Player Profile
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Dan Lee #
- Most Improved 2007
Most Holes-in-one trophy winner 2011
M.C. Mini Masters Match Play Invitational champion 2019
Dan Lee
Age: 49
Occupation: Network Administrator
Mini golf experience: Mini Masters participant 2003-2007, 2009-2011, 2015, 2019, 2021-22. Took a year off in 2008 to vanquish the evil Falafel People of Namibia, who kidnapped him for the years 2012-2014 and conscripted him into their chickpea army in 2016. He escaped in time for the 2019 tournament.
Interesting facts: 'Second Street' is the most common street name in the U.S.; 'First Street' is the sixth! - and - The United States has never lost a war when donkeys were used. I wonder if a jackass in the White House counts? Also, Dan scored the only Blazing Ptarmigans goal at the 2006 USA Broomball nationals...and he had no experience playing coming into the tournament.
Interesting lies: No time for silly lies, I'm hot on the trail of those missing WMD's.
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2023: 47-47-44-41-42-44--265 (+ 9) (19th/41 overall, 14th/32 Putterz Division)
2022: 52-45-49-51-42-42--281 (+18) (T-29th/42 overall, T-26th/35 Putterz Division)
2021: 40-54-39-46-41-47--267 (+12) (11th/28 overall, 9th/23 Putterz Division)
2019: 41-47-47-49-40-42--266 (- 7) (9th/46 overall, 5th/40 Putterz Division)
2015: 44-47-42-46-48-42--269 (+ 2) (13th/38 overall, 8th/30 Putterz Division)
2011: 47-42-38-40-41-43--251 (-19) (6th/30 overall, 2nd/22 Putterz Division)
2010: 47-44-41-49-40-42--263 (- 7) (6th/29)
2009: 50-42-42-45-43-45--267 (- 1) (6th/29)
2007: 42-50-43-39-46-49--269 (- 6) (6th/25)
2006: 42-54-44-45-46-60--291 (+16) (10th/26)
2005: 41-57-47-48-49-53--295 (+25) (17th/37)
2004: 50-59-55-43-46-51--304 (+27) (T-19th/35)
Course Championships
Par-King Black, 2010 (40) [tied]
Action Territory, 2011 (47) [tied] (Putterz Division only)
Sisolak's West, Round 2, 2011 (38) [tied] (Putterz Division only)
Kristof's, 2021 (40) [tied]
"Most Improved" Course Trophies
Kristof's, 2021
Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 4th (2), 12th, 14th, 16th
Aloha Falls: 6th, 17th (2)
Ballybunion: none
Congo Falls: 11th, 14th
Congo Rapids: none
Congo River: 4th, 5th, 11th
Harry Semrow: none
Kristof's: 1st (2), 7th, 11th
Lighthouse: 7th (2), 12th, 16th
Par-King Black: 3rd, 4th, 6th (4), 7th, 9th (2), 10th, 14th, 15th (2), 16th (2), 18th (2)
Par-King Red: 9th, 11th (2), 15th, 16th, 17th
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 12th, 18th
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 4th
Sisolak's East: none
Sisolak's West: 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 18th (2)
Wild West (Action Territory): 7th, 12th, 17th
Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th
Personal records by course
Action Territory: 47 (2010, 2011)
Aloha Falls: 46 (2004, 2015)
Ballybunion: 43 (2004)
Congo Falls: 41 (2023)
Congo Rapids: 39 (2022)
Congo River Kenosha: 41 (2005)
Harry Semrow: TBD
Kristof's: 40 (2021)
Lighthouse: 39 (2007)
Par-King Black: 40 (2010, 2019)
Par-King Red: 42 (2010, 2015, 2019)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 43 (2007)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 45 (2009)
Sisolak's East: n/a
Sisolak's West: 38 (2011)
Wild West: 45 (2022)
Wisconsin Adventure: 41 (2019)
Unique Aces (only ace in MCMM history at a given hole)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan 4th
Career Highlights/b>
2015: Placed 13th out of 38 overall, 8th out of 30 in the Putterz Division...One of fourteen players to go sixless...Tied for fewest threes at Aloha Falls (4) and most fives at Par-King Black (2)...Extended his sixless streak to 265 holes with his second straight sixless tournament...Tied for fewest threes at Aloha Falls (4) and the most fives at Par-King Black (2)...With a hole-in-one at Par-King Black's 6th hole, recorded one of the six eagles at the course...Tied for the most triple bogeys at Par-King Black (2) and the most pars at Par-King Red (13)...Tied for low back 9 at Aloha Falls (21).
2011: For the fourth year in a row, finished 6th overall, this time out of 30 players; came in 2nd out of 22 Putterz Division players...His score of 19 under par not only shattered his previous personal best by 12 strokes, but would have been low enough to win four previous MCMM tournaments...Finished 7th in the race for the Most Improved trophy...Tied for third at Action Territory (47)...Tied for 4th at Sisolak's West 2nd round (38, a new personal low for any MCMM round)...Came in 4th at Lighthouse (40)...Tied for 5th at Par-King Black (41)...One of six players to go sixless for the tournament...Posted the most twos at Action Territory (11) and the most holes-in-one at Sisolak's West round 2 (3)...Tied for the most pars (9) at Lighthouse while becoming only the ninth player to achieve a bogeyless round (the 17th in MCMM history)...Tied for the most birdies at Par-King Black (6)...One of just three players with nothing worse than a double bogey all day...Tied for low front 9 at Par-King Red (18)...Earned a wacky ace with a hole-in-one at Par-King Black's 4th hole.
2010: Placed 6th out of 29 competitors, his third consecutive year in 6th place...Recorded his best-ever relative-to-par total score (-7)...Tied for the low score (40, a personal record) at Par-King Black, taking his first MCMM course trophy...Did so in part by recording the lowest score on the back 9 (18)...Tied for 4th at Action Territory (47--his first time breaking 50 at the course) and tied for 5th in the second round at Sisolak's West (41, a new personal best)...Tied for the most holes-in-one at Par-King Black (3), while scoring just two aces on the other five courses combined...Two of those three Par-King Black holes-in-one came at par-3 holes to tie him for best in the field with 2 eagles at the course as well...Led all players in pars at Sisolak's West round 2 (11)...Also established a new personal best at Par-King Red by three strokes, with a 42.
2009: Finished in 6th place for a second straight year, beating out 23 fellow competitors...Placed 2nd at Lighthouse (42)...Came in fifth at Sisolak's East (42)...Tied for the most threes at Sisolak's West (7) and Par-King Red (9)...Was one of five players to go sixless for the day, his first sixless tournament in five tries...Led all players with 12 pars at Sisolak's West...Tied for the fewest bogeys at Action Territory (2) while tying for the most at Par-King Red (6)...Tied for the low front 9 at Sisolak's West (20)...Established a new personal best at Lighthouse (42)...Set a new personal high in total threes (37) and total pars (53) while setting a new low for fours (7) and triple bogeys (1).
2007: Began a run of four consecutive sixth-place finishes, beating 19 of the day's 25 players...Tied for 3rd at Congo River, just a stroke back of the winning total...Tied for 2nd at Lighthouse, recording his first career sub-40 round (39)...Was the only player to finish under par who did not go sixless for the day...His under-par finish was his first in the MCMM, improving over his previous low score by 22 strokes to earn the Most Improved trophy...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Action Territory for the second consecutive year...Had the fewest total threes of any player (22)...Tied for the most holes-in-one at Congo River (2) and the most twos at Libertyville (11)...Had the fewest threes at Libertyville (1) and was one of just two players not to score a four at Kristof's...Led all players in birdies at Congo River (8, tying the MCMM course record)...Tied for the fewest pars at People's Choice (6)...Tied for the fewest bogeys at Kristof's (2)...Recorded the low back 9 at Congo River (19)...Tied for the low front 9 at Lighthouse (19) and the low back 9 at Kristof's (21)...Carded the low front 9 at Libertyville (21)...Established new personal bests at Action Territory (50), Lighthouse (39), and People's Choice (43).
2006: Came in 10th out of 26 players, his first top-ten finish, with a new personal best of 16 over par...Tied for 4th at Congo River (42) for the second straight year...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Action Territory...Was the only player with two holes-in-one at that course...Tied for the fewest fours (1) and most fives (2) at Kristof's...Tied for the most fives at Libertyville (2)...Earned his first MCMM double eagle by hitting it down the stairs and enjoying a friendly carom to score an ace on Action Territory's par-4 12th hole...Tied for fewest bogeys at Kristof's (2) and most double bogeys at Libertyville (4)...Earned new personal bests at Action Territory (54), Kristof's (46), Lighthouse (45), and Rocky's Fun House Gurnee (44).
2005: Placed 17th out of 37 players in the amateur division, slicing nine strokes off his rookie total and finishing in the top half for the first time...Tied for 4th at Congo River (41) to start the day...Led all players in fives at Action Territory (4) but avoided the dreaded six...Scored the fewest threes at Monster Golf (2)...Tied for the fewest birdies (1) and most double bogeys (5) at Action Territory...Tied for the most birdies (5) and fewest bogeys (1) at Monster Golf...Tied for the most eagles (1) and fewest birdies (also 1) at Libertyville...Established new personal bests at Action Territory (57), Congo River, and Kristof's (48).
2004: Finished tied for 19th out of 36 players, 4th out of 12 rookies...Tied for 2nd at Ballybunion (43) while also tying for the low back 9 (21)...Tied for 4th at Libertyville (46)...Tied for the most fours at Lighthouse (6, tying the MCMM course record) and the most twos at Libertyville (11)...Finished tied for last in holes-in-one (1), with his lone ace coming on Congo River's 4th hole...Led all players in pars at Ballybunion (12)...Tied for the fewest bogeys at Kristof's (1)...Was one of three players with no eagles all day.
