The Little Diablo Salsa Western Swing rolled into Huntmore Golf Course in Brighton on Saturday afternoon, August 8th, and the 2026 edition delivered on every level — $900 raised for English Springer Rescue America thanks to the generosity of the field and the continued support of tournament sponsor Little Diablo Salsa, and one of the most dramatic closing stretches of the entire Mulligan Tour season on the course. When the final putt dropped, Mike Attard had his second career MT win, a steady net 70 (-2) that proved just resilient enough to survive a back-nine charge that had the leaderboard flickering until the very last hole. The Little Diablo Salsa gift pack went to the champion, the spice was shared all around, and the regular season closed out with a reminder that this tour doesn’t do quiet finishes.
Attard’s round was a model of consistency — no eagles, no disasters, just a workmanlike performance that kept him clear of the field from early in the round and never gave anyone an obvious opening. He didn’t overwhelm Huntmore. He simply refused to make mistakes while everyone else searched for the birdie barrage that might catch him. Jeff Cubel played a solid round to finish alone in second at net 72 (E), earning $20 and continuing a strong late-season stretch. Then there was Scott Wilsey, who looked like an afterthought standing on the 17th tee at +2 — seemingly four shots too far back with two holes to play. What happened next belongs in a highlight reel. A huge drive on the par-5 17th gave Wilsey the angle he needed, and his second shot cleared the water and bounded up onto the green, settling ten feet from the cup for a gross eagle — net albatross. He made the putt. Suddenly Wilsey was within one birdie of tying Attard, who was already on the putting green warming up for what he expected to be a putt-off. Wilsey needed a birdie on 18. He carded a bogey instead, finishing at net 72 (E) alongside Cubel, and Attard exhaled. The trophy was his.
Before any of the finish-line drama, hole 12 produced the moment of the day — and arguably the moment of the season. Greg Fobare stepped up to the par-3 and put his tee shot directly in the cup for a hole-in-one, the first of his career. The crowd response at Huntmore was everything you’d expect (“You opening a tab, Greg?”), and Fobare walked away with the CTP salsa gift pack on hole 12 to commemorate the milestone. Guest, Trey Jenkins claimed the other CTP on hole 3. In the skins game, Tom Litzler, Jeff Cubel, Rich Dunmore, and Scott Wilsey each claimed one skin, while Noah Kline and Fobare each took two — seven skins distributed across a competitive afternoon. Kevin Gregoire, Tom W. Litzler, and Helen Puffenberger tied for fourth at net 74 (+2), each claiming $8, with Greg Kline and Ken Westerman sharing seventh at net 75 (+3) for $3.50 apiece.
The Little Diablo Western Swing has been played since 1999 and has called Huntmore home since 2012, with past champions including Greg Kline (three times), Mike Prieskorn (two-time winner), and a list that reads like a Central Division hall of fame. Attard’s 2026 win is his second career MT title — his first came at the 2024 Quad-Tour Challenge — and he earns it on the final weekend of the regular season, when the pressure is highest and the margins are smallest. The Western Swing and the Ugly Pants together close out the 2026 Division regular season before the Division Championships follow. The money race is in its final hours, the Tour Championship picture is crystallizing, and the Mulligan Tour heads into its postseason knowing that 2026 has been one for the record books.
