Player Profile
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Jason Gola #
- M.C. Mini Masters Champion 2021
Open Division Champion 2011
Rookie of the Year 1998
Age: 46
Occupation: $2 bill collector and WSOP bracelet winner
Mini golf experience: Jason is the reincarnation of Yul Brynner's favorite miniature golf ball.
Interesting facts: Is suddenly taking an interest in his bio. Well la-di-da, Mr. Gola!
Interesting lies: Provides bio when asked!
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2023: 41-49-44-42-44-42--262 (+ 6) (18th/41 overall, 4th/4 Puttz Division)
2022: 41-47-45-45-46-39--263 ( E ) (T-13th/42 overall, 3rd/3 Puttz Division)
2021: 44-45-40-43-42-39--253 (- 2) (1st/28 overall, 1st/23 Putterz Division)
2019: 43-43-49-44-43-43--265 (- 8) (8th/46 overall, 4th/40 Putterz Division)
2018: 51-49-45-44-41-42--272 (- 1) (11th/32 overall, 7th/27 Putterz Division)
2017: 46-52-48-50-44-42--282 (+ 9) (16th/40 overall, 13th/37 Putterz Division)
2015: 45-45-42-47-43-41--263 (- 4) (T-7th/38 overall, 4th/30 Putterz Division)
2014: 50-45-47-41-44-41--268 (+13) (8th/39 overall, 4th/31 Putterz Division)
2013: 46-41-45-45-44-41--262 (+ 7) (5th/32 overall, 3rd/26 Putterz Division)
2012: 49-41-43-43-44-45--265 (- 1) (T-5th/38 overall, 2nd/30 Putterz Division)
2011: 52-39-38-39-44-38--250 (-20) (5th/30 overall, 1st/22 Putterz Division)
2010: 50-44-45-46-42-39--266 (- 4) (7th/29)
2009: 48-46-45-44-46-40--269 (+ 1) (7th/29)
2008: 36-47-43-44-43-41--254 (-15) (T-4th/24)
2007: 51-56-42-47-48-50--294 (+19) (T-11th/25)
2006: 42-51-45-41-47-48--274 (- 1) (7th/26)
2005: 46-50-50-45-40-53--284 (+14) (12th/37)
2004: 47-46-43-50-53-55--294 (+17) (T-9th/36)
2003: 47-45-47-45-42-55--281 (+ 1) (11th/32)
2002: 42-53-50-44-46-58--293 (+13) (12th/27)
2001: 47-53-47-41-43-41--272 (- 5) (12th/35)
2000: 52-56-43-48-47-46--292 (+15) (9th/18)
1999: 54-50-45-48-51-56--304 (+27) (T-10th/26)
1998: 40-54-50-47-47-54--295 (+15) (7th/11)
Course Championships
Congo River, 1998 (40)
Ballybunion, 2005 (40)
Congo River, 2008 (36)
Aloha Falls, 2012 (43)
Par-King Red, 2021 (39) [tied]
Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 4th (3), 6th, 16th (2), 18th
Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 4th, 6th (2), 7th, 11th, 15th (2), 18th
Ballybunion: 8th
Congo Falls: 3rd
Congo Rapids: 6th
Congo River: 2nd, 4th (2), 5th, 7th (2), 8th, 10th, 11th (2)
Harry Semrow: 16th, 17th
Kristof's: 1st (2), 8th, 9th (2), 10th, 15th (3), 18th
Lighthouse: 1st (4), 3rd (3), 4th (3), 8th (2), 11th (2), 12th (2), 13th, 14th, 16th (7), 17th, 18th
Par-King Black: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 10th (2), 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th
Par-King Red: 3rd, 6th (3), 9th, 11th (5), 12th, 16th, 17th (4)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 18th (2)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 9th
Sisolak's East: 12th, 16th, 18th (2)
Sisolak's West: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 11th, 12th (2), 15th, 17th, 18th (3)
Wild West (Action Territory): 11th, 12th
Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th, 17th
Unique Aces (only hole-in-one in MCMM history at a given hole)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan 9th
Personal records by course
Action Territory: 45 (2003)
Aloha Falls: 43 (2012)
Ballybunion: 40 (2005)
Congo Falls: 41 (2014)
Congo Rapids: 40 (2021)
Congo River Kenosha: 36 (2008)
Harry Semrow: 45 (2021)
Kristof's: 41 (2001)
Lighthouse: 39 (2011)
Par-King Black: 41 (2018)
Par-King Red: 38 (2011)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 42 (2007)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 44 (2009)
Sisolak's East: 43 (2000)
Sisolak's West: 38 (2011)
Wild West: 43 (2019)
Wisconsin Adventure: 41 (2022, 2023)
Career Highlights
2015: Tied for 7th out of 38 overall, placing 4th out of 30 in the Putterz Division...Was the highest-placing player who didn't score in the top five at any individual course...Tied for most holes-in-one at Lighthouse (3), all on par-3 holes, giving him one of the two instances all day of a 3-eagle round...One of fourteen players to go sixless for the day...One of ten players with no result worse than a double bogey on any hole all day...Had back-to-back holes-in-one at Lighthouse's 16th and 17th holes en route to tying for the low back 9 at the course (18).
2014: Finished 8th out of 39 overall, 4th out of 31 Putterz Division players--just one stroke out of the 3rd place Putterz Division trophy...Established a new personal best at Congo Falls (41) by 4 strokes, tying for 2nd place at the course...Finally recorded his first (and only) hole-in-one of the day on the 101st hole, Par-King Red's 11th...Tied for the most twos in the field at Lighthouse (13) and led the field in twos at Congo Falls (14, tying the MCMM record)...Tied for 2nd in total twos (67)...Was one of eight players with no fives all day...Tied for most pars at Congo Falls (12).
2013: Finished just three strokes shy of a second Putterz Division Title, placing 5th overall and 3rd in his division...Recorded the field's only ace at Aloha Falls' 11th hole and was one of just two players with two aces at the course...Finished with the 5th-best score in the field at Aloha Falls (46)...Scored back-to-back holes-in-one at Lighthouse's 3rd and 4th holes...Tied the course record (and the MCMM record for any course) by recording five total aces at Lighthouse, a personal best for any course in the MCMM...Finished just one stroke off the course title at Lighthouse (41)...Tied for fewest threes in the field (26), setting a career low in that category...Also established a new career low in birdies (23)...Was one of just three players with an eagle at Aloha Falls and led the tournament with three eagles at Lighthouse en route to achieving the tourney lead in total eagles (5).
2012: Missed a second straight Putterz Division title by just a stroke when the Par-King Red roulette wheel gave him a 3 to Dianne Cullen's 1, flipping him from a stroke up to a stroke down...Finished in a tie for fifth overall with 3-time MCMM champ Matthew Cullen, Gola's second straight year finishing fifth, equaling the second-best result of his MCMM career...Beat his previous career best at Aloha Falls by five strokes to claim the course title with a 43, one stroke better than Tom Schweiss and R.J. Dusak...It marked the first time in MCMM history that a course-championship score was over par...Was one of only five players to score a a hole-in-one at Aloha Falls, acing the 15th hole...Tied for the most twos (11) at that course as well...Was one of five players without a five all day long...Was one of five players to record two eagles at Action Territory...Led the field in birdies at Aloha Falls (7)...One of four players to finish the day with no triple bogeys.
2011: Won the inaugural Putterz Division title, posting the low score of all players who had not previously won a Mini Masters...Trailed Dan Lee for the honor by 7 strokes with 7 holes to go before beating Dan's score on six of those seven holes by a total of eight strokes, including a two-stroke swing on the 13th and 18th holes...Finished a career-best 20 strokes under par (5 better than his previous best) while placing 5th overall behind the four former champions in the field...Became the first player to record 11 holes-in-one in one day when he aced the 17th at Par-King Red, though Mick Cullen tied him on the same hole and passed him on the 18th with his 12th of the day...Tied for 3rd place in the first round at Sisolak's West and 4th in the second round there, posting his two lowest career rounds there...Tied for second at Lighthouse with his third consecutive sub-40 round to tie the single-day record...With an ace on the 13th at Lighthouse, Jason became the 4th player in MCMM history to score a hole-in-one at each hole number (1-18)...Tied for 4th at Par-King Red with a 38, his record-setting 4th sub-40 round of the tournament...Scored three aces in each Sisolak's round to lead the field in total holes-in-one in the two rounds at the course...Achieved his fifth sixless tournament...One year after scoring no eagles, carded seven of them to tie the MCMM single-day record...Three of his eagles came in one round at Sisolak's West, making him the first person to achieve that feat...Tied for the tourney lead in pars in round 2 at Sisolak's West (11)...Tied for the lead in eagles (2) at Lighthouse...Finished in a tie for the fewest bogeys (1) at Par-King Black...After posting a number worse than his career average at Action Territory (52), posted four career-best rounds (by course) in the final five rounds of the day.
2010: Tied for fewest 3s (2) at Action Territory...Scored the most 3s at Lighthouse (8)...Posted career-low scores at both Par-King courses...With a hole-in-one at Par King Black's 15th, Jason became the 2nd player in MCMM history to have an ace on twelve different courses in tournament play...Completed his fourth career sixless tournament...Went all day without an eagle for the first time in his MCMM experience.
2009: Placed fifth at Action Territory (48)...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Action Territory...Tied for third-lowest score at Par-King Red (40)...Fell one eagle short (3) of tying for the tourney lead.
2008: Scored a course-record 36 at Congo River to tie the 2nd-lowest round (to that point) in MCMM history...Included back-to-back aces at CR's 9th/10th to make it two straight years with back-to-back aces at the course, both times including the 10th hole...His three aces at Congo were two more than any other player...Tied MCMM record with 17 on the back 9 at Congo...Scored in the top five players at Action Territory, Lighthouse, and Par-King Red as well...Tied for 4th overall, just 8 strokes back of the winner, both career bests...Was co-leader after 2nd round and only one stroke back of 1st place after the third round...Completed his second fiveless-and-sixless tourney and had the fewest fours (5) of his career...Scored the only double eagle of the tournament, the first of his career, at Congo River's 14th...Had the fewest double bogeys (2) of any player...His 67 twos were a career high.
2007: Scored back-to-back aces at Congo River's 10th and 11th...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 in a 6-hole span (12-17) at Action Territory...Tied for most aces (2) and fewest 3s (3) at Congo River.
2006: Tied for low back 9 (22) at Libertyville...Tied his best-ever finish (7th) in achieving his second under-par tournament...Had 4th-lowest score at Congo River, Lighthouse, and Libertyville...Went fiveless for the third time...Tied for most birdies at Libertyville (5).
2005: Won course title at Ballybunion (40) for first course title since his 1998 debut...Tied for low back 9 at Ballybunion (19)...Tied for most 2s at Congo River (11)...Achieved his second sixless tournament.
2004: Tied for 4th-lowest score at Action Territory (46)...Scored the most 3s at Action Territory (10)...Scored the most 2s at Lighthouse (13)...Tied for lowest back 9 at Lighthouse (18) and was one stroke off of the low score overall...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Kristof's...In tying for ninth, cracked into single digits for the first time since coming in 7th out of 11 in 1998.
2003: Tied for 3rd at Action Territory by posting his first ever subpar (and sub-50) score at the layout...Tied for fifth at Lighthouse (42)...Only a double bogey at the 108th hole of the day prevented him from finishing under par for the day for just the second time...Recorded his first-ever sixless tournament, and also had no fives for the second time in three years.
2002: Finished one stroke off the lead at Congo River...Followed up his 10-ace year with only one, on Congo River's 7th hole...Tied for most threes at Sisolak's West (8) and led the field in threes at Lighthouse (8) on his way to tying for the lead in the field in total threes for the day (43)...Led the tourney in pars at Lighthouse (10).
2001: Tied for low front 9 at Sisolak's West (20) and came up just one stroke short of tying for the low overall score at the course...Tied for low back 9 at Lighthouse (18)...Tied for low back 9 at Kristof's (20)...Finished closer to 1st place (13 strokes) than ever, also finishing twenty strokes better relative to par (-5) than ever before...Tied Eric Zorn with ten holes-in-one to take the Most Holes-in-one trophy while setting a record that stood until 2012...Was one of three players not to score any fives...Tied for most eagles at Congo River (2) and led the field in birdies at Sisolak's West (9).
2000: Posts the low score on Sisolak's East's back 9 with a 16, which remains tied for the all-time MCMM record for any front or back 9 at any course...Tied for the 4th-lowest score at that course...Had no threes at Action Territory, the first threeless round in MCMM history and one of only six such rounds as of 2012...Tied for the hole-in-one lead (2) at Sisolak's East...Tied for the field lead in pars at Lighthouse (10) and for the fewest bogeys at Kristof's (2)...Scored more holes-in-one (5) than in his first two tourneys combined (4)...Posted new personal low scores at three of the day's courses.
1999: Led the field in 2s at Action Territory (12)...Had the fewest threes at Kristof's (2)...Tied for the lead in birdies (6) at Sisolak's West.
1998: Won the day's first course title in his Mini Masters debut by carding a 40 at Congo River, besting the field by 5 strokes...It turned out to be his only under-par round of the day...Had the lowest front 9 at Congo River (18)...Posted his first career hole-in-one at Congo River's 4th hole, one of only 2 aces by the whole field at that course...Tallied the highest front 9 at Kristof's (31)...Led the tourney in 2s at Congo River (13) and Sisolak's West (12)...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 and Kristof's...Had the fewest threes (27) of any tournament player...Finished with the lowest score of the four rookies.
Random Stat
Jason is the only player in MCMM history to have a hole-in-one on all 18 hole numbers AND all twelve courses used in Mini Masters history. He is also the only player ever to record four sub-40 rounds in one day.
