This would've been a hectic time for Monica Mueller, and she would've loved it.
She rarely missed seeing her son, Kyle, play in a golf tournament, and consider this schedule over the past month: Big Ten championships, U.S. Open local qualifying, NCAA regionals and, finally, this week's NCAA championships — which will be followed by U.S. Open sectional qualifying, ideally the U.S. Open, and then a steady stream of PGA Tour Monday qualifiers.
Kyle, one of the most decorated golfers in University of Michigan history, plans to turn professional immediately following the NCAAs.
"She went to probably 90 percent of my tournaments," Kyle said Wednesday before flying out to Stillwater, Okla.