The Mulligan Tour’s Western Division made its annual pilgrimage to Lake Forest Golf Course in Ann Arbor on Sunday, July 26th, and the 2026 Go Blue Classic delivered one of the most dominant individual performances the tournament has seen in its 22-year history. Mike Wassman — the rookie who has been quietly building a case as one of this season’s most dangerous players — made the turn at -4, never looked back, and closed with eight birdies to post a final net 65 (-7). It was a wire-to-wire statement, and the Go Blue Classic has a new name on its champion’s list.
Wassman’s 65 stands as one of the best winning scores in the history of the Go Blue Classic, which dates back to 2005, with only Brian Lardin’s record 64 (-8) in 2020 standing above it. Eight birdies, a clean card, and a front nine that separated him from the field before the back nine ever started — this was a championship round from a player who has been announcing himself to the tour all season and put an exclamation point on it Sunday in Ann Arbor. The rookie wave that swept the Crazy Brit on last Saturday carried right into the following Sunday, with Wassman giving the class of 2026 back-to-back victories in a span of the last two weeks.
Behind Wassman, the most remarkable scorecard of the day belonged to Patrick Patterson, whose gross 106 somehow translated into a net 67 (-5) and solo second place worth $24 — a testament to the net format and to a birdie-eagle barrage that nobody else could match on the day. Six birdies and three eagles, with Patterson going -6 over the tournament’s final six holes in a finishing run that turned a difficult gross score into the day’s second-best net. John Donitzen also put on an eagle show with five birdies and three eagles of his own, sharing third place at net 69 (-3) alongside Stewart Levine and Justin McCue — each pocketing $11.67. Levine’s T3 finish is another top result in a season that has produced plenty of near-misses and not enough trophies, while McCue adds to a quietly solid year. Tim Markel — Major Markel himself — finished sixth at net 71 (-1) for $5, continuing to bank earnings as the season winds toward its final stretch. Chris Stalo rounded out the paid positions in seventh at net 72 (E) for $4, with Chase Keilitz, Tom W. Litzler, and Randy Vershum sharing eighth at net 73 (+1) for $2 apiece.
The skins game produced seven winners at $7.14 each — Justin McCue, Randy Vershum, Chris Stalo, Eric Kiekbusch, Scott Wilsey, Eric Birkle, and Greg Kline each claimed a skin across the round. On the challenge holes, Tom W. Litzler won the $20 MT account credit on hole 2, while Brian Pieszchala grabbed the $10 cash CTP on hole 13. The Go Blue Classic has been held at Lake Forest Golf Course for most of its history, and the maize-and-blue faithful who make the trip to Ann Arbor every summer know the course can be taken down when a player is on. Wassman was very much on. Michigan got beat by Ohio State last November, meaning no 4th-and-inches tap-in this year — but the Wolverines handled Michigan State in October, giving the field an extra tee mulligan to play with. Wassman didn’t need it. He had eight birdies.
With the 2026 regular season entering its final five weeks, the money race has a clear leader — and his name belongs on the marquee. Greg Fobare sits atop the overall money list at $172.50, the direct result of four wins, three putt-offs, and a season that nobody saw coming when the year began. Chuck Withey ($140.50) remains in strong position to defend his 2025 money title, sitting second after a pair of top-four finishes last weekend. Scott Wilsey ($135.16) and Chris Stalo ($131.68) round out a tightly packed top four, with Major Markel ($126.66) and Eric Birkle ($125.00) right behind them. John Ferlito ($121.50), Helen Puffenberger ($121.17), Jonathan Barnes ($115.50), and Jeff Cubel ($113.00) complete a top ten that has no room for error down the stretch. With five weeks and multiple events still on the schedule, the money title is far from settled — but Fobare has built the kind of cushion that forces everyone below him to go win tournaments, not just cash checks.
The Mulligan Tour now heads into the final weeks of its regular season with the money race tightening and the Tour Championship on the horizon.