Anita Kemnitz

Spirit of the Game Award 2009

Age: 72 (10/26/44)

Occupation: Elementary school secretary

Mini-golf experience: Four years in the Mini Masters.

Interesting facts: Oldest woman to play the Mini Masters. Grew up in western Kansas (in the middle of nowhere!), but has lived in Illinois for 40+ years, which is almost as long as she has been happily married! Raised

four children before returning to school for her master's while she was in her 50s! Enjoys reading, Sudoku, traveling, and her two granddaughters.

Interesting lie: Is the U.S. Ambassador to Greek Japan.

Player History

Past MC Mini Masters Results

2017: 60-55-55-57-48-57--332 (+59) (39th/40 overall, 36th/37 Putterz Division)

2014: 71-54-49-47-51-46--318 (+63) (34th/39 overall, 28th/31 Putterz Division)

2012: 68-49-57-62-55-52--343 (+77) (36th/38 overall, 28th/30 Putterz Division)

2009: 62-64-59-56-61-46--348 (+80) (26th/29)

2007: 55-56-52-56-56-62--337 (+62) (24th/25)

Course Championships

None

"Most Improved" Course Trophies

Sisolak's West, 2012

Hole-in-one history

Action Territory: 16th

Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 7th

Ballybunion: none

Congo Falls: 4th, 16th

Congo Rapids: 13th

Congo River: none

Kristof's: 1st

Lighthouse: 1st, 3rd (2), 6th, 16th, 18th

Par-King Black: 4th (2), 16th, 18th

Par-King Red: 3rd, 6th, 12th, 18th

Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 18th

Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none

Sisolak's East: none

Sisolak's West: none

Personal records by course

Action Territory: 56 (2007)

Aloha Falls: 57 (2017)

Ballybunion: n/a

Congo Falls: 47 (2014)

Congo Rapids: 49 (2014)

Congo River Kenosha: 55 (2007)

Kristof's: 56 (2007)

Lighthouse: 54 (2014)

Par-King Black: 48 (2017)

Par-King Red: 46 (2009, 2014)

Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 52 (2007)

Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 56 (2009)

Sisolak's East: n/a

Sisolak's West: 49 (2012)

Wild West: 55 (2017)

Wisconsin Adventure: 60 (2017)

Career Highlights

2014: Finished 34th out of 39 players overall, 28th out of 31 in the Putterz Division, and 11th among the days female players...Tied for the high back 9 posted at Aloha Falls (36)...Established a new personal best at Lighthouse by 2 strokes (54)...Scored three holes-in-one combined at the two Congo River courses despite never having played them before...Beat her previous personal best at Par-King Black by 4 strokes (51)...Matched her previous career low at Par-King Red (46)...Had her lowest-ever total score in the Mini Masters (318), 19 strokes lower than her previous best effort...Tied for the most 4s at Congo Rapids (5)..Was one of just five players with two holes-in-one at Congo Falls...Led the field in birdies at Congo Falls (4) as well.

2012: Finished 13th among 14 female players...Posted the high back 9 in the field at Action Territory (41)...Scored a 49 at Sisolak's West to improve upon her previous best at the course by 15 strokes, taking the course's Most Improved trophy...Beat her previous best at Par-King Black by 6 strokes, scoring a 55...Tied for most sixes at Action Territory (5) and most fours (4) at Sisolak's West...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 in the same round at both Action Territory and Par-King Black...Led all players in triple bogeys at Lighthouse (4) and bogeys at Par-King Black (8) while tying for most double bogeys at Sisolak's West (3)...Posted career-best totals in holes-in-one (6), twos (33), and eagles (2).

2009: Won the Spirit of the Game Award for her positive attitude throughout the day...Recorded the field's only 6 at Rocky's Fun House Gurnee en route to posting the highest back 9 (30) in the field...Carded a 46 at Par-King Red for her first career sub-50 round...Finished 26th out of 29 players overall (+80) and 13th among the 14 female players...Scored the fewest twos (3) at Lighthouse and scored each possible hole score (1,2,3,4,5,6) at least twice, only the fourth time the feat was achieved in MCMM history...Tied for the most sixes (3) at Par-King Red...Tied for the most triple bogeys at Rocky's Fun House Waukegan (1) and Par-King Black (3).

2007: Scored her first career MCMM ace on People's Choice's 18th hole...Finished 24th out of 25 players, one stroke ahead of Jake Heynis...Placed 3rd out of the 4 rookies in the field...Tied for most sixes at Congo River (2) and most fours (4) and fives (2) at Lighthouse...Led all players in fours at Kristof's (5) and Libertyville (8)...Tied for the overall lead in total fours (22)...Led the field in double bogeys at Lighthouse (3) while tying for the most bogeys (5) and fewest pars (5) at the same course...Was the only player not to record an eagle.