Members at a Mulligan Tour putting contest
How it works

Tournament golf, made simple

Pick your events, show up, play. The Tour handles tee times, pairings, scoring, handicaps and payouts.

Your first weekend

From sign-up to scoreboard

Here's what a Tour event looks like from your side. The Tour handles the tee sheet, pairings, scoring, handicaps and payouts.

  1. Sign up

    Register for the event in the member app before its deadline. Entries received by the deadline are guaranteed a spot.

  2. Get your tee time

    Your tee time and pairings arrive by email. Want to play with friends? Sign up for the same event and ask to be paired together.

  3. Play

    Your scorecard shows the strokes you get on each hole. Enter scores on your phone as you go and watch the leaderboard move.

  4. See how you did

    Results, the purse, the money list and your stats update after the round. Your first three events are Q-School and begin to set your handicap.

The basics

Weekend tournaments, your schedule

Most events are 18-hole stroke play on Saturday or Sunday mornings, with a few Friday afternoon starts, at 37+ courses across Wayne, Oakland, Washtenaw and Macomb counties.

  • Play as many events as you like, from three a season to thirty
  • Entries received before each event's deadline are guaranteed a spot
  • Entry fees cover greens fees, carts when required, scoring and stats, the prize purse and live leaderboards
  • No stressing about putting a weekend foursome together. It's already done for you: drive to the course and jump on the tee
Golfers on a green behind a rock wall and pond
Formats

More than stroke play

Stroke play

Most events: 18 holes, individual, net score.

Match play

The Match Play Championship, one of the Tour's Majors.

Stableford

Points per hole in the Crazy Brit.

Scrambles

The 2-man Memorial Tournament and other team events.

Pro partners

Team up with PGA, Senior Tour and LPGA pros in the Quad-Tour Challenge and Big Dog Pro-Am.

Team cups

Ryder Cup-style Commissioner's Cup, Division Bell and Presidents Cup.

Mulligan Tour member hitting a tee shot
The handicap

The MTHI: everyone gets a shot

Your handicap is built only from Tour rounds, and it starts working for you right away.

First 3

Q-School. Your first three rounds set your starting handicap, whenever you join.

Next 4

Handicap phases in. You're playing for the purse while it builds to full strength.

After 7

Full handicap. The same 0.85 multiplier as every member. From there it keeps refining with your most recent rounds.

Scorecards come printed with the strokes you get on each hole, so you always know where they fall.

Tour rules

Relaxed rules, faster rounds

Built for fun and a pace that finishes most rounds in about 4½ hours.

Full rules
  • Optional mulligan on the first tee
  • No stroke-and-distance for out of bounds or lost balls
  • Lift, clean and place within 6 inches off the green
  • 3-putt maximum: pick up after missing your second putt
  • Quadruple bogey is the most you can make on a hole
Tees

The right tees for you

Men

5,900–6,300 yards for most events; 6,400–6,600 for Majors.

Seniors (57+)

Men 57 and older can opt into forward senior tees for the season.

Women

4,800–5,200 yards for most events; 5,300–5,500 for Majors. Former college players may choose longer tees.

Divisions

Three divisions, no fences

You don't sign up for a division. Play where you like. Playing mostly in one builds your division money standing and can qualify you for the Divisional Championships, the Division Bell and the Commissioner's Cup. Majors are open to every member.

● Central division

Wayne County

Livonia · Plymouth · Canton · Belleville · Romulus

● East division

Oakland & Macomb counties

Troy · Rochester · Sterling Heights · Shelby Twp · Farmington Hills

● West division

Washtenaw County

Ann Arbor · Ypsilanti · Chelsea · Northville · Salem Twp

Stats

Track your game like a pro

Scorecards are set up for stats, and standings are published through the season.

See Tour stats

Fairways hit

Percentage of fairways hit off the tee.

Greens in regulation

On in 1 on par 3s, 2 on par 4s, 3 on par 5s.

Putts per 18

Fringe putts don't count.

Strokes gained putting

Your putting against the field average.

Net scoring average

Your average net score per 18.

Net birdies & eagles

Counted per 18 holes.

Friends & new members

Bring your foursome, or meet one

  • Register for the same event as your friends and ask to be paired together
  • Or meet new playing partners through the season
  • Join any time, even mid-season. No need to wait for April
  • Limited Membership covers up to 7 regular-season events; Full is unlimited
Mulligan Tour members warming up before a tournament