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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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