| The event that spawned the
Mulligan Tour, the Memorial
Tournament was played annually
at the Willow Metropark golf
course. First played in
1995, the 2-person scramble format
yields a pair of
winners. The tournament
became an official Mulligan Tour
event in 2000 and is regarded as one
of the Mulligan Tour's major
championships. The
Memorial Tournament moved to Gateway
GC in Romulus in 2006.
The first "Grand Slam" event of
the season is highlighted by a
series of closest-to-the-pin
challenges (each par-3), long
drive challenges (men and ladies)
and a fewest team putts
challenge. Additionally, all
participants get a hot dog, chips,
and soda for lunch.
Earnings at the Memorial
tournament are shown on the
Overall Money Standings
2 man scramble
competition
Each
partner tees off.
The better drive is
selected.
Each partner hits a 2nd
shot from there. Again
the better shot is selected
and each partner hits a 3rd
shot from there.
This process continues until
the ball is holed out.
Men tee off from gold
tees.
Ladies tee off from
green tees. Low
net score wins.
Handicaps
are calculated based on the MT
handicap rules, which includes
the tee box each member is
playing. When each players
handicap is calculated the 2
person team handicap is
calculated as follows:
Player
A – handicap is 12
Player
B – handicap is 10
Team
Handicap is:
Player
B - (100 / Player A)
10 –
(100 / 12) = 10 – 8.33 =
1.67/2. This
rounds up to 1.0
This
team gets 1 stroke for the
scramble event.
Player
A – handicap is 7
Player
B – Handicap is 11
Team
Handicap is:
Player
A – (100 / Player B)
7 –
(100 / 11) = 7 – 9.09 =
negative 2.09/2. This
rounds to negative 1
This
team will play with a Plus 1
(add 1 strokes to their team
score)
Handicap strokes
may go negative. If this
happens, strokes are added to
the #18 handicap hole, then #17,
etc.
Note:
1)
Mixed teams are acceptable.
2)
Individual
handicap differentials cannot be
calculated, therefore, there is
no update to individual’s MTHI
from this tournament.
3) Individual player
statistics are not recorded for
this tournament.
4)
Amateur teams (invited
non-Mulligan Tour players) can
play for “low amateur” honors.
No handicap strokes are
granted to amateur teams.
Food
(hot dog, chips, soda) and
prizes immediately following
the conclusion of the
tournament at the course.
Mulligan Tour “pros”
may play as an amateur with a
non-tour player (see note #4
above).
Kathy Whitworth - She turned pro
at age 19. She amassed 88 LPGA
victories over
her career. A record number for
any Pro Golfer. She was the first
woman to win more than $1M in her
career with a victory at the Open.
She was a 7-time LPGA player of
the year. She died Dec 24, 2022.
RIP
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