Player Profile
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Xavier Cullen #
- American Mini Golf Alliance member
Open Division Champion 2017
Junior Division Champion 2013
Most Holes-in-one trophy winner 2021
Most Improved 2013, 2017
Age: 20
Occupation: college student
Mini golf experience: Got his very first hole-in-one at Kristof's at age 4. His favorite hole was the Evel Knievel bus-jump hole at Sisolak's. In 2017, he became the first player ever to win two different MCMM divisions (Junior and Putterz).
Interesting facts: Youngest player ever to compete in the Mini Masters. Loves to play foosball, Othello, Qwirkle, Abalone, Carcassonne, Zombie Fluxx, Dominion, and frankly, most games. Beat four adults in his first Mini Masters, at age 7! Enjoys photography and tabletop games. He can beat you at Abalone, and probably Dominion.
Interesting lies: Eats forks instead of food. Loves ketchup-- can't get enough of it. Won the first season of Andorra's Got Talent!
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2023: 41-53-43-47-47-41--272 (+16) (T-24th/41 overall, T-19th/32 Putterz Division)
2022: 41-51-45-45-44-43--269 (+ 6) (18th/42 overall, 15th/35 Putterz Division)
2021: 49-41-39-42-39-47--257 (+ 2) (T-2nd/28 overall, 2nd/23 Putterz Division)
2019: 38-46-49-50-47-47--277 (+ 4) (12th/46 overall, 8th/40 Putterz Division)
2018: 51-56-61-46-42-46--302 (+29) (21st/32 overrall, 17th/27 Putterz Division)
2017: 44-39-41-47-45-44--260 (-13) (4th/40 overall, 1st/37 Putterz Division)
2016: 42-53-47-49-48-45--284 (+11) (21st/42 overall, 17th/38 Putterz Division)
2015: 46-49-46-52-48-45--286 (+19) (19th/38 overall, 2nd/3 Junior Division)
2014: 48-55-44-47-48-44--286 (+31) (20th/37 overall, 2nd/4 Junior Division)
2013: 44-58-43-41-49-45--280 (+25) (11th/32 overall, 1st/4 Junior Division)
2012: 62-48-51-55-52-55--323 (+57) (T-29th/38 overall, 3rd/3 Junior Division)
2011: 60-56-59-58-55-45--333 (+63) (28th/30 overall, 3rd/4 Junior Division)
2010: 62-53-63-61-51-56--346 (+76) (24th/29)
Course Championships
Wild West, 2017 (39)
Harry Semrow, 2021 (41)
"Most Improved" Course Trophies
Par-King Red, 2011
Par-King Black, 2018
Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 7th, 18th
Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 2nd, 5th, 17th
Ballybunion: none
Congo Falls: 13th, 14th
Congo Rapids: 1st, 7th, 17th
Congo River: none
Harry Semrow: 16th, 17th
Kristof's: 7th (2), 9th
Lighthouse: 5th, 13th, 16th, 18th
Par-King Black: 3rd, 4th, 8th, 9th, 10th (2), 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th (3)
Par-King Red: 1st, 3rd (3), 4th (4), 6th, 10th, 12th, 18th (2)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: none
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none
Sisolak's East: none
Sisolak's West: 18th
Wild West (Action Territory): 1st, 5th, 8th, 12th (2), 17th
Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 2nd, 4th (3), 6th, 10th, 11th
Unique Aces (only ace in MCMM history at a given hole)
Wild West 5th
Personal records by course
Action Territory: 60 (2011)
Aloha Falls: 44 (2013)
Ballybunion: n/a
Congo Falls: 41 (2013)
Congo Rapids: 39 (2021)
Congo River Kenosha: n/a
Harry Semrow: 41 (2021)
Kristof's: 45 (2022, 2022)
Lighthouse: 41 (2017)
Par-King Black: 39 (2021)
Par-King Red: 41 (2023)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: n/a
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: n/a
Sisolak's East: n/a
Sisolak's West: 48 (2012)
Wild West: 39 (2017)
Wisconsin Adventure: 38 (2019)
Career Highlights
2016: Placed 21st out of 42 overall and 18th out of 38 in his first year in the Putterz Division...Tied for the fewest holes-in-one (1) and the fewest sixes (0) in the field...Earned his first sixless tournament ever, extending his sixless streak to 155 holes, which stood as the 16th-longest active streak at the time (12th-best among players who have played in 2015 and/or 2016)...His total of 11 over par was 8 strokes better than his previous MCMM low...Scored 14 twos at Wisconsin Adventure, leading the field and tying the MCMM record for the course...Tied for the most threes at Par-King Red (10)...Was one of just two players with no eagles all day...Recorded a new personal low at Wisconsin Adventure (42), lowering his previous record by 4 strokes en route to tying for 6th at the course...Tied his personal best at Par-King Black (48) and came just one stroke short of his personal best at Par-King Red (45)...His only hole-in-one of the day came at Par-King Red's 4th.
2015: Finished 19th out of 38, 2nd out of 3 in the Junior Division, six strokes better than his previous best of 25 over par...Had one of the six eagles the field recorded at Par-King's Red...Posted a new personal best at Lighthouse (46), five strokes better than his previous low...Tied his personal best at Par-King Black (48).
2014: Finished 20th out of 39 overall, 2nd out of 4 in the Junior Division...Had only one round score above 50 all day for the second straight year...Was only one stroke off the low total for the back 9 at Aloha Falls...Established a new personal best at Par-King Red (48) and Par-King Black (44)...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 in the same round at Lighthouse...Only had three individual holes where he scored more than 4, the best such total in the Junior Division...Scored one of the three birdies recorded by the field at Aloha Falls by acing the par-3 17th hole...Tied for the most birdies at Par-King Black (5).
2013: Won his first MCMM Junior Division title, beating two-time defending junior champ Tommy Schweiss by just two strokes...Also won the Most Improved trophy, beating his previous MCMM best by 32 strokes...Scored the only hole-in-one at Aloha Falls' 5th hole...Finished 3rd at Aloha Falls (44), becoming the youngest player ever to post a top-three score on a course in MCMM history, and beating his dad (then the two-time defending MCMM champion) by 5 strokes...Posted the lowest front 9 at Aloha Falls (19), tying an MCMM record...Improved over his previous best at Aloha Falls by 11 strokes...Tied for fifth at Congo Rapids (43)...Tied for 4th at Congo Falls (41), again beating his dad by 2 strokes...Joined his dad and 2013 champ Tom Schweiss as the only players not to have a score over 3 on any of the 36 Congo holes...Posted his new personal MCMM best at Par-King Black (49) and tied his previous best at Par-King Red (45)...Tied for most threes at Lighthouse (9)...Required more than three strokes on only ten holes all day...Recorded one of the field's four eagles at Congo Falls.
2012: Scored a new personal MCMM best at Sisolak's West, totaling a 48...Also improved upon his previous personal best at Lighthouse by 7 strokes, scoring a 51...Beat more than half the field at the toughest layout of the day, Aloha Falls...Tied for the high back 9 (28) at Par-King Black...Tallied the high front 9 (33) at Par-King Red...Placed higher overall than four of the eight adult rookies playing in 2012 and tied another...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 in the same round at both Action Territory and Par-King Red...Led all players in fours (5) at Par-King Black...Tied for most double bogeys at Action Territory (5)...Scored two of the field's nine eagles at Par-King Black...Led all players in double bogeys at Par-King Black (4)...Was one of just three players to record an eagle at both Par-King courses, and the only player to total 3 eagles over those 36 holes...Set new career highs in holes-in-one (4), threes (42), eagles (4), pars (41), and double bogeys (15) while setting new career lows in twos (35), sixes (5), birdies (13), and quadruple bogeys (1).
2011: Was one of only two players to ace the 7th hole at Action Territory...Posted the high front 9 in the 2nd round at Sisolak's West (33)...Cut 11 strokes off his 2010 score on Par-King Red (56 to 45) to claim the course's Most Improved trophy...Finished 3rd out of 4 in the first Junior Division contested in MCMM history...Sliced 13 strokes off his 2010 total score to finish tied for fifth in the Most Improved race...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Action Territory and in the first round at Sisolak's West...Tied for the tourney lead in threes at Par-King Black (9)...Scored the most bogeys at Action Territory (8)...Tied for the fewest pars in each round at Sisolak's West (2 and 4)...Tied for most bogeys at Par-King Black (8)...Led the field in bogeys overall (34).
2010: At age 7, became the youngest player to complete a Mini Masters...Tied for the high front 9 in the second round at Sisolak's West (35)...Earned his first MCMM hole-in-one at Par-King Black's diabolical 3rd hole...Scored a 2nd on the 18th hole at the same course en route to posting his low round of the day (51)...Recorded the high front 9 at Par-King Red (30)...Finished higher than four adults in the field and 6th out of the 8 rookies...Finished 4th in the Most Sixes birdhouse race...Tied for the lead in double bogeys at Action Territory (5) and the 2nd round at Sisolak's West (3)...Tied for the lead in bogeys (7) and triple bogeys (2) at Par-King Red.
