2014 stories
2014 40 stories
Commissioner’s Cup back in Central hands
Team Central won the Commissioner’s Cup for the 6th time in 10 years beating Team West 14 ½ to 9 ½ at the Gailes course of Lakewood Shores Resort. Captain Greg Kline won his singles match, running…
Jeff Pasz takes TOUR Championship
Rookie Jeff Pasz claimed the 2014 TOUR Championship at the Polo Fields Washtenaw with an even par round of 72. Pasz made 4 birdies and 4 bogies to finish 1-stroke better than a trio of players at…
Six threesomes inaugurate the new Menage a Trois Classique
It was only appropriate that the first winners of the Menage a Trois Classique produced a “come from behind” victory. Mike Prieskorn, along with sister-in-law Karen Stockdale and friend Barb…
Charlie Roy sets record at WESTERN Championship
Charlie Roy, a 7-year Tour veteran from Livonia, captured his first Mulligan Tour major title by setting a new scoring record in the WESTERN Championship. Roy painted one of the finer major…
Joe Brandenburg takes EASTERN Championship in a playoff
Joe Brandenburg birdied the 18th hole at the Glacier Club to tie Jeff Klipa at 5-over par 77 and force a playoff for the 2014 EASTERN Championship. Nine holes later, Brandenburg added his first…
Ed Campbell wins PLAYERS title
Ed Campbell’s 66 at Inkster Valley was good for a 4-stroke win in the 2014 PLAYERS Championship, his 2nd major title of the year. An impressive round that included 7 birdies and 2 eagles set a new…
Eric Morris dances with the devil
Eric Morris fired a 4-under 68 at Huntmore GC and beat Chris Dunmore by 1-stroke for the 2014 Little Diablo Salsa Western Swing title. Morris carded 6 birdies and an eagle in collecting his 3rd…
Mike Geisser gets first win after extended Go Blue playoff
Mike Geisser beat rookie Willi Hesse in a marathon playoff to make the 2014 Go Blue Classic his first career Tour win. Geisser and Hesse both finished at 4-under 68 for the regulation 18 at Lake…
Ed Campbell catches the gopher
Ed Campbell won his 3rd tournament of the season, his 6th overall, by finishing at even par 72 and 1-stroke win over Tim Jakubowski at the 2014 Caddyshack Classic. Campbell raced out to a 5-stroke…
Joe Robar cruises to Carrington win
Joe Robar shot an even par 72 and won the 2014 Carrington Classic by 2-strokes over tournament host Jason Rectenwald. A 4-time major champ, Robar collected his 2nd regular Tour title to give him 6…
Thomas Craig gets first win at Ugly Pants Open
Thomas Craig played the Downing Farms back-nine in 3-under par and won the 2014 Ugly Pants Open by 2 over the defending champ, Mike Prieskorn. Craig hit 5 fairways and 3 greens and led the field…
Chris Dunmore finds Fifty Cent title
Chris Dunmore shot a 2-under 70 at Stony Creek Metropark for a 4-stroke win in the 2014 Fifty Cent Classic. Dunmore opened with 3 bogies on his first 4 holes but then worked his way back to even…
Ed Campbell claims Match Play title for first major win
Ed Campbell is a Mulligan Tour major champion. His 5th career win comes in the 2014 Match Play Championship at the Woodlands of Van Buren. Entered as the #8 seed, Campbell vanquished Rick…
Jack Craig wins Two-Stick
Jack Craig finished eagle-birdie-birdie to claim the 2014 Two-Stick Classic by 4-strokes over Erik Johnson. Craig posted a 3-under 68 on the Woodlands of Van BUren to tie the record for the lowest…
Brandenburg is Big Dog for 2014
Joe Brandenburg shot a 3-under 69 at Riverview Highlands on Sunday to finish at 9-under par 135 and a 3-stroke victory at the 2014 Big Dog Pro-Am. Brandenburg was one of 7 players tied for the…
Bill Gordon takes Crazy Brit
Bill Gordon won the 2014 Crazy Brit with 39 points, one better than Steve Bisson. One of only 3 players to record points on every hole, Gordon made 7 birdies worth 3 points each, 7 pars (2 points…
Barb Hoelzle wins 2nd Ladies title
Barb Hoelzle, the 2010 Ladies Open champ, shot a 10-over par 82 on the Pheasant Run GC that has hosted the Indigo Salon & Spa Ladies Open for the last 4 years. That score was 4-strokes better than…
Steve Bisson wins Quad-Tour Challenge by 4 strokes
Steve Bisson shot a final round 68 at Fox Creek GC to finish at 12-under 273 and a 4-stroke win in the 2014 Quad-Tour Challenge. Bisson’s professional team included Jordan Spieth (64), Bernhard…
Meland continues repeat trend
Erik Meland defended his Red Oaks Shootout title on Friday – the 4th consecutive tournament on Tour that saw the defending champ repeat. Meland qualified for the shootout with a 1-under par 30 on…
Nadell holds on for Open repeat
The Lighthouse trophy shines again for Ray Nadell. The 2013 “Champion Golfer of the Year” has retained that moniker by winning the 2014 Commercial Underwriters Harbour Pointe Open with scores of…
Klipa rolls lucky 68 for Casino win
Jeff Klipa carded 5 birdies and 2 eagles to post a 3-under par 68 and a 1-stroke win over Rich Dunmore at the 2014 Casino Classic. That makes 2 Casino titles in 2 years at Twin Lakes for the…
Dunmore is the Real McCoy – again
Rich Dunmore successfully defended his Real McCoy title by beating Steve Bisson in a playoff. It was the 2nd playoff win in 3 weeks for Dunmore, the Tour’s leading money winner. Bisson (31-37 –…
Prieskorn wins Fox Hunt
Mike Prieskorn and Jason Rectenwald nabbed 55 points each in the 2014 Fox Hunt and needed a playoff to determine a winner. The 55 points was the most since Tom W Litzler recorded 60 points in…
T-Mark leaves no doubt at Holy Grail
Tim Markel won the 2014 Holy Grail by 5-strokes after posting a 7-under par 64 on St.Johns’ Luke & Matthew nines. Carding 6 birdies and 2 eagles against 3 single bogies, Markel claimed his 3rd…
The Godfather takes 2nd Senior title
Old Tom Sachs won his 2nd MT Senior Open in 5 years. Out in 38, Sachs birdied 5 of his last 7 holes to finish at 2-under par 70. He passed Old Aaron Blanton by a stroke and claimed his 4th career…
Jay Roc gets 2nd win on the Strategic Fox
Jason Rectenwald won the Par-54 Classic with a 4-over par 58 in cool and blustery conditions. Rectenwald hit 8 greens in regulation and needed 30 putts. The 58 is the highest winning score in…
Gregg Nothdurft joins first-timers, gets first win at East Side Charity
Gregg Nothdurft and Aaron Blanton provided the East Side Charity Classic with its 3rd consecutive playoff on Sunday. Nothdurft (36-32 – 68) finally ended a playoff that required 8 holes by making…
Rich Dunmore takes money lead with win at Animal House
Rich Dunmore outlasted Darren Hamman in a playoff to win the 2014 Abacus Animal House Classic at Salem Hills GC. A Hamman 3-putt on the 2nd hole of the 4-hole playoff was the difference as Dunmore…
Sam Hiestand pops Cherry
Sam Hiestand carded 3 eagles on the Cherry Creek back nine to finish at 3-under 69 and a 4-stroke win over Rich Blanton in the 4th edition of the Cherry Creek Classic. Hiestand, the teenaged son…
Ed Campbell wins Dudlee’s Plymouth Open for 4th career title
Ed Campbell eagled the 18th hole to win the 2014 Dudlee’s Plymouth Open by 2-strokes over rookie Jeff Pasz. Campbell followed a front nine 35 with a back side 30 to finish at 5-under 65. He netted…
Charlie Roy gets white ribbon
Charlie Roy converted 5 birdies in his first 11 holes to build a 5-stroke lead and then held on for a 3-stroke win at the 2014 Strokes on a Rope as he and the rest of the field exhausted their…
UPS delivers first win for Birkle
Eric Birkle shot a 1-under par 70 on St.Johns’ Luke & Matthew nines to win the 2014 UPS Store Golf Classic by 1 over Klaus Juska. Birkle hit 8 of 13 fairways and 9 greens in regulation in carding…
Akunuri and Carter earn 2nd Green Towels in 4 years
Sam Akunuri and Karl Carter won a 3-way playoff to secure their 2nd Memorial Tournament title in 4 years. It was Akunuri’s 1-putt on the first sudden death hole that sealed the victory.
Steve Villerot wins Sparty by 4
Steve Villerot was nearly flawless at Fieldstone GC, shooting a 34-31 – 65 to take the 2014 Sparty Classic by 4 shots over Erik Meland and Gerry Sawchuk. Villerot led the field in…
Tin Cup half full for Graves
Borgia Graves built a modest lead at the 2014 Train with Tami Tin Cup and then held on for a 2-stroke win Sunday as strong winds blew the scores upward. Graves made 4 straight birdies starting at…
Mullen wins Chelsea Classic
Eric Mullen, in his 2nd year on Tour and making his 6th career start, won the 2014 Chelsea Classic last Saturday at Calderone Farms GC. Mullen carded 7 birdies and an eagle in shooting 34-38 – 72…
Joe Brandenburg gets first career win in a Sweet Sixteen playoff
Joe Brandenburg, a 5th year pro from Clinton Twp., collected his first career win at the 2014 Sweet Sixteen on Sunday. He needed overtime to make the win official as he and Charlie Roy both…
Rich Blanton takes Pine View Classic for 2nd Tour win
Rich Blanton finished eagle-birdie-birdie on his final 3 holes to come from behind and win the 2014 Pine View Classic on Saturday. Blanton overcame an opening triple-bogey on his starting hole…
Tour continues to sponsor on-line fantasy games
The Mulligan Tour invites members to participate in 2 on-line fantasy golf games. The ESPN Best Ball Majors Challenge welcomes the players to draft 4 pro golfers for each of the 4 major…
Mulligan Tour 2014
A particularly harsh winter has many Michigan golfers yearning for their favorite pastime. Unless a trip south was in the winter plans, most golfers can only dream of the new season ahead. Winter…