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Jeff and Samantha
Kellstrom scramble
for a Memorial victory
May 21,
2012
The
father / daughter team of Jeff and
Samantha Kellstrom completed the Memorial
Tournament's 4th ever bogey-free round shooting a
5-under 67 to match the 2008 champs Rick Persichetti
and Kelly Arnold. The ensuing 4-hole
playoff settled nothing as the 2 teams traded
par-2's, each side making delicate par saves along
the way. It took a 5th sudden death hole
to decide the tournament - with Jeff Kellstrom
draining a curling 50 footer that Persichetti and
Arnold could not answer.
Samantha
Kellstrom moves to the top of the 2012 money
standings ($76.00) and Jeff is 2nd ($68.67) after
both earned their 2nd wins this year.
The Memorial victory is the first major title for
both players. Jeff now has 9 wins in 66
career starts while Samantha has won for the 3rd
time in just 13 starts since joining the Tour last
year.
Persichetti
and Arnold, bogey-free in 2008 en route to the Green
Towels, played their first 17 holes bogey-free, but
their final hole - the par-3 14th - was
costly. A double-bogey created the tie
and ultimately kept Persichetti from a record 3rd
Green Towel.
Charlie
Roy and Phil Abele started on hole #18 and recorded
5 birdies and an eagle (hole #4) in their first 8
holes to establish a commanding lead.
But 3 bogies in their final 6 holes dropped them out
of the playoff picture with a 4-under 68. Greg
Kline and Jason Rectenwald started slow but made 4
birdies in a 6-hole stretch to get into
contention. Playing the four par-5's in 1-over
par ultimately cost them a chance at the
title. Kline has 6 top-4's at the
Memorial including 1 win in 2006.
Tournament
hosts Erik and Susan Meland had their best showing
in years. They tied for 3rd after
posting 6 birdies and 2 bogies. They
would have joined the playoff if not for an eagle
putt that lipped out on their final hole - the par-5
18th. Barb & Tom Hoelzle also tied
for 3rd at 4-under 68 with a wild round that
included an eagle at the par-5 6th right after a
double-bogey on the par-3 5th.
Samantha and Jeff Kellstrom
2012
Memorial Tournament champs
Jeff Klipa makes
Sparty Classic his 8th career win
May 14,
2012
Jeff
Klipa carded an eagle and 7 birdies to shoot
33-35 - 68 and win the 2012 Sparty Classic by
1-stroke over Erik Meland. The win,
worth $32 and an exemption into the EASTERN
Championship in August, was Klipa's 8th career title
but first since 2008. Now in his 10th
year on Tour, he has 33 top-4's in 142 career starts
earning $597.34, ranking 7th all-time.
Meland
(37-32 - 69) also recorded an eagle and 7 birdies,
but costly double-bogies at Pine Trace GC's 8th and
17th kept him from collecting career win
#20. Klaus Juska (40-32 - 72) and Eric
Morris (35-37 - 72) shared 4th place.
Morris also earned an invitation to the East Skins
Game in September.
Jeff
Klipa - 2012 Sparty Classic champ
Jeff Kellstrom
captures 8th title at Chelsea Classic
May 14,
2012
Trying
to keep up with daughter Samantha, Jeff Kellstrom won
the 2012 Chelsea Classic with an impressive 6-stroke
win at Reddeman Farms GC. Six days after
Samantha won the UPS Store Golf Classic, dad Jeff
fired an eagle and 6 birdies with only 2 bogies to
set a new scoring record of 6-under 66 at the
Chelsea Classic. The win is Kellstrom's
2nd in 2 years and the 8th of his career that goes
back to the 2001 season.
Tim
Jakubowski (33-37 - 70) won the battle for 2nd
place, finishing 1-stroke ahead of Steve Prew (35-36
- 71) and Mike Prieskorn (35-36 - 71).
Jeff
Kellstrom - 2012 Chelsea Classic champ
Samantha Kellstrom
delivers the UPS Store Golf Classic title
May 7,
2012
Samantha
Kellstrom scorched the Northville Hills GC for 10
birdies and an eagle to win the 2012 UPS Store Golf
Classic by 4 strokes over Rich Dunmore.
In her 2nd year on Tour, the 13-year old with a
swing beyond her years, has added a 2nd victory to
her resume. The reigning Ladies Open
champ hit 8 of 14 fairways and 8 of 18 greens
in regulation using 32 strokes with the putter to
finish 31-37 - 68, 4-strokes under par.
Dunmore
(37-35 - 72) was attempting to become the 4th player
to get 2 wins in one weekend. Winner of
the Sweet Sixteen a day earlier, Dunmore notched his
10th top-4 in 45 career starts and jumped to the top
of the 2012 Money List with $55.00 in earnings.
Don
Morris (38-36 - 74) netted 3rd place, 2-strokes
ahead of a trio of players at 76 - Jason Rectenwald,
Jeff Klipa and Joe Robar.
Samantha
Kellstrom - 2012 UPS Store Golf Classic champ
Blackheath is Rich
and Sweet for Dunmore
May 7,
2012
Rich
Dunmore threw out a couple of bogies and won the
2012 Sweet Sixteen with an 8-under par performance
at Bleackheath GC. He finished 3 strokes
better than Mike Pearcy in the best 16 of 18 holes
format. The win is Dunmore's 4th in the
last 12 months and secures a spot in the 2012
Eastern Championship in August.
Pearcy
finished as a runner-up for the 4th time in 25
career starts and is still in search of his first
win. Ray Collins (-4) took 3rd while Joe
Brandenburg, Eric Morris and Tom Hoelzle shared 4th
at 2-under par.
Rich
Dunmore - 2012 Sweet Sixteen champ
Home Field
Advantage
April 30,
2012
Mike
Harmon used his local knowledge of Pine
View GC to win the 2012 Pine View
Classic by 8 shots. Harmon
(35-34 - 69) led the field with 7
birdies made and the 3-under par effort
was the best at Pine View in the Tour's
modern era (2001-present) matching Sue
Cwikla's score in 2000 and 1 stroke from
the record 68 scored by Ron Stuart in
the inaugural event in 1999.
The 8-stroke margin of victory smashed
the previous record at Pine View (4 -
2004).
Lou
Acosta (39-38 - 77) and Klaus Juska
(37-40 - 77) shared 2nd place with Rick
Persichetti (37-41 - 78) securing his
70th top-4 in 153 career starts.
Mike
Harmon - 2012 Pine View Classic champ
Phil
Johnson's 72 takes the Cup
April 30,
2012
Phil
Johnson survived the cold and
unforgiving Hickory Creek golf course,
shooting an even par 72 to win the 2012
Train with Tami Tin Cup by 1 over Greg
Kline and Dan Schwartz.
Johnson posted 6 birdies while needing
only 30 strokes with the flat
stick. It was Johnson's 2nd
win in 25 career starts. He
also won the 2010 Holy Grail.
Kline
(38-35 - 73) led the field with 28 putts
and recorded 2 eagles and 4
birdies. Schwartz (34-39 -
73) had an eagle and 7
birdies. Jeff Klipa (36-41 -
77) finished in the top-4 for the 31st
time in 139 career starts.
The
players contributed $350 to the Canton
Plymouth Community Schools for a Student
Citizenship Award Scholarship as host
Tami Bealert helped out the players with
an optional mulligan on hole #12.
Phil
Johnson - 2012 Train with Tami Tin Cup
champ
Erik Meland presents check to Tami
Bealert
Hickory Creek
opens 2012 season
April 25,
2012
The
Train with Tami Tin Cup at Hickory Creek
is ready for an 8:00 shotgun start on
Saturday morning. A field of
36 Touring members and 5 amateurs will
take a lap around the Hickory Creek
layout looking for birdies and
eagles. Tournament host Tami
Bealert will help the players at the
12th hole with an optional $5 mulligan
(proceeds going to the Student
Citizenship Award Scholarship for
Plymouth - Canton Community
Schools). This Central
division season opener has traditionally
been a tough start for the
players. No one has scored
south of 70 since 2004 when David Martin
won the Tin Cup with a 6 under 66.
The
2012 Pine View Classic opens the west
division schedule on Sunday.
The field of 32 players includes 10
players that are also playing the day
before at Hickory Creek.
New season
revving up
April 10,
2012
The
rookies are headed to Q-School and the
Tour veterans are tuning up for the
opening weekend of the 2012
season. Fourteen new members
are enrolled at the first Q-School,
April 14 at Whispering
Willows. Q-School 2 will
follow one week later at Fox
Creek. The registration
deadline for the 2nd Q-School is April
12.
The
Train with Tami Tin Cup and the Pine
View Classic open the 2012 tournament
schedule on April 28 and 29
respectively. Tami Bealert
is hosting the Tin Cup at Hickory Creek
and invites everyone to a pre-tournament
party on Friday, April 27th.
The Mulligan
Tour
declares:
World will not end in 2012
January, 2012
Fourteen
years and counting. The
Mayan calendar be damned, the Mulligan
Tour plans on bringing a full schedule,
in 3 regional divisions, back to the
world of recreational golf in southeast
Michigan.
The
Tour will conduct more than 40 events in
2012 including 10 tournaments in the
West Division, 10 tournaments in the
Central Division and 9 tournaments in
the East Division. Add in
the major championships, and the Ladies
Open and the Senior Open, and the total
purse during the season is over
$3,800.00!!
Click
here for the tentative
2012 tournament schedule.
Annual
membership fees remain steady for the
5th year in a row. Full
membership is $120 and a limited
membership is offered for
$80. Memberships paid
before April 1 are discounted - only
$100 for a full membership.
The
Mulligan Tour will have representation
at the 2012 Michigan Golf Show,
scheduled for March 2-4 at the Suburban
Collection Showplace in Novi.
Visit http://michigangolfshow.com/
for details about show.
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