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Pasz Gets a Mild Runny Nose
On a mild fall day, Jeff Pasz birdied the 16th and 17th holes to take the Runny Nose Open with a 2 under par 68. New recruit Jonathan Barnes took 2nd at even par. Old Tom Litzler played young…
Levine Hangs On at Blue
Stewart Levine out-played the field on the front nine at the U of M course, then held on over the tough back nine to take a 3 shot win. He shot a 5 over par 76. He tied for the field lead with 4…
Great Shots – Great Rounds
The Skins Game featured interesting matches and shots on a beautiful fall day at Gateway. In the Central Division match, Paul Parent dominated the day with 3 skins and $32 thru 12 holes, but Greg…
O’Neill Leads West to Bell
Tommy O’Neill shot two sub-40 nines including a chip in eagle to lead the West Team of Jeff Pasz, Tim Markel and Rick Floyd back to the Division Bell Title. The West Division gets a record 7th…
Markel is Champ of Champs
Tim Markel hung on against his challengers on the final holes at Links of Novi Sunday. He faded at the end a little less than the rest, taking the title at 3 over par 74. Thomas Mulhern was 2nd at…
Day 3 at CC Goes Wet
Team West takes Commissioner’s Cup in a rain-shortened final. After a 5-5 draw on Day 1, Team West took control with an 8-2 performance on day 2 to lead the match 13-7. Sunday morning greeted the…
Day 2 at CC Goes West
Speaks for itself.
Day 1 Commisioner’s Cup is a Draw
Commissioner Floyd and Papa Floyd get 2 points for West while Brian Larding and Chuck Withey get 2 points for Central. Jeff Pasz wins the Cooley Flop Shot Contest. No half swings!
Management Corrections Take Cup
Management took a slim lead into the final round of the President’s Cup. But turned to veteran Tom W. Litzler out of the Bullpen to jumpstart a final scramble round sweep and take the Cup. Labor…
Hesse Takes Tour Title With Big Finish
Willi Hesse had 4 birdies in a row on the front nine, then stumbled, but then finished with a birdie-eagle-birdie flourish to take the Tour Championship at even par 72. Kevin Gregoire and Phillip…
Puffenberger Takes Money Title
Helen Puffenberger finished in the money one more time at the Tour Championship which locked up the first female money title of the ‘modern era’ of the Mulligan Tour, with due credit to Sue Meland…
Delorey Wins Playoff at Canadian
Bob Delorey opened his round with an Albatross, then closed with 3 birdies and an eagle in this last 6 holes. Meanwhile, Ron Hiestand strung 4 birdies in a row on his front nine. The two finished…
Loving Squeezes in a Record Score
Ned Loving played the whole course in the early going including his neighbors fairways. But a decision to park the Driver on the front nine led to a tear on the back nine. He played 9 under over…
Wilsey Takes 2nd Major this Year
Scott Wilsey made ‘the shot’ when he had to, to overtake Tom Moran and take his 2nd Major title of the year along with his match play win. Wilsey confidently stood up and lofted a 183 yard 5 wood…
Gregoire Gets 2nd Players Title
Kevin Gregoire birdied the 15th hole and then parred out for a 2 under 70 score. He then waited as Helen Puffenberger came back to him and Dave Oliver birdied the 18th to make for a 3-way Players…
Markel Claims 4th Western in 5 years
It took a playoff this time, but Tim ‘Major’ Markel secured his 4th West Division Championship in 5 years. Markel appeared on his way to easy victory, but a late stumble enabled Tommy ‘Two Gloves’…
Rookie Jolliffe Gets Blue in Playoff
Elizabeth Jolliffe birdied her 12th hole (15th on course) to take the lead in the Go Blue Classic and appeared to be hanging on to it until Eric Birkle eagled his 18th hole (the 1st) to tie…
Corey McCue Takes Home the Salsa
Corey McCue used 3 eagles and 3 birdies to build a solid lead thru 15 holes, then held on for a 1 shot win at 1 under Par 71. Bill Gordon finished 1 back at Even par 72. Eric Birkle, Jeff Klipa,…
Gregoire a Two Time Winner
Kevin Gregoire took his 2nd Caddyshack title and 2nd of the year. Two back nine birdies and a lot of patience got him to 2 under par 69 and outlasted the other top contenders who struggled on the…
Another Crazy Dunmore
For the 2nd Week in row, a family member captured a titled being defended by another. This time Rich Dunmore took the Crazy Brit trophy held by brother Chris. In a fitting crazy finish, Dunmore…
Gordon Backs Up His Pro for Big Dog
Bill Gordon kept his nerves in check almost all day, playing near par golf while the challengers gradually faded. His eventual 1 over par round combined with his pro Taylor Pendrith for a 6 under…
Another ACE Winner!
Paul Parent Aced the 3rd hole over the cattails at Brae Burn to build momentum. A birdie / eagle turn gave him a margin to coast home to the Ugly (Pants) title. His 3 over par 73 topped Don Ward…
A Kline Takes Carrington Again
Not to be out-done by son Noah, Greg Kline succeded Noah as the Carrington Classic Champ. Greg shot a 3 under par 69 and the only round under par. His consistency won out with nines of 34-35 and…
Withey Patriotic as an Eagle at RWB
Chuck ‘The Closer’ Withey captured his 3rd Eagle of the day on the 16th hole to out duel Chris Stalo to the finish. Chuck shot a 6 under par 66 to Stalo’s 5 under 67. Ken Westerman took 3rd at 4…
O’Neill Gets a Cool 2nd in a Row
Tommy Two-Gloves O’Neill won a horse race finish, shooting 6 under on the last 6 holes at Huron Meadows and edging out Tim Markel with an 18th hole eagle. Tommy shot and 8 under 64 to match the…
Floyd a Few Cents Better
Rick Floyd birdied the watery 17th hole, where many a golfer’s hopes have drowned, to take the lead in the Fifty Cent Classic Saturday. His final Even Par 72 topped Chuck Withey by one shot. Tom…
O’Neill Shoots Best Round for Grail
Tommy O’Neill shot a lifetime best round at Sandy Creek to win the Holy Grail with a record 9 under par 63. O’Neill bogeyed the first hole and then tossed a clean round the rest of the way…
Attard Backs Up His Pros for 1st Win
Mike Attard played the best round of the field to and topped runner up Scott Wilsey by 1 shot, finishing with 2 birdies to Scott’s 1. Attard and his pros finished at 11 under par to Wilsey’s 10…
Eric Kiekbusch Out Putts Puffenberger
Eric Kiekbusch sank a birdie putt on the 3rd playoff hole to take home the “Coolest Trophy in Golf”. He and Helen Puffenberger tied at 14 points in the 5 hole ‘shootout’, 1 point ahead of John…
Westerman in God Father’s Footsteps
Ken Westerman became the 3rd 2-time winner of the Senior Open Saturday. Fitting in that Ken is the oldest current active player on tour and notable in that he matches the double win of Tom Sachs,…
Lardin Repeats at Lakes of Taylor
Brian Lardin played steady for 2 rounds and got a key birdie on the water surrounded 17th in round 2 to out-duel Don Ward for a 2 under par(142) one shot win. Stewart Levine rode a 6 birdie-1…
Puffenberger Gets Strategic Sweep
Helen Puffenberger pulled off a Tour first sweep of the annual Strategic Fox tournaments, taking the Fox Hunt Friday with 61 points. Puff hit 5 out of 6 of the top point greens to get a 5 point…
Loving Edges Out Puffenberger at ESCC
Ned Loving rode 5 back nine birdies, including the 18th hole, to a 2 under Par 69 and 1 shot win over Helen Puffenberger. Willi Hesse took 3rd at Even Par 71 and Ron Hiestand tied Chuck Withey for…
Doak Closes Strong at AAO
Ryan Doak got 2 of his 6 birdies on 16 & 17 to outrun Mike Geisser to the finish. Ryan took the first Alzheimer’s Awareness Open with a 6 under Par 65. Geisser also recorded 6 birdies and 2 eagles…
Pasz gets white ribbon at Cattails
Jeff Pasz earned his first Strokes on a Rope title Saturday with a birdie one-putt on the 4th playoff hole. He beat Rich Dunmore 7 to 8 in the playoff after each player finished at 3-over 75 at…
Puffenberger Record Setter at Par 54
Helen Puffenberger birdied the tough 17th hole to get to a record 5 under Par 49 and hold off former champ Kevin Gregoire at the Par 54. Puff has dominated the decade of the ’20’s in the event,…
Lindeman Gets 1st Win in 1st Irish Open
Mark Lindeman strung 4 birdies in a row on the back nine to pull away from the field and get his 1st Tour win in the inaugural Irish Open. His 5 under par 66 topped the 1 under par 70’s of Grant…
Gregoire Gets 2nd Dudlee’s Win
Like a dog with a bone, Kevin Gregoire birdied 3 of the last 4 holes to win the dog race to the finish with Chris Stalo at Dudlee’s Plymouth Open. Kevin finished with 4 under par 66 to Chris’ 2…
Mulhern Ties to Win
Thomas Mulhern birdied the 17th hole to gain a tie with Mark Lindeman at Cherry Creek. It turned out that was enough for victory as Lindeman was unable to stay for the playoff. Though the hearty…
Cubel and Stalo Bust out to Major Win
Chris Stalo and Jeff Cubel broke fast from the gate(way) on derby weekend. They birdied 6 of the first 7 holes and kept a clean card on the back nine, then sweated out final hole challengers for…
Rookie Levine Gets 1st Tour Win
Rookie Stewart Levine birdied his final hole, the 16th, to take the Chelsea Classic by 1 stroke at Even Par. Helen Puffenberger tied Scott Wilsey and Paul Parent for 2nd place at 1 over Par 73. On…
Corey McCue Gets 2nd Sparty
Young Tom Litzler made his 2024 Tour debut at the Sparty in mid-season form. He birdied his final hole, the 15th, to gain a regulation tie with Corey McCue at 1 under Par 71. But in the playoff,…
Greg Kline Wins 4th Tin Cup Title
David Martin birdied 2 of his last 3 holes to gain a regulation tie at 2 over par 74 with Greg Kline, who had led most the Tin Cup back nine. In an eventful 4 hole aggregate playoff, Kline took…
Tom Litzler Tames the Animal House
Tom W Litzler gathered 2 birdies of his 3 on the day on the final two holes to post a 2 over par 74 and then outlast Greg Kline and Jeff Cubel who finished T-2 at 4 over par 76. Commissioner Tyler…
Hesse Takes Candy from a Baby
Willi Hesse dominated the field at the Sweet Sixteen Sunday. Willi opened with 4 birdies in the first 5 holes and then went birdie-birdie-eagle on 9, 10 and 11 to pull away for a 7-Under Par 16…
Pine View Won by a 2nd McCue!
Justin McCue got his 2nd Tour win and became the 2nd McCue to win at Pine View. Justin played a Scheffler-like steady round, staying within one shot up or down of his final Even Par score, and…
Q-School 2 Cool and Successful
Q-School 2 welcomed 5 more 1st timers with 2 newcomers logging their 2nd Q-School round. Connor Duncan and Jesse Wilkerson shared medalist for the rookies. New names included Kurt Klinker, Mike…
Q-School 1 Kicks Off the Year
The weather was cool but Sunny for a good start to the year at QS-1. The Tour welcomed 4 new members on day 1. Stewart Levine was medalist for the group that included Mike Bidigare, Lance Evert…
More Updates
Tyler Floyd is the new West Division Commissioner. He replaces Corey who did a great job for the last 4 years. We appreciate all that Corey did. Congratulate Tyler next time you see him. We are…
3 Weeks to Launch!
We are down to 3 weeks until the start of the 2024 season with Q School 1 and 2 on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. Those of you looking to knock some rust off the game from a winter layover…