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News archives from 2007
Litzler gets
Runny Nose again
November 25,
2007
Old Tom Litzler won the
Runny Nose Open on Saturday, November 24th
at Harbor Club golf course in
Belleville. With the temperature
never rising above 40°, Litzler proved
that his 2006 Runny Nose title in record
warmth was no fluke. With the Tour
using a new course set-up, whereby the
players tee from the white tees on the
first nine and from the reds on the second
nine, Litzler played the final 7 holes in
even par (gross) to finish at net 1-over
par 73 and a 3-stroke victory worth $16.
Runner up Erik Meland shot
4-over 76 to net his best finish at the
Runny Nose while Ray Collins (78) and 2003
winner David Martin (79) finished 3rd and
4th respectively. The field of
8 members also included the 2004 winner
Russ Butler (80), with Greg Kline (81),
Tim Snitchler (90), and Bob Bruning (93).
2007
Runny Nose Open FINAL RESULTS
Kline wins
TOUR Championship, but Martin
takes the Money Title and Tour's #1
ranking
October 8,
2007
Greg Kline birdied the par-5
18th hole at the Fortress to finish at
4-over par 76 and take 1-stroke victory in
the 2007 TOUR Championship. Playing
partner David Martin also birdied the 18th
but finished a stroke back at 77.
The defending champ, Denny Ersig, also
shot 77 to share 2nd place.
Kline, winner of the
inaugural 2005 TOUR Championship,
collected a 1st place check worth $50 and
finished the '07 season ranked 5th on the
Money List ($153.00). Martin locked
up his 3rd Money Title in 7 years after
collecting $30 for the T-2 finish and
earning $246.50 for the year. He
also moved 0.67 points ahead of Kline on
the Mulligan Tour World Ranking (56.93 to
56.26) despite Kline's win. His '05
TOUR Championship title fell off the
2-year rolling points system.
With his 6th major title,
and 12th win overall, Kline moved ahead of
Martin who has 5 grand slam titles among
his 13 Tour victories. Martin
continues to hold the career lead in
earnings ($1,134.20), followed by Rick
Persichetti ($894.90), Erik Meland
($894.67), and Kline ($867.00).
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2007 TOUR Championship
And a Star is
Born
September 26,
2007
Carol Koch, playing in the
final match of the 2007 Commissioner's Cup
against Kelly Arnold, was 4-down thru 9
holes and feeling the heat of an unusually
warm day in late September. But
realizing that her match may be crucial to
the outcome, she fought back and gained a
second wind as the sun started to go down
on Manistee National. She saved her
best for last winning the last 3 holes,
the 18th with a natural birdie, to halve
the match. Knowing that the final
5-foot putt would secure the half point to
put the West team up 12½ to 11½ and avoid
the first tie in Commissioner's Cup
history, she coolly stroked the putt and
took in the cheers as the ball hit the
bottom of the cup.
Hailing from Chelsea, Koch
(pronounced "cook") had just completed her
3rd year on Tour and was playing in her
2nd Commissioner's Cup. With only 3
top-4's and no wins in 24 career starts on
Tour, Koch was a very popular member of
the 2006 West team due to her home
cooking. But she has etched her
place in Commissioner's Cup history with
her golf game thanks to the dramatic
finish she provided on the Canthooke
Valley course at Manistee National Golf
& Resort.
2007
Commissioner's Cup Champs - Western
Division
(Back
row from left: Tom Moran, Phil Abele,
Thom Bales, Dan Schwartz, John
Stepek.
Front row: Erik Meland, Carol Koch, Tim
Snitchler)
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2007 Commissioner's Cup
West team
returns 5 players to defend the
Commissioner's Cup
September 17,
2007
The 3rd playing of the
Commissioner's Cup will pit an 8-player
team from the West division against an
8-player team from the Central division in
team and singles matches at Manistee
National Golf and Resort on September 23rd
and 24th. The West squad has 5
returning players from the team that won
the Cup in '06. Erik Meland will
captain a team that includes Thom Bales,
Tom Moran, Dan Schwartz, and Carol
Koch. Tour rookies Tim Snitchler and
Phil Abele will make their Comm Cup debuts
and John Stepek returns to the West team
that he played for in '05.
Captain Greg Kline, the
Central division Commissioner, will pilot
the Central team that includes Jason
Rectenwald, Barb Randle, Tom Hoelzle,
Kelly Arnold, and Denny Ersig - all
returning from the '06 team. Russ
Butler will make his Cup debut and DeVonne
Mowry, a member of the winning '05 team,
returns to the Central squad.
Team play starts the
competition on Sunday afternoon with
9-hole alternate shot and 9-hole best ball
matches. Play continues on Monday
morning with 9-hole best ball and 9-hole
alternate shot matches and then conclude
in the afternoon with singles
matches. There are 24 points
available. The West needs to win 12
points to retain the Cup while the Central
needs to win 12 ½ points to take the Cup
back.
Klipa
collects 4th win of the year
September 9,
2007
With the help of Tiger Woods
(67), Tom Watson (69), and Annika
Sorrenstam (67), Jeff Klipa posted a
4-over par 75 at Fox Creek GC to finish at
8-under 278 and win the 2007 Quad-Tour
Challenge by 1-stroke. Central
division Commissioner Greg Kline shot a
net 74 and finished 2nd at 279. Rick
Persichetti (77 - 280) and Terry Baar (76
- 281) rounded out the top-4.
Klipa earned $32 for his 4th
win of the year and moved up to 2nd on the
money list ($178.00). He trails
David Martin by $38.50 with the final
money event of the season, the TOUR
Championship, scheduled for October 6th at
the Fortress.
Jeff
Klipa - 2007 Quad-Tour Challenge champ
It's in the
Hole!!!
August 18,
2007
Greg Kline went low at the
Links at Lake Erie to capture his first
win in more than a year. Kline, the
Tour's #1 ranked player, shot a 32-31 - 63
to beat rookie Phil Abele by 2-strokes at
the 2007 Anchor Conveyor Caddyshack
Classic. He made 9 birdies and an
eagle to record the lowest score of the
year. Winner of 11 titles in 5
years, Kline's last win on Tour had come
on August 12th, 2006 at the Match Play
Championship.
Abele (29-36 - 65) started
red hot on a seasonably cool day, making 5
birdies and an eagle in his first 8
holes. He was 8-under thru 12 but
cooled off as the temperature warmed
making 3 bogies in his last 6 holes to
fall out of contention. Bob Bruning
shot 32-34 - 66 to finish 3rd and David
Martin (35-33 - 68) birdied 4 of his last
5 holes to finish solo 4th at 4-under
par. Martin continues to lead the
Tour with $180.50 in earnings after his
9th top-4 finish in 11 starts this year.
Kline had 4 natural birdies
on his way to shooting a personal best
gross score of 73. Ironically, the
central division Commissioner wins the
Caddyshack in a year that the
traditionally central division event was
placed in the western division
schedule. The Caddyshack is expected
to return to the central division next
year, though negotiations are under way to
move the tournament to a host course
closer to the title sponsors.
Pheasant Run GC in Canton is receiving the
heaviest consideration.
Greg
Kline - 2007 Caddyshack Classic champ
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2007 Anchor Conveyor Caddyshack Classic
Randle reigns
at Downing Farms
August 12,
2007
Barb Randle collected her
2nd Tour victory by scattering 7 birdies
and 7 pars over the Downing Farms layout,
finishing 3 strokes under par and winning
the 2007 Ugly Pants Open by 7-shots over
Tom Hoelzle and Russ Butler. Randle
brings the UPO title back to the ladies
domain - as the girls have now won 5 of
the 7 tournaments contested. The
first place check was worth $28 and pushes
Randle up to 19th on the money list with
earnings of $40.50 for the season.
Hoelzle (32-43 - 75) had a
nice weekend picking up another $17.50 in
prize money for the T-2 finish here after
earning $13.50 for a T-3 at Carrington the
day before. He moves up to 17th on
the money standings with $41.50 and also
won the popular vote for "ugliest attire"
earning himself a $40 discount for the
2008 membership. Butler (39-36 - 75)
secured his 3rd top-4 finish of the year
and now ranks 12th on the money list
($60). Phil Abele (33-43 - 76) tied
Young Tom Litzler (40-36 - 76) for 4th and
earned his first Mulligan Tour paycheck
($3.50).
Barb
Randle - 2007 Ugly Pants Open champ
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2007 Ugly Pants Open
Litzler
cashes in at Carrington
August 11,
2007
Old Tom Litzler shot 33-36 -
69 and won the 2007 Carrington Classic by
2 strokes over Carol Koch. Litzler
had worked his way up to 2nd on the money
list without the aid of a
win. After earning $36 for the
Carrington title, he now trails David
Martin by only $9 in the race for the 2007
Money Title. Litzler played solidly
making birdies at the 3rd, 4th, and 5th
holes while avoiding the bogey. When
he did finally make a bogey (12th, 14th ,
and 16th), he was quick to counter with
birdies (13th, 15th, and 18th) to
neutralize the effect. Litzler
became the 6th player to join the 500
club. He has won $510.17 in official
prize money from 60 career starts on Tour.
Koch (34-37 - 71) secured
her first top-4 finish this year and
debuts at 25th on the money standings
thanks to the $27 2nd place check.
Tom Bales (38-34 - 72) and Tom Hoelzle
(37-35 - 72) shared 3rd place and earned
$13.50 each
Tom W
Litzler - 2007 Carrington Classic champ
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2007 Carrington Classic
DeVonne Mowry
marches to Match Play title
July 29, 2007
DeVonne Mowry found a very
playable Links at Whitmore Lake hosting
the 2007 Match Play Championship and took
advantage by playing very well over 3 days
and claiming the prestigious Match Play
title. Mowry outlasted Thom Bales in
the Sunday afternoon final 2&1 to
become the 4th ladies major champion on
the Mulligan Tour. Bob Bruning won
the consolation match 1-up taking Jason
Rectenwald to the 18th hole to decide 3rd
place. In the morning semi-finals,
Mowry dispatched Bruning 4&3 while
Bales was getting the better of Rectenwald
4&2.
Saturday's 2nd round saw all
4 top seeds fall. Bruning took a
quick 3 hole lead on Greg Kline and shot a
gross 4-over par thru 15 holes never
giving the defending champ a chance to get
back in it. "Old Tom" Litzler was
7-down after 8 holes as the Mowry train
kept on chuggin'. Mowry charged out
of the gate with 2 birdies in the
first 5 holes and a Litzler "come-back"
ran out of holes 6&5.
Bales held a 1-hole lead at
the turn Saturday, and then took the 12th,
13th, and 15th holes to finish Kelly
Arnold 4&3. In Saturday's
closest match, Rectenwald sank a long putt
on 18 to beat Rick Persichetti 1-up.
An even match through 8 holes, Rectenwald
won the 9th, 10th, and 11th to go
3-up. "Perch" fought back taking the
13th, 15th, and 17th with pars setting up
the 18th hole finale.
The Friday opening round saw
Mowry pull away from Dick Spiers 4&3
while Bruning defeated last year's
runner-up Dan Schwartz 3&2.
Jason Rectenwald kept Erik Meland winless
in Match Play competition (0-5) winning
3&2 and Bales defeated Tom Moran
2&1.
DeVonne
Mowry - 2007 Match Play Champion
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2007 Match Play Championship
Bruning takes
inaugural Fifty Cent
July 22, 2007
Bob Bruning shot a 34-34 -
68 on Sycamore Hills' South-North course
on Saturday for a 1-stroke win over 5
others to capture the first Fifty Cent
Classic title. Bruning led the field
in putting, requiring only 29 putts for 18
holes. The win was worth $32.50 and
was paid out in 50 cent pieces.
The 5 players tied for 2nd
included Jason Rectenwald (36-33 - 69),
Tim Snitchler (35-34 - 69), Rick
Persichetti (33-36 - 69), Bob Baar (38-31
- 69), and Dick Spiers (37-32 - 69).
Spiers was part of the sponsoring group
that also included John Stepek, Barb
Randle, Tom Hoelzle, and Denny
Ersig. Randle (36-36 - 72) finished
T-7 but won 2 closest-to-the-pin
challenges (holes #2 and #7 on the
South). Spiers also won a
closest-to-the-pin challenge (#4 North)
and Hoelzle made it a sweep for the hosts
finishing closest-to-the-pin at #8
North.
Bob Bruning - 2007 Fifty
Cent Classic champ
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2007 Fifty Cent Classic
The Crazy
Britzler!
July 15, 2007
Young Tom
Litzler scored a modern-era (since
2001) record 39 points at the Crazy Brit,
played at Whispering Willows GC on July
14, to secure his 3rd Tour victory.
The British Stableford scoring system
grants 1 point for a net bogey, 2 points
for a net par, 3 points for a net birdie,
and 4 points for a net eagle.
Litzler scored points on every hole except
the 12th (double bogey) and carded an
eagle and 6 birdies to win by 2 points
over the Tour's money leader David Martin.
The win was Young Tom's 14th
top-4 finish in 22 career starts, a 63.6
percentage rate that matches Todd Stuart's
start in the first 3 year's of the
Mulligan Tour (1999-2001) and leads all
others members past and present..
Litzler now heads to London, England for a
month of studies where he can profess to
be the reigning master of British
Stableford scoring back in the colonies.
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2007 Crazy Brit
Moran hails
the victors at Leslie
July 7, 2007
Tom Moran broke through for
his first victory by blistering Leslie
Park's back nine in 29 and taking the 2007
Go Blue Classic with a 7-under 65
total. Moran, in his 2nd year on
Tour and making his 19th start, bogied the
2nd hole and double-bogied the 3rd but
birdies at 6, 7, and 8 got him back to
even par for the tournament. The
birdie-fest continued on the back as Moran
hit 5 of his 7 greens on the inward nine
and netted 7 more birdies. He played
the final 13 holes in 10-under par.
The victory was worth $28 and puts Moran
at 20th on the Money List and 7th on the
West division money standings.
Victor McCoy, winner of this
event last year at Lake Forest, finished 2
strokes back with a steady 35-32 -
67. He ranks 7th on the current
Money List after earning a $21 check for
2nd place. The father and son
Litzler's completed the top-4. Young
Tom (34-34 - 68) led the field with 11
greens in regulation and eagled the 10th
hole to get ahead of his dad. Old
Tom led the field with 11 fairways hit
(tied with Bob Bruning) but finished 34-36
- 70.
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2007 Go Blue Classic
Klipa halfway
to Grand Slam
July 1, 2007
A 4-year veteran of the
Mulligan Tour, Jeff Klipa was 0 for his
first 11 majors. Now, he is 2 for
his last 2 as the Memorial champ picked up
the 2nd leg of the Grand Slam winning the
Commercial Underwriters Harbour Pointe
Open at the Lakes of Taylor Golf
Club. Klipa overcame triple-bogies
at the 3rd and 9th holes with 4 birdies on
the always tough Open set-up. He
finished at 6-over 78 and tied with Bob
Bruning for low score. When Bruning
was not available for a playoff, Klipa
secured his 2nd major of the year - his
4th victory overall. Klipa moves up
to 2nd on the '07 Money Standings with
$122 earned this season. Klipa is
hopeful to enter the Match Play
Championship at the end of the month, but
a job change may interfere. Whether
he can participate or not, Klipa will
still have a chance at the Grand Slam with
the PLAYERS Championship in September and
the TOUR Championship in October.
Bruning was the early leader
after a front nine 35, but he let the
field back in by going
triple-double-double to start the back
nine. He finished birdie-birdie-par
on the tough closing holes to come in with
a 43 and finish at 6-over 78. The
$35 consolation prize moves him up to 14th
($37) on the Money List. "Old Tom"
Litzler finished a stroke back at
7-over 79. The par-3's did him no
favors - he played those 4 holes in 5-over
par. He earned $25 for 3rd place and
ranks 3rd in earnings with $111.50.
David Martin (39-41 - 80)
picked up another top-4 and continues to
lead the Tour with $145.50 in prize
money. He shared 4th place with
DeVonne Mowry (36-44 - 80) and promising
rookie Tim Snitchler (41-39 - 80).
The trio of players finishing another shot
back included Greg Kline (39-42 - 81),
Kelly Arnold (41-40 - 81), and Tom Moran
(40-41 - 81).
Jeff Klipa - 2007 Harbour
Pointe Open champ
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2007 Harbour Pointe Open
Thousand
Dollar Man
June 23, 2007
David Martin, an 8-year
veteran of the Mulligan Tour, became the
first to reach the $1000 career earnings
plateau after winning the 2007
Strokes on a Rope title. The Tour's
Money Titleist in 2001 and 2002, Martin is
again leading the way in 2007. The
Strokes victory, worth $36, was his 2nd
win this year and he has finished in the
money in 6 of the 7 events he has entered
in 2007 taking home $135.50 in prize
money. Martin has earned $1,023.20
for his career from a record 53 top-4's in
91 career starts.
Martin hit all 14 fairways
and shot a 40-43 - 83 at the tough
Huntmore Golf Club track for a 1-stroke
win. It was his 2nd Strokes on a
Rope win. He also took the SoaR
title in '05 at Lake Forest
GC. He leads the Tour in
driving accuracy at 79.5% hitting 66 of 83
fairways so far this year. He is on
his way to setting a new standard for
driving accuracy in a season - the current
record is 69.6% held by Valerie Holland in
the 2002 season.
Mowry takes
Par-54 to new low, wins title by 9
strokes
June 22, 2007
DeVonne Mowry shot a record
2-under par 52 to claim the 2007 Par-54
Classic title at the Strategic Fox GC on
Friday, June 22nd. Mowry is only the
2nd player to break par at the 4-year old
event. She bettered the previous
record score of 1-under 53 shot by Barb
Randle in winning the '05
tournament. The win was worth $23
and moves Mowry up to 17th on the 2007
Money List (6th on the Central division
Money List). Second place was 9
strokes back of Mowry. The defending
champ, David Martin, joined Tom W Litzler
and rookie Pat McClatchey at 7-over
61. Martin has finished 1st or 2nd
in each of the last 3 year's.
DeVonne
Mowry - 2007 Par-54 Classic champion
Meland wins
4-way battle for Fox Hunt
In the smallest allowable
field for an official tournament, Erik
Meland collected his 14th career win by
recording 47 points in the 2007 Fox
Hunt. Meland hit 8
greens-in-regulation but only 2 on the
back nine as Thom Bales gave chase.
The Fox Hunt format credits players with
1-5 points for hitting greens (more points
for longer holes) and points for putting
(1 point for a 2-putt, 2 points for a
1-putt, and 3-points for a chip-in).
Bales counted up 44 points from 7
greens-in-regulation and 33 putts.
Dave Randall (40 points) finished 3rd and
Rick Persichetti (32) finished 4th.
Hawkinson's
back nine charge nets Real McCoy title
June 17, 2007
John Hawkinson, the 2nd year
pro from Livonia, played Farmington Hills
GC's inward nine in 5-under par 31 to win
the 2007 Real McCoy Classic by one stroke
over a trio of players. It was
Hawkinson's first career win in only his
7th start. The first place check of
$36 represents his first earnings on Tour
and lifts him to 11th on the 2007 Money
List - 3rd on the Central Money
standings. After recording 4
consecutive bogies to finish the front
nine at 2-over 37, Hawkinson birdied the
10th and never made another bogey.
Playing in the final group, he posted 2
more birdies and an eagle in his final 6
holes to finish at 3-under 68. No
other player in the field could do better
than 35 (Russ Butler) on the final 9
holes.
The 3-way tie for 2nd
included Dave Randall, the defending
champ. Playing in the first group,
he birdied the final 3 holes to finish
33-36 - 69. His lead held up until
the final 2 groups came in. David
Martin (32-37 - 69) finished in the second
to last group and Jason Rectenwald (32-37
- 69) was in the final group with
Hawkinson. Randall led the field
with 8 birdies in his round but collected
6 bogies - 5 more than in last year's
winning performance. Rectenwald led
the field in putting (30) and picked up
his first top-4 in 2007 while Martin
returned to the top of the Money List with
$88.50 earned in 4 events this year.
John Hawkinson - 2007 Real
McCoy Classic champion
Collins
discovers the Holy Grail
June 10, 2007
Ray Collins played the final
6 holes at St.Johns Golf and Conference
Center in 5-under par to capture the 2007
Holy Grail by a stroke over rookie Tim
Snitchler. It was the first
individual victory for Collins in his 23rd
start on Tour. He also won the 2004
Memorial tournament with partner Rick
Persichetti.
Collins (34-32 - 66) has 3
top-4's in 3 starts this year and has
steadily improved his finishes in
2007. He finished 3rd at the Tin Cup
and 2nd at the Chelsea Classic in
May. With the win at St.Johns he now
ranks 4th on the Money List with $69 in
official prize money earned.
Snitchler (33-34 - 67)
nearly found the winner's circle in only
his 5th career start. He has earned
$27.50 from his 2nd top-4 finish and ranks
14th on the current Money List. Tom
W. Litzler moves to the top of the Money
List after finishing 3rd. Litzler
(32-38 - 70) has 4 top-4's in 4 events
this year and ranks first with $75.50
earned. The Mulligan Tour
triumvirate of Greg Kline (38-33 - 71),
Rick Persichetti (35-36 - 71), and Erik
Meland (38-33 - 71) shared 4th place.
Ray Collins - 2007 Holy
Grail champion
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the 2007 Holy Grail
Klipa and
McCoy win Memorial
May 26, 2007
Jeff Klipa and Victor
McCoy, teamed together for the 5th
time in this 2-man scramble event,
overcame periodic downpours and strong
winds to post a 4-under par 68 and win the
Green Towels as the 2007 Memorial
tournament champions. As the
tradition of wet Memorials gets reiterated
each year, Klipa and McCoy played
unexpectedly well in the poor
conditions. They birdied their first
hole (#17) and made their only bogie at
#1. Birdies at the 3rd, 6th, and 8th
holes took them to 3-under for the
tournament. A holed flop shot from
the rough behind the green on #14 provided
the difference.
It was Klipa's 2nd victory
in 2007 and his 3rd overall in 60 starts
on Tour. His first grand slam title
was worth $40 in prize money and elevates
him to 3rd on the 2007 money list.
It was also McCoy's first major
championship and his 2nd win overall in 44
starts. He cracks the top-10 on the
money list (8th) as his thoughts turn to
hosting his tournament, the Real McCoy
Classic, on June 16th at Farmington Hills
GC.
Victor McCoy and Jeff Klipa
- 2007 Memorial Tournament champions
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the 2007 Memorial tournament
Martin
captures Western Swing
May 21, 2007
The Mulligan Tour's career
money winner, David Martin is off to a
flying start in his 8th year on
Tour. Following a 2nd at the Tin Cup
and a T-3 at the Sweet Sixteen, Martin won
the Western Swing on May 19th at Reddeman
Farms Golf Club. He is the early
money leader on tour with $70.50 earned
from his 3 top-4 finishes. Martin
shot 36-37 - 73 to finish at 1-over par
and 1-stroke ahead of Greg Kline.
The Western Swing victory is
his 12th career title and pushed his
career earnings to $958.20. He has
recorded 50 top-4's in 87 starts. He
could become the Tour's fist "thousand
dollar man" sometime this summer and
should contend for the money title
again. He won the money title in his
2001 and 2002.
Kline (33-41 - 74) was the
front nine leader, but bogeys on 4 of his
last 5 holes undid his bid to defend the
Western Swing title. He remains the
only 2-time winner in this event (2003,
2006). The reigning PLAYERS Champ,
Kelly Arnold finished 3rd (38-37 - 75) in
his second start in '07. DeVonne
Mowry (38-39 - 77), Tom Hoelzle (40-37 -
77), and Barb Randle (37-40 - 77) shared
4th place.
Martin and Mowry led the field with 10
fairways hit and Kelly Arnold hit 9
greens.
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2007 Western Swing
Bales wins
Chelsea Classic title
May 21, 2007
Thom Bales used 4 birdies
and an eagle to post a 2-under par 70 and
win the 2007 Chelsea Classic by 6-strokes
on a crusty Reddeman Farms golf
club. As the afternoon winds made
the greens hard and fast, Bales calmly
went about posting the only sub-par round
in the field. It was the 2nd win for
the 2nd year player from Ann Arbor.
He won the 2006 Ugly Pants Open in his
rookie season.
Ray Collins (36-40 - 76)
birdied 3 of his last 4 holes and recorded
his 2nd top-4 this year. He ranks
6th on the Money List with $37 in prize
money. Erik Meland, the defending
Chelsea Classic champ eagled his last hole
(#16) to finish 40-37 - 77 in solo
3rd. Rick Persichetti (38-40 - 78)
and Tim Snitchler (37-41 - 78) tied for
4th.
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final standings
Klipa's 2nd
career title is Sweet
May 14, 2007
Jeff Klipa threw out his
double bogies on the 11th and 12th holes
to secure a 7-under par 16-hole total to
win the 2007 Sweet Sixteen by
10-strokes. Klipa played the last 5
holes eagle-birdie-bogey-birdie-eagle to
pull away from the field. Dan
Schwartz finished 2nd at 3-over par and
Russ Butler (+5) and the defending champ
David Martin (+5) tied for 3rd. Notables:
Klipa led the day with 30 putts. A host of
players hit 10 fairways including Butler,
Martin, Devonne Mowry, John Stepek, and
Greg Kline. The Greens in regulation
numbers were un-notable.
The Sweet Sixteen was
Klipa's 2nd career win but first since his
rookie season (2003 Two-Stick
Classic). He also finished
closest-to-the-pin on hole #14 earning the
Central division's first invitation to the
Skins Game at the end of the season.
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final standings
From Last to
First
May 12, 2007
Erik Meland rebounded from a
horrendous start to the 2007 season (last
place at Pine View) by winning the Animal
House Classic for the 2nd time. He
posted a 37-33 - 70, with net eagles on
his 12th (#3) and 16th (#7) holes helping
provide the cushion for a 4-stroke
win. The trio of Tour veterans that
tied for 2nd place included the defending
champ Rick Persichetti (39-35 - 74), Joe
Castmore (38-36 - 74), and Tom W. Litzler
(39-35 - 74). Meland, winner of 13
titles on the Mulligan Tour, won the 2002
Animal House Classic played at St.John's
GC by beating Jim Shank in a
playoff. Notables: Tom W. Litzler
led the field with 31 putts. Tim Snitchler
led with 9 fairways hit and he also tied
Joe C and Phil Abele for most greens hit
at 8. Thom Bales took the on course
prize.
Meland and Persichetti were
joined by "Old Tom" and "Young Tom"
Litzler for the Zoo Putt-Off after
finishing the tournament with the lowest
Zoo Ratios. Persichetti won the $25
Golfsmith card by going 3-2-2-2 on the
4-hole putt-off. Young Tom (3-3-1-3)
made it interesting by sinking a bomb on
the 3rd hole but finished 2nd with Meland
(3-2-3-2) while Old Tom (2-3-4-2) finished
4th.
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here for the complete 2007 Animal House
Classic final standings
Pine View
catches Perch
May 6,2007
Commissioner Rick "Perch"
Persichetti was left holding the prize as
a tough Pine View golf course left the
field struggling to make birdies.
Persichetti carded 2 birdies and an eagle
and finished 39-38 - 77, 1-stroke ahead of
Tom W. Litzler (36-42 - 78). The 77
was the highest winning net score in Pine
View Classic history, eclipsing the 76
that won the PVC for Jim Shank in
2003. The net-scoring average of the
11 veterans in the field was 82 strokes.
Jim Cwikla finished 3rd at
7-over 79 and Terry Baar placed 4th at
8-over 80. Cwikla won the
closest-to-the-pin challenge at the par-3
17th and made a net ace in the process.
See
the final 2007 Pine View Classic results
here.
Rick Persichetti - 2007 Pine
View Classic champion
The Butler
did it!
May 6, 2007
Russ Butler, a 3-year
veteran on Tour, birdied the 18th hole at
Hickory Creek to secure a 2-stroke victory
at the 2007 Tin Cup. It was Butler's
first win in 15 career starts and secured
his spot in the 2007 PLAYERS Championship
in early September. Butler (34-36 -
70) was the only player in the field of 12
veterans to break par. He led the
field in putting (30) and was the only
player to avoid the 3-putt snake.
David Martin, the 2004 Tin
Cup champ and a perennial contender at
Hickory Creek finished 2nd for the 3rd
time in this event after shooting a 37-35
- 72. Ray Collins (35-39 - 74)
finished in 3rd place and the defending
Tin Cup champ Greg Kline (40-36 - 76)
settled for 4th.
3 players bagged eagles on
the day including Martin, Collins and Bob
Bruning.
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here for complete final standings of the
2007 Tin Cup
Tour schedule
revamped with declining membership
May 3, 2007
The Mulligan Tour announced
this week that, among several changes, 3
tournaments will be put on the shelf for
2007 in light of the 2nd straight year of
declining membership. The Plymouth
Open, the Two-Stick Classic, and the Big
Dog Pro-Am will be placed on a 1-year
hiatus. It is expected that the 3
tournaments will return to the 2008
schedule as the Tour considers new
marketing and advertising ideas to boost
membership next year.
Mulligan Tour
preps for 9th year
March 2007
Southeast Michigan's
premiere recreational golf league is
preparing for it's 9th year. The
2007 Mulligan Tour schedule includes 25
regular season tournaments and 3 post
season invitationals. There are a
few new events making their debut in
'07. The inaugural
MT Ladies Open is in the planning
stages and will determine the "Lady
Champion of the Year" while the guys play
for "low male honors". The tentative
date for the new event is August 25th and
the tournament is hoping for a charity
tie-in, possibly with the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation through the www.rallyforacure.com
website. In an effort to increase
female membership, the Tour is marking the
2007 season as "Ladies Year" and is
offering free 2007 memberships for all
ladies.
Of the existing tournaments,
there are some changes in the works.
The
Match Play Championship will
conclude in a single weekend as the event
plays a Friday / Saturday / Sunday finish
in July. Previous Match Play
Championships were contested over
consecutive weekends taking 9 days from
start to finish. Now the major
championship will take only 3 days with
the first round scheduled for Friday
afternoon, the 2nd round on Saturday, and
the semi-finals and finals concluding on
Sunday.
The Commissioner's
Cup is planning for a Sunday-Monday
competition on September 23rd and 24th
taking advantage of a nice package offered
by Manistee National GC. Eligible
players can participate in the Mulligan
Tour's version of the "Ryder Cup" for $150
which includes the 3 rounds of golf, 1
nights lodging, 1 lunch, and team hats and
shirts.
The season-ending TOUR
Championship will take the Tour's
leading money winner's to Frankenmuth,
Michigan to play the Fortress GC in early
October.
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