the 3 divisions)

If you haven’t played in the Commissioners Cup, it is a Ryder Cup style event held over 3 days (Friday-Sunday). I’ve been fortunate enough to play in 4 so far. It is a fun event played on a challenging course and an opportunity to socialize with other members.

New Rules and Pace of Play

In case you haven’t heard the USGA and R&A have made changes to the Rules of Golf. The most common ones that effect the Mulligan Tour will be the looking for lost balls and the flag stick. The rules have changed to giving players only 3 minutes to look for a lost ball. The key to the 3-minute rule for the MT is that we want to limit the search to just 2 players in a foursome and the other 2 players head over to hit their shots. Once they have hit their shots the person looking for ball must stop looking and take their drop. Trust me 3 minutes will go by quickly.

Regarding the Flag Stick, the rules now allow a player to leave the flag stick in while putting. Each player will be given the opportunity to leave the flag stick in the hole during their putts. What we would recommend is that when you are on the green let the other players know if you are planning on leaving the flag stick in so as a foursome can make sure to keep the flag close by to keep pace of play from slowing down on the green.

Pace of Play – is a problem that effects all levels of golf from the Pros to Amateurs. We continue to look for ways to improve our pace of play so that each group will complete their round at 4.5 hours per round. To keep this in the fore front of everyone’s mind each week after that weekends tournament we will post the time each group took to play their round. The key is to get the round complete in 4.5 hours or less. The second rule is to not to fall out of position with the group ahead of you. Out of position would be a full hole behind (Obviously on a Par 3 you have to wait for the green to clear). On Par 4 and Par 5 your group shouldn’t fall a full hole behind and if you are, you need to pick up your pace to catch up.

Payment Options

Over the last year Current has been making changes to their app and platform. For many the changes have made it difficult if not impossible to use. I would like for us as a tour to move away from the Current platform but we will continue to let members utilize Current if they so choose. However, with the noted problems I’ve set Mulligan Tour up with two other payment options besides sending checks. The two new options are Zelle and PayPal. Below is how you can find me and the Mulligan Tour on each one.

Zelle – this is a bank to bank payment process where you can transfer money from your bank account to the Mulligan Tour bank account. To locate me on Zelle you need to set Zelle up on your account and then look for me.

[email protected] and 734-564-5826

PayPal – This just a payment system that is independent of your bank. PayPal will let you use your bank account or let you pay us with a CC. PayPal will charge you a fee if you use your CC but depending on your CC rewards program you may find this appealing. If you pay with a CC and PayPal charges us a fee for that payment we will pass those costs on to the member. Below is how you can find me on PayPal

PayPal.me/MulliganTour

Finally, during the year we are looking into changing the handicap system so that it will be 5 of 8 instead of the current 3 of 6. We believe this will smooth out the peaks and valleys for all members and help improve the competitive balance. As we review the process we will keep the members informed.

2019 Application and membership dues.

Here is a link to the 2019 Application. If you pay your annual membership dues by March 18 the dues are $100. After March 18, the membership dues are $120. You can email me the application or mail them to our PO Box

The Mulligan Tour

PO Box 530097

Livonia, MI 48153

I’m looking forward to another great year and hope to see you all real soon.

Thanks

Chuck Withey

734-564-5826

The Mulligan Tour will return to the

Novi Golf Show

in March

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