Everyone Can Use A Mulligan.
On The Course, And In Life.
Mulligan Club is a global online community for lovers of golf and second chances.
You're probably here because you read the book, "The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances" by Ken Blanchard and Wally Armstrong, or you searched the word "mulligan" on Google for some reason. However you got here, it wasn't by accident. You're right where God wants you to be.
As a Mulligan Club Member you will encounter inspiring stories of God’s grace in lives of people just like you, from all over the world.
Also, you can experience resources that have been assembled to help you know more of what it means to experience God's mercy and grace using the game of golf as a metaphor.
Memberships is free, and open to everyone of every faith. You will never be asked for money, as the club is supported entirely by volunteers.
Origin Story
The story of "The Mulligan Club" is one of faith, boldness, friendship, and the providence of God.
More than 50 years ago, following a golf tournament in Beijing, Peter Hiskey found himself in Hong Kong. While there, Joe Lu, Vincent Kan, and some others caught a vision of how golf could be used to bring their golfing friends at the Hong Kong Golf Club to faith. A small core of five or six men began to meet regularly for golf and a meal together. This group named themselves The Mulligans.
Totally unaware of these events, Judge Tim Philpot, from Kentucky, wrote a booklet making use of the word mulligan as a metaphor to describe a second chance in life. He called it God's Eternal Mulligan.
A decade later, Wally Armstrong and Ken Blanchard, author of One Minute Manager wrote a book called The Mulligan: A Parable of Second Chances to encourage golfers to use the mulligan metaphor to help their golfing friends find a second chance in Jesus.
Then in 2022, to further expand the power and reach of the mulligan metaphor, Rick Eldridge brought The Mulligan Movie to the big screen, starring Pat Boone as The Old Pro.
The Mulligan
Metaphor
The Mulligan is a parable of second chances. If you’re like most people, you’ve probably realized you need one. So imagine sitting down with the Old Pro over a cup of coffee and receiving his wisdom on golf, life, and faith. Listen as he shares some simple steps for receiving the Ultimate Mulligan.
THE OFFER
God has designed you to play his course—the course less played—with him by your side. Maybe you’ve based your self-worth on others’ opin- ions or on your own performance in the past, but that’s not what he wants for you. No, your self-worth is not up for grabs. He is the only one qualified to define who you are and lead you into a fulfilling way of life—not a life built on religion but based only on a relationship with him as your Friend. Jesus is your Caddy, and he wants you to walk with him in a new way, depending entirely on his love and forgiveness.
THE DILEMMA
God did not create you to be a robot. Out of his love, he gave you a choice—a way to have eternal life and friendship with him forever. We will all have to face God someday and turn in a perfect scorecard—a perfect life. But your scorecard isn’t perfect, is it? Only one person in history has turned in a perfect scorecard. Our imperfections mean we will not make the cut and will be lost forever. As the Bible says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). We need a solution.
THE SOLUTION
God knows about your imperfect life. He knows you’ve fallen short of the requirements to enter heaven. You need a mulligan—a do-over you could never earn and that you don’t deserve. So God sent his Son, Jesus, to play the perfect round and then offer you his scorecard as a gift. That’s the Ultimate Mulligan. The Bible says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). There’s only one way to receive this gift of a perfect scorecard: by choosing to accept God’s offer of eternal life. If you do, you can stand before God one day and turn in Jesus’ perfect round as your own.
THE DECISION
You can accept God’s offer and gain eternal life by talking to him and acknowledging your need for forgiveness. Simply confess that you can’t play life’s perfect round. Ask for his forgiveness and decide to walk in a new direction. Let him know you’re ready to play his course, not yours. The toughest test of self-esteem is bowing your head and saying this simple prayer of faith.
If you’d like to make that decision, here’s a prayer you can use. Re- member, it’s not the exact words of the prayer but the attitude of your heart that counts.
“Dear God, I know I can’t live a perfect life. I need the Ultimate Mulligan—Your forgiveness for my sins. Thank You for sending Your Son, Jesus, to live a perfect life and give me his perfect scorecard. From now on, I am ready to move in a new direction with Jesus by my side. I’m ready to play Your course and not mine. Thank You, Jesus, for dying for me. Please make me into the new person You want me to be. Amen.”
THE NEW LIFE
If you prayed this prayer, Jesus is standing on the first tee to pick up your baggage—all of your sins, doubts, worries, and shame. He will put it on his back and walk with you as your Caddy and Friend for the rest of your life and on into eternity.
Jesus offers you unlimited mulligans, grace, and forgiveness. He wants you to start each day with him, walk with him throughout the day, and finish the day with him by your side. When that happens, you will experience the new life he offers and gain a whole new perspective on life.
Ministry Connection
As followers of Jesus, we are not meant to do life alone. It's essential to connect with a group of believers on a regular basis, in person. The ministries below all share a passion for golf and for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is touching millions of lives…one heart at a time. Since 1954, FCA has been challenging coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful platform of sport to reach every coach and every athlete with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.
At NCS, men gather regularly in friendship and faith at local chapters across the country. We share our lives, our personal stories, our family concerns, our spiritual struggles and victories, and the other challenges that life brings. And we encourage each other to become better friends, better husbands, better fathers, and better men.