Mark Garfin

Spirit of the Game Award 2013

Born: 1987
Occupation: On-call knife sharpener for former Cincinnati Reds ace Jose Rijo
Mini golf experience: Not since the early 90s, even though he allegedly played in seven Mini Masters tournaments.
Interesting facts: He is made of more bacteria than human cells.
Interesting lies: Worms make dirt.

Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2019: 46-55-50-53-47-49--300 (+27) (T-27th/46 overall, T-23rd/40 Putterz Division)
2018: 52-55-52-45-45-45--294 (+21) (T-18th/32 overall, T-14th/27 Putterz Division)
2017: 46-46-57-55-44-41--289 (+16) (T-21st/40 overall, T-18th/37 Putterz Division)
2016: 45-56-42-49-44-46--282 (+ 9) (T-17th/42 overall, T-13th/38 Putterz Division)
2015: 50-54-43-52-46-45--290 (+23) (23rd/38 overall, 16th/30 Putterz Division)
2014: 53-58-47-50-44-48--300 (+45) (T-27th/39 overall, T-21st/31 Putterz Division)
2013: 56-50-50-54-48-40--298 (+43) (22nd/32 overall, 18th/26 Putterz Division)

Course Championships
None

Hole-in-one history
Aloha Falls: 10th, 12th, 16th
Ballybunion: none
Congo Falls: none
Congo Rapids: none
Congo River Kenosha: none
Harry Semrow: none
Kristof's: none
Lighthouse: 3rd (3), 4th, 6th, 16th, 18th (2)
Action Territory: none
Par-King Black: 1st, 3rd (3), 4th (2), 9th, 16th, 18th
Par-King Red: 11th (2), 12th (2), 16th, 18th (2)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: none
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none
Sisolak's East: none
Sisolak's West: none
Wild West: 7th, 11th
Wisconsin Adventure: 11th, 15th (2), 16th

Personal records by course
Aloha Falls: 45 (2018)
Ballybunion: n/a
Congo Falls: 50 (2014)
Congo Rapids: 47 (2014)
Congo River Kenosha: n/a
Harry Semrow: n/a
Kristof's: n/a
Lighthouse: 42 (2016)
Lost Falls: n/a
Par-King Black: 44 (2014, 2016, 2017)
Par-King Red: 40 (2013)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: n/a
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: n/a
Sisolak's East: n/a
Sisolak's West: n/a
Wild West: 46 (2016, 2017)
Wisconsin Adventure: 45 (2016)

Career highlights
2016: Earned his highest placement and lowest score ever, finishing in a tie for 17th out of 42 overall, a tie for 13th out of 38 in the Putterz Division, at 9 over par (14 strokes better than his previous best)...Tied for 2nd at Lighthouse (42, a new personal best for the course)...One of eight players tied for the most holes-in-one (2) at Par-King Black...Tied for the most threes (10) at Par-King Red...Beat his previous low score at Wisconsin Adventure by five strokes (50 to 45)...Established a new personal best at Aloha Falls (49) by three strokes...Matched his personal best at Par-King Black (44).
2015: Placed 23rd out of 38 players overall, 16th out of 30 Putterz Division players...His 23-over-par total was 20 strokes better than his previous best, placing him 6th in the Most Improved trophy race...Tied for fewest bogeys (0) and most double bogeys (2) at Lighthouse...Scored the first hole-in-one at Wisconsin Adventure's 16th hole in Mini Masters history...Tied for the most improved course trophy at Lighthouse, scoring a 43 (7 strokes better than his previous low), but lost the trophy in a tiebreak...Also posted a new personal best at Aloha Falls (53 to 52)...Aced both 18th holes at Par-King.
2014: Tied for 27th out of 39 players overall, 21st out of 31 Putterz Division players...Posted new personal bests at Aloha Falls (53), Congo Rapids (47), Congo Falls (50), and Par-King Black (44)...Recorded his first career Wacky Ace on Par-King Black's 4th hole...Tied for the most birdies in the field at Par-King Black (5).
2013: Finished 5th out of the day's 7 rookies, 22nd out of 32 overall...Bested seven MCMM veterans in the overall standings...Earned his first MCMM hole-in-one at Lighthouse's 6th hole as part of scoring 1-2-3-4-5-6 in a 6-hole span (4th-9th holes)...Scored a second hole-in-one on Lighthouse's 18th hole to win a free game and finish at even par for the round...Recorded back-to-back aces at Par-King Red's 11th and 12th holes...His round of 40 at Par-King Red, his only under-par round of the day, placed him in a 5-way tie for 2nd at the course...Tied for fewest threes at Aloha Falls (3), Lighthouse (4), and Par-King Black (2), contributing to his tourney-low 26 total threes (tied with Jason Gola)...Tied for most fours at Par-King at Par-King Black (4) en route to being tied for fourth-most total fours in the field (19)...Led field in double bogeys at Par-King Black (5) while tying for the fewest bogeys at the same course (1).