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Wilsey Stops Runny Nose Field
Scott Wilsey topped a field of 15, including four past winners, on a mild day at Harbour club. His even par round topped Jon Heikkinen by 1 shot with Eric Birkle tying David Martin for 3rd at 2…
Heikkinen Leads West to Bell
Jon Heikkinen led a strong performance from Team West with a 3-under par tour of the Farmington Hills Golf Course. West had 3 of the 4 low scores of the day with Jeff Klipa shooting even par and…
No Skills
Due to a lack of the minimum needed participants, The Mulligan Tour Skills Challenge was not held this year.
Labor Outmaneuvers Mgmt at President’s Cup
Team Labor out-negotiated Management for the first time in their six year contract, taking 5 1/2 points at the Fellows Creek labor friendly course. Andrew Wilson and Foreman Jon Heikkinen led the…
R. Dunmore, Hesse, and Cooley take the Skins
Rich Dunmore defended his Central Skins title at Mt. Brighton with $40 from 8 skins including 7 in a row on the back nine. Willi Hesse took the West Skins with $38 off 6 skins. Chris Cooley was…
Only 2?
Due to the lack of the needed minimum participants, the Ménage à Trois Classique was cancelled this year.
East Upsets Central for First Comm. Cup Win
Barb Hoelzle made an 8 footer on the 18th green to complete the fantastic East comeback and wrest the cup from Central’s grasp. The final putt capped a great putting display by Barb that ended the…
Cooley Eagle Wins Tour Championship
Chris Cooley (36-33, 6 birdies, 3 eagles, 8 fairways) sank his 3rd eagle of the day on the 18th hole at the Fortress to top vets Rich Dunmore (35-35) and Rick Persichetti (34-36, 5 birdies, 2…
Loving Survives to Win First Major
Ned Loving (41-40-37-34, 9 Greens, 8 Birdies in final) mastered cool temps, wind, and a tough ‘major’ course set up to pace the field on HPO Day 2 with the only sub-par round of the day. Defending…
Wilson’s Well Placed Shot Takes Senior Open
Tom “The Godfather” Sachs led most of the morning on the way to his 3rd Senior Title until the red hot Andrew Wilson (36-35, 9 fairways, 11 greens) cut him down with an eagle on the 18th hole. It…
Persichetti Outlasts Kline for West Title
In a back nine shootout between two players with 17 major titles between them, Rick Persichetti (37-33) got the 18th with an 18th hole birdie to top Greg Kline (35-38). The win is Persichetti’s…
Erskine Wins the Duel Under the Clouds
Seth Erskine (33-34, 9 fairways, 8 Greens) rode 7 birdies and an eagle to overcome a sterling round by Joe Robar (36-32 net, 74 gross, 8 fairways, 12 greens). The two essentially lapped the field…
Wilson Soars to Players Victory
With the Blue Angels flying overhead on the back nine, Andrew Wilson (33-40) kept his concentration and held formation long enough to secure his first major title. Chris Japhet (35-40, 8 fairways)…
Fantasy League Season Ends with 3rd Winner
The Mulligan Tour Golf Channel fantasy league ended Sunday with Mike Lum winning the final Late Summer segment of the season. Previously Bill Gordon won the Summer segment and Greg Kline won the…
Wilsey Gets First Win at Cherry Creek
Scott Wilsey (38-35) shot the only under par round of the day that included 4 birdies on the back nine to get his first career victory at the other tournament postponed from June, the Cherry Creek…
Delayed Gratification for Johnson at Dudlee’s
Phil Johnson (33-32) finally got his 3rd Career win at the Dudlee’s Plymouth Open. The tournament had to be postponed from June due to rain. But the delay gave Johnson just enough time to heal…
Jack Craig Shoots 64 at Go Blue Classic
Jack Craig (30-34) got his 3rd career win by matching the Tour’s season-low round of 64 at the Go Blue Classic with a circuit that included 6 birdies and 2 eagles. Dave Oliver (33-36) went 6 under…
Prieskorn Wins 10th at Huntmore
Mike Prieskorn (33-35) shook off a tee time delay, started fast and finished strong to win the Little Diablo Salsa Western Swing. His round included six birdies and an eagle on the 14th hole that…
C. Cool’s Low Round Not Interrupted
Rookie Chris Cooley (31-34) dueled veteran Joe Robar (34-34) down the stretch at the Caddyshack Classic and finished eagle-birdie-birdie over his last 5 holes to survive the challenge. Cooley’s…
Meland Sets Carrington Record
It was vintage El Presidente’ on Saturday at the Carrington Classic as Erik Meland (32-32) shot a tidy 64 to get his 22nd career win and set the tournament record. He ties Rick Persichetti for the…
Town’s Albatross a Beauty at the Ugly Pants
An Albatross on the 10th hole proved to be the margin of victory for rookie Steven Town (38-31) who shot a sizzling 5 under par on the back nine at Downing Farms for his first career win. His…
Rookie Vickey Gets First Win and Change
James Vickey (34-35) became the season’s 3rd Rookie winner on Saturday at the Fifty Cent Classic. His round included an eagle and 6 birdies. Runner up Ron Hiestand (34-36) matched Vickey’s eagle…
Hoelzle Successfully Defends at Ladies Open
In the Ladies Open, Barb Hoelzle (37-42) had that rare pleasure of walking up the 18 th fairway with the tournament well in hand and was able to acknowledge the cheers of her adoring fans. With…
#1 Seed Prieskorn dominates in Match Play
Mike Prieskorn has held the #1 World Ranking for over a year and showed why with an enduring performance on a hot weekend at the Match Play Championship. Prieskorn ended his first 3 matches in the…
Rich Dunmore IS the Big Dog for 2015
In what could be a preview of next week’s Match Play, overnight 13 Rich Dunmore (32-38, -4 team) dueled 1 Mike Prieskorn (34-38, -3 team) to a close 1 shot win at the Big Dog Pro-Am. Mike’s Pro picks…
Nadell Shoots 63 to Take the Crazy Brit
Ray Nadell (32-31) amassed 43 points to tie Steve Villerot (2010) for 2nd most of all time, behind the late Mary Petree’s sensational 49 in 1999, the first year the Crazy Brit was played. Nadell’s…
Withey Wins Fourth with only Two-Sticks
Chuck “The Closer” Withey (39-35) picked the right clubs (3 wood and 8 iron) and birdied the 18 th hole to win the Two-Stick Classic. Rich Dunmore (37-38) birdied the final two holes to gain 2 nd…
Eric Birkle Wins Second of Year at Quad Tour Challenge
Eric Birkle (31-36) backed his pro team up with a 4 under par round of his own to take the Quad Tour Challenge handily with a team score of 15 under par. Jason Rectenwald (37-39) and Jeff Pasz…
Rich Dunmore extends streak at Red Oaks
Rich Dunmore (31 – 17pts) extended his annual win streak to tie the league lead at 5 years in a row with a walk off birdie putt on the last shootout hole at the Red Oaks Shootout. Dunmore…
Harbour Pointe Open and Senior Open Rescheduled
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Mother Nature Wins Again! HPO Postponed.
Mother Nature rained out the Harbour Pointe Open today, leaving Tour President Eric Meland to say “Ugh”.
Patrick Craig comes up Aces at the Casino Classic
Patrick Craig (39-31) got his 2nd Tour win by drawing 4-of-a-kind birdies on the back nine at Twin Lakes to earn a tie with Willi Hesse (31-39) and Chris Cooley (37-33). Hesse had high cards…
Persichetti Wins His 2nd Grail in Overtime
Rick Persichetti (37-32) topped Eric Birkle (38-31) in a playoff to win the Holy Grail and gain The Tour lead in all-time wins. It is Rick’s 2nd time to hold the Grail, his first win coming in 2006.…
Klipa wins Par 54 in playoff
The two most active Tour players, Jeff Klipa and Rich Dunmore, who have combined to play in 114 events in the last two years, faced off in a playoff showdown to settle the Par 54 Classic. Klipa…
Mother nature sinks 3rd tournament of the year.
The Mulligan Tour Senior Open was postponed due the rain today as several elderly gentlemen hobbled back the their cars to wait for another day.
Gordon Extends Annual Win Streak to 5
Bill Gordon (31-36) had 7 birdies and an eagle on the way to a four shot victory in the Real McCoy Classic over Tom W. Litzler (38-33) and Eric Morris (37-34) who tied for 2nd at even par.…
Kline gets Win #21
Greg Kline (57 points) regained a tie for first in all-time wins with a rare uncontested playoff win. New rookie Howard Meyer (57), in only his second event, completed his round after Kline but…
Chuck (the Closer) Withey wins the East Side Charity
Rookie Chuck Withey (35-34) made another late charge and finished with an eagle on 18 to best fellow rookie Ed Mercadante (36-34) and vet Steve Villerot (33-37) by one shot. Phil Johnson (34-37)…
Withey’s Putter Wins it all at the Animal House
A birdie on 18 to close a 3 under par back nine earned rookie Chuck Withey (37-33) a playoff birth with vet Ed Campbell (31-39). Chuck’s steady lag putting on the long playoff holes him to take…
Weekend Washout
Mother Nature reminded us that she has the ultimate control of the Mulligan Tour tournament schedule. For the first time in Tour history, two tournaments in one weekend were washed out. Heavy…
Persichetti Lassoes Strokes On A Rope Win
Rick Persichetti (41-35) birdied the 18th hole to close the back nine under par and top Jeff Klipa (36-41) for the Strokes On A Rope title. Perch strung together 5 birdies in his round and came…
Cooley Wins Playoff at Kids and Families Classic
Chris Cooley (40-35) made it back to back wins on the weekend with a playoff win over Andrew Wilson (38-37) at the Livonia Kids and Families Classic sponsored by the UPS Store. For the second day…
Cooley and Withey set Memorial Record
Rookies Chris Cooley and Chuck Withey (33-31) stalked Eric Johnson and Mike Pearcy (30-36) all day at the Memorial and finally caught them with a birdie – eagle finish to set the tournament record…
Lum Shocks Field on 17th, then Wins Playoff
For the third tournament in a row, a playoff decided the Sweet Sixteen. Last week’s winner Eric Birkle (32-37 net 67) posted early at 4 under, only to be topped soon by rookie Christopher…
Graves Wins the 2nd Playoff in 2 Days
Bo Graves(35-34) opened his round with 3 birdies and closed it with 2 in a row to catch Tour #1 Mike Prieskorn(31-38) and force a playoff at the Tin Cup. He then birdied the first playoff hole and…
1st Playoff of Season goes to Birkle
Eric Birkle(33-36) of Ann Arbor and Jeff Klipa(33-36) from Livonia battled on the leaderboard throughout Saturday morning in the Chelsea Classic at Pierce Lake. Klipa birdied the 17th hole to gain…
Freude Wins Exciting Finish at Fieldstone
Scott Freude became the second 1st time winner of the opening weekend with a great back nine at the Sparty Classic. Steve Villerot birdied his final hole to take the club house lead at 1 under and…
Sawchuck Saws Thru Pineview
Gerry Sawchuck got his first official win today at the Pineview Classic. He had previously won the Runny Nose Open in 2013 during the Tour’s fall exhibition season. Greg Kline took the early lead…
Weather the Big Winner at QS3
An outstanding rookie class of 19 new members of The Mulligan Tour were greeted by another fine day at Q-School 3. El Presidente’ was quoted as saying during orientation, “This is standard weather…
Q-Schools 1 & 2 in the Books
Beautiful weather greeted the opening weekend for the new class of The Mulligan Tour’s rookies. 13 new members got their start at Whispering Willows and Harbour Pointe along with a few veterans to…
Q-Schools this weekend and next
Q-Schools begin this weekend for the 2015 season with a third scheduled for next weekend. Sign-up deadline for the 3rd Q-School is today. Though Q-School is not required before beginning Tour…
Fantasy League a fun side-light for The Mulligan Tour
The Mulligan Tour bids a sad farewell to the ESPN Best Ball Majors fantasy game, which apparently has been given over to the Draft Kings franchise. Somebody outta write a letter.
Tour unveils 2015 schedule
The Mulligan Tour is preparing its 17th season providing tournament golf for southeast Michigan’s bogey golfers. The schedule is very similar to the last few years as most tournaments have found…