Player Profile
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Mick Cullen #
- American Mini Golf Alliance member
2022 American Mini Golf Alliance champion
M.C. Mini Masters Champion 2002, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2023
Champions' Division Champion 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2023
Most Holes-in-one trophy winner 1998, 2004
M.C. Mini Masters Match Play Invitational champion 2017, 2018
Age: 46
Occupation: Professor/author/DJ
Mini golfing experience: Lots. Mick has played miniature golf courses in 39 states (AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MA, MI (both peninsulas), MN, MS, MO, MT, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI, & WY) and two foreign countries (Bermuda [so, the UK] and Canada). In 1997, he established the MC Mini Masters, and has watched it grow beyond his wildest dreams from 13 measly competitors to the hullabaloo it has become. Mick has 25 top-five finishes in the tournament in 26 years, including eight runner-up years (2000, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2022) and six championships (2002, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2023). He, Tom Schweiss, and Michael Cullen are the only players ever to record consecutive Mini Masters victories, and his run of 4 titles in 6 years is one of the best stretches in tournament history.
His all-time best miniature golf rounds are a pair of 27s, achieved at Fort Wayne, Indiana's Putt-Putt (the classic course). One of those rounds included 11 holes-in-one! Mick's best 18-hole score on any non-Putt-Putt-branded course is a 31 at Hinkle Family Fun Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He scored a 32 on Hinkle's other course that same evening and also scored a 32 on one of the two courses at Myrtle Beach's legendary Mt. Atlanticus. Additionally, in 2007, Mick scored a 33 on Par-King's red course, which is tied for the best single round in Par-King history.
Mick holds the RecordSetter world record for most holes of miniature golf played by one person in 24 hours (5,040), accomplished March 28-29, 2011 at Rocky's Fun House in Waukegan. On June 4-5, 2021, Mick also completed 4,941 holes in an official Guinness World Record attempt, to beat the existing Guinness record by 212 holes.
In the most widely-viewed moment of his miniature golf career, Mick won an episode of the TV game show Holey Moley in July 2019, taking home $25,000, the champion's plaid jacket, and the Golden Putter. In 2022, Mick added to his mini golf CV by taking the title in the 3rd annual Miniest Mini Golf Open at Lilli Putt in Coon Rapids, MN, besting a competitive field by 2 strokes and taking the inaugural American Minigolf Alliance season championship in the process.
Interesting facts: Mick once spent 10 1/2 hours at Wrigley Field for a doubleheader (rain delays, 25 total innings). He was once an official scorer for an NCAA hockey game. He has hiked to the top of the Continental Divide (and come down with altitude sickness to prove it). His hair has been at least six different colors. Mick is a social work professor and an avid marathoner. His brother successfully taught him how to solve the Rubik's Cube, which he can now do in under two minutes.
Interesting lies: Mick is the first person ever to touch a piano. He has an extensive dead parrot collection. He once challenged Barbara Walters to a duel. Mick invented Christian Slater. He's a huge Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas fan. He can't recite a single line from any Monty Python sketches or movies.
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2023: 38-43-41-42-38-39--241 (-15) (1st/41 overall, 1st/4 Puttz Division)
2022: 42-48-40-38-35-40--243 (-20) (2nd/42 overall, 2nd/3 Puttz Division)
2021: 42-49-42-41-38-45--257 (+ 2) (T-2nd/28 overall, T-1st/2 Puttz Division)
2019: 40-47-47-48-39-39--260 (-13) (5th/46 overall, 3rd/4 Puttz Division)
2018: 33-46-41-45-43-44--252 (-21) (4th/32 overall, 4th/4 Puttz Division)
2017: 40-42-40-48-39-43--252 (-21) (2nd/40 overall, 2nd/3 Puttz Division)
2016: 42-51-42-40-43-36--254 (-19) (1st/42 overall, 1st/4 Puttz Division)
2015: 42-43-41-48-41-40--255 (-12) (T-3rd/38 overall, 3rd/5 Puttz Division)
2014: 47-39-39-38-38-38--239 (-16) (1st/39 overall, 1st/4 Puttz Division)
2013: 49-42-42-43-43-37--256 (+ 1) (2nd/32 overall, 2nd/2 Puttz Division)
2012: 46-36-40-46-39-38--245 (-21) (1st/38 overall, 1st/5 Puttz Division)
2011: 41-39-37-42-41-36--236 (-34) (1st/30 overall, 1st/4 Puttz Division)
2010: 47-42-37-45-43-35--249 (-21) (4th/29)
2009: 49-41-43-41-42-40--256 (-12) (2nd/29)
2008: 42-41-49-40-42-40--254 (-15) (T-4th/24)
2007: 44-46-39-42-42-49--262 (-13) (4th/25)
2006: 41-46-43-42-38-48--258 (-17) (2nd/26)
2005: 45-51-41-43-43-48--271 (+ 1) (7th/37)
2004: 40-44-45-47-50-41--267 (-10) (T-4th/36)
2003: 46-41-42-41-48-47--265 (-15) (4th/32)
2002: 41-43-42-37-42-46--251 (-29) (1st/27)
2001: 41-49-39-43-45-43--260 (-17) (2nd/35)
2000: 47-45-48-44-40-43--267 (-10) (2nd/18)
1999: 45-48-43-48-45-42--271 (- 6) (4th/26)
1998: 52-49-44-47-46-47--285 (+ 8) (5th/11)
1997: 44-56-43-40-47-46--276 (- 1) (4th/13)
Course Championships
Congo River, 1999 (45)
Kristof's, 1999 (42)
Lighthouse, 2000 (40) [tied]
Congo River, 2001 (41) [tied]
Congo River, 2002 (41) [tied]
Action Territory, 2002 (43)
Sisolak's West, 2002 (37) [tied]
Action Territory, 2003 (41)
Congo River, 2004 (40) [tied]
Kristof's, 2006 (38)
Action Territory, 2008 (41)
Lighthouse, 2008 (40) [tied]
Sisolak's West Round 2, 2010 (37) [tied]
Action Territory, 2011 (41)
Sisolak's West, 2012 (36) [tied]
Par-King Red, 2012 (38)
Par-King Red, 2013 (37)
Lighthouse, 2014 (39) [tied]
Congo Falls, 2014 (38)
Par-King Black, 2014 (38) [tied]
Aloha Falls, 2016 (40)
Par-King Red, 2016 (36) [tied]
Par-King Black, 2017 (39) [tied]
Wisconsin Adventure, 2018 (33)
Par-King Black, 2021 (38)
Kristof's [round 2], 2022 (38)
Par-King Black, 2022 (35)
Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th (2), 11th (2), 12th, 16th (3)
Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 1st, 4th, 7th, 11th, 13th, 15th
Ballybunion: none
Congo Falls: 1st, 13th, 16th
Congo Rapids: 7th (2), 16th, 17th (2), 18th
Congo River: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 10th, 13th, 16th (2), 17th
Harry Semrow: none
Kristof's: 1st (3), 6th (3), 7th, 8th, 9th (2), 11th (2), 12th, 14th, 15th, 17th (2), 18th
Lighthouse: 1st (5), 3rd (2), 4th (4), 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th (3), 13th, 16th (10), 17th (2), 18th
Par-King Black: 1st (3), 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th (3), 9th (2), 10th (3), 13th, 16th (3), 18th
Par-King Red: 1st (6), 3rd, 4th, 6th (3), 7th, 11th (6), 12th (3), 13th, 16th (3), 17th (3), 18th (3)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 1st, 5th
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 7th
Sisolak's East: 5th, 8th, 14th (3), 18th
Sisolak's West: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th (3), 13th (2), 15th, 17th (2), 18th (6)
Wild West (Action Territory): 7th, 11th (2), 17th
Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 2nd (2), 4th, 11th (2), 12th, 14th (2), 15th, 16th, 17th
Unique Aces (only hole-in-one in MCMM history at a given hole)
Congo River Kenosha 13th
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee 1st
Sisolak's East 8th
Personal records by course
Action Territory: 41 (2003, 2008, 2011)
Aloha Falls: 40 (2016)
Ballybunion: 43 (2005)
Congo Falls: 38 (2014)
Congo Rapids: 39 (2014)
Congo River Kenosha: 40 (2004)
Harry Semrow: 49 (2021)
Kristof's: 38 (2006, 2022)
Lighthouse: 39 (2014)
Par-King Black: 35 (2022)
Par-King Red: 35 (2010)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 39 (2007)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 41 (2009)
Sisolak's East: 39 (2001)
Sisolak's West: 36 (2012)
Wild West: 42 (2017)
Wisconsin Adventure: 33 (2018)
Career Highlights
2016: Won his fifth Ugly Jacket, his fourth in six years, by his smallest margin of victory ever, needing one hole of sudden death to defeat Zach Reichert...His total of 19 under par was his 5th-best ever, and his lowest since 2012...Won the course title at Aloha Falls with an MCMM-record 40, beating his previous MCMM low at the layout by six strokes...Tied for the low score at Par-King Red (36)...Tied for 2nd place at Lighthouse (42)...His nine holes-in-one were the fourth-most of his career, and the most since his back-to-back 12-ace tourneys in 2011-12...Tied for the most holes-in-one at three different courses: Wisconsin Adventure (2), Aloha Falls (2), and Par-King Red (3)...Tied for the most twos at Lighthouse (12)...With a hole-in-one at Lighthouse's 1st hole, became the first player with 4 MCMM aces at that hole; with an ace on Lighthouse's 16th, became the first player with 10 MCMM holes-in-one on any single hole...Tied for the fewest threes at Aloha Falls (4)...Scored the fewest threes at Par-King Red (1) to finish with a tourney-low total of just 26 threes...Led all players in birdies at Aloha Falls (9) and eagles at Par-King Red (2)...Scored back-to-back holes-in-one at Wisconsin Adventure's 14th & 15th holes en route to scoring 17 on the back 9, lowest in the field...Tied for the low front 9 (20) and low back 9 (20) at Aloha Falls...Tied for the low front 9 at Par-King Red (18)...Was in 6th place after round 1 and fell to 13th place after round 2--the previous lowest place any eventual champion had been at the end of a round was in 2001, when Matthew Cullen was in 9th after the second round before coming back to achieve a 1-stroke victory...Was still just in 6th place after coming in 2nd at Lighthouse, but pulled into a tie for the lead after winning the Aloha Falls title...Fell into a tie for second, five strokes back of Reichert, after the fifth round...Started the final round off with his 6th hole-in-one at Par-King Red's 1st hole, a hole where all other MCMM players have just 8 aces in 292 attempts...Made up the five-stroke deficit in the first five holes of the final round, thanks to a three-stroke swing on the 5th hole...Fell behind by three strokes again following the 11th hole, pulled within one on the 13th, and lost another stroke on the 15th...Going into the final hole, trailed Reichert by two strokes, but made an ace on the homemade 18th hole constructed for the 20th anniversary of the tournament while Reichert settled for a three, forcing sudden death...He and Reichert had each had a two on the same hole to end the previous round...The sudden-death playoff took the players to the 3rd hole at Par-King Black, where both players had made a three in the 5th round, and where Mick had only scored as low as a two once in the MCMM...Reichert won the coin toss, elected to putt first, and put his tee shot into the water hazard; Mick followed with a hole-in-one, his first ever at that hole, to take the Ugly Jacket...His five-stroke deficit at the beginning of the round was the largest ever overcome by an MCMM champion...With the win, trails only his father Michael in MCMM championships (7 to 5).
2015: Finished tied for 3rd out of 38 overall and alone in 3rd out of 5 in the Puttz Division, his lowest finish since 2010...Stretched his sixless streak to 391, the fifth-longest in tournament history and longest of his career...Finished 2nd at Wild West, one stroke behind the course winner...Placed fifth at Wisconsin Adventure...Tied for fourth at Lighthouse...Aced the 16th at Lighthouse for the third straight year and ninth time overall, becoming the first player with nine holes-in-one on a single Mini Masters hole in his career...Also aced the 1st hole at Par-King Red, his fifth hole-in-one at that spot; all other MCMM players combined had eight through 2015...Tied with five other players to lead the field with three holes-in-one at Lighthouse...Tied for the most threes (12) at Aloha Falls...Was one of two players with no hole score over four all day...Was one of only two players with only a single hole worse than a bogey all day (a four on Par-King Red's 2nd hole).
2014: Won his 4th Ugly Jacket (and his third in the last four years), taking the title by four strokes over runner-up Matthew Cullen...Tied for fifth place at Aloha Falls, scoring 47 and sitting five strokes back of the co-leaders after round one...This ties the record for largest deficit after round one overcome by the eventual champion...Tied for low front 9 (18) en route to tying for the course title at Lighthouse (39), cutting his deficit to three strokes as he climbed into a tie for third place overall...Led all players with three holes-in-one at Congo Rapids, including back-to-back aces on holes #17 and #18...Finished second at the course with a personal best of 39, inching up into a tie for second place, three strokes back...Pulled into a tie for first when he won the course title at Congo Falls with a personal best of 38, beating the field by three as every other player was over par...Tied for the low back 9 at Congo Falls (18)...Took the lead for good by tying for the low score in the field at Par-King Black (38), his fourth consecutive sub-40 round...Tied for low front 9 at Par-King Black (18)...Scored 16 twos and 2 threes, a new personal high for twos in one round, tying the MCMM record for Par-King Black...Tied for 2nd at Par-King Red with a 38 to clinch his fourth MCMM title, tying him with Tom Schweiss for the 2nd-most Ugly Jackets in MCMM history behind Michael Cullen's six...Led all players with 14 twos at Par-King Red, giving him 30 twos for the two Par-King courses combined (no other player had more than 26)...His fifth consecutive sub-40 round set an MCMM record for sub-40 rounds in one tournament and pulled him into a tie with Matthew Cullen for most sub-40 rounds all-time (18)...Led all players in total twos (73) while scoring the fewest threes (24), tying for the fewest fours (2), and being one of nine players to go sixless...Also finished just one ace back of tying for the holes-in-one lead...His only five came on the baseball bat wacky hole, Aloha Falls' 7th...Stretched his sixless streak to 283, the 10th-longest in MCMM history, the 3rd-longest active streak, and the 3rd-longest streak of his career...One of two players to record eagles at both Congo River courses...Tied for most birdies at Par-King Black (5)...Tied for most total eagles (5), second-most birdies (27), and 4th-most pars (58)...Recorded the fewest bogeys (16) while tying for the fewest double bogeys (1).
2013: Finished 2nd overall, his record fifth runner-up finish...Was in 5th place entering the final round before winning the course title at Par-King Red with a 37, the second consecutive year he posted that course's low score...Tied for 3rd at Lighthouse (42) and Congo Rapids (42)...Tied for 4th at Par-King Black (43)...Tied for low back 9 at Par-King Red (18)...Led the field in 2s at Par-King Red (13)...Was the only player with no hole score higher than a four all day, and only had three fours...Had never had fewer than five holes with scores over three in any previous tournament...However, tied for his second-highest total of threes (40) in his MCMM career...Also recorded his second-fewest total birdies in his MCMM career (23)...One of three players with no hole result worse than a double bogey all day.
2012: Earned his third MCMM championship, coming from behind in the final round and finishing at 21 under par, three strokes lower than 6-time champ Michael Cullen...Finished 5th at Action Territory (46)...Tied for the title at Sisolak's West, winning in a tiebreak over Tom Schweiss and tying the course record (36) in the process...Scored back-to-back aces at the 17th and 18th holes of Sisolak's West for his 96th and 97th career holes-in-one...Recorded the seventh threeless round in MCMM history at the same course...Despite taking a six on Lighthouse's 5th hole, scored a 40 (the second-lowest round with a six in MCMM history) and finished just one stroke behind the course co-winners...Doubled his previous career best with 4 aces at Lighthouse...His third hole-in-one of the round was on the 8th hole, marking just the third time a player has aced that hole and making Mick the first player in MCMM history to reach 100 career holes-in-one...Tied for low back 9 (19) at Lighthouse...Tied his career low at Aloha Falls (46) while finishing 5th at the course...Aced the wacky hole 7th at Aloha Falls with a baseball bat, one of just 5 holes-in-one by the entire tourney field at that course...Despite a roulette-wheel 4, posted a 39 at Par-King Red to finish third...Without roulette wheel scores, would have posted the low round at the course...Entered the final round just two strokes back of leader Michael Cullen, in 3rd place (1 stroke out of 2nd), and made it up on the first hole, acing the Par-King clown hole while Michael and Tom Schweiss scored threes, tying for the lead a stroke ahead of Schweiss...Fell a stroke back after a three on the fifth hole, but gained it right back by acing the sixth hole, tying Michael again, three strokes ahead of Schweiss...Took the lead for good on the 9th hole (Super Looper), going up a stroke on Michael as Schweiss fell six off the pace...Held a three-stroke lead with six holes to play but gave up a stroke on the 13th and 14th holes to see his cushion shrink again to one...Beat Michael by a stroke on the 15th and 17th holes while losing a stroke on the 16th to take a two-stroke lead into the roulette wheel...Michael's three on the wheel clinched Mick's second straight MCMM championship and third overall...Mick joined Michael and Schweiss as the only players to win back-to-back Mini Masters titles...He also posted the low round at Par-King Red (38) in the process, one of just two players to break par at the course...With Jake Heynis and Mark Mason, Mick was one of just three players to record four or more aces on any one course all day...Tied Brady Neal for most holes-in-one at Par-King Red (3) while also tying for fewest threes (3)...Led the field in holes-in-one, tying his own record (matched by Mark Mason) with 12 aces on the day...Recorded the fewest total threes as well (19), tying the all-time record low in that category...Tied for most birdies (9) at Sisolak's West and led that category at Par-King Black (6)...Posted the most total birdies (38) and fewest bogeys (15) on the day.
2011: Enjoyed the best performance in MCMM tournament history in his first year since giving up the tournament director role, posting a record-low total score of 34 under par and the most holes-in-one in a single tournament (12) in MCMM history, winning the tournament for the second time...Finished 11 strokes lower than runners-up Matthew Cullen and Tom Schweiss...Scored back-to-back aces (4th & 5th holes) and 3 total holes-in-one (a personal best for the course) at Action Territory, posting the low back 9 (20) and posting a round of 41...His 41 was 5 strokes better than the runner-up's score of 46, setting a new record for victory margin at Action Territory...Tied for 3rd in round 1 at Sisolak's West (39) while tying for the low back 9 (17)...Tied for 2nd in the 2nd round at the course (37), one stroke back of the course winner...Tied for 5th (42) at Lighthouse...Tied for 5th at Par-King Black (41)...Had a three-stroke lead going into the last round and only led by four with eight holes to go before scoring four holes-in-one over the final eight holes of Par-King Red, tying for the low back 9 (16) and coming one stroke short of tying for the course title (36/35)...Mick's ace on the 13th tied him with Dan Lee and Jason Gola for most in the field at that point, but Gola aced the 17th in the group ahead of Mick's to become the first to record 11 holes-in-one in a single MCMM tourney....Mick matched him by acing the 17th himself, then followed it up with a zero on the 18th hole roulette wheel, which both gets scored as a hole-in-one officially and wins a free game...The 12 aces gave Mick 95 for his career, 7 more than the player in 2nd place all-time, giving him a great shot to become the first player to record 100 holes-in-one in MCMM history...Recorded his first sixless tourney since 2007, his seventh all-time...Tied for fewest bogeys at Action Territory (2) and Sisolak's West round 2 (1)...Scored two of the three eagles by the entire field at Par-King Red...Recorded the fewest total bogeys of any player (10)...One of just two players with just one hole worse than a bogey all day.
2010: Posted his second-best career total (-21), but it was only good enough to come in 4th, one stroke out of 3rd, two strokes out of 2nd, and six strokes behind the winner...Tied for 4th (47) at Action Territory...Tied for 2nd at Sisolak's West round 1 (42)...Posted the low front 9 (18) en route to tying for the course title in the 2nd round at Sisolak's West (37)...Posted the low front 9 (17) at Par-King Red on his way to posting his lowest MCMM round ever (35), but did not win the course title...One of two players with no hole scores over 3 in the two rounds at Sisolak's West...Tied a record with 15 twos at Sisolak's West (round 2) and posted the fewest threes (2)...Posted his third career bogeyless round that same round (9 birdies, 9 pars)...The nine birdies tied for most in the field that round...Was one of two players with an eagle at both Par-King courses....Led the tourney field in birdies (38).
2009: Earned his record fourth runner-up finish, totaling 12 under par and finishing 16 strokes behind winner Tom Schweiss...Placed 4th at Sisolak's West (41)...Posted the low front 9 (20) and came in a tie for third overall at Lighthouse (43)...Posted the low back 9 (19) and came in 4th at Rocky's Fun House Waukegan (41)...Tied for 3rd at Par-King Red (40)...Finished one hole-in-one off the holes-in-one lead...Was one of two players without a five...Scored one of the five eagles at Sisolak's West...Tied for most bogeys (5) and fewest pars (3)...Carded only one double bogey and no triple or quadruple bogeys.
2008: Tied for 4th at 15 under par, 8 strokes out of first place...Set a new record for low front 9 at Action Territory (18) en route to winning his third course title there...Scored the low back 9 (18) and tied for the course title (40) at Lighthouse...Tied for the low front 9 (21) and 5th overall (42) at Par-King Black, just 2 strokes off the pace...Finished 3rd at Par-King Red (40)...Scored the most twos (12) at Action Territory...Recorded the fewest total threes (25) in the field...Tied for the most pars at Congo River (12) and most birdies at Lighthouse (10)...Scored one of the two eagles recorded at Par-King Red...Was one of two players without a triple bogey.
2007: Came in 4th overall (-13), 12 strokes out of first place...Finished 4th at Action Territory (46)...Tied for 4th at People's Choice (39)...Finished in 3rd place at Kristof's (42), one stroke behind the co-winners...One of two players with two aces at Action Territory...Tied for the lead and the all-time MCMM course record in twos at People's Choice (15)...One of four players with two aces at Kristof's...Recorded the sixth sixless tourney of his career...Tied for most pars (11) at Congo River, most birdies at Kristof's (7), and fewest bogeys at People's Choice (1)...Recorded his second career bogeyless round at Lighthouse (8 birdies, 10 pars)...Led the field with 61 pars.
2006: Came in second place for the third time in ten years, finishing 17 under par but a distant 2nd to Michael Cullen's -32...Tied for the low front 9 (18) at Congo River while finishing 3rd overall at the course with a 41 despite taking a 6 on the 13th hole...Tied for fourth at Action Territory with a 46, coming in at even par only thanks to a double eagle hole-in-one on the par-4 12th, his final hole of the round in the shotgun start format. It was his first-ever double eagle in the MCMM...Tied for 3rd at Monster Golf (43)...Finished 5th at Lighthouse (42)...Tied the record-low round at Kristof's (38), gathering 4 aces along the way to tie the course record in that category; also tied for low back 9 (20)...Tied for 4th at Libertyville (48) while tying for low back 9 (22)...Tied for second in total holes-in-one (7)...Tied for the most aces (2) and most sixes (1) at Congo River.
2005: Placed lower (7th out of 37) than he had in any previous Mini Masters, recording only his second career over-par total (+1) when he missed a putt for two on the final hole at Libertyville...One of two players with no fours or worse at Congo River or Monster Golf...Finished 2nd at Monster Golf (41), two strokes off the pace...Posted his fifth career sixless tournament in nine tries...Tied for fewest birdies (1) at Action Territory...Had the fewest total holes that were double bogey or worse (2, both double bogeys) and was one of four players with no quadruple or triple bogeys.
2004: Finished in a tie for fourth at ten under par, one stroke out of third, four strokes out of second, and ten behind winner Michael Cullen...Tied for the low back 9 (19) while tying for the course title at Congo River (40)...Finished tied for 2nd at Action Territory (44), one stroke behind the course winner...Made his first-ever hole-in-one at Libertyville on the 15th hole...Thanks to three aces, recorded the low front 9 at Kristof's (17) and tied for 2nd overall at the course (41) despite taking a six on the 13th hole...His ace on the 17th at Kristof's gave him ten for the day, tying the MCMM record at that point...Was one of five players with no fours at Congo River...His 4 aces at Kristof's were double the second-best tally by any other player...One of four players with two eagles at Congo River...Tied for most pars (11) at Congo River as well...One of five players with two eagles at Lighthouse...One of just six players with an eagle at Libertyville, while also tying for the most birdies (7) at the course...Led the field in total eagles (7).
2003: Posted the low back 9 (20) while tying the record for low round at Action Territory (41) and winning his second straight course title there...Scored back-to-back holes-in-one at Sisolak’s West’s 12th and 13th holes and added one at the 15th to score three in a four-hole span...Tied for the low back 9 (22) at Libertyville while placing 2nd overall at the course (47)...Finished 4th overall (-15), 11 strokes out of the lead...One of two players with four holes-in-one at Sisolak’s West...Tied for most fives at Lighthouse (3), his only fives all day...Tied for fewest total fours all day (3)...Was one of five players with no sixes, marking his 2nd straight and 4th career sixless tourney...One of three players with two eagles at Sisolak’s West...One of two players with three double bogeys at Lighthouse...Led the field in birdies at Libertyville (7)...One of three players with no triple or quadruple bogeys all day.
2002: Won his first M.C. Mini Masters title, posting (at that time) the second-best score ever (-29) to win by 4 strokes over Matthew Cullen...Tied for the low back 9 (20) and low round overall (41) at Congo River..Tied for the low back 9 (22) while winning the course title outright at Action Territory (43)...Tied for 5th at Sisolak’s East (42)...Fired a record four aces and tied the record for low front 9 (16) as he tied for the course title at Sisolak’s West with a then-course-record-tying 37...Tied for 5th at Lighthouse (42), falling into a tie with Matthew Cullen entering the final round...Fell a stroke behind after the 4th hole of the last round, but took it back on the 5th hole and took a one-stroke lead on the 6th…Led by two strokes after eight and four strokes after the front 9, and never lost ground from there...Finished tied for third at Libertyville overall (46)...Was the only player with no hole scores over three in the first three rounds...Finished as one of only two players with no fives or sixes all day…Tied for 2nd in total holes-in-one (6)...Led all players in birdies at Congo River (7) and Sisolak’s West (10)…Tied for the lead in total eagles (5) and led the field in birdies (42) while posting a record low of just one double bogey all day...Was one of five players with no triple or quadruple bogeys.
2001: Stood over his tee shot at the 18th hole at Kristof’s needing a hole-in-one on the Skee-Ball-style hole to win the tourney or a two to force a sudden-death playoff, but scored a three to finish in second place, one shot back, with a career-best 17 under par...Tied for the course title at Congo River (41) while posting the front back 9 (19)...Tied for the low back 9 at Action Territory (21)...Tied for 2nd at Sisolak’s East with a 39...Tied for 5th at Kristof’s (43), tying for the low back 9 (20)…Was one of two players with no fours at Congo River...Tied for fewest threes (2) at Action Territory...Scored the fewest total fours (4) in the field...Tied for most birdies at Sisolak’s East (9)...Was the only player without a bogey at Lighthouse (but had two double bogeys)...Was one of four players with no triple bogeys all day.
2000: Came in 2nd at Action Territory (45) and tied for the low front 9 (21) at the course...Tied for low front 9 (20) at Sisolak’s West...Posted the low back 9 (17) and tied for the course title at Lighthouse (40) thanks to closing with back-to-back holes-in-one...Also scored back-to-back holes-in-one at Kristof’s 11th and 12th holes as he tied for the low back 9 (20) and came in 2nd overall at the course (43)...Placed a career-best 2nd overall with a new career low total of 10 under par, but was still 17 strokes out of first place...Tied for 2nd in total holes-in-one (7)...Was one of two players with no fours at Action Territory and one of three with no fours at Lighthouse...Tied for the fewest threes at Kristof’s (4)...Was one of just two players without any sixes on the day…Led all players in pars at Sisolak’s East (13) while posting the fewest birdies (2)…Tied for the lead in pars at Sisolak’s West (13) and was the only player without a bogey...At Lighthouse, posted the first bogeyless round of his career, carding an eagle, 8 birdies, and 9 pars…Led the field in total pars (58).
1999: Won the first course title of his career at Congo River with a par round of 45, the first time a course-winning total was not under par (and one of only three cases in tourney history through 2014)...Posted the low back 9 at the course as well (20)...Placed 5th at Action Territory (48)...Tied for third at Lighthouse (45)...Won the course title at Kristof’s as well (42), posting the lowest front 9 in the field (20)...Came in 4th overall with a new career best of 6 under par, just 7 strokes back of the champion...Posted the most 2s at Kristof’s (12)...Was the only player without a five all day and one of just three players without a six, completing his first sixless tournament after having been foiled only by Action Territory’s 15th hole the first two years of the MCMM...Scored the most pars at Sisolak’s West (11) and the most birdies (7) at Kristof’s...Had the fewest double bogeys in the field (4) and was one of three players with no triple or quadruple bogeys.
1998: Tied for 2nd at Action Territory (49), posting the low front 9 (20)...Placed 5th at Sisolak’s East (44)...Tied for 4th at Sisolak’s West (47) and Lighthouse (46)...Came in third at Kristof’s (47)…Finished at 8-over, his worst finish relative to par in his Mini Masters career, coming in just 5th out of 11 players...Was 19 strokes out of first place, an 11-stroke improvement from 1997...Posted the most 5s (2) and triple bogeys (2) at Congo River, the most 4s at Sisolak’s West (4), and the most 3s at Lighthouse (9) and Kristof’s (10)...Tied for the most holes-in-one (2) and fours (3) at Sisolak’s East...Scored the most pars at Lighthouse (13) and the most bogeys at Kristof’s (9)...Led the tourney field in eagles (5).
1997: Scored the first hole-in-one in Mini Masters history, acing the first hole of the first course (Congo River) with the very first putt of the tourney...Finished 3rd at Congo River (44)...Posted the low back 9 (19) and finished 3rd at Sisolak’s West (43)...Posted the low back 9 (19) and finished 2nd at Sisolak’s East (40)...Tied for 5th at Lighthouse (47)...Finished in 4th place overall (-1), three strokes out of 3rd place...Tied for the most 4s at Lighthouse (4)...Tied for the fewest pars at Congo River (4), the fewest birdies at Action Territory (1), the most pars at Action Territory (10), and the most eagles at Sisolak’s East (1)...Led the field in pars at Sisolak’s West (10), and the fewest pars at Lighthouse (3).
Random Stat
Mick was the first player in MCMM history to record an ace at each possible hole number (1-18).
