Zach Reichert

Open Division Champion 2016
Most Improved 2010
Spirit of the Game Award 2013
Zach Reichert
Age: 38
Occupation: CNC machinist
Mini golf experience: Mini duels vs. Andy Miller for pride, glory, and free beer.
Interesting facts: Paintball player, hockey nut. Once visited by a Secret Service agent.
Interesting lies: Zombie killcount: 53,586 1/2. (1/2 = zombie dog)

Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2022: 43-49-44-40-46-41--263 ( E ) (T-13th/42 overall, T-10th/35 Putterz Division)
2019: 43-42-41-42-43-47--258 (-15) (4th/46 overall, 2nd/40 Putterz Division)
2018: 46-47-51-44-38-41--267 (- 6) (9th/32 overall, 5th/27 Putterz Division)
2017: 43-44-44-47-42-46--266 (- 7) (8th/40 overall, 5th/37 Putterz Division)
2016: 43-46-45-41-38-41--254 (-19) (2nd/42 overall, 1st/38 Putterz Division)
2015: 47-48-45-51-41-44--276 (+ 9) (16th/38 overall, 10th/30 Putterz Division)
2014: 47-52-42-46-41-44--272 (+17) (T-10th/39 overall, T-6th/31 Putterz Division)
2013: 50-56-47-47-49-44--293 (+38) (T-20th/32 overall, T-16th/26 Putterz Division)
2012: 45-42-41-52-41-52--273 (+ 7) (8th/38 overall, 3rd/30 Putterz Division)
2011: 54-44-41-48-42-40--269 (- 1) (9th/30 overall, 5th/22 Putterz Division)
2010: 60-45-45-43-45-50--288 (+18) (11th/29)
2009: 66-43-53-52-51-51--316 (+48) (22nd/29)

Course Championships
Action Territory, 2012 (45) (Putterz Division only)
Par-King Black, 2016 (38)
Par-King Black, 2018 (38) [tied]
Aloha Falls, 2019 (41)

Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 13th, 16th
Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 3rd, 4th, 7th
Ballybunion: none
Congo Falls: none
Congo Rapids: none
Congo River: none
Kristof's: 9th, 15th
Lighthouse: 1st, 3rd (3), 4th (2), 7th, 9th, 16th (2), 17th, 18th (2)
Par-King Black: 4th, 7th, 9th (2), 10th (2), 15th, 16th, 17th
Par-King Red: 4th, 6th (5), 11th (2), 12th (3), 15th, 16th
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: none
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: none
Sisolak's East: none
Sisolak's West: 1st, 2nd, 9th, 18th (2)
Wild West (Action Territory): 12th, 17th
Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 6th, 12th, 13th (2)

Personal records by course
Action Territory: 45 (2012)
Aloha Falls: 41 (2016)
Ballybunion: n/a
Congo Falls: 46 (2014)
Congo Rapids: 42 (2014)
Congo River Kenosha: n/a
Kristof's: 40 (2022)
Lighthouse: 41 (2012, 2019)
Par-King Black: 38 (2016, 2018)
Par-King Red: 40 (2011)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: n/a
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 52 (2009)
Sisolak's East: n/a
Sisolak's West: 41 (2011)
Wild West: 42 (2019)
Wisconsin Adventure: 43 (2016, 2017, 2019, 2022)

Career Highlights
2016: Finished 2nd out of 42 overall, 1st out of 38 in the Putterz Division, only falling short of the Ugly Jacket after the 109th hole...Won his first outright course title with a 38 at Par-King Black...Finished 2nd at Aloha Falls (41), posting a score six strokes better than his previous personal best at the course, to pull into a tie for the lead after the 4th round...Was one of ten players to go sixless for the day, his second consecutive year doing so, stretching his sixless streak to a new personal best of 291 holes--the third-longest active streak through 2016 and just 24 holes short of the 10th-longest streak in MCMM history...Tied for the lead in total twos (67)...Tied for the fewest total fours overall (3)...Was one of just three players to have no hole result worse than a double bogey all day...Improved upon his previous Wisconsin Adventure score by 4 strokes (47 to 43)...Beat his 2016 score at Wild West by 2 strokes (48 to 46)...Tied for the low front 9 at Aloha Falls (20) thanks in part to his third career Wacky Ace (7th hole, baseball bat)...His 38 at Par-King Black was his first-ever sub-40 MCMM round and a 3-stroke improvement over his previous low scare at the course...He tied for both the low front 9 (20) and low back 9 (18) at Par-King Black to take a 5-stroke lead over the field heading into the final round...Saw his lead melt away five holes into the final round, as he and Mick Cullen were deadlocked with 13 holes to go...Cullen aced the 6th hole, looking like he might take the lead, before Zach sunk a hole-in-one of his own to keep it tied; that ace made Reichert the first MCMM player with 4 career holes-in-one at that hole...Retook the lead on the 8th hole with a two-stroke swing, scoring 2 to Cullen's 4...Stretched his lead to three strokes with a hole-in-one on the 11th...Put his tee shot into the water on the 13th and lost two strokes, seeing his lead shrink to one...Doubled his lead to two strokes with a 2 to Cullen's 3 on the 15th...Entered the homemade pinball machine 18th hole with that same 2-stroke lead, needing a two to clinch the title on a hole on which he and Cullen had both scored a 2 in the previous round...Came within inches but saw his ball fall to the bottom of the pinball machine, tallying a three...Cullen aced his attempt to force a sudden-death playoff...Reichert won the toss and opted to putt first, but put his tee shot into the water hazard...Cullen aced his tee shot to win and Reichert finished in second place...His total of 19 under par beat his previous best tourney total by 18 strokes and was just one shot shy of the Putterz Division record...Posted career highs in twos (67), eagles (2, tied), and birdies (34)...Tallied personal lows in fours (3, tied), sixes (0), bogeys (15), double bogeys (2, tied), triple bogeys (0), and quadruple bogeys (0).
2015: Placed 16th out of 38 players overall, 10th out of 30 in the Putterz Division...Went sixless for the first time in his MCMM career...Tied for the most pars at Wild West (10)...Was one of six players to record an eagle at Par-King Black...One of ten players not to have any score worse than a double bogey all day, his first MCMM without a triple bogey...Earned a wacky ace with a hole-in-one at Par-King Black's 4th...Marched his personal best at Par-King Black (41)...Matched his career high in total eagles (2) and his career low in total pars (44).
2014: Managed his third top-ten finish in the last four years, placing T-10th out of 39 players, T-6th out of 31 in the Putterz Division...Was tied for fourth place after the first round at Aloha Falls; his 47 at the course was 3 strokes better than his previous personal best...Improved upon his 2013 score at Congo Rapids by 5 strokes, tying for the 4th-best score at the course with a 42...Beat his Congo Falls score from 2013 by a stroke as well...Tied for 7th at Par-King Black, tying his personal best for the course (41)...Scored the only hole-in-one of the day at Lighthouse's 7th hole...Had only five hole scored above a 3 all day (three 4s and two 6s), 4th-best in the entire field and best in the Putterz Division (Dianne Cullen and Alex Mason had 7 each)...One of eight players with no fives all day...Had only four hole results worse than a bogey, tied for 4th-best in the field and best in the Putterz Division.
2013: Improved upon his 2012 Aloha Falls score by two strokes...Tied for most 4s at Par-King Black (4)...Required more than 4 strokes on only 3 holes all day...Recorded the most pars (14) at Par-King Red while tying for the fewest bogeys (2) and birdies (1)...Posted career lows in holes-in-one (1), fives (1, tied), eagles (0, tied), birdies (14), triple bogeys (2, tied), and quadruple bogeys (0, tied)...Established new career highs in threes (41), pars (55), and double bogeys (9).
2012: Placed 3rd in the Putterz Division and 8th out of 38 players overall, his second straight top-ten finish...Tied for the low front 9 (19) at Action Territory, tying for third overall at the course (45) with a score nine strokes better than his previous MCMM best at the course...Tied for the low back 9 (19) while posting a career best of 41 at Lighthouse...Also posted a personal best of 41 at Par-King Black...Entered the final round just two strokes out of first place in the Putterz Division but fell off the pace with a 52, leaving himself with a two-stroke cushion over Andrew Miller as he claimed the Putterz Division 3rd-place trophy.
2011: Beat his previous best score at Action Territory by 6 strokes (54)...Tied for the low front 9 in the second round at Sisolak's West (18) en route to posting an MCMM career-low round of 41...Also posted new personal bests at Par-King Black (42) and Red (40)...Placed a career-best 8th overall as he posted his first-ever under-par grand total (-1) thanks to a birdie on the 108th hole...Cut 19 strokes off his previous career best, finishing third in the Most Improved trophy race...Tied for the lead in 2s (12) and pars (10) in the first round at Sisolak's West.
2010: Placed 5th at Lighthouse with a 43...Sliced 30 strokes off his 2009 total to win the Most Improved trophy...Recorded his first career eagle at Action Territory's 12th hole.
2009: Recorded his first MCMM hole-in-one at Sisolak's West's 1st hole...Finished 5th among the 9 rookies...Led the field in 4s at Lighthouse (4)...Tied for the lead in bogeys (7) and triple bogeys (4) at Action Territory, pars at Sisolak's West (9), bogeys (6) and triple bogeys (1) at Par-King Black...Posted a birdieless round at Par-King Black.