M.C. Mini Masters
The M.C. Mini Masters is an amateur miniature golf tournament affiliated with the United States ProMiniGolf Association (USPMGA). Founded in 1997, the tournament has been held annually since. It has a format unique to miniature golf tournaments, whether professional or amateur, in that each round of the tournament is played on a different course. Despite this, the entire six-round event is completed in approximately thirteen hours from tee-off to completion, using six different courses in southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois.
In 2005, the tournament hosted a professional division for the first time, but due to some turnover in the offices of the USPMGA, the Pro Division did not continue in 2006. The M.C. Mini Masters has made a commitment to remain strictly amateur in the future.
Tournament director Mick Cullen announced in March 2007 that Libertyville, the closing course of the Mini Masters for four of five years from 2002-2006, would have to be replaced because the course had been sold to a developer who planned to level it in August 2007 and use it for another purpose. In April 2008, Cullen announced that Par King in Lincolnshire, IL would be the closing course for the next installment of the tournament. The final two rounds in 2008 were played at the 36-hole format of Par-King, with round five taking place on the Black Course and the sixth and final round on the Red Course. The other course that has been eliminated from the lineup is Kristof's in Round Lake Beach, Illinois.
The 2009 M.C. Mini Masters is scheduled for Saturday, June 27. The course lineup for the 13th edition of the event has not been determined, as Congo River in Kenosha, Wisconsin has reportedly closed and will be demolished so an automobile dealership can be built. Congo River has hosted the opening round of the tournament every year since its inception. Their closing will leave Kenosha's Action Territory as the only course to be included in every installment of the M.C. Mini Masters.
M.C. Mini Masters champions
- 1997: Michael Cullen
- 1998: Michael Cullen
- 1999: Michael Cullen
- 2000: Michael Cullen
- 2001: Matthew Cullen
- 2002: Mick Cullen
- 2003: Tom Schweiss
- 2004: Michael Cullen
- 2005 (Amateur Division): R.J. Dusak
- 2005 (Pro Division): Gary Shiff
- 2006: Michael Cullen
- 2007: Matthew Cullen
- 2008: Tom Schweiss
Currently used courses
- Action Territory (1997-present)
- Rocky's Fun House, formerly known as Monster Golf or People's Choice (2005-present)
- Lighthouse (1997-2004, 2006-present)
- Par King (both the Black and Red Courses) (2008-present)
Previously used courses
- Ballybunion (2004-2005)
- Congo River (1997-2008)
- Kristof's (1997-2001, 2004-2007)
- Libertyville Sports Complex (2002-2007)
- Sisolak's Golf-a-rama (1997-2003)