Player Profile
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Ralph Freye #
- Ralph Freye
Age: 59
Occupation: Educational administrator
Mini golf experience: Three previous Mini Masters finishes; always in the top ten, always under par. In 2016, was the tournament leader after the 2nd round.
Interesting facts: 45% marzipan.
Interesting lies: 55% symphonic metal.
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2022: 43-49-48-41-46-46--273 (+10) (T-21st/42 overall, T-18th/35 Putterz Division)
2019: 45-61-46-50-45-44--291 (+18) (19th/46 overall, 15th/40 Putterz Division)
2017: 46-49-53-56-45-41--290 (+17) (24th/40 overall, 21st/37 Putterz Division)
2016: 40-46-46-50-46-44--272 (-1) (T-10th/42 overall, T-6th/38 Putterz Division)
2003: 51-46-41-40-48-48--274 (-6) (9th/32)
2002: 47-51-40-40-44-49--271 (-9) (T-7th/27)
Course Championships
None
Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 11th, 17th
Aloha Falls: 7th, 17th
Ballybunion: none
Congo Falls: none
Congo Rapids: none
Congo River: none
Kristof's: 7th, 13th
Lighthouse: 3rd, 4th (3)
Par-King Black: 7th, 10th, 15th, 16th
Par-King Red: 3rd, 11th, 13th, 18th
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: none
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none
Sisolak's East: 1st, 4th, 12th, 15th
Sisolak's West: 3rd, 6th, 1.8th
Wild West: none
Wisconsin Adventure: 6th, 11th, 12th
Personal records by course
Action Territory: 46 (2003)
Aloha Falls: 48 (2003)
Ballybunion: n/a
Congo Falls: n/a
Congo Rapids: n/a
Congo River Kenosha: 47 (2002)
Kristof's: 41 (2022)
Lighthouse: 44 (2002)
Par-King Black: 45 (2017, 2019)
Par-King Red: 41 (2017)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: n/a
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: n/a
Sisolak's East: 40 (2002)
Sisolak's West: 40 (2002, 2003)
Wild West: 46 (2016)
Wisconsin Adventure: 40 (2016)
Career Highlights
2016: Returned after a 13-year hiatus to place 10th out of 42 players overall and 6th out of 38 in the Putterz Division...Managed his third straight top-10 finish despite the long layoff and playing in the largest MCMM field ever...Tied for 2nd at Wisconsin Adventure (40), just one stroke off the winning score at the first course of the day...Tied for fifth at Wild West (46)...Tied for the most aces at Wisconsin Adventure (2)...Was the only player in the field with no hole score above a four...Recorded one of the eight eagles at Wisconsin Adventure...Tied for fewest pars at Par-King Black (5)...Placed in a tie for fifth in total birdies (31)...Was the tournament leader by 2 strokes after the second round, and remained in the lead 12 holes into the third round (Lighthouse); went on to finish that third round 5 strokes out of the lead, sitting in fourth place.
2003: Placed 9th out of 32 players with a total of 6 under par...Placed 3rd at Libertyville (48)...Tied for 5th at Sisolak's West (40), Sisolak's East (41), and Action Territory (46)...His combined 36-hole score at Sisolak's (81) tied him for 2nd in the field...Led all players in threes at Congo River (11) while tying for most threes at Action Territory (9)...Had only 4 fours--third-fewest in the field...Led all players in bogeys at Congo River (9)...Tied for most birdies at Sisolak's East (9)...Beat his 2002 Action Territory score by 5 strokes (51 to 46)...Had the third-most total pars of any player (49).
2002: Finished tied for 7th place out of 27 players overall, tied for 3rd among 15 rookies...Tied for 2nd at Sisolak's East (40)...Tied for 4th at Sisolak's West (40)...Was one of six players to go sixless for the full day...Tied for most eagles at Sisolak's West (2) and most birdies at Lighthouse (12, still an MCMM record for any single round)...Was one of five players with no hole result worse than a double bogey all day...Earned his first MCMM hole-in-one at Sisolak's East's 1st hole...Tied for the low back 9 at Sisolak's West (19).
