Ed Kemnitz

Most Improved 2009

Age: 77 (4/30/41)

Occupation: Engineer

Mini-golf Experience: 4th year in Mini Masters. Has played the occasional round of mini-golf with the family.

Interesting Facts: Oldest person to play the Mini Masters. Has worked for John Deere his entire professional career....over 40 years....which is almost as long as he has been happily married!! Enjoys working in the yard, spending time with his family, and wants to restore his dad's old Studebaker when he retires.

Player History

Past MC Mini Masters Results

2017: 48-61-54-51-55-45--314 (+41) (32nd/40 overall, 29th/37 Putterz Division)

2014: 64-49-52-50-46-50--311 (+56) (32nd/39 overall, 26th/31 Putterz Division

2012: 63-56-52-58-46-49--324 (+58) (31st/38 overall, 23rd/30 Putterz Division)

2009: 60-46-50-46-55-46--303 (+35) (T-18th/29)

2007: 53-60-50-53-52-67--335 (+60) (21st/25)

Course Championships

None

Hole-in-one history

Action Territory: none

Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 9th

Ballybunion: none

Congo Falls: 8th

Congo Rapids: none

Congo River: none

Kristof's: 6th

Lighthouse: 3rd (3)

Par-King Black: 1st, 7th

Par-King Red: 7th, 18th (2)

Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: none

Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none

Sisolak's East: none

Sisolak's West: 18th (2)

Personal records by course

Action Territory: 60 (2007, 2009)

Aloha Falls: 51 (2017)

Ballybunion: n/a

Congo Falls: 50 (2014)

Congo Rapids: 52 (2014)

Congo River Kenosha: 53 (2007)

Kristof's: 52 (2007)

Lighthouse: 49 (2014)

Par-King Black: 46 (2012, 2014)

Par-King Red: 45 (2017)

Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 50 (2007)

Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 46 (2009)

Sisolak's East: n/a

Sisolak's West: 46 (2009)

Wild West: 61 (2017)

Wisconsin Adventure: 48 (2017)

Career Highlights

2014: Finished 32nd out of 39 players overall, 26th out of 31 Putterz Division players, with his second-best total score ever (311)...Posted his best-ever round at Lighthouse (49), which was also his first under-par Mini Masters round...Equaled his career best at Par-King Black (46)...Was one of three players without a hole under par at Congo Rapids.

2012: Improved upon his previous personal best at Aloha Falls by 9 strokes, recording a 58...Also sliced 9 strokes off his previous low score at Par-King Black, carding a 46, falling just a stroke short of earning the course's Most Improved trophy...Tied for the low front 9 at Par-King Black (19) in the process...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 in the same round at both Sisolak's West and Lighthouse...Tied for the tourney lead in fours at Action Territory (6), fives at Sisolak's West (3), and sixes (2) and quadruple bogeys (2) at Par-King Black...Tied for fewest pars at Action Territory (3) and Sisolak's West (4)...Recorded the only quadruple bogey of the day at Lighthouse...His four holes-in-one beat the combined total of holes-in-one in his first two MCMM appearances (3)...Posted new personal bests in total eagles (2) and total birdies (25).

2009: Won the Most Improved trophy, slicing 25 strokes off his 2007 score to outpace his competition by 15 shots...Had his first two par rounds in the MCMM at Sisolak's West (46) and Lighthouse (50)...Tied for fewest pars (5) and most triple bogeys (3) at Par-King Black...Was one of nine players to score an eagle at Par-King Red.

2007: Recorded the high front 9 at People's Choice (29)...Scored his first MCMM hole-in-one at Kristof's 6th hole...Carded the high back 9 at Libertyville (36)...Finished 21st out of 25 players (+60) and 2nd out of the four rookie players...Tied for the most fives at Action Territory (3) and the most threes (8) at Kristof's...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 at Kristof's...Scored the most fives (3) at Libertyville...Led the field in total threes (43)...Scored the fewest birdies (1) at Congo River and Kristof's...Led the field in pars at Kristof's (12)...Scored the fewest total birdies (10) and most quadruple bogeys (6) in the field.