Most Sixes 2005, 2008
Born: 1977
Occupation: Disgruntled IMAX projectionist/unpublished future award-winning author
Mini golf experience: Well, I dabbled on the professional tour for a few years but decided I should go 'back to my roots' and play amateur for awhile again. Boy was THAT a mistake. So, it's back to professional tourneys, and good-bye to the state of Nebraska.
Interesting facts: I once lived with Diego [Gallego, fellow MC Mini Masters competitor] for like 5 years straight without once allowing him to see me naked, although I don't have to tell you he certainly tried. Man. Whew. He's a machine. I like computers, generally speaking. Also, math. Mmmmm... math. But, more than anything else, I love my wife, Sharon, who I will soon have to unfortunately defeat in unconditionally bloody competition. And then, on to the MC Mini Masters!
Interesting lies: I told my younger sister once a dress made her look fat when it totally didn't. During a head-butting good time, I told a friend he had successfully head-butted me the second time just to get him to stop smacking his forehead into my eyeball.
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2018: 58-58-50-60-62-52--340 (+67) (30th/32 overall, 26th/27 Putterz Division)
2016: 53-56-60-53-52-47--321 (+48) (37th/42 overall, 33rd/38 Putterz Division)
2008: 58-60-53-61-60-53--345 (+76) (24th/24)
2005: 63-77-55-60-59-65--379 (+109)(37th/37)
2004: 51-65-65-53-67-60--361 (+84) (32nd/36)
Course Championships
None
"Most Improved" Course Trophies
Aloha Falls, 2016
Par-King Black, 2016
Lighthouse, 2018
Hole-in-one record
Aloha Falls: none
Ballybunion: 1st, 12th
Congo Falls: none
Congo Rapids: none
Congo River Kenosha: 4th, 5th
Harry Semrow: none
Kristof's: none
Lighthouse: 7th, 14th, 16th
Lost Falls: 14th
Par-King Black: 3rd
Par-King Red: 3rd
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 18th
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none
Sisolak's East: none
Sisolak's West: none
Wild West: none
Wisconsin Adventure: 12th
Personal records by course
Aloha Falls: 53 (2016)
Ballybunion: 53 (2004)
Congo Falls: n/a
Congo Rapids: n/a
Congo River Kenosha: 51 (2004)
Kristof's: 60 (2004)
Lighthouse: 50 (2018)
Lost Falls: 60 (2008)
Par-King Black: 52 (2016)
Par-King Red: 47 (2016)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 53 (2008)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: n/a
Sisolak's East: n/a
Sisolak's West: n/a
Wild West: 56 (2016)
Wisconsin Adventure: 53 (2016)
Career highlights
2016: Placed 37th out of 42 players overall, 33rd out of 38 in the Putterz Division...His total of 48 over par eclipsed his previous best by 28 strokes, placing his just two strokes behind the 30-stroke improvement by the winner of the Most Improved trophy...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Lighthouse, his 4th 1-2-3-4-5-6 round in an MCMM...Tied for the most fives at Wisconsin Adventure (2) and Wild West (2), the most sixes at Lighthouse (3), and the most threes at Par-King Red (10)...Tied for the most double bogeys at Wisconsin Adventure (4), the most triple bogeys at Lighthouse (3), and the most triple bogeys at Par-King Black (2)...Recorded new personal bests at Lighthouse (60, a 1-stroke improvement), Aloha Falls (53, a 12-stroke improvement), Par-King Black (52, an 8-stroke drop), and Par-King Red (47, 6 strokes lower than his previous best)...Took the most improved course trophies at both Aloha Falls and Par-King Black, his first two MCMM trophies that represent some level of success...Established new personal highs in total twos (36), threes (45), pars (48), and bogeys (29)...Reached new personal lows in total fours (13), fives (7), sixes (4), triple bogeys (6), and quadruple bogeys (0).
2008: Finished 24th out of 24 players overall and 12th out of 12 male players...Won his second Most Sixes trophy with a mere 9 sixes, tied for the third-lowest winning total in MCMM history (through 2015)...Took that trophy in a tiebreak over Dan Morris...Had the field's highest scores at both Congo River (58) and Par-King Red (53, tied)...Despite tying for the high front 9 at Action Territory (32), posted a personal best of 60 at the course...Was the only player to win a free game with a hole-in-one at the 19th hole of Rocky's Fun House...Posted new personal bests at Lighthouse and Rocky's Fun House...Tied for the high front 9 (29) while posting the low back 9 (31) at Par-King Black...Also posted the high front 9 at Par-King Red (28)...His total score of 113 at Par-King's two courses was 8 strokes worse than any other player...Despite finishing in last place, cut 8 strokes off his best 108-hole total by posting a score of 76 over par...Posted scores of 1-2-3-4-5-6 at both Action Territory and Rocky's Fun House...Led all players in fives at Congo River (2) and Lighthouse (4) as well as sixes at Par-King Black (3)...Tied for the most holes-in-one (1) and sixes (2) at Action Territory, the most ones (1) and sixes (1) at Rocky's Fun House, and the most fours (3) and sixes (1) at Par-King Red...Had the fewest total threes (35) of all players...Led the field in total fives (10)...Tied for the most double bogeys (3) and triple bogeys (2) at Congo River, the most quadruple bogeys at Par-King Black (2), and the most quadruple bogeys at Par-King Red (1)...Led all players in double bogeys at Lighthouse (3) and Par-King Black (3)...Totaled the most double bogeys overall (16) while tying for the most triple bogeys (8).
2005: Finished 37th out of 37 players overall and 21st out of 21 male players...His total of 109 over par is the 9th-worst score in MCMM history, and the 5th-worst score by an adult (through 2015)...Won his first Most Sixes trophy in a runaway, beating his closest rival, Katie Wood, by four sixes...Tied for the fewest holes-in-one in the field (1)...Had the highest score of the tournament at both Congo River (63) and Action Territory (77)...Got off to a harbinger of a start by posting the highest front 9 at Congo River (31)...Scored all possible hole scores in a 6-hole span at Congo River's 4th-9th holes (1-4-2-3-6-5)...Had both the highest front 9 (37) and highest back 9 (40) at Action Territory...Recorded the highest front 9 at Kristof's (30)...Recorded the high front 9 at Ballybunion (31)...Tied for the fewest threes (2) and led all players in fives (4, tied for the course's all-time MCMM high) at Congo River...Had the most sixes (6) at Action Territory...Carded the fewest threes (2, tying an MCMM record) and the most fives (3) while tying for the most sixes (2) at Ballybunion...Led all players in total fives (13)...Led all players in triple bogeys at Congo River (3), Action Territory (4), and Ballybunion (3)...Tied for most double bogeys (5) and quadruple bogeys (2) at Action Territory...Tied for most double bogeys at Ballybunion (3)...Tied for fewest birdies at Action Territory (1) and fewest pars at Libertyville (2)...Totaled the fewest pars (31), the most triple bogeys (16), and the most quadruple bogeys (5, tied) on the day...With a score of 65 at Libertyville, became the all-time MCMM record holder in total rounds scoring 65 with three, a record which still stood in 2015.
2004: Finished 32nd out of 36 players overall, 20th out of 23 male players, and 8th out of 12 rookies...Carded 13 sixes, the third-highest total in the field...Scored the first hole-in-one of his MCMM career at Congo River's 5th hole, one of just two aces by the 2004 tourney field at that hole...Despite scoring an 8-over-par 53 at Ballybunion, was the only player with two holes-in-one on the course, as the other 35 players totaled 12 aces...Earned the only ace of the day on Ballybunion's 1st hole and one of only six eagles at the course by the entire field...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Ballybunion as well...Tied for most sixes (4) at Libertyville while leading the pack in sixes (3) at Kristof's...Tied for fewest bogeys at Action Territory (2) but recorded four double bogeys, two triple bogeys, and a quarduple bogey there.