2010 stories
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Martin wins 2nd Runny Nose
David Martin won the 2010 Runny Nose Open on Saturday in relatively mild conditions at Harbor Club GC in Belleville. Benign winds kept the temperature comfortable for late November and Martin…
Inaugural Division Bell rings for Team Central
The Mulligan Tour’s Central Division, led by Commissioner Greg Kline, won the inaugural Division Bell event on Sunday at Farmington Hills GC. The 4-man team of Kline, Kelly Arnold, Dan Schwartz…
Tom Moran chips and putts his way to Skills Challenge win
Tom Moran, a 4-time winner on Tour, sank 3 of 5 putts in the final event of the 2010 Skills Challenge to secure the $75 win. Moran was first in the bunker shot (event #3), 2nd in the 5-yard chip…
Management wins close inaugural President’s Cup matches
Team Management beat Team Labor in the first President’s Cup on Sunday. With temperatures well above normal for October 10th, Fellows Creek GC hosted the inaugural matches pitting a team of 6 from…
Abele, Acosta and Villerot win divisional Skins Games
Phil Abele, Commissioner of the Tour’s West division, took the final 2 skins including the super skin on the 18th hole to win the West Skins Game. Abele won 4 skins in all that totaled $38. Barb…
Team Central keeps Comm Cup
Commissioner Greg Kline piloted Team Central to another Commissioner’s Cup victory, successfully defending the Cup for a second time. He has captained 4 winners in 6 years. The Central squad…
Gardner plants a win at Polo Fields
Rob Gardner, a 2nd year pro from Belleville, won the 2010 TOUR Championship Saturday at the Polo Fields Golf & Country Club in Ann Arbor. Gardner ranked 2nd in fairways hit (11/14) and converted 3…
Kline, Abele finalize teams for Commissioner’s Cup
The 6th Commissioner’s Cup Matches are set for September 25-26 at the Thoroughbred golf course at the JJ Ranch Resort in Rothbury, Michigan. The annual team matches pit a team representing the…
Better late than never – Tom Moran delivers UPS Quad-Tour win
Tom Moran collected his 2nd win of the year – and 4th overall – at the 2010 UPS Store Quad-Tour Challenge on Saturday by netting an even par 71 and accumulating a team score of 8-under 276. Moran…
Tom Sachs outlasts the PLAYERS at windy Eagle Crest
Tom Sachs, a 3rd year pro from Franklin, Michigan, won the PLAYERS Championship on Saturday by shooting a 39-38 – 77 on a windswept Eagle Crest golf course. The reigning MT Senior Open champ made…
Kline is Grande in the West
Greg Kline has made a habit of taking Mulligan Tour major championship hardware. One week after winning the inaugural EASTERN Championship, Kline took his “A” game west, to Jackson, Michigan, and…
Kline colors Greystone red, Powel wins East Money Title
Greg Kline had little problem with Greystone Golf Club, host site for the first EASTERN Championship on Sunday, winning his 8th Mulligan Tour major title with a convincing 7-stroke win. Kline…
Perch reels in 18th career win
Rick Persichetti won the 2010 Ugly Pants Open on Saturday – his 18th title in 8 years on Tour. Perch posted a 38-31 – 69 that was 4-strokes better than Eric Morris and 5-strokes clear of Barb…
Eric Morris wins the Caddyshack
Eric Morris was left holding the gopher on Sunday when his 1-under par 71 held up as the low score at the 2010 Caddyshack Classic. The Links at Lake Erie gave up it’s normal allotment of birdies…
Mike Prieskorn wins Carrington for 4th victory of the year
Trying to keep pace with his Memorial Tournament partner, Mike Prieskorn won the 2010 Carrington Classic on Saturday – his 4th victory of the year, 1 shy of the 5 titles Thom Bales has colleted…
Steve Villerot collects the 65 Kennedy’s at Fifty Cent Classic
Steve Villerot, 3 weeks removed from his first career win, essentially made it 2 in a row with a victory at the 2010 Fifty Cent Classic on Saturday. Since his win at the Crazy Brit on July 17,…
Thom Bales rolls to Go Blue title
A hot and blustery day at Leslie Park led to higher scores at the 2010 Go Blue Classic. Thom Bales prevailed with a 1-over par 73 for his 5th win of the year – tying Greg Kline’s record of 5 wins…
T-Bone walks all the way to the Match Play title, 3rd major of the year
Thom “T-Bone” Bales finished the job on Sunday, winning his 3rd major championship of the year by taking the 2010 Match Play Championship with a 2&1 win over Rick Persichetti. The only player to…
Sunday Match Play duel includes Meland, Perch, Schwartz and Bales
The 2010 Match Play Championship was whittled down to the final four on Saturday. Tour founder Erik Meland won his first 2 matches ever in this tournament to advance to the semi finals on Sunday.…
Prieskorn makes Two-Stick his 3rd win of the year
Mike Prieskorn joined his Memorial partner Thom Bales as 3 time winners in 2010. Prieskorn used a 3-wood and a 7-iron to navigate around the 6,200 yards of Sandy Creek GC and win the 2010…
Steve Villerot gets the points
Steve Villerot, a rookie from Plymouth, found the Crazy Brit format to his liking scoring 43 points and taking the 2010 title in only his 5th start on Tour. Villerot had 1 eagle (4 points) and 6…
Tom Seniority
Tom Sachs won the inaugural MT Senior Open on Sunday at Lake Erie Metropark. The most senior member of the Tour played the steadiest in the warm conditions and finished 2-strokes ahead of Tim…
Art Wakeford gets first win in Casino Classic playoff
Art Wakeford survived a lengthy playoff with his friend Jon Heikkinen to win the 2010 Casino Classic on Saturday. With Twin Lakes Golf & Swim Club hosting the inaugural event, Wakeford made a…
Barb Hoelzle reigns at MT Ladies Open
Barb Hoelzle won the 2010 MT Ladies Open at Fieldstone GC on Sunday to become the winningest female player on Tour. A net eagle at the par-3 17th provided just enough cushion to collect win #6…
Bales finishes off the field, wins the HPO by 13 strokes
Thom Bales followed an opening 65 with a final round 70 to finish at 9-under par 135 and claim the first 36-hole Commercial Underwriters Harbour Pointe Open title. Bales was the only player to…
65 puts Bales in the driver’s seat
Thom Bales posted a 7-under 65 on a long Lakes of Taylor course to lead the 2010 Commercial Underwriters Harbour Pointe Open by 3 strokes going into Sunday’s final round. Bales recorded 8 birdies…
Acosta strings together 2nd win
Lou Acosta, the 2nd year pro from Ann Arbor, collected his 2nd Tour win by winning a small field Strokes on a Rope title at Lake Forest GC on Saturday. He finished at 8-over par 80 to beat Young…
Denny Ersig wins inaugural Sparty Classic
A 6 year Tour veteran, Denny Ersig picked up win #5 at the inaugural Sparty Classic at Pine Trace GC on Saturday. Ersig shot a 7-under 65 to beat Randall Reher by 4 strokes. Ersig moved up to the…
T-Bone finds a stake
Thom Bales beat Greg Kline in a 5-hole playoff at the 2010 Par-54 Classic on Friday. Kline, the defending champ, made a late charge making up 5 strokes on Bales over the final 5 holes. Both player…
Martin returns to winning ways
David Martin, the Tour’s career money leader, made his 2010 debut at the Fox Hunt and collected win #16, his 67th top-4 in 120 starts. Martin led the field with 12 greens in regulation and scored…
Philip Johnson reaches Holy Grail
A second year player from Ypsilanti, Philip Johnson became the 5th first time winner on Tour this year. Johnson shot 37-30 – 67 to beat Rob Gardner by 3 strokes for the 2010 Holy Grail title.…
Terry Baar is the Real McCoy
A bridesmaid twice before at the Real McCoy Classic, Terry Baar shot an 8-under par 63 at Farmington Hills GC to win the RMC by 4 strokes over Dave Randall. A front nine 28 powered Baar to her 3rd…
86th time’s the charm
A seasoned veteran of 7 years on Tour, East Division Commissioner Tom Hoelzle put it all together on Saturday and posted his first Tour win at the 2010 Big Dog Pro-Am. Hoelzle had made 85 starts…
Moran collects 3rd Tour win
Tom Moran shot a 1-under par 69 to win the 2010 Dudlee’s Plymouth Open by 3-strokes. Moran recovered from a double-bogey, par, bogey start on the first 3 holes to play 4-under the rest of the way.…
Bales and Prieskorn team up to win 2010 Memorial Tournament
Thom Bales and Mike Prieskorn, partners out of necessity, found themselves holding the Green Towels at the conclusion of the 2010 Memorial Tournament last Saturday at Gateway Golf Club. The pair…
Kline wins Animal House
Greg Kline made it 2 for 2 to start the 2010 season. A week after taking the Western Swing title, Kline found himself with low score again winning the Animal House Classic after shooting a 38-32 –…
Powell tunes up at Sweet Sixteen
John Powell, a 3rd year pro from Livonia, collected win #3 by taking the 2010 Sweet Sixteen at Blackheath GC on Sunday. Powell carded 8 birdies and an eagle and then discarded his 2 worst holes, a…
Carter cashes in at Chelsea Classic
Karl Carter, a 2nd year pro from Dearborn, made the 2010 Chelsea Classic his first Tour win. Carter shot a 36-44 – 80 to beat PC Carlos and Joe Robar by 1-stroke. The 8-over par 80 was the highest…
Kline wins 3rd Western Swing
Central Division Commissioner Greg Kline withstood the strong winds at Rustic Glen on Saturday to win the Western Swing for the 3rd time. Kline’s first Tour victory was the 2003 Western Swing,…
Abele makes 2010 Pine View Classic his first career title
Phil Abele, commissioner of the Tour’s west division, shot a 2-over par 74 to beat Barb Hoelzle by one stroke for the 2010 Pine View Classic title. A passing thunderstorm in the morning delayed…
Prieskorn delivers at Tin Cup
Mike Prieskorn, a 2nd year pro from Wayne, won the 2010 Tin Cup on Saturday. A stretch of 6 birdies in 7 holes gave Prieskorn (32-39 – 71) a lead that held up by 1-stroke over Tom R Litzler. The…
Strokes start to count on May 1
The Pine View Classic and the Tin Cup open the 2010 Mulligan Tour season on May 1st. A smaller field of 20 players are travelling to Pine View for the 12th playing of the Pine View Classic. A…
School bell rings at Fox Creek
The Mulligan Tour’s 12th season starts at Q-School where the new rookie crop gets a start on developing their MT handicap index (MTHI). At least 23 new members will make their Tour debut at the…
By Tami Bealert PGA Professional / Fitness Trainer
After a long and grueling winter, spring has finally arrived! The fairways are getting their first cut, traps are being filled with fresh sand, and new balls are replacing the old ones at the golf…