Karen Kemnitz

Most Holes-in-one trophy winner 2013

Born: 1977

Occupation: Engineer

Mini golf experience: She took a year off from the Mini Masters in 2008 because she hates Mick. Previous to playing in the MCMM repeatedly, she had extremely limited miniature golf experience of which to speak. She was involved in NIMGA as a player for the Cubbettes. She finished in the top ten for the first time in 2007 and finished a career-best 6th in 2013.

Interesting facts: Scored the 1,000th hole-in-one in M.C. Mini Masters history when she became the first player to record an ace at the 2nd hole at Libertyville (now Aloha Falls). No other player managed a one there in the MCMM before the course closed in 2007, though it has been done since the course reopened in 2012. She assisted the first goal in Blazing Ptarmigans history. Goes to more Cubs games than anyone you know.

Interesting lies: Is made entirely of watermelon sherbet. Insists you pronounce sherbet without the invisible "r" in the second syllable.

Past MC Mini Masters Results

2026: 44-46-44-47-48-42--271 (+ 9) (T-24th/37 overall, 20th/30 Open Division)
2025: 44-47-43-48-46-39--267 (+ 5) (T-18th/51 overall, T-15th/43 Open Division)
2024: 47-47-45-41-44-47--271 (+15) (T-30th/54 overall, T-24th/45 Open Division

2023: 45-50-48-46-47-45--281 (+25) (31st/41 overall, 26th/32 Open Division)

2022: 49-50-43-44-44-46--275 (+13) (T-23rd/42 overall, T-20th/35 Open Division)

2021: 44-56-45-48-45-45--283 (+28) (17th/28 overall, 15th/23 Open Division)

2019: 43-46-47-53-48-43--280 (+ 7) (14th/46 overall, 10th/40 Open Division)

2018: 46-51-47-43-48-41--276 (+ 3) (13th/32 overall, 9th/27 Open Division)

2017: 40-55-51-53-48-42--289 (+16) (T-21st/40 overall, T-18th/37 Open Division)

2016: 48-49-44-54-43-41--279 (+ 6) (15th/42 overall, 11th/38 Open Division)

2015: 43-48-52-51-45-38--277 (+10) (17th/38 overall, 11th/30 Open Division)

2014: 49-48-42-49-43-51--282 (+27) (17th/39 overall, 12th/31 Open Division)

2013: 45-45-44-41-44-44--263 (+ 8) (6th/32 overall, 4th/26 Open Division)

2012: 59-47-46-51-47-48--298 (+32) (18th/38 overall, 13th/30 Open Division)

2011: 59-43-43-54-45-37--281 (+11) (13th/30 overall, 9th/22 Open Division)

2010: 64-49-43-50-43-47--296 (+26) (T-15th/29)

2009: 50-46-48-48-54-43--289 (+21) (15th/29)

2007: 44-48-45-50-54-48--289 (+14) (10th/25)

2006: 48-58-48-51-50-50--305 (+30) (15th/26)

2005: 55-59-48-46-48-49--305 (+35) (20th/37)

2004: 51-52-53-52-53-45--306 (+29) (T-21st/36)

2003: 55-52-45-44-51-55--302 (+22) (T-20th/32)

2002: 60-60-49-49-49-58--325 (+45) (T-21st/27)

Course Championships

none

"Most Improved" Course Trophies

Par-King Black, 2010

Hole-in-one history

Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 2nd, 8th, 10th, 11th, 14th (2), 15th, 18th

Ballybunion: 2nd

Congo Falls: 4th (2), 11th, 13th (2), 16th

Congo Rapids: 1st (2), 4th, 6th, 13th (2), 18th

Congo River Kenosha: 8th, 12th, 14th

Harry Semrow: none

Kristof's: 1st, 7th, 9th (2), 11th, 15th (2), 17th, 18th

Lighthouse: 1st, 2nd, 3rd (2), 4th (2), 7th, 9th, 11th (4), 12th, 15th, 16th (2), 17th (2), 18th (2)

Lost Falls: 4th, 12th (2), 13th (2)

Par-King Black: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th (2) 10th, 11th, 18th (3)

Par-King Red: 3rd (2), 6th (2), 7th (2), 11th (2), 12th, 15th (2), 16th (2), 18th (2)

Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 12th

Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none

Sisolak's East: 18th (2)

Sisolak's West: 3rd, 6th, 10th, 13th, 15th, 18th (4)

Wild West: 1st, 7th, 12th, 15th

Wisconsin Adventure: 2nd, 3rd, 4th (4), 7th, 9th, 16th, 17th, 18th

Unique Aces (the only ace in MCMM history at a given hole)

None

Personal records by course

Aloha Falls: 43 (2018)

Ballybunion: 48 (2005)

Congo Falls: 41 (2013)

Congo Rapids: 41 (2024)

Congo River Kenosha: 44 (2007)

Harry Semrow: 56 (2021)

Kristof's: 43 (2022, 2025)

Lighthouse: 44 (2016)
Lost Falls: 47 (2026)

Par-King Black: 43 (2010, 2014, 2016)

Par-King Red: 37 (2011)

Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 45 (2007)

Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 48 (2009)

Sisolak's East: 45 (2003)

Sisolak's West: 43 (2010, 2011, 2011)

Wild West: 46 (2019, 2025)

Wisconsin Adventure: 39 (2025)

Career Highlights

2017, etc.: To be added
2016: Finished 15th out of 42 overall, 11th out of 38 in the Putterz Division, and 3rd among the tourney's 15 female players...Went sixless for the day, her fourth time doing so, to extend her sixless streak to 167 holes...Her final total of 6 over par was her best in 15 years of MCMM competition, beating her previous low by 2 strokes...Was one of just three players to have four holes-in-one in a single round, doing so at Lighthouse (3rd, 7th, 11th, 16th)...The ace at Lighthouse's 11th was her 9th career Wacky Ace, tying her with Michael Cullen for 1st place all time...Tied for the most holes-in-one at Par-King Black (2)...Tied for third in total holes-in-one (7)...Was one of three players with three eagles at Lighthouse, and the only player with multiple eagles at Par-King Black...Her five total eagles (a new personal best) tied her for 2nd in the field while her 56 pars were good for 4th...Her 44 at Lighthouse was her best result in 13 MCMM rounds at the course...Her 43 at Par-King Black tied her best MCMM score at the layout in 8 attempts.

2015: Placed 17th out of 38 overall, 11th out of 30 in the Putterz Division, and 3rd among the day's 11 female competitors...Tied for 3rd at Par-King Red (38)...Tied for 4th in total holes-in-one (8)...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Lighthouse...Was one of 12 players with no score over 3 at Par-King Red...Became the first player to ace the par-4 1st hole at Wild West, making her the first player in MCMM history with 4 career double eagles...Tied for the high back 9 at Aloha Falls (29).

2014: Finished 17th out of 39 overall, 12th out of 31 Putterz Division players, and 4th among the 14 female players...Tied for 4th-lowest score at Congo Rapids (42)...Matched her previous best round at Par-King Black (43)...One of five players with no fours at Congo Falls...Tied for 3rd-most total 3s on the day (42)...Posted the fewest pars (4) and most bogeys (9) at Par-King Red...Was one of four players with no triple bogeys all day.

2013: Finished in the top ten overall for the second time in her MCMM career (the first time since 2007), with a personal best 6th-place finish, placing 4th out of 26 in the Putterz Division and playing in the final foursome for the first time...Placed 2nd among the 11 female competitors...Led the field with 11 holes-in-one, just one short of the MCMM record...The 11 aces matched her best-ever two-year hole-in-one total in her MCMM career...Became the 11th player in MCMM history to have at least one hole-in-one in each of the six rounds...With her aces at Congo Rapids and Congo Falls, became the first player to have a hole-in-one on 13 different courses in her MCMM career...Her ace on the 5th hole at Par-King Black made her the 8th person to have an ace on each possible hole number (1-18) in her MCMM career...Posted a personal low at Aloha Falls (45) and Lighthouse (45)...Tied for low back 9 at Congo Rapids (18)...Was one of just four players with multiple holes-in-one at Congo Falls...Tied for the most fives at Lighthouse (3), avoiding the dreaded six en route to her third sixless tournament, extending her sixless streak to 115 holes...Recorded the only eagle in the field at Congo Rapids...Tied for most birdies at Par-King Red (6).

2012: Placed 6th out of 14 female putters on the day...Finished in the top half of the overall field for the second straight year and third time in her career...Posted a new career low score at Lighthouse (46)...Tied for the overall tourney lead in threes (47), establishing a new personal high in that category...Led the field in bogeys at Action Territory (7)...Posted the fewest total fives (2) in one tournament in her MCMM career...Established a new personal high in total bogeys (31).

2011: Scored 17 straight twos on holes 1-17 at Par-King Red before getting a 3 from the roulette wheel and finishing with a 37, taking the Putterz Division course title...The 37 tied the lowest round ever achieved by a female player in the MCMM...The 17 twos tied Tom Schweiss's record for twos in a round...Her 18 on the course's front 9 was tied for lowest in the field...Her bogeyless round made her the 7th player ever to achieve the feat and just the second woman...Finished 4th among 12 female players...Scored the most threes at Lighthouse (9)...Tied for the fewest threes at Par-King Red (1)...Tied for the most pars in each round at Sisolak's West (10, 11)...Scored the most pars at Par-King Red (14)...Tied for the fewest bogeys at Sisolak's West round 2 (1)...Scored the most 2s (55) and fewest 4s (6) of any tournament in her career...Led the entire field with a career-high 61 pars.

2010: Took the Most improved course trophy at Par-King Black after improving her previous score by 11 strokes...Placed 5th among the 13 female players...Recorded fewest threes (2) in first round at Sisolak's West...Tied for fewest threes (2) at Par-King Black...Tied for most double bogeys at Action Territory (5).

2009: Placed 7th out of 14 female competitors...Led the field in threes at Lighthouse (9)...Scored the fewest total holes-in-one in the tournament (1)...Posted her second consecutive sixless tournament...Led the field with 14 pars at Rocky's Fun House Waukegan.

2007: Finished 4th among 12 female players for the second straight year...Record a double eagle at both Congo River and Action Territory, taking two of the day's five total albatrosses, tying Tom Schweiss for the tourney lead and becoming one of only five players ever to get two in one day...Led the field in pars (12) at Lighthouse...Aced the 10th at Libertyville for her 4th hole-in-one at the course, which remains tied with Tom Schweiss for the most total aces at the course...Finished in the tournament's top ten for the first time...Achieved her first sixless tourney...Posted the best score of her career (+14), beating her previous best by 8 strokes...

2006: Tied for high back 9 at Kristof's (29)...Finished 4th among the 12 female competitors...Tied for most threes at Congo River (9)...Tied for the lead in birdies at Libertyville (5).

2005: Finished 6th out of 14 female players...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Action Territory...Carded the day's only double eagle by acing Action Territory's 15th hole...Tallied the 1,000th hole-in-one in MCMM history by acing the 2nd hole at Libertyville, a shot that remains the only hole-in-one ever achieved at that hole.

2004: Tied for 5th among 12 female putters...Had twice as many fives (4) at Congo River as anyone else, but scored no fours or sixes...Set a career high in total twos (49) and a career low in sixes (1).

2003: Posted the highest front 9 at Congo River (9)...Placed 6th among 11 female players...Tied for the lead in bogeys at Lighthouse (5)...Tied for the fewest bogeys at Sisolak's West (1).

2002: Scored her first career hole-in-one at Action Territory's 14th hole...Scored 49 at Lighthouse for her first under-par round...Finished 8th out of the 12 female players...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Action Territory and Lighthouse...Was one of only three players to score at least three aces at Lighthouse...Led the field in sixes at Congo River (2) and fours at Sisolak's East (6)...Tied for the most fives at Lighthouse (2)...Tied for second in total holes-in-one (6)...Putted for the cycle at Libertyville, recording an eagle, 2 birdies, 6 pars, 6 bogeys, a double bogey, a triple bogey, and a quadruple bogey...Finished with just one fewer eagle than the tourney leaders.