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McCue has Runny Nose Again!
On a day when no Kleenex were required, Corey McCue took the Runny Nose Open for the 2nd time in his career, becoming the 5th golfer to be a double winner in the event. Corey played steady all day…
Dunmore Continues a Golden (Maize) Fall
Rich Dunmore continued to prove he has found his game this fall with a record 5 under par 66 at the University of Michigan. It was a sterling performance on a day that saw a lot of golfers shoot over…
Captains Dominate Skins Game
The Captains faired well at the 2021 Skins Game with 3 of 4 posting wins. Rich Dunmore dominated the East group with $44. Greg Kline took a very close and even Central match with $24. Corey McCue…
Dunmore on a Post Season Run
Rich Dunmore continued a strong post season run with a decisive Tournament of Champions win. Rich had the strongest finish of several top competitors who all played the back nine well. Rich strung 6…
West Rings the Bell
Consistency wins out over going low as Team West takes the Division Bell. They topped Team East whose captain Rich Dunmore was medalist of the event at 8 under par. Wests Team score was 8 over par to…
Commissioner’s Cup Preview
The Teams are set for what promises to be a blustery Commissioner’s Cup. They are: Team West is Captained by Corey McCue Tyler Floyd 4 5 1 Tim Markel 18 20 2 Corey McCue 12 5 3 Chuck Withey 12 15 3…
West Retains with Record Score
Not to be topped by the Ryder Cup Team playing across the lake, Team West set a points record in our Commissioner’s Cup, topping the Ryder Cuppers by 1/2 point. The West Team played well everyday…
Farewell to a Friend
This month the Tour lost a great competitor and friend. Chris Cooley passed away from a brain tumor that he had fought courageously for over a year. Chris had a great laugh and was always a fun…
Nothdurft Takes Money Title
Gregg Nothdurft held his breath as Corey McCue battled for a top ten finish at the Tour Championship, only to fall 3 shots short of catching Gregg for the Tour Money Title. This is No Doze’s first…
Ward Takes Tour Title in Record Fashion
Don Ward went bogey free with 4 birdies on the back nine at Northville Hills while the other leaders struggled. Ward pulled away for a Tour Championship event and course record 6 under Par. He also…
Management Retains on Tie
A lot of sisters got kissed at the 2021 President’s Cup. Management went up big early, taking 4 of the first 5 matches. The 6th match went somewhat unnoticed as it finished with some very ugly golf…
Canadian Doesn’t Disappoint
For the third year in a row, the Canadian Open was settled in a playoff. Rod ‘Tuna’ Theunissen made 3 birdies in a row late to catch Corey McCue and send the event to overtime again. In the playoff,…
Neeeeeeew Leader!
Volatility at the top of the World Rankings as after regaining the 1 spot for 2 weeks, the calendar ran out on Kevin Gregoire’s banner 2019 campaign. Thereby turning over the 1 spot in the World…
Klipa Golden Once More
Jeff Klipa proved again that he loves him some Golden Fox. Breaking out of what some might call a slump, Klipa opened the back nine with 2 birdies and created just enough space to hold off Gregg…
First 2-Time Winner by Playoff
Lots of excitement at the East Division Championship which featured a NASCAR style wreck on the 18th hole and a 50 foot putt in the playoff. Gregg Nothdurft and Ron Hiestand were tied in the…
Major Markel Repeats at Western Championship
Tim Markel masted the front nine at Stonebridge in 3 under par and held serve the rest of the way to top runner up Tyler Floyd by 6 shots with a 4 under Par 68. David Martin finished 3rd at 3 over…
Gregoire Gets Win with Help from His Friends
Kevin Gregoire picked well for the Quad Tour Challenge and his team of Russell Henley, Mike Weir, and Ariya Jutanugarn gave him an insurmountable lead. Kevin opened the day with a 4 shot lead over…
Lardin Hangs On For BCA Win
Brian Lardin got out the gate well at the Breast Cancer Awareness Open only to see Dan Gubachy fly by him on the leaderboard and then come back. They settled for a regulation tie and Lardin was one…
Pieszchala Best at the Blue
Brian Pieszchala showed his GO BLUE spirit, coming decked out in a Desmond Howard jersey. He also brought his game to Lake Forest, posting 2 eagles early and 2 birdies late to take a four shot win at…
Rod ‘Tuna’ Theunissen Takes the Salsa
Rod Theunissen posted a 3 under 69 early and then had to wait out the field to see if anyone could catch him at the Little Diablo Salsa Western Open. No could quite do it with Charlie Roy finishing…
Third Ace of the Year on Tour
John Lennane aced the 133 yard 12th hole at the Little Diablo Salsa Western Open on Saturday. This is a record tying 3rd Ace in the same season for the Tour, previously recording 3 in 2012. With the…
Rich Dunmore Takes Star Studded Shootout
Rich Dunmore took his 2nd Shootout win of his career with a come from behind sudden death win. Rich grabbed the final spot in the shootout with an Even Par preliminary round. Rich then caught Barb…
Mulhern Needs No Mulligans
Thomas Mulhern shot a clean gross 73 to win the Tee It Up For Reese Caddyshack for the 2nd year in a row. He didn’t need any of the charity mulligans for this event to post a 5 under par 66 and top…
Loving Loves Carrington
With “My best round in years”, Ned Loving dominated the Carrington Classic field Saturday. His “one bad hole” of the day came on the last one and only cost him the tournament record. Ned finsihed…
Dramatic Finish Not Ugly
Even the on course dinosaur was amazed at the finish of the Ugly Pants Open. Eric Mullen kept his cool for a par par finish that looked like was going to be good for a Even par win. But, from the ‘It…
Tom W Litzler Makes a Golden Eagle
Tom W Litzler eagled the watery 17th hole at Stony Creek that often determines the winner of the Fifty Cent. This time his big bird vaulted him to the lead and a one shot win over Ron Hiestand and…
McCue Takes Match Play and #1 Ranking
On Day 2 of the Match Play Championship, the final four did battle on a fine day at Huron Meadows. Upstart Rookie Ryan Kiekbusch took down long time 1 ranked Kevin Gregoire 2 & 1 in the first semi…
Ward is the Big Walking Dog
Heavy rains the night before forced the Tour to make the Big Dog a walking only event. Don Ward took the hike in stride and posted a 2 under par round to combine with his 6 under par pro pick. The 8…
Match Play Day 1
On a wet day, in matches too thrilling to describe, the final four for next weeks Championship were determined. Kevin Gregoire took Tom Moran in the opening match 1 up, then bested Rick Floyd 5 & 3,…
Prieskorn Triple Crazy
Mike Prieskorn logged a solid 42 points to defend his title in the Crazy Brit. He booked a pair of triples becoming the first three time winner of the Brit and winning for the 3rd time this year.…
Phillip Parent Brings Fireworks to RWB
Phillip Parent came decked out for the day and then decked the field with a record setting 9 under par 63 and 5 shot win. Parent played a balanced solid round, shooting 4 under on the front and 5…
Gregoire Cements a Cool #1
Kevin Gregoire all but locked up the 1 ranking for Match Play with a Cool win at the C Cool Open. Kevin broke out of the gate with 4 birdies in a row and finished with 2 out of 3 to finish at 5 under…
Red Oaks Shootout Rained Out
To be
What Might Have Been
Quad Tour Challenge gets rained out. We will look to reschedule in August and tentatively set the date as Saturday August 14 with a Modified Shotgun start at 2pm. Everyone will have to re register…
Hesse Survives for Senior Win
The narrow 17th hole made the difference at Indian Springs as Willi Hesse birdied it to gain the cushion he needed to finish ahead of Thom Bales and Bill Gordon who both found trouble on 17. Hesse…
Paddison Findeth the Grail
And Drinketh from it too! The Scotsman Greg Paddison went out in 4 under par and finished with 3 birdies in a row on 15 to 17 to grab the Grail. Paddison needed the cushion to stay ahead of a hard…
Records Fall at Harbour Pointe Open
On Sunday Mike Prieskorn proved no nine on the Pheasant Run course was safe as he went out on the South Course in 5 under par and put to rest any hopes of a Day 2 challenge. He finished in a modest 2…
Day 1 at the Harbour Pointe Open
Place Name Score Putts 1 Mike PRIESKORN 62 ( 10) 28 / 18 2 Dave OLIVER 70 ( 2) 33 / 18 2 Charles WITHEY 70 ( 2) 34 / 18 4 Brian PIESZCHALA 71 ( 1) 34 / 17 4 David HANSEN 71 ( 1) 36 / 18 6 Don WARD 72…
2nd Hole in One of 2021 Season
Chris Dunmore logged the 2nd Hole in One of the Tour season on 8 at Stategic Fox in the Par 54. There had been 5471 tee shots in 18 years at the Par 54 without an ace before Chris’s feat. His is the…
Puffenberger Takes Par 54 in 53
Helen Puffenberger went out in 27 and birdied the 18th to hold off David Martin for the Par 54 title. Helen finish at one under par 53 to top Martin by 1 shot. Brian Lardin finished 3rd and Chris…
Wilsey King of the Hill at ESCC
Scott Wilsey broke out of a slump in a big way on the big hill at Sanctuary Lake. He took a 4 under par 1 shot win over another slump breaker, new Commissioner Rich Dunmore who finished with a 68.…
Paddison Goes Low at RJO
On a course known for producing low scores, Greg Paddison logged one of the lowest with an 11 under par 60. In fact a quick scan of the records finds this to be the 3rd lowest score of the Tour…
Tyler Floyd Late Rally Catches the Fox
Tyler Floyd hit the final 4 greens to race thru the field and capture the 2021 Fox Hunt. His 67 points topped the clubhouse leaders, David Martin and Erika Fitzpatrick, whose hopes for a playoff were…
Oliver Pulls String for Red Ribbon
Dave Oliver captured the Red Ribbon for his 2nd Strokes on a Rope win after 8 years. Dave birdied the final hole to Match Corey McCue at 1 over par 73. In the ensuing playoff, Dave held steady with 2…
Sid Wins his First
Last week Richard Bland notched his first European Tour career win in his 478th start. It only took Amrit ‘Sid’ Sidhu 8 starts to post his first victory on The Mulligan Tour! Sid took charge of this…
Jeff Cubel Notches Ace at Fox Hills
Jeff Cubel Aced the 150 yard 6th hole on the Hills course during Saturday’s Dudlee’s Plymouth Open. He earns a 2 year free membership in the Tour the envy of all of us who have never had
Prieskorn Closes Out Veteran Battle
On a weekend when Phil Mickelson inspired the over 50 set on the PGA Tour, Mike Prieskorn showed father time hasn’t gotten him yet either. Mike out dueled Greg Kline down the stretch to notch a…
Rookie Roll Continues!
The Kiekbusch Cruise continued for the 2nd week in a row. The rookie father son duo took The Memorial Tournament in a playoff. The team is bringing back memories of the great rookie duo of Cooley and…
First Rookie Win Goes to Dad
It is early in the season, but the Rookie of the Year competition is shaping up to be a father son contest! Last week Son Ryan finished 2nd at the Chelsea Classic and this week Dad Erik Kiekbusch…
Kline wins 2nd Start in a Row
Greg Kline booked a Tour rarity by winning on consecutive weekends by taking the Chelsea Classic this week after winning his last start at the Tin Cup. Kline birdied the 10th hole (his 13th of the…
Pasz Takes Sparty Back to Ann Arbor
Jeff Pasz mastered a windy day at Fieldstone to take home Sparty. He shot a clean front nine with 3 birdies and an eagle on only 13 putts and cruised home to a 4 under par 68 and a 4 shot victory…
Kline Sips from the Cup for the Third Time
It was a cool morning and the wind played havoc with a bunch of contenders on the back nine. And the dreaded 17th dashed some dreams again. But Greg Kline got the last laugh. After a disaster on 17…
Cubel Wins His First Start of the Year
Jeff Cubel birdied the 9th hole (his 12th of the day) to get to 1 under par and then held his nerve with all pars to the house to earn a spot in a playoff for the title with Nancy Hiestand. Hiestand…
Gregoire Posts the Best 16
Kevin Gregoire birdied the 17th and took advantage of the Sweet Sixteen format to drop that “one bad hole” and take a 3 under par, 1 shot victory over Chuck Withey. Tim Markel posted his 2nd Top 4…
McCue Returns to Winners Cycle
Corey McCue Outlasted Willi Hesse in a playoff to take The Mulligan Tour’s season opener. Rollin’ with the Homies sponsored the event that Corey also won in 2017. McCue and Hesse finished regulation…
First Fantasy Winners
Our first Fantasy contest for the Masters tournament offered interesting results. Brian Lardin took the title in a runaway with 110 points from the scoring system that emphasized birdies and stats…
Q-School 2 in the books
On a nice but sometimes rainy day, 9 rookies booked their 2nd Tour qualifying score and 1 more, John Raad, was added to the 2021 class. Ryan Kiekbusch took Medalist for the rookies today with a 84, 1…
Beautiful Day for QS-1
The weather cooperated for a great Qualifier on Saturday at Fox Creek. The rookie class of 2021 qualified 9 players on day one. Welcome to Grant Goodspeed, Ryan Kiekbusch, Eric Kiekbusch, Michael…