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Sunday Match Play duel includes Meland,
Perch, Schwartz and Bales
July 31, 2010
The 2010 Match Play
Championship was whittled down to the final four on
Saturday. Tour founder Erik Meland won his first 2 matches
ever in this tournament to advance to the semi finals on
Sunday. He beat the 2002 Match Play champ, David Martin,
with a sand save on 18 to halve the hole and win the match
1-up. He will play Thom Bales in the first semi final
match. Bales, a runner-up to DeVonne Mowry at the Match Play
in 2007, beat Eric Morris 2&1 on Saturday to make the final four for
a second time.
The other semi final match
will pit Rick Persichetti against Dan Schwartz. Persichetti,
a runner-up in 2003 and 2004, beat Don Morris on Saturday
4&2. Schwartz, a runner up in 2006, beat Mike Prieskorn
with a net eagle on 18 to close the deal 2-up.
Fridays opening round
results:
David Martin def. Rich
Dunmore
6&4 Erik
Meland def. Tom R Litzler 2&1
Eric Morris def. Greg Kline
1-up
Thom Bales def. Victor McCoy 4&2
Rick Persichetti def. Tom
Hoelzle 5&3 Don
Morris def. Tom W Litzler 6&4
Dan Schwartz def. Kelly
Arnold
3&1
Mike Prieskorn def. Tom Sachs 7&6
Prieskorn makes Two-Stick his 3rd win of
the year
July 26, 2010
Mike Prieskorn joined his
Memorial partner Thom
Bales as 3 time winners in 2010. Prieskorn used a
3-wood and a 7-iron to navigate around the 6,200 yards of Sandy Creek GC
and win the 2010 Two-Stick Classic. He finished tied with
Rick Persichetti at 1-over 73, but a playoff never materialized when
Perch, playing in the first group, needed to get home for his daughter's
birthday party.
Leading the field in
fairways hit (11), greens in regulation (6) and birdies made (6),
Prieskorn recovered from a double bogey, bogey, triple bogey start by
playing the next 9 holes in 5-under par. He won the playoff
by default - the 3rd time in Tour history that a champion won a playoff
without stroking a putt. Prieskorn moves up to 2nd on the
Money List ($118)
Barb Hoelzle (34-40 - 74)
bogied the last 2 holes to finish a stroke out of the
playoff. The MT Ladies champ, Hoelzle added $14 to her 2010
season and is currently 8th on the Money List. Greg Kline
(36-41 - 77) and Dan Schwartz (41-36 - 77) shared 4th place after
Schwartz drained a snaking 20 footer on 18 for eagle. Kline
continues to lead the Tour in prize money ($140.27)
Mike Prieskorn - 2010
Two-Stick Classic champ
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Tom Seniority
July 19, 2010
Tom Sachs won the inaugural MT
Senior Open on Sunday at Lake Erie Metropark. The most
senior member of the Tour played the steadiest in the warm conditions
and finished 2-strokes ahead of Tim Markel. Sachs had 5
top-4 finishes in his first 2 years on Tour but earned his first career
win in this his 38th start. He moves up to 5th on the 2010
Money List ($81.25) after finishing in the money for the 5th time this
season. Sachs is the 8th first time winner on Tour this
year.
Sachs led the field with 13
pars making 2 birdies and 3 bogies to post a 1-over par 73.
Markel (39-36 - 75) led the field in birdies made (5) but front nine
bookend double bogies at the 1st and 9th holes was the differnce.
Bob Baar (37-39 - 76) and Tim Jakubowski (37-39 - 76) shared 3rd
place. It was Baar's 24th career top-4 and the first for the
rookie Jakubowski.
Lake Erie Metropark is the
2nd course to host 3 different Mulligan Tour tournaments having held
several Strokes on a Rope events and the 2001 and 2003 Two-Stick
Classics. The other course is Lake Forest GC in Ann Arbor
(Western Swing, Go Blue Classic, Strokes on a Rope).
Tom Sachs - 2010 MT
Senior Open champ
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Steve Villerot gets the points
July 19, 2010
Steve Villerot, a rookie
from Plymouth, found the Crazy Brit format to his liking scoring 43
points and taking the 2010 title in only his 5th start on Tour.
Villerot had 1 eagle (4 points) and 6 birdies (3 points each) and scored
points on every hole adding 10 pars (2 points each) and 1 bogey (1
point) for the final total. He finished 4 points clear of
Don Morris and Victor McCoy.
Clubhouse leaders for about
40 minutes, Morris (39 points) and McCoy (39 points)
"prepared" for a possible playoff by ordering drinks and
entertaining the other players. It was McCoy's first top-4 since the 2009 Memorial
tournament and Morris' first top-4 since the 2009 Caddyshack. Tour rookie Barry Kirsch (38
points) earned his first top-4 finish in just his 5th
start.
Villerot is the 7th first
time winner this season as the Tour continues to see new players step up
to accept the trophies. Villerot is 5th on the Central Money
List and exempt from qualiying for the PLAYERS Championship.
He is 24th on the overall Money Standings.
Steve
Villerot - 2010 Crazy Brit champ
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Barb Hoelzle reigns at MT Ladies Open
July 12, 2010
Barb Hoelzle won the 2010 MT
Ladies Open at Fieldstone GC on Sunday to become the winningest female
player on Tour. A net eagle at the par-3 17th provided just
enough cushion to collect win #6 surpassing "Fairway Mary"
Petree who had 5 wins from 1999 to 2002.
Hoelzle completed the 4,941
yard Fieldstone layout shooting 38-40 - 78 for a 1-stroke victory over
Julie Gardner. The win was worth $28 in official prize money
and earned Hoelzle an exemption into the TOUR Championship and her
choice of one of the 3 division championships. Hoelzle is
also the career leader among lady members in starts (86), top-4 finishes
(20) and earnings ($398.50).
Gardner (41-38 - 79)
recorded her 2nd runner up finish this season and is 13th on the Money
List with $46 in prize money. Rookie Jan Crawford finished
3rd, her first top-4, after shooting 45-38 - 83 and Terry Baar (43-43 -
86) has never finished out of the money in 3 MT Ladies.
Barb Hoelzle - 2010 MT Ladies Open
champ
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Art Wakeford gets first win in Casino Classic
playoff
July 12, 2010
Art Wakeford survived a
lengthy playoff with his friend Jon Heikkinen to win the 2010 Casino
Classic on Saturday. With Twin Lakes Golf & Swim Club
hosting the inaugural event, Wakeford made a delicate, downhill 1-putt birdie on the
7th
playoff hole to claim his first victory. Both players
finished at even par 72 during regulation play - 2 strokes better than a
threesome of players.
Wakeford's first Tour
victory comes in his 14th career start. He and Heikkinen
were teammates in finishing T4 at the Memorial Tournament in
May. Heikkinen, a rookie making his 5th start, recorded the
Tour's 5th hole-in-one after acing the 146-yard 14th.
The 3-way tie for 3rd
included Greg Kline (37-37 - 74), Steve Prew (36-38 - 74) and Randall
Reher (36-38 - 74). Reher finds himself at the top of
the East Division money standings ($33.67) with his 2nd top-4 of the
season.
Rookie Rich Dunmore was the
only player to string 3 consecutive birdies together winning himself a
$20 bill. He also pulled a numbered chip that matched a hole that
he made birdie to win another $10. Lou Acosta, Ray Collins
and Mike Sikes also pulled $10 winning chips in the inaugural Casino
Classic.
Art Wakeford - 2010 Casino
Classic champ
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Bales finishes off the field, wins the
HPO by 13 strokes
June 28, 2010
Thom Bales followed an
opening 65 with a final round 70 to finish at 9-under par 135 and claim
the first 36-hole Commercial Underwriters Harbour Pointe Open title. Bales was the
only player to finish in red numbers and finished 13 strokes ahead of
Lou Acosta.
Bales essentially ended the
tournament at the par-5 turn, making birdie 4's at the 8th, 9th and 10th
to reach 10-under for the championship. He is the 2nd player
to win the Memorial and the HPO in the same year and will continue his
pursuit of the Grand Slam at the Match Play Championship in late July.
Acosta started the
championship round 8 shots back of Bales tied for 6th place. He
followed a first round 73 with a second round 75 to finish at 4-over
148, 1-stroke ahead Dennis LeMaitre.
LeMaitre was the only player
within 5 shots of Bales after a Saturday 68 but never could mount any
pressure on the leader. His final round 81 left him in 3rd
place at 5-over 149. A 4-way tie for 4th included
the 2004 HPO champ Rick Persichetti along with Young Tom Litzler, John
Powell and Joe Robar. Persichetti made the biggest move on
Sunday climbing from T-11 to get a piece of 4th.
Saturday's opening round
included 37 Touring pros among the 46 players. The cut line
for the top-16 players was 7-over 79. All 17 players that
made the cut participated in Sunday's championship round as the HPO
conducted the first 36-hole tournament in Tour history. The
players also raised $465 for the Lennon Pregnancy Center of Dearborn
Heights. Dan Schwartz of Commercial Underwriters Risk
Management Inc presented the Center with the contribution.
Todd Stuart, a Tour member
from 1999 - 2001 and an annual guest at the HPO, made a hole-in-one at
the tough 215-yard, par-3 3rd hole. He also finished as low
amateur for the 5th time since retiring from the Tour.
2010 Harbour Pointe Open champ
Dan Schwartz awards a $465 contribution to
Thom Bales and Dan
Schwartz
Katherine Lennon of the Lennon Center
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65 puts Bales in the driver's seat
June 26, 2010
Thom Bales posted a 7-under
65 on a long Lakes of Taylor course to lead the 2010 Commercial
Underwriters Harbour Pointe Open by 3 strokes going into Sunday's final
round. Bales recorded 8 birdies and an eagle and needed only
30 putts.
Rookie Dennis LeMaitre is
giving chase. LeMaitre carded 7 birdies and an eagle to shoot a
4-under 68. Don Morris and Joe Robar are currently tied for 3rd, 6
shots back, after opening 71's.
Seventeen players made the
cut after Saturday's "open" round. The cut line was
7-over 79.
Sunday's Championship round
starts at 8:00am.
Denny Ersig wins inaugural Sparty Classic
June 21, 2010
A 6 year Tour veteran, Denny
Ersig picked up win #5 at the inaugural Sparty Classic at Pine Trace GC
on Saturday. Ersig shot a 7-under 65 to beat Randall
Reher by 4 strokes. Ersig moved up to the top of the East division
Money List and is exempt from qualifying for the EASTERN
Championship. He is ranked 14th on the overall Money Standings.
Reher (34-35 - 69) recorded
his 3rd top-4 in 20 career starts. He is ranked 25th in earnings
after collecting $24 for 2nd place. Tom Sachs (36-35 - 71)
finished 3rd and Nedrin Loving (35-37 - 72) recorded his first career
top-4.
Denny
Ersig 2010 Sparty Classic champ
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Acosta strings together 2nd win
June 21, 2010
Lou Acosta, the 2nd year pro
from Ann Arbor, collected his 2nd Tour win by winning a small field
Strokes on a Rope title at Lake Forest GC on Saturday. He
finished at 8-over par 80 to beat Young Tom Litzler by a stroke.
Acosta (37-43 - 80) was
4-over par thru 13 and leading the tournament when back to back
double-bogies at 14 and 15 derailed his round. Litzler
(41-40 - 81) birdied the 15th and took the lead but gave it back with a
double-bogey of his own on 16. A bogey at the 17th gave the
lead back to Acosta who parred-in for his final 3 holes.
Mike Prieskorn (43-39 - 82)
finished 3rd and Greg Kline (42-41 - 83) took 4th. Kline
added $9 to his lead in the money standings. He has made
$125.10 for the year.
Lou Acosta
2010 Strokes on a
Rope champ
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T-Bone finds a stake
June 21, 2010
Thom Bales beat Greg Kline
in a 5-hole playoff at the 2010 Par-54 Classic on Friday. Kline,
the defending champ, made a late charge making up 5 strokes on Bales
over the final 5 holes. Both player finished regulation play at
3-over 57.
Bales tied for first in the
field with 11 greens in regulation and was first for number of birdies
(5). When he and Kline traded 2-putt pars during the the
4-hole playoff, he ended the suspense with a curving downhill 1-putt on
the first extra hole driving a stake into the Tour's leading money
winner. The title is Bales' 8th career victory ranking him
5th on the all time wins list.
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Thom Bales 2010 Par-54 Classic
champ
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Philip Johnson reaches Holy Grail
June 14, 2010
A second year player from
Ypsilanti, Philip Johnson became the 5th first time winner on Tour this
year. Johnson shot 37-30 - 67 to beat Rob Gardner by 3
strokes for the 2010 Holy Grail title. Aided by an eagle and
6 birdies, 3 of them coming in his final 5 holes, Johnson won $32 and is
exempt from qualifying for the WESTERN Championship.
Johnson joins Phil Abele,
Mike Prieskorn, Karl Carter and Tom Hoelzle as first time winners in
2010.
Gardner (39-31 - 70) recorded
his best individual placement, and his 2nd runner-up finish this year,
thanks to a net double eagle on the 17th hole. He earned $24
for 2nd place and is currently ranked 5th on the Money List.
Rookie Dennis LeMaitre (34-39 - 73)
made the turn with a 1-stroke lead but played the final 6 holes in
4-over par to finish 3rd. His first career top-4 earned him
$16. Rick Persichetti (38-37 -
75) finished eagle-birdie to net his 4th top-4 of the year and is currently ranked 4th
on the Money Standings with $54.50 in earnings.
Philip Johnson
2010
Holy Grail champ
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Terry Baar is the Real McCoy
June 14, 2010
A bridesmaid twice before at
the Real McCoy Classic, Terry Baar shot an 8-under par 63 at Farmington
Hills GC to win the RMC by 4 strokes over Dave Randall. A front
nine 28 powered Baar to her 3rd career win and restitution for near
misses in '06 and '09.
Baar hit 11 of 14 fairways
and 5 greens in regulation. She carded 8 birdies and an eagle in
shooting 28-35 - 63. Her net scoring average in 5 RMC's
played at Farmington Hills GC is 67.
Randall (34-33 - 67) had a
tournament low 28 putts and finished in the top-4 for the 3rd time in 5
tries at the Real McCoy. If fact, it was Randall that first
victimized Baar in 2006 when his tournament record 61 beat Baar's 63.
Bob Baar (35-33 - 68)
finished 3rd marking his first top-4 finish since the '09 Holy Grail, a
tournament where the results were the same for the couple - Terry
winning and Bob taking 3rd.
A four way tie for 4th
included 3 rookies. Joe Varney (35-34 - 69) had the low gross
score (72) in the field as he, Rich Dunmore (31-38 - 69) and Sam Akunuri
(36-33 - 69) recorded their first top-4's. Tom Sachs (34-35 - 69)
also shared 4th - his 3rd top-4 this year.
Terry Baar 2010 Real McCoy Classic
champ Terry
Baar and tournament host Victor McCoy
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Martin returns to winning ways
June 14, 2010
David Martin, the Tour's
career money leader, made his 2010 debut at the Fox Hunt and collected
win #16, his 67th top-4 in 120 starts. Martin led the field
with 12 greens in regulation and scored 51 points on the Strategic Fox
layout to beat Tom W Litzler by a point. The Fox Hunt format
awards points for hitting greens and for putting no more than 3
times. Martin was tied for 2nd in the field with 30 putts.
Litzler, the Fox Hunt champ
in 2006 with a record 60 points, hit 10 greens (ranked 2nd in the field)
and needed 31 putts (4th). His first top-4 of the year
pushes Litzler into the top-25 on the Money Standings.
Rookie Steve Prew scored 48 points and secured 3rd place - one point
ahead of the season money leader Greg Kline.
Martin is scheduled to
return to the Strategic Fox on June 18th to compete in the Par-54
Classic, a tournament that he has won once (2006) and finished 2nd on 2
other occasions (2005, 2007).
David
Martin 2010 Fox Hunt champ
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Moran collects 3rd Tour win
June 6, 2010
Tom Moran shot a 1-under par
69 to win the 2010 Dudlee's Plymouth Open by 3-strokes.
Moran recovered from a double-bogey, par, bogey start on the first 3
holes to play 4-under the rest of the way. This
was Moran's 3rd win among 10 top-4's in 62 starts on Tour.
John Powell (40-32 - 72) and
Dave Randall (38-34 - 72) each earned $17.50 for the tie for 2nd
place. Powell, ranked 3rd in the MT world ranking, is currently the
only player ranked in the top-10 of all 3 division's Money Standings.
Jeff Klipa (39-34 - 73) and
Tom Sachs (36-37 - 73) settled for a 4th place tie worth $6.00 each. Klipa, a
7-time winner on Tour, could have had his 8th victory. A strong back
nine was marred by a double-bogey on 16 and a quadruple bogey on
17. An eagle on the home hole got him into the money - his 23rd
career top-4.
The participating players at
the Plymouth Open helped contribute $530 to the Michigan Humane
Society. Karl Carter, sponsoring the Plymouth Open for the first
time and naming the tournament after his dog Dudlee, was presented
with a check to give to the Michigan Humane Society on behalf of the
Mulligan Tour.
Tom Moran
Karl Carter receives $530 donation to the Michigan
2010 Dudlee's Plymouth Open
champ
Humane Society from Commissioner Greg Kline
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86th time's the charm
June 6, 2010
A seasoned veteran of 7
years on Tour, East Division Commissioner Tom Hoelzle put it all
together on Saturday and posted his first Tour win at the 2010 Big Dog
Pro-Am. Hoelzle had made 85 starts previous to this one with
the closest look at victory coming in a playoff loss at the 2005
Memorial Tournament. It was the longest winless drought on Tour.
Hoelze shot a career best
7-under 65 to
pull away from the field and win by 10 strokes in the 2-player team
format. His PGA partner,
Rickie Fowler posted him to a 1-stroke lead by shooting a 66 in the 2nd
round of the PGA's Memorial Tournament. The team score of
13-under 131 is a new scoring record at the Big Dog Pro-Am, besting Bob
Baar's 136 aggregate in the 2005 tournament.
Hoelzle used 29 putts - 2nd
in the field - to post 7 birdies and 2 eagles on the Red and Blue nines
of Riverview Highlands GC. The win, worth $32, gives
Commissioner Hoelzle an exemption into the EAST Championship at
Greystone GC on August 22.
Erik Johnson (36-37 - 73)
and Lou Acosta (35-35 - 70) shared 2nd place at 3-under
140. Johnson was helped by the PGA's Kenny Perry (68) while
Acosta's partner, Phil Mickelson (71) was a popular choice among the
Mulligan Tour field - all but 2 players making Mickelson one of their 2
draft choices.
Erik Meland and Rick
Persichetti tied for 4th place at 1-under 143. Meland (34-38 - 72)
also teamed with Mickelson while Persichetti (38-37 - 75) was
helped along by Matt Kuchar (68).
Tom Hoelzle - 2010 Big Dog
Pro-Am champ
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Dog Pro-Am
Bales and Prieskorn team up to win 2010
Memorial Tournament
May 23, 2010
Thom Bales and Mike
Prieskorn, partners out of necessity, found themselves holding the Green
Towels at the conclusion of the 2010 Memorial Tournament last Saturday
at Gateway Golf Club. The pair
recorded the 3rd ever bogey-free round at the Memorial shooting a
5-under par 67 to win by 2. Bales' Memorial partner for 3
years, Bob Bruning, moved to Texas last summer and the partnership with
Prieskorn, hoping to play in his first Memorial, only formed the week
before the tournament.
Bales and Prieskorn made
birdies on 2 of their first 3 holes and avoided any mistakes along the
way adding 3 more birdies. Each team that has played the
Memorial without error - no bogies - has won the tournament
(Persichetti/Collins in 2004 and Powell/Robar in 2009).
Bales is now a multiple
major champion (2008 Habour Pointe Open) adding this Memorial title to a
resume that includes 6 wins among 23 top-4's. Meanwhile, Prieskorn
is off to a hot start in his 2nd year on Tour with 2 wins and a 5th
place in 3 starts.
Another late forming team,
Rick Persichetti and DeVonne Mowry, tied for 2nd with a 2-under
69. Persichetti was trying to become the first 3-time winner at
the Memorial and nearly did so with a 3rd different partner after his
normal teammate Kelly Arnold was unavailable. Rob and Julie
Gardner also shot 69 and the 2 teams were warming up for a playoff until
the Bales/Prieskorn card came in to deflate the anticipation.
Greg Kline and Jason
Rectenwald shared 4th place with Art Wakeford and Jon Heikkinen at 1-under
71. Kline has a Green Towel from 2006 and this was
his 5th top-4 in 7 starts at the Memorial.
Thom Bales and
Mike Prieskorn - 2010 Memorial Tournament champs
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Powell tunes up at Sweet Sixteen
May 16, 2010
John Powell, a 3rd year pro from
Livonia, collected win #3 by taking the 2010 Sweet Sixteen at
Blackheath GC on Sunday. Powell carded 8 birdies and an eagle and
then discarded his 2 worst holes, a double-bogey and a bogey, to finish
at 7-under par. The win, worth $28, earns Powell an exemption to
qualifying for the first EASTERN Championship on August 22nd at
Greystone Golf Club.
Kelly Arnold took 2nd place
(4-under par) and rookie Jeremy Roach (3-under par) took 3rd
place. Eric Morris and Dan Schwartz shared 4th place with even par
scores for their best 16 holes
John Powell - 2010 Sweet
Sixteen champ
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Kline wins Animal House
May 16, 2010
Greg Kline made it 2 for 2
to start the 2010 season. A week after taking the Western
Swing title,
Kline found himself with low score again winning the Animal House Classic
after shooting a 38-32 - 70 to beat Ray Collins by 2 strokes.
Kline hit 7 of 13 fairways and recorded 9 greens in regulation to net 4
birdies against 3 bogies. For the 2nd time in 5 years, Salem Hills
was forced to convert the par-4 16th into a par-3 after heavy rains the day before
made the 16th fairway unplayable.
Collins (35-37 - 72)
finished 2nd in his first start of the 2010 season. A tour
pro in his 8th year, Collins netted his 13th top-4 finish in 45 career
starts. John Powell (36-38 - 74) and Tom Moran (37-37
- 74) tied for 3rd and Phil Abele and Rick Persichetti shared 5th place
with 77's.
Abele also played in the Low
Zoo Ratio putt-off with Eric Morris, Dan Schwartz and Tom Moran.
Abele aced the first hole to take a lead that held up over the course of
the 4 hole putt-off. He took home a $25 Carl's Golfland
giftcard for the effort.
Greg Kline - 2010 Animal
House Classic champ
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Carter cashes in at Chelsea Classic
May 9, 2010
Karl Carter, a 2nd year pro
from Dearborn, made the 2010 Chelsea Classic his first Tour
win. Carter shot a 36-44 - 80 to beat PC Carlos and Joe
Robar by 1-stroke. The 8-over par 80 was the highest winning score
in Tour history - with the exception of the Strokes on a Rope
event. Gale force winds mixed with some rain made play
difficult, if not challenging, at Reddeman Farms on Saturday and the
field as a whole averaged a net score over 86.
Carter managed to record 2
eagles and a birdie while making the turn in even par and a 3-stroke
lead. He held on through the inward nine staying away from
"blow-up" holes. The kind of blow-up holes that
caught Carlos on #14 (triple bogey) and Robar on #17 (triple
bogey). Robar (40-41 - 81) needed a birdie on the home hole
to catch his friend Carlos (39-42 - 81) and force the tie for 2nd.
Lou Acosta (43-40 - 83) notched his 2nd top-4 in 2 weeks.
Karl Carter - 2010 Chelsea
Classic champ
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Kline wins 3rd Western Swing
May 9, 2010
Central Division
Commissioner Greg Kline withstood the strong winds at Rustic
Glen on Saturday to win the Western Swing for the 3rd time.
Kline's first Tour victory was the 2003 Western Swing, played at Huron
Meadows Metropark. He also won this event in 2006 at
Calderone Farms.
Kline led the field in
putting (31) and was 2nd in greens-in-regulation (5/18) in shooting a
37-39 - 76 to win by 4-strokes. His 15th career title was
his 46th top-4 finish in 117 starts. The win, worth $36,
pushed his career earnings to $1099.00.
Tom Sachs (38-42 - 80)
finished 2nd, his 7th top-4 in 28 starts. Jason Rectenwald
(42-40 - 82) and Rick Persichetti (42-40 - 82) tied for 3rd -
Persichetti's 58th top-4 in 121 starts on Tour.
Greg Kline - 2010 Western
Swing champ
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Abele makes 2010 Pine View Classic his
first career title
May 2, 2010
Phil Abele, commissioner of
the Tour's west division, shot a 2-over par 74 to beat Barb Hoelzle by
one stroke for the 2010 Pine View Classic title. A passing thunderstorm
in the morning delayed the start of the tournament by 20 minutes, but
then Abele got off to a hot start in the lead group nearly acing the 140
yard par-3 2nd hole. Abele netted 2 eagles and 3 birdies but
a double-bogey at the 15th and a bogey at the 16th kept him from being
the first player in 7 years to break par at Pine View.
Abele earned $32 for his
first title - his 8th top-4 in 31 starts - and an exemption into the
WESTERN Championship.
The leader at the turn,
Hoelzle (33-42 - 75) lost the lead after a triple-bogey at #16.
She hit 50% of her fairways and recorded 5 of 18 greens in regulation
but was hampered by 39 putts. A 5-time winner on Tour,
Hoelzle collected $24 for her 18th top-4 finish in 78 career starts.
Erik Meland (39-38 - 77)
finished 3rd and rookie Jeremy Roach (38-42 - 80) finished 4th to
complete his Q-School requirements and earn a Mulligan Tour handicap
index going forward. Roach is one of several new players on
Tour with a promising game. Joe Robar (38-43 - 81) and Larry
Kwiatkowski (45-36 - 81) tied for 5th.
Phil Abele - 2010 Pine View
Classic champ
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Prieskorn delivers at Tin Cup
May 2, 2010
Mike Prieskorn, a 2nd year
pro from Wayne, won the 2010 Tin Cup on Saturday. A stretch
of 6 birdies in 7 holes gave Prieskorn (32-39 - 71) a lead that held up
by 1-stroke over Tom R Litzler. The victory is the first for
Prieskorn, and his first top-4 in 13 starts on Tour. He hit 6 of
14 fairways and 6 of 18 greens, needing 31 putts to finish 1-under
par. His 7 total birdies for the round led the field.
The 12th different winner in
the 12 year history of the Tin Cup, Prieskorn collected $32 for the win
and is exempt from qualifying for the PLAYERS Championship at Eagle
Crest GC on September 4th.
Litzler finished with an
eagle on his last hole (#18) but missed forcing a playoff, or winning
outright, after taking a double-bogey 5 on the par-3 17th. Litzler
(35-37 - 72) led the field in putting (27) but was one of 32 players
among the 37 in the field that could not safely find the green from the
17th tee. Litzler earned $24 for 2nd place.
Central division
Commissioner Greg Kline (37-38 - 75) tied for 3rd place with Tim Markel
(38-37 - 75), each earning $12. Barb Kaczmarek (39-37 - 76) earned
$6 for 5th place and John Powell (41-37 - 78) made $4 for 6th.
Mike Prieskorn - 2010 Tin
Cup champ
Click
here for complete FINAL STANDINGS of the 2010 Tin Cup
Strokes start to count on May 1
April 25, 2010
The Pine View Classic and
the Tin Cup open the 2010 Mulligan Tour season on May 1st. A
smaller field of 20 players are travelling to Pine View for the 12th
playing of the Pine View Classic. A larger field of 36 is headed
to Hickory Creek to play for the Tin Cup.
The start of the regular
season means that the race is on to qualify for the division championships
and the TOUR Championship. The top 20 players on the Central
division money list will qualify for the PLAYERS Championship -
September 4th at Eagle Crest GC. Likewise, the top-20 on the West
division money list qualify for the WESTERN Championship - August 28 at
the Grande GC. The inaugural EASTERN Championship will invite the
top-20 on the East division money list to play at Greystone GC on August
22. Finally, players qualify for the TOUR Championship by ranking
in the top-10 on any division's money list or ranking in the top-20 on
the overall money list.
School bell rings at Fox Creek
April 12, 2010
The Mulligan Tour's 12th
season starts at Q-School where the new rookie crop gets a start on
developing their MT handicap index (MTHI). At least 23 new members
will make their Tour debut at the first Q-School at Fox Creek on April
17th. The second stage of Q-School moves to Whispering Willows on
April 24 where another large field is expected.
There are currently 30 new
members joining the Tour in 2010 pushing the overall membership past 80
for the first time.
Practicing
for the Links
By Tami Bealert PGA
Professional / Fitness Trainer
March
25, 2010
After a long and grueling winter, spring has finally arrived!
The fairways are getting their first cut, traps are being filled
with fresh sand, and new balls are replacing the old ones at the golf
range.
For some of you avid golfers who may have been practicing all
winter, just hoping not to “lose your game”, are chewing at the bit
to get out on the links. Perhaps
others were lucky enough to travel someplace warm or tropical, and some
are still trying to find where they stored their clubs for the winter.
Regardless who you are, now is the time to re-evaluate your time
spent at the driving range before making your first swing on the first
tee box.
Some of those frustrating habits you’ve struggled with in
the past can be easily corrected early in the spring, which can provide
for a more enjoyable golf season. The
best way to accomplish this is to take a lesson or a series of lessons
from a PGA or LPGA instructor. I
have been fortunate over the years to learn from some of the best in the
industry. My professional
playing experience and practical training, provides me the necessary
tools to assist others improve their game. Together, we will develop a
plan based on your experience, body type, range of motion, and personal
goals. Understanding your
own swing, and what your body is capable of doing, can directly
contribute to how you physically and mentally approach the game.
More importantly, the time you spend practicing will be more
rewarding and likely to produce the results both on the course and your
scorecard.
Here are a few suggestions on how to practice.
1) Know the difference between warming up to play golf or
warming up to practice on the range.
The warm-up may be the same, but the actual time preparing to
play or just working on your game is very different.
2) Always have a purpose or a plan on what you’d like to
accomplish when going to the range.
Bring a note pad to record your progress and any additional
thoughts or questions you may have.
3) Start with your set up.
Always have a target in mind, and adjust yourself to different
targets throughout your practice.
4) Apply the proper practice drills that will build motor
skill memory. For quicker
results, you can practice some of the drills daily away from the range.
5) Make it fun! Bring
a friend and share some of your goals.
Go out for lunch or dinner afterwards.
What’s exciting for me as a PGA Golf Professional is that
every student is unique and each one offers a different swing motion.
I look forward to every lesson that I give, because both the
student and I share the same goals – to improve their game.
With the correct instruction, proper practice will improve
your performance. So whether
you are a beginner or a scratch golfer, consider taking a few lessons.
It’s one way to ensure that you are providing yourself the
opportunity to play your best and to enjoy each moment on the course,
swing after swing!
Tami
Bealert is a teaching pro working out of Hickory Creek Golf Club
www.trainwithtami.com
She
will conduct a clinic after the Tin Cup tournament on May1 Tin
Cup Clinic
Tour readies for 2010
January, 2010
The Mulligan Tour is preparing for its
12th season. Several tournaments are already set on the
schedule with other events tentatively in place. The Tour is
planning for as many as 39 different events in an ambitious 2010
campaign.
The Tour will create an East
division and include 4 established tournaments and 3 new
events. The Sweet Sixteen, the Big Dog Pro-Am, the Caddyshack
Classic and the Fifty Cent Classic will anchor the new East division
while the Casino Classic and the Sparty Classic will complete the
regular season schedule. The division championship, called the EASTERN Championship, will wrap up the
7 event schedule.
New post season events will
include the President's Cup and the Division Bell. The President's
Cup will feature a team of 6 players captained by Tour founder and
President Erik Meland competing in 3 different 9-hole matches against a
team of 6 Touring members. The Division Bell will invite 4 players
to represent each regional division in an 18-hole, 4 round total
score event.
Click here for the tentative
2010 tournament schedule
Membership rates will remain
the same for the 3rd year in a row. A full membership will cost
$120 for the year, although there is a $20 discount if the membership is
received by March 31. A limited membership (6 events max) is
still available for $80.
The Mulligan Tour is
planning to be represented at the 2010 Michigan Golf Show on March 5-7
at the Rock Financial Showplace. Visit http://michigangolfshow.com/
for details about show.
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