Player Profile
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Julie Schweiss #
- American Mini Golf Alliance member
Age: 50 years, 104 days (as of June 24)
Occupation: Oprah watcher & servant for Taylor & Tommy
Mini golf experience: Eighteen Mini Masters tournaments, past NIMGA golfer, and any other course her husband drags her to
Interesting facts: Awesome wife, dedicated mommy; not a good regular golfer (does not want to hurt the grass); used to race horses; rummage sale queen; likes slot machines
Interesting lies: Has lost 1,938 golf balls to date (on miniature golf courses, no less); has bent or broken 513 putters with bare hands
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2023: 46-49-41-48-48-43--275 (+19) (T-27th/41 overall, T-22nd/32 overall)
2022: 42-54-41-42-45-38--262 (- 1) (T-10th/42 overall, T-8th/35 Putterz Division)
2021: 47-53-52-43-45-41--281 (+26) (14th/28 overall, 12th/23 Putterz Division)
2019: 52-55-49-49-50-43--298 (+25) (T-25th/46 overall, T-21st/40 Putterz Division)
2018: 48-51-46-57-40-45--287 (+14) (T-16th/32 overall, T-12th/27 Putterz Division)
2017: 46-47-49-48-43-41--274 (+ 1) (T-10th/40 overall, T-7th/37 Putterz Division)
2016: 45-54-48-52-48-46--293 (+20) (T-24th/42 overall, T-20th/38 Putterz Division)
2015: 49-45-53-48-42-42--279 (+12) (18th/38 overall, 12th/30 Putterz Division)
2014: 46-46-48-46-38-45--269 (+14) (9th/39 overall, 5th/31 Putterz Division)
2013: 53-56-43-49-46-46--293 (+38) (T-20th/32 overall, T-16th/26 Putterz Division)
2012: 57-43-47-60-44-41--292 (+26) (16th/38 overall, 11th/30 Putterz Division)
2011: 60-45-43-44-46-47--285 (+15) (14th/30 overall, 10th/22 Putterz Division)
2010: 52-48-41-48-43-45--277 (+ 7) (9th/29)
2009: 59-43-50-50-49-37--288 (+20) (14th/29)
2008: 42-51-51-50-48-45--287 (+18) (12th/24)
2007: 55-53-48-47-57-51--311 (+36) (18th/25)
2006: 47-64-43-43-51-60--308 (+33) (T-16th/26)
2005: 48-61-47-52-61-57--326 (+56) (31st/37)
2004: 53-60-49-56-65-57--340 (+63) (29th/36)
Course Championships
Par-King Black, 2014 (38) [tied]
"Most Improved" Course Trophies
Par-King Red, 2009
Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 8th, 13th, 16th
Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 3rd, 5th
Ballybunion: none
Congo Falls: 3rd, 13th, 14th, 16th
Congo Rapids: 7th, 9th
Congo River: 4th, 10th, 15th, 16th
Harry Semrow: none
Kristof's: 1st (2), 2nd, 9th, 14th, 16th 17th, 18th
Lighthouse: 1st, 3rd (2), 4th (3), 7th, 11th (2), 14th (3), 16th (2), 17th, 18th
Par-King Black: 3rd (3), 4th, 6th, 7th (2), 9th (2), 10th (5), 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th (2)
Par-King Red: 3rd, 4th, 5th (2), 6th, 7th (2), 11th (2), 12th, 13th (2), 16th (2), 18th
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 2nd, 11th, 17th
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none
Sisolak's East: none
Sisolak's West: 4th, 11th, 15th, 17th, 18th (2)
Wild West (Action Territory): 12th (2)
Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 9th, 10th, 12th (2), 17th, 18th
Personal records by course
Action Territory: 51 (2008)
Aloha Falls: 46 (2014)
Ballybunion: 56 (2004)
Congo Falls: 43 (2021)
Congo Rapids: 41 (2023)
Congo River Kenosha: 42 (2008)
Harry Semrow: 53 (2021)
Kristof's: 41 (2022)
Lighthouse: 43 (2006)
Par-King Black: 38 (2014)
Par-King Red: 37 (2009)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 43 (2006)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 50 (2009)
Sisolak's East: n/a
Sisolak's West: 41 (2010)
Wild West: 45 (2015)
Wisconsin Adventure: 42 (2022)
Career Highlights
2016: Tied for 24th out of 42 overall, tied for 20th out of 38 in the Putterz Division, and 7th out of 15 female players...Tied for most fives at Wild West (2) and most fours at Par-King Black (4)...Was one of ten players to go sixless for the day, her first time accomplishing the feat in 13 Mini Masters appearances...Recorded the fewest pars of any player at Wild West (2, a new MCMM record for the course)...Was one of four players not to tally an eagle all day.
2015: Finished 18th out of 38 players overall, 12th out of 30 in the Putterz Division, and 4th out of 11 female players...Her total of 12 over par was the second-best of her MCMM career, trailing only her 7-over mark in 2010...Had one of the field's six eagles at Par-King Black...Posted her lowest-ever total of fours for a single tournament (5) and had a total of just 11 holes with a score higher than 3, a new personal best...Tied her career best in total eagles (4).
2014: Had her best Mini Masters result ever, finishing 9th out of 39 players overall and 5th out of 31 in the Putterz Division...Finished 2nd out of the 14 female players, trailing only Dianne Cullen...Tied for 3rd at Aloha Falls, posting the lowest score (46) in her foursome, which included the day's eventual champion (Mick Cullen) and the 2013 Aloha Falls champion (Jake Heynis)...Her score at the course was 5 strokes better than her previous personal best of 51...Was the only player to ace Aloha Falls' 3rd hole, scoring the 3rd-ever ace there in 292 M.C. Mini Masters attempts...Tied for the low back 9 at Congo Falls (18), tying the MCMM record for the course...Was one of five players with two holes-in-one at Congo Falls, best in the field...Tied for the low front 9 at Par-King Black (19) en route to a 38, which was good enough to tie for the best score at the course and garner her first-ever course trophy in 11 years of MCMM play...The 38 was a 5-stroke improvement over her previous best score at the course...Her total stroke score was 8 lower than her previous best in a Mini Masters...Tied for most 3s at Aloha Falls (11) but had no score over 3 at the course...Was one of seven players with no fives all day, and one of seven (three in the Putterz Division) with no more than one hole score over a four all day...Tied for most birdies at Aloha Falls (4) and Par-King Black (5)...Finished 8th out of 39 in total birdies (24) and tied for third in total eagles (3)...Tied for fifth in total holes-in-one (7), first among all female players.
2013: Finished 5th among 11 female players...Tied for 5th at Congo Rapids (43)...Beat her previous best at Par-King Red by 5 strokes...Led the field in threes at Aloha Falls (11)...Tied for most fives at Lighthouse (3)...Tied for fewest threes at Congo Rapids (3)...Tied for fewest bogeys at Congo Rapids (1).
2012: Placed 4th among 14 female players, just one stroke behind Lisa Curran, and was in the top half of the overall field for the fifth straight year...Tied for 3rd at Par-King Red (41)...Led the pack in fives at Action Territory (4) but avoided scoring a six...Was one of five players with no fours at Par-King Red...Led the field in pars at Sisolak's West (12) while being the only player to score no bogeys (she did have one double bogey)...Tied for the most pars (13) and eagles (1) at Par-King Red...Tied her career high in threes (43) while posting a new career high in pars (57) and a new career low in fours (6).
2011: Finished in a 7-way tie for fourth in the holes-in-one race (with 8) as three players tied or broke the previous single-day record...Placed 5th out of 12 female competitors...Tied for the most threes (8) at Sisolak's West Round 1...Led the pack in holes-in-one (3) at Par-King Black...By acing the 10th hole of Par-King Black, became the first MCMM player with three aces on any one Par-King hole...Established a new career high in pars (46)...One of five players with two eagles at Lighthouse...Tied for the birdie lead at Par-King Black (6).
2010: Tied for 5th-best score at Sisolak's West's second round (41), posting her career best at the course...Improved her Par-King Black score from 2009 by 5 strokes...Placed in the top ten of the tourney for the first time (9th out of 29), with a career-low total of 7 over par...Completed her first sixless tournament...Placed 4rd among the 13 female players...Finished 4th in the race for the Most Improved trophy...Tied husband Tom for the most aces (3) in the second round at Sisolak's West...Also tied for the lead in holes-in-one (3) and fours (5) at Lighthouse...Tied for the third-most holes-in-one (7) in the field overall...Led the field in bogeys at Action Territory (7)...Tied for the most eagles (2) at Lighthouse.
2009: Tied the record for lowest round by a female player with 37 at Par-King Red...It was her first career sub-40 round and good for 2nd place at the course behind Matthew Cullen's all-time MCMM record round of 34...Took the Most Improved course trophy for Par-King Red as a result...Finished 14th out of 29 overall and 6th among the 14 female players...One of only two players to record an eagle at both Action Territory and Sisolak's West...Tied for the most birdies (7) at Par-King Red.
2008: Scored a 42 at Congo River to better her previous personal best by 5 strokes...Also recorded a career best by 2 strokes at Action Territory (51)...In the final standings, placed a career-best 12th with a personal best of just 18 over par, 15 strokes lower than her previous mark...Finished 5th out of 11 female players...Finished 3rd in the Most Improved trophy race...Tied for the lead in holes-in-one (1) and threes (10) at Action Territory, as well as pars (7) at Par-King Black.
2007: Took the high score on the front 9 at Congo River (28)...Posted the highest back 9 at Kristof's (35)...Placed 7th out of 11 female competitors...Tied for the most 6s (2) at Congo River and led the field in 5s at Kristof's (2)...Finished tied for last in total holes-in-one (1), with her lone ace coming at a Wacky Hole, Lighthouse's 11th...Tied for the fewest bogeys (2) at Kristof's but recorded the most double bogeys (4)...Led the field in birdies (6) at Libertyville while posting the fewest pars (4).
2006: Posted the highest back 9 at Action Territory (35)...Tied for third-lowest round at Monster Golf (43), just 3 strokes behind the leader...Tied for the lowest back 9 at Lighthouse (17)...Finished in a new personal best of 16th place (tied) overall, with a new career best total score of 33 over par...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Action Territory...Was one of five players with two aces at Congo River...Tied for fewest twos at Congo River (5)...Led the field in fours at Action Territory (4)...Was one of three players with two holes-in-one at Monster Golf...Tied for the most fives (2) at Libertyville...Tied for the overall tourney lead in triple bogeys (6).
2005: Placed 12th out of 15 female players...Tied for the most 3s at Congo River (11)...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Action Territory and Kristof's...Tied for most double bogeys at Action Territory (5)...Scored 1 of 8 eagles by the field at Kristof's...Tied for most bogeys at Ballybunion (8).
2004: Scored her first MCMM hole-in-one at Lighthouse's 4th hole...Posted her only under-par round of the day at Lighthouse (49)...Placed 6th out of 12 rookies overall and 10th out of 12 women...Tied for fewest 2s (3) and most 4s (6) at Kristof's...One of six players with two eagles at Lighthouse...Scored one of the seven eagles by the field at Libertyville.
Random Stat
In 2009, Julie had just one par at Action Territory. This is one of only seven times in MCMM history that a player has had so few pars in a full round.
