Player Profile
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Carrie Donahue #
- Most Improved 2005
Most Holes-in-one trophy winner 2015
Carrie Donahue
Age: 45
Occupation: Mechanical engineer, part-time calligrapher, aspiring novelist, full-time doting godmother/spoiler of small children
Mini golf experience: After starting her mini-golf career at the defunct Sisolak's Golf-A-Rama while still in kindergarten, Carrie has expanded her playing repertoire to include courses in six states (Illinois, Wisconsin, Arizona, Florida, Michigan, and Indiana), and hopes to add a foreign country to the list soon.
Interesting facts (plus one running joke): Carrie is no longer involved in the manufacture of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy tubes, but she still likes the name. Carrie was a TV-shows-on-DVD pimp prior to the days of Netflix. Carrie is just a small-town girl, living in a lonely world. She took the midnight train going anywhere.
Interesting lies: Carrie's participation in MCMM23 will be via virtual reality. Carrie is really a Jedi. Carrie is the reincarnation of Elvis. She has not left the building.
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2023: 50-50-44-45-44-44--277 (+21) (30th/41 overall, 27th/32 Putterz Division)
2022: 48-48-42-43-49-48--278 (+15) (26th/42 overall, 22nd/35 Putterz Division)
2021: 49-51-51-39-46-46--282 (+27) (T-15th/28 overall, T-13th/23 Putterz Division)
2019: 51-53-52-51-44-43--294 (+21) (T-22nd/46 overall, T-18th/40 Putterz Division)
2017: 43-48-47-50-47-39--274 (+ 1) (T-10th/40 overall, T-7th/37 Putterz Division)
2016: 46-46-46-48-43-40--269 (- 4) (9th/42 overall, 5th/38 Putterz Division)
2015: 45-49-46-47-44-43--274 (+ 7) (14th/38 overall, 9th/30 Putterz Division)
2013: 50-46-46-49-43-43--277 (+22) (T-9th/32 overall, T-7th/26 Putterz Division)
2012: 53-40-46-55-46-42--282 (+16) (12th/38 overall, 7th/33 Putterz Division)
2011: 63-40-48-47-48-43--289 (+19) (16th/30 overall, 12th/22 Putterz Division)
2010: 56-44-50-47-WD (+9)
2009: 53-40-47-46-45-46--277 ( +9) (T-9th/29)
2008: 45-49-41-47-43-43--268 ( -1) (7th/24)
2007: 49-54-45-41-47-46--282 ( +7) (9th/25)
2006: 42-56-46-43-42-52--281 ( +6) (8th/26)
2005: 40-52-43-48-47-47--277 ( +7) (8th/37)
2004: 48-49-57-48-59-53--314 (+37) (24th/36)
2003: 47-51-45-46-45-51--285 ( +5) (13th/32)
2002: 43-49-49-46-45-57--289 ( +9) (11th/27)
2001: 56-58-41-41-47-41--284 ( +7) (T-14th/35)
2000: 54-50-41-43-50-56--294 (+17) (10th/18)
1999: 55-56-46-48-48-51--304 (+27) (T-10th/26)
Course Championships
None
Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 6th, 7th, 15th, 16th (2)
Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 6th, 14th, 17th (2)
Ballybunion: 12th
Congo Falls: 8th, 11th, 16th
Congo Rapids: 6th, 7th
Congo River: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 10th (3), 14th, 15th, 16th
Harry Semrow: 15th
Kristof's: 1st, 4th, 7th (2), 8th, 9th, 15th, 18th
Lighthouse: 1st (3), 2nd, 3rd (3), 4th (4), 5th, 7th (2), 9th, 11th, 16th (3), 17th, 18th (4)
Par-King Black: 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th (2), 10th (4), 14th (2), 15th, 16th, 17th
Par-King Red: 6th, 9th (2), 10th, 11th, 12th, 18th (2)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: none
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 7th
Sisolak's East: 5th, 12th, 16th
Sisolak's West: 6th (2), 7th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 18th (3)
Wild West (Action Territory): 7th, 8th, 14th
Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Personal records by course
Action Territory: 49 (2004, 2008)
Aloha Falls: 46 (2007)
Ballybunion: 47 (2005)
Congo Falls: 39 (2021)
Congo Rapids: 45 (2023)
Congo River Kenosha: 40 (2005)
Harry Semrow: 51 (2021)
Kristof's: 41 (2001)
Lighthouse: 41 (2007)
Par-King Black: 43 (2008, 2013, 2016)
Par-King Red: 39 (2017)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 41 (2008)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 46 (2009)
Sisolak's East: 41 (2000, 2001)
Sisolak's West: 40 (2009, 2011, 2012)
Wild West: 46 (2016)
Wisconsin Adventure: 43 (2017)
Career Highlights
2016: Placed 9th out of 42 overall, 5th out of 38 in the Putterz Division, and had the lowest score of the day's 15 female players, her first time as the top woman in the field since 2003...Tied for 5th place at Wild West (46), beating he previous record at the course by 4 strokes...Was one of ten plaeyrs to go sixless on the day, extending her sixless streak to 301 holes, the 11th-longest streak in MCMM history (and the second-longest active streak behind Michael Cullen, who has retired from future MCMM play)...It was her sixth sixless tourney, tying her for fifth place all-time in that statistic...Her total of 4 under par beat her previous MCMM personal best by three strokes...Matched her personal best at Par-King Black (43) while posting a score two strokes lower than her previous best at Par-King Red (40, tied for her lowest MCMM round on any course)...Was one of just seven players with multiple aces at Wisconsin Adventure...Tied for first with three holes-in-one at Par-King Red...Her seven total aces on the day tied her for third place in that category...Only had four holes all day with a result worse than a bogey, a number beaten by only four players in the field (all but one of whom has been a Mini Masters division champion).
2015: Placed 13th out of 38 overall, 8th out of 30 in the Putterz Division, and 2nd out of 11 female players...Her total of 274 (+7) was her second-lowest stroke total of all-time (2008: 1-under 268)...Tied for the lowest back 9 at Aloha Falls (21)...Twice had two aces in a three-hole span (LH 16-18 and PKB 14-16)...Was one of only five players not to score above 3 on any hole at Wisconsin Adventure...Was one of only three players with more than one hole-in-one at Aloha Falls...Finished sixless, extending her streak to 193 holes...Her nine holes-in-one beat her rookie total of 8 (her previous high) to give her a tie for the second-most aces on the day, but she won her first Most Holes-in-one Trophy in a tiebreak over Rusty Silber since Michael Cullen led with 10 and could not take the trophy as the overall tourney champion...It was Carrie's first MCMM trophy since her 2005 Most Improved award...Also tied her career high in threes (44)...Was the only player with two eagles at Aloha Falls.
2013: Tied for 9th out of 32 overall, 7th out of 26 in the Putterz Division, and placed 3rd out of 11 female players...Tied for 4th in the field at Par-King Black (43), her 17th top-five course finish in 14 MCMM appearances...Posted a career high in total pars (55)...Tied her career best total score between the Par-King courses (86).
2012: Finished 2nd out of 14 female players and was just two strokes shy of placing in the top ten of the tourney field overall...Tied for fifth at Sisolak's West (40)...Recorded a career-low total of 42 at Par-King Red, leading the field in twos (13) at the course...Was one of just five players not to score a five all day, the first time she accomplished that feat...Posted the only aceless day by any player, only the seventh time a player went all 108 holes without a hole-in-one in MCMM history...Tied for the most bogeys at Aloha Falls (11), tying the MCMM record for bogeys in a single round at the course with a ridiculous par of 42.
2011: Tied for fifth in the first round at Sisolak's West (40)...Tied for low front 9 at Lighthouse (19)...Recorded her fourth sixless tournament...Placed 6th out of 12 female players...Recorded the most fives (6) at Action Territory. This a) tied the record for fives in one round at that course; b) tied the record for most fives in a sixless round; and c) was part of the record for most fives in a single sixless tournament (9)...Her seven aces were her most since she scored 8 in her rookie year (1999)...Was one of two players with two eagles in the first round at Sisolak's West and one of five people with two eagles at Lighthouse.
2010: Withdrew after the fourth round.
2009: Finished tied for second, one stroke off the lead, at Sisolak's West (40) in the course's return to the MCMM...Tied for 2nd among 14 female competitors and finished in the top ten for the fifth straight year...Tied for most 2s (15) at Sisolak's West...Tied for fewest pars (5) at Par-King Black.
2008: Tied for low score on back 9 at Rocky's Fun House (20), finishing 4th overall at the course, one stroke behind the three men tied for first at 40...Established a new career best by finishing 7th overall, finishing under par (-1) for the first time, and placing 2nd out of 11 women...Tied for most aces (3) and recorded most threes (10) at Lighthouse...Achieved her third sixless tournament, making her the first woman in MCMM history to reach that mark...Tied for the lead in birdies at Rocky's Fun House (9).
2007: Tied for low front 9 at Lighthouse (19) while tying for fourth overall at the course (41)...Tied for low back 9 (22) at Libertyville...Placed 4th at Libertyville, one stroke back of the three men tied for the lead at 45...Placed 3rd out of 12 female players...Tied for fewest bogeys at Kristof's (2).
2006: Tied for 4th at Congo River (42) and Kristof's (42)...Tied for the low back 9 at Kristof's (20)...Tied for most aces at Congo River (2)...Led in threes (10) and bogeys (10) at Action Territory...Recorded her second career double eagle by acing Congo River's 14th...Finished 2nd among the 12 female players and matched her career-best finish of 8th overall...By acing the 11th hole (a Wacky Hole) at Lighthouse, Carrie became the second player ever to record a hole-in-one on all 18 possible hole numbers in the tournament, needing 47 rounds to achieve the feat, beating Mick Cullen's record of 48.
2005: Scored a career-low round of 40 at Congo River to finish tied for 2nd among amateurs...Tied for third-lowest score (43) at Monster Golf...Tied for most 2s (14) at Congo River...Posted her second sixless tournament of the last three years (and her career). Finished 8th among 37 amateurs and 1st among 15 female players.
2004: Scored at least two of each possible hole score (1-2-3-4-5-6) at Lighthouse, a feat which had only happened once at any course in any previous MCMM...Recorded one of just six eagles at Ballybunion...Placed 8th out of 12 female finishers.
2003: Posted a new career best of just five over par to finish 1st out of 11 female putters...Tied for most 3s at Sisolak's West (9)...Tied for most pars (10) at Congo River...Recorded one of the four eagles by the field at Libertyville, acing the very long 17th hole...Tied for the fewest bogeys (2) at Libertyville...Tied for the overall lead in pars (52)...Posted her first sixless tournament.
2002: Posted a tie for the lowest front 9 at Congo River (2) while coming in 5th at the course overall...Tied for the low back 9 at Action Territory (22) en route to a 49, which is still tied for her lowest-ever MCMM score at that course...One of four players with two aces at Congo River...Tied for the lead in fours (7) at Libertyville...One of two players with two eagles at Action Territory...Led in pars (12) at Sisolak's East and tied for the lead in pars (12) at Sisolak's West.
2001: Tied for 6th out of 35 at Sisolak's East, just three strokes off the low score...Posted the low back 9 at Sisolak's West (19) for the second straight year en route to finishing just one stroke off the low score...Recorded back-to-back holes-in-one at Lighthouse's 3rd and 4th holes, the second straight year she holed consecutive tee shots...Tied for the 3rd-lowest round at Kristof's (41)...Scored a career-low 7 over par...Tied for the fewest 3s (2), eagles (1), and pars (10) at Sisolak's East...Was the only player to post two eagles at Sisolak's West...Tied for the most 2s (13) at Kristof's...Finished with the fewest double bogeys (2) in the field...Tied for 4th out of 19 female competitors.
2000: Recorded her first career double eagle at Action Territory's 15th hole and followed it up with an ace on 16 for her first career back-to-back aces, while the remainder of the field totaled four holes-in-one on the same course...Finished just one stroke behind the course winner at Sisolak's East with a 41...Tied for the low back 9 at Sisolak's West (19)...Tied for third at Sisolak's West and came in 5th at Action Territory...Finished in the top ten overall for the 2nd straight year...Placed 3rd out of 8 female players...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Lighthouse...Led the field in birdies at Sisolak's East (9) and tied for the lead at Sisolak's West (8)...Posted a birdieless round at Kristof's.
1999: Collected her first MCMM hole-in-one at Congo River's 5th hole...Posted first career under-par round at Lighthouse (48)...Finished 3rd out of 14 female players and tied for tenth overall...Tied for the most holes-in-one on the day (8), losing the trophy to Dan Hill in a tiebreaker...Had aces on five of the days' six courses, including three at Sisolak's West to tie for the course lead...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Kristof's...Tied for the lead in birdies (6) at Sisolak's West...Putted for the cycle at Kristof's, recording an eagle, birdie, par, bogey, double bogey, triple bogey, and quadruple bogey in the same round.
Random Stat
Carrie is one of only three players to achieve a hole-in-one on every possible hole number. She was the second player ever to complete the feat, accomplishing it in 2006, just two years after Mick Cullen. Since Mick played in the 1997 and 1998 Mini Masters and Carrie did not, this means they accomplished the feat in the same number of years, and Carrie actually needed fewer rounds to reach it.
