2016 stories
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Wilsey Repeats as Runny Nose Open Champ
It was a sunny but cool day at Harbour Club Saturday that had the Runny Nose Open living up to the name. Scott Wilsey mastered the circuit for the 2nd year in a row, matching Tom W. Litzler…
West Keeps Ringing the Division Bell
Team West defended their Division Bell title on a beautiful fall day. Captain Klipa reassembled Charlie Roy and Jon Heikkinen from last year’s team with David Martin replacing #1 Mike Prieskorn.…
Labor Negotiates a Better Deal for President’s Win 2
Team Labor jumped out the the early 2-1 lead in the morning Best Ball session before the skies opened up and the match was delayed for about an hour. Undeterred, the competition resumed and Team…
McCue is Champion Lady Golfer
On a beautiful fall day, Kelley McCue had a gorgeous back nine (front nine at Farmington Hills since the event started on hole 10) with 3 birdies and an eagle on the 17th hole played to clinch the…
West Wins Close Battle for the Commissioner’s Cup
In a see-saw battle Commissioner Klipa’s West team pulled out a narrow victory over Commissioner Hoelzle’s East team. Team West pulled out to a 6-2 lead on day 1, winning 3 matches in both…
Records Set at Skins Game
Three Skins Game matches were contested at Mt. Brighton on a fine fall day. In the East match, Tom Hoelzle took the most skins, with 6, but his were all front nine loaded and Barb Hoelzle took the…
Nicholas Wins First-Ever Tour Champ Playoff
Mike Nicholas out-lasted a rainy start and a 3-way playoff finish to take his first Major Title at the Tour Championship. Nicholas posted 5 birdies over a tough Inkster Valley layout and finished…
Barb Hoelzle Wins 2nd Career Major at Greystone
Barb Hoelzle notched an eagle and 5 birdies including one on the final hole to take a one shot, 1-over par win over Scott Wilsey. Chris ‘C Cool’ Cooley finished 3rd at 5-over par and Seth Erskine,…
Prieskorn Wins 2nd Major of Year at Western Champ
Mike Prieskorn joined his Memorial partner Jeff Klipa as a two-time Major winner with a come-from-behind win at the Western Championship. Mike assembled 4 back nine birdies on the tough Moose…
Klipa Golden at Players
Jeff Klipa notched win #19 and his 5th Major Title at the Players Championship. Klipa came to the 15th tee one shot down and tied for 2nd. He then went eagled 15 and finished the last four holes 3…
Mother Nature Beats Champs
Both the West and East Championships got rained out today. The West has been rescheduled for Sept. 10th. The East is TBD.
Gubachy Takes Final Event in Playoff
Dan Gubachy got his first career win in the final regular season event of the year, taking a playoff over veteran Rich Dunmore. Gubachy tamed the tough back nine at Lake forest with an eagle on…
Prieskorn Defends Title at Little Salsa
Mike Prieskorn opened eagle-birdie and closed birdie-eagle-birdie to win going away in defending his Western Swing title. His 6-under par score was 4 shots better than runner-up Chuck Withey.…
Rookie Gregoire Wins Playoff at Caddyshack
Rookie Canadian import Kevin Gregoire got his first Tour win in a playoff over Bill Gordon who finished runner up for the 2nd day in a row. Gregoire 1-putted the first hole of the 4-hole playoff…
Withey Sets Another Record at Carrington
Chuck “The Closer” Withey finished with 3 birdies in has last 4 holes Saturday to pull away from the field for a record 9 under par win. Bill Gordon finished 4 shots back even though his 5 under…
Barb Hoelzle Wins a Pair of Ugly Pants
Barb got her 2nd win of the season and her 2nd career win at the Ugly Pants Open on Sunday. Barb covered the front nine in 3 under par and held par on the back for the win. Mark Mayes had a putt…
Dunmore Beats Changing Weather at Fifty Cent
Rich Dunmore shook off rainy weather to go birdie-eagle-birdie in the middle of the back nine and pull away from the field with a 3 under par score. Mike Harmon held steady for second at even par…
Garland Awarded 2016 Commissioner’s Cup
El Presidente’ today announced that the Tour will return to the Garland Resort in 2016 for the Commissioner’s Cup matches. This time they will be contested on the new Fountains Course! The layout…
Puffenberger Bests the Boys in Match Play
Rookie Helen Puffenberger became the first female winner of the Match Play Championship since 2007 on Sunday. A late withdrawal created an opening for her off the wait list and she took full…
Nothdurft Gets Final Birdie at Big Dog For Win
Gregg Nothdurft followed up yesterday’s runner up finish with a 18th hole birdie to win at the Big Dog Classic today. His 4 under par score topping a hard charging Joe Robar by 1 shot, who went…
Markel Accents Front 9 to Win Crazy Brit
Tim Markel scorched the front nine at Whispering Willows in Livonia with a 31on 5 birdies. A final hole birdie clinched a 4 point win over Gregg Nothdurft, 41 points to 37. Joe Robar and John…
Jon Heikkinen is Record Senior
Jon Heikkinen got his second career Senior Open win and set the event record, which is the 9th time this season an event record has been set or tied. Jon’s 4 under par 67 topped rookie Helen…
Klipa Wins Quad-Tour for 3rd Time
Jeff Klipa came from 2 shots back to claim his 18th career win and join a select group of 8 players who have won the same event on tour 3 times. The most recent to achieve the feat were Rick…
Shootout Goes to Villerot on 1st Putt
Steve Villerot sank the very first of 78 putts taken in the Shootout portion of the Red Oaks Shootout and that was enough for 16 points and victory over the field of 7 shooters, the largest in…
Brian Lardin Takes HPO with big front 9 charge
Brian ‘Pin’ Lardin hit all 9 greens on the front 9 of the Championship Round at the Harbour Pointe Open to go out in 29 and catch 1st round leader Rich Dunmore by the turn. Lardin stretched to a 2…
Harbour Pointe Open Day One
Rich Dunmore took charge in the middle of the front nine and worked his way to a 4 shot lead on HPO day 1 with a fine opening round of 10 under par 62. Joe Brandenburg and Sara Japhet earned spots…
Charlie Roy Wins for Second Week in a Row
Charlie Roy played a clean back nine (Mark) with a 5 under par 30 to tie Tim Markel’s event record for score against par at 7 under and mark the 7th time this season the winner has set or tied the…
Barb Hoelzle’s Clubhouse Wait Rewarded at Par 54
Barb Hoelzle posted a score and was leader in the clubhouse for the second consecutive week and this time it held up. Barb shot out of the gate with great putting and got to 6 under par after 6…
Roy Wins Unexpected Draw at Casino
Charlie Roy converted his 7th Tour win in his 134th start at the Casino Classic despite being dealt a surprise when the course changed the nines for the tournament at the last minute. The veteran…
Nicholas Closes Out Real McCoy
Mike Nicholas broke from the pack with 2 eagles and a birdie in his last 5 holes to take the final contest of the Real McCoy. Mike went 5 under par to get his first Tour win in 24 starts and top…
Lardin bags Fox Title on 18th
Rookie Brian Lardin played solid all day and came to the 18th needing one more good shot. He got it as his drive rolled across the green onto the fringe and then turned back onto the green…
Withey Tops Bisson in Playoff for East Side Win
Chuck ‘The Closer’ Withey birdied the 18th hole to finish at even par and gain a playoff with the red hot Steve Bisson. He then closed his defense of his East Side Charity Classic title on the 4th…
Another Record Score as Bisson Wins Dudlee’s
Steve Bisson went out in 30 and had leaderboard watchers rooting for a 59 after he birdied the 13th thru 16th holes to get within 2 of the magic number. A par-par finish left him with an…
Tim Markel Ties Strokes Record in Win
Tim Markel chipped well early to get the lead and closed his front nine with the day’s only eagle to grab the lead ahead of Canadian import and rookie Kevin Gregoire (Greg-WA). He closed his round…
Klipa and Prieskorn win Memorial Playoff
Jeff Klipa and #1 Mike Prieskorn charged to the club house with 4 birdies on their last 5 holes to tie club house leaders Jon Heikkinen and rookie Brian Lardin, both teams matching last year’s…
Gregg Nothdurft Hotter than Temps at Animal House
After an extra hour to get started due to a weather delay, Gregg Nothdurft came out of the gate with an eagle on the first hole and never looked back. After getting to 3 under par on the third…
John LennaneWins 1st in Style at Sparty
John Lennane broke out of the pack with 4 birdies and an eagle in his last 6 holes (8 birdies overall) and set the seasons best score of 63 at the Sparty Classic. Hard luck Seth Erskine finished…
Cooley Wins Tin Cup in Playoff – Jumps to #1
In a battle between two of the hottest golfers on tour, Chris “C. Cool” Cooley topped Jeff Klipa in a Tin Cup playoff. Cooley came from behind with two birdies late to catch Klipa and tie at 1…
Klipa Classic at Chelsea
Jeff Klipa posted a number early at the Chelsea Classic and had to wait out a late run by Mike Geisser before collecting the trophy. Klipa posted a crisp 5 under round that included 7 birdies and…
Chris Cooley Plays Sweet at Blackheath
Christopher Cooley put up 9 birdies and an eagle to take a dominating 3 shot win over the weekend star James Vickey. C. Cool’s 9 under par final score is the lowest in 10 years in the Sweet…
Vickey Takes Opener at Pineview
James Vickey finished last year with a fine Commissioner’s Cup performance and opened the season by taking a big step to getting back to the CC this year. James opened with 2 birdies and finished…
Q-School Weekend a Great Warm Up
A total of 17 new Tour rookies began their careers at Q-Schools 2 and 1 on a beautiful spring weekend. On Saturday at Whispering Willows, Kevin Gregoire was medalist for the rookies with an 82.…
Round 1 goes to Mother Nature – Q1 Rescheduled
Since we have a general unwritten rule that we don’t play in sub-freezing weather unless it’s the Runny Nose Open, the Q-School 1 has been postponed. El Presidente’ states:
Registration Complete for First Q-School
The season of wonder has begun with 10 new members and several veterans registered for the first Q-School at Fox Creek next weekend. Registration for Q-School 2 is open and the deadline is this…
Real McCoy to make final call
Victor McCoy, tournament host of the Real McCoy Classic, announced that the 2016 tournament will mark the last in the series. Started in 2005 at the now defunct Links at Pinewood, McCoy became one…
Early Registration Deadline Approaching
The Deadline for discount early registration for The Mulligan Tour is March 31, 2016. See our membership application for details. March 31st is ALSO the deadline for registration for Q-School 1,…
Four tournaments fall off of 2016 schedule
As the Mulligan Tour enters its 18 th season serving as southeast Michigan’s premier recreational golf league, the 2016 schedule was downsized by 4 tournaments. The Livonia Friends and Family Golf…
2016 schedule almost ready
The Mulligan Tour will have an exhibit at the Michigan Golf Show (March at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi). Stop by and visit. There will be the usual 2 for 1 membership special for new…