2007 Mulligan Memorial

Ed Urrutia – Mulligan ChampionNovember 4, 2007, Ijamsville, MD — In his BGA debut, Ed Urrutia shoots 82 in the final round winning his first ever BGA event. On the final nine, down by 7 points and in 4th place, Ed post 78 points on the back nine, taking full advantage of the double points to come from behind and win by 11 points. Ed’s first round was also filled with excitement. On the par 5, 10th hole, measuring 480 yards – A driver, 6 iron to within 6 feet nets an Eagle for the long hitting Spaniard.

There was also great food, hospitality and some descent golf from 2nd place finisher and tournament host
Don Drehoff who made an eagle on the par 4, 5th hole at Whiskey Creek in the final round. Don’s “course management” prevailed despite Frenette’s Drive to within 25 yards of the green (he only walked away with a par). Don using a 4 iron off the tee and a 9 iron approach shot that took a bounce, hop and then fed right 10 feet into the cup. Jim Frenette made a charge on the back after being struck by an errant shot in the tummy compiling 50 points on the final 6 holes. What won’t kill him, made him stronger.

Sunday

Final Results

Score Back
9 Points
Total
Points
Urrutia 82 78 161
Drehoff 87 60 150
Frenette 89 62 146
Mejia 88 46 127
Trusheim 94 40 124
Olds 97 38 102
Front
9 Points
Total
Points
Drehoff   30 90
Frenette   25 84
Trusheim   26 84
Urrutia   31 83
Mejia   32 81
Olds   18 64

Round 2, 10:30 a.m.,
Whiskey Creek Golf Club, Ijamsville, MD
. Weather: 50-60 degrees, partly cloudy but
breezy.

    Front 9, First Group:

  • Frank Mejia, Vince Olds, Ed Urrutia
    Front 9, Second Group:

  • Don Drehoff, Jim Frenette, Mark Trusheim
    Back 9 *, First Group:

  • Frank Mejia, Vince Olds, Ed Urrutia
    Back 9 *, Second Group:

  • Don Drehoff, Jim Frenette, Mark Trusheim

Tournament Format: Modified “nines

First three nines: 9 points per hole per threesome divided based on match play result. i.e., If all three
players halve the hole, each gets 3 points. If 2 players halve the hole, they get 4
points each, the remaining player losing  the hole gets 1 point. If no one halves
the hole, lowest score gets 5 points, next lowest 3 points, and then 1 point for the
highest score.

Final nine – double points (18 per hole), and in the spirit of the Mulligan Memorial,  mullies are assigned based on the players handicap. The defending champion regardless of handicap only gets 1 per
round.

Saturday

First Round
Scores/Points
Mulligans Score Points
Drehoff 4 82 60
Frenette 1 85 59
Trusheim 2 87 58
Urrutia 3 86 52
Mejia 5 89 49
Olds 18 96 46

Round 1, 12:00 p.m., Musket Ridge Golf Club, Myersville, MD. Weather: 50-60 degrees, sunny but windy.

    Front 9, First Group:

  • Vince Olds, Mark Trusheim, Ed Urrutia
    Front 9, Second Group:

  • Don Drehoff, Jim Frenette, Frank Mejia
    Back 9, First Group:

  • Don Drehoff, Mark Trusheim, Ed Urrutia
    Back 9, Second Group:

  • Jim Frenette, Frank Mejia, Vince Olds
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