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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 runner up Brian Lardin by 2 shots. Tim Markel finished 3rd for his 10th all-time 3rd place finish on Tour. Gregg Nothdurft, Eric Kiekbusch and Rod Theunissen tied for 4th at 1 under par. Mulhern posted 9 birdies in taking his 3rd Tour win in 42 starts. His two victories moves him to 4th in all-time winnings for the Caddyshack event.

Commissioner Rich Dunmore presents charity check to sponsor Helen Puffenberger for the United Pompe Foundation



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 with an 8 under par 64, one of Chuck Withey's course mark. Greg Kline took 2nd as the only other under par score at 2 under 70. A four-way tie for 3rd included Thom Bales, David Martin, Thomas Mulhern and Ken Westerman. Tournament host Jason Rectenwald rounded out the money winners.  On course prizes went to Kline, Westerman, and Mike Prieskorn.  David Martin had the low gross score and Kline had the fewest putts. Loving posted 9 birdies and 2 eagles on his card.



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 ain't over until the pleasantly plump lady sings' dept,  Tyler Floyd was still on course and in the process of birdieing his final four holes to rally to a 1 under par 69 and a 1 shot win over Mullen. Chuck Withey and Ned Loving tied for 3rd at 2 over par.  On course prizes went to Jeff Pasz and Grant Goodspeed. Kevin Gregoire earned the Skins Game invitation.  Tyler's big rally gave him 4 Tour wins in his 49th start.

Mike Geisser upped his ugly attire game this year to take Ugly Pants award. Once again, the dinosaur was shocked.

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 Joe Brandenburg. Litzler finished at 4 under par 68. Greg Nothdurft, Thomas Mulhern and East Commissioner Rich Dunmore tied for 4th at 1 under par 71. On course prizes went to Litzler and Chris Dunmore. Brandenburg's consolation for his 2nd place was moving past Commissioner Dunmore into first place in all-time Fifty Cent winnings. Ron Hiestand moved to 5th all-time. T.W. became the 13th Tour player to notch 10 wins on Tour in his 257th start.


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 final. Corey McCue survived a late charge by defending champ Tim Markel that brought the match to all square at the end of regulation. McCue secured the semi-final win with a clutch 20 foot putt on the 19th hole. In the finals match, McCue got up early, but the match was not decided until Corey hit the green from the long grass on the 14th while Ryan missed the green. The long grass save took away Kiekbusch's momentum and McCue went on the win the match 5 & 3. In the consolation match, Gregoire took Markel 1 up.  Corey's win moves him to #1 in the World Rankings, taking the spot from Gregoire who held the top spot for 52 weeks. The win is Corey's 7th on Tour and 2nd Major victory in 97 starts. Ironically his 1st major win came at the 2020 Memorial where he was paired with Gregoire.

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 under par total was good for a 3 shot win over Joe Brandenburg who made 5 birdies on the back nine to charge into 2nd. Scott Wilsey eagled the 18th to tie Rookie Mark Lindeman for 3rd.  Showing the competitiveness of the Tour, there was a 7 way tie for 5th place to finish out the money.  On course prizes went to Chuck Withey and Gary Thomas. For Big Dog Don this is his 3rd Tour win in 42 starts.


Match Play Day 1

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.  Helen 'Puffy' Puffenberger took 2nd with 39 points and took both on course prizes. Paul Parent finished Top-4 for the 2nd week in a row with a 3rd place this week. Grant Goodspeed and Ken Westerman finished tied for 4th. This is Mike's 22nd Tour win in 224 starts. He moves to T-4 in all-time wins and 2nd in all-time Crazy Brit winnings.


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 under coming home. He even survived his brother telling him he was leading on the 17th tee by finishing par - birdie.  John Raymond and Helen Puffenberger tied for 2nd at 4 under par. For John this is his 10th 2nd place finish on Tour and Helen moves to 4th in all-time RWB money winnings. Brother Paul Parent finished 4th at 3 under par. Milestones were reached by World #1 Kevin Gregoire with his 150th Tour start and Dan Gubachy with his 100th Tour start. Phillip's 9 under par sets the tournament record and breaks the course record set in the only other time the Tour has played Taylor Meadows by Craig MacBeth in 2003 at 6 under par.  Phillip vaults into the top 50 of the World Rankings with his 1st win in his 11th Tour start. Phillip also grabbed the low gross score prize with a 74 and Greg Kline tied Ken Westerman for low putts.

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 par 67.  Nancy Hiestand shot a nice 31 on her back nine to finish 2nd at 2 under par.  Eric Birkle was 3rd at 1 under par and Ryan Kiekbusch was 4th at Even.  Birkle moved to 2nd in all-time winnings at this event while Gregoire moved to 3rd. Both still trail Corey McCue who finished in the money to hold the top spot. On course prizes went to Birkle, Hiestand, Kiekbusch and Tim Markel. Low putts went to Chuck Withey.  For Gregoire, this is his 11th Tour victory in 149 starts.

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 with new picks and any member can play as it is a full reschedule. 

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 finished 1 under par 70 for a 1 shot win. Dan Gubachy finished 4th at 1 over par. For Gordon this is his 10th 2nd place finish on Tour. Helen Puffenberger and Scott Wilsey both finished in the money and Puff earned just enough to pass Scott for the all-time money lead in the Senior Open. On course prizes went to Tyler Floyd, playing with dad on Father's Day and Melek Kayser.  Hesse took the fewest putts prize to help earn his 5th Tour victory in 178 starts.


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 charging Don Ward who played 7 under par over his last 5 holes including 3 eagles and 2 hole outs. Ward finished 3 under par and matched Gregg Nothdurft for 2nd, who suffered his 'one bad hole' on the 18th. John Raymond finished 4th at 2 under par. For Raymond this is his 10th 4th place finish in his Tour career. Nothdurft's consolation was moving to #1 on the Tour Money List. And he logged one of three Albatrosses on the day. The other TWO went to Erika Fitzpatrick!  On course prizes went to Paddison and Justin McCue. Dave Oliver earned the Skins Game invitation.  For Paddison, his 7 birdies and an eagle earned him a 6 under par 3 shot win for his 5th on Tour in 56 starts. He joins Greg Kline, Erik Kiekbuch, and Mike Prieskorn as multiple winners this year.

Records Fall at Harbour Pointe Open

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 15th Hole in One in Tour History.

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 'Ace' Dunmore, Jason Rectenwald, and Tim Markel tied for 4th. It was the 10th time both Markel and Rectenwald have finished 4th in Tour events. Martin moved up to 2nd in the all-time money list for the Par 54, trailing only Jeff Klipa. On Course prizes went to Kevin Gregoire, Ken Westerman, Thom Bales, Greg Kline and John Raymond.  For Puffenberger this is her 6th Tour win in 155 starts.


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.  Greg Paddison fell just short in his attempt to double the weekend and tied Tom Moran for 3rd at 2 under par 69. For his effort Paddison climbed to 3rd on the all-time money list for the East Side Charity Classic. On course prize went to Chuck Withey and Gregg Nothdurft earned the invitation to the East Skins Game. Scotty notched his 6th Tour victory in 135 starts.

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 modern era, behind Bob Delorey's 58 in last year's RJO and Tom R. Litzler's 59 in the 2005 Sweet Sixteen.  Greg went out in 29 and booked 7 birdies, 3 eagles, 10 greens and 30 putts to dominate the day. Ray Collins was runner-up at 5 under par 66. Helen Puffenberger and top rookie Eric Kiekbusch tied for 3rd at 2 under 69. Notables: Chuck Withey and Old Tom Litzler hit 11 greens on the day and Old Tom also logged 10 fairways hit. On course prizes went to Paddison, Tom W. Litzler, Puffenberger and Ryan Kiekbusch.  For Paddison this is his 4th Tour win in 54 starts and moves him to 2nd in the all-time money winnings for the Reatha Jackson Memorial event.


A record $2100 Tour donation! This pushes the total raised for the Alzheimer's Association to  $7670 for this event!

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 left tied for 2nd at 57 points. Mike Prieskorn and Chuck Withey tied for 4th at 53 points.  Prieskorn extended his all-time money lead for the event while Martin moved to 3rd in all-time Fox Hunt earnings. It was also the 10th time Prieskorn has finished 4th in Tour events. Tom W. Litzler finished in the money in his 250th career Tour start. For Tyler this was his 3rd Tour win in 46 career starts. His 67 points is the 2nd best all-time for this event.



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 putt pars to win the 4-hole aggregate playoff by 1. Chuck Withey and Tim Markel ran out of string early and had to settle for 3rd and 4th at 2 over and 3 over par. The win evens Oliver's playoff career record at 2 and 2 while McCue now has the same 2 and 2 record. Oliver also moves to 3rd on the all-time Strokes on a Rope money list with his 2nd event win and 4th overall in 74 career starts.  Chuck Withey posted his 60th Top-4 finish and John Raymond made his 150th career start on Tour.  Eric Birkle and Tyler Floyd took the on course prizes and Ken Westerman earned the invitation to the West Skins Game.


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 one early with birdies on 3 of his first 4 holes out of the gate. His 5 birdies on the day enabled him to survive the 'one bad hole' syndrome on #17, which gave hope to the late challengers until Sid made par on the 18th to seal the win at 1 under par 70. Helen Puffenberger finished at even par for 2nd in her 150th Tour start while hitting 14 greens on the day. Brian Lardin was 3rd at 1 over par with 11 greens in regulation. Melek Kayser and Greg Paddison tied for 4th at 2 over par. It was Melek's first Top-4 finish of his career.  Sidhu moved up 23 spots in the World Rankings to 55th. Grant Goodspeed collected both on course prizes for the day. Casino prizes went to Scott Wilsey for a birdie trifecta, and Rich Dunmore, Chris Dunmore, Goodspeed, Puffenberger and Kayser all won the birdie match drawing.


Jeff Cubel Notches Ace at Fox Hills

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 milestone 20th career win on The Mulligan Tour. Mike posted a tidy 31 on the 2nd nine (Woodlands) at Fox Hills including 4 birdies and an eagle to pull away in what was a tight leaderboard battle most of the day.  Prieskorn posted a 6 under par 64 to Kline's 2 under par 68. Kline's day was a little brighter because he took over the Tour money lead, a title he has won 3 times in 2006, 2010 and 2012. Gregg Nothdurft took 3rd at 1 under par 69 and rookie Grant Goodspeed got his first top-4 finish in his 5th start. On course prizes went to Ned Loving, Helen Puffenburger, Tom Moran and, of course, Jeff Cubel.  Prieskorn becomes the 6th player in Tour history to reach 20 wins in his 217th start. He is the 15th different winner at the Dudlee's Plymouth Open which has never had a multiple winner.   


As is his tradition, Dudlee donated the proceeds of his Open to Leader Dogs for the Blind.


Rookie Roll Continues!

 

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 he closed with a birdie on the 18th to finish 3 over par and get into a playoff with Ray Collins. Collins birdied 2 holes on the back nine and finished with a clutch up and down par on his final hole (15) to make the playoff.  Kline outlasted Collins in the playoff 9-10. For Kline it is his 24th career Tour win in his 293rd start. Collins comes in 2nd in his 100th Tour start. A 3rd place tie went to Jeff Pasz and Eric Birkle at 5 over par. John Nievierowski took the first invitation of the year for the Skins game and Helen Puffenberger to closet to the pin on #6. For Kline this is his 3rd Tin Cup win with previous wins in 2018 and 2006. He improves his all-time money lead for both the Tin Cup event and the Tour career standings. He squared his playoff record in this event, having lost in 2011 to John Powell.

The Tin Cup was sponsored by The Mulligan Tour and charity proceeds went to
Gleaners Food Bank.

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 birdied 2 of her final 3 holes to gain her spot in the playoff. Cubel continued his steady play with all pars in the 4 hole aggregate play off to take is first Tour win in his 18th start.  Gregg Nothdurft took 3rd at even par and extended his all-time winnings lead in the Animal House Classic. Last week's winner and World #1 (for 35 weeks) Kevin Gregoire tied for 4th at 1 over par with Joe Robar, Tyler Floyd and John Nievierowski.  It was also Gregoire's 30th Top-4 finish on Tour. The win jumps Jeff up 8 spots in the World Rankings to #42.

Rollin With The Homies to raise money in the fight against MS

First Fantasy Winners

I wanted to reach out to all New and Returning members with a few calendar reminders.  There are several items I want to make sure everyone is aware of.

The start of the season is with Q School events on April 10 and 11.  The registration deadline for Q School is Thursday, April 1st (No Fool’s Joke here).

Annual Dues deadline for the discounted rate is tomorrow, Monday March 22.  Annuals dues paid after tomorrow , March 22 is $120

Members that are 57 years old by June 1, 2021 or older can choose to play the Sr Tees (please remember the Sr Tees are the tee box in front of the Standard Men’s tee box but not always).  Sr Tees vary event by event.  The deadline to declare to play the Sr Tees is April 1^st and this is a full year selection. 

Hope all are doing well.  I’m looking forward to getting out on the course and chatting with everyone. 

Thanks

Chuck