Puttcast: Mini Golf, Holey Moley & All Things Putting - Episodes Tagged with “2023”

Interview with Eddie Söderlund + Prodigy & Popstroke Results

Puttcast — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:30:00 -0500

It's a quick bit of early 2024 tournament updates (Prodigy and Popstroke Orlando) befor diving into a wonderful conversation with the first Swedish guest on the podcast - Eddie Söderlund! We talk about his long history with the sport, how he came to play Minigolf Open Standard (MOS)/adventure golf and his connection withe CityGolf tour. It's an insightful look at the sport in Europe, how it compares to what we mostly know in the US and all the possibilities this holds for the future. It was a wonderful chat and we look forward to some more European insights in future episodes.

Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook and The Putting Penguin on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook as well.

Golf.com "Best Mini Golf Courses in America" article.

Results from the National Putting Tour January 28th event at Popstroke Orlando

Prodigy Mini Golf Results, Twitch Stream and first place playoff

City Golf Tour and Sundvall's Bangolfklubb

Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which has started to fill with 2024 events. You can join their email newsletter here .

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

Episode Guest: Eddie Söderlund

2023: A Massive Year of Minigolf

Puttcast — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:00 -0500

We start off with a quick chat about some AMA tournament announcements and reminders about upcoming tournaments. Then Pat and Tom cover the recent Golf.com article (linked below) that they both contributed to as it was developed over the past month. From there they travel nearly around the world sharing the various courses, tournaments and minigolf experiences they had that made 2023 such a wild year of putting for them. They touched nearly every part of competitive and casual minigolf available - Putt Putt, CityGolf, World Championships, Masters, World Adventure Golf Tour, Popstroke, Puttshack, Swingers and more and more and more! It's a great way to look back not only at the year but the expanse of the minigolf landscape before we dive into whatever 2024 brings us.

Tom's wrap up of some of his first time favorites for 2023 can be found here.

Golf.com "Best Mini Golf Courses in America" article.

Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which has started to fill with 2024 events. You can join their email newsletter here .

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

We’re On Netflix: Holey Moley A Puttcast Origin Story

Puttcast — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:00:00 -0500

It's a quick chat about some recent news and rumors around the 2024 putting events including Popstroke and American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) before Tom and Pat tee off on Holey Moley now being on Netflix. While they have referenced their time on the show before while covering seasons 3 and 4 on the podcast, this is the first time they fully dove into their experiences. They walk through their individual episodes and give some behind the scenes views of what it was like on set, how things were filmed and edited and ultimately what the experience of being on the show meant for them. If you ever wanted the full story of how our co-hosts first met in person, kickstarting almost 5 years of trips to tournaments, formations of leagues and the formation of this very podcast, you'll get it in this episode! It's a great fun way to wrap up 2023 and give you a reason to binge the series again.

Info on the National Putting Tour can be found on their website.

Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which will start to fill up with 2024 events. You can join their email newsletter here .

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

2023 AMA Player's Meeting Live Recording

Puttcast — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:30:00 -0500

Your co-hosts Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts, Pat of The Putting Penguin and fellow American Mini Golf Alliance organizer, Aaron Kaminski of O-Street, hosted a AMA player's meeting over Zoom. The quality of the recording turned out well and we wanted to make it available on the Puttcast to our listeners who are interested in developments in competitive mini golf in the US. We had a Q & A section and at the top of the episode, Tom explains what we included from that session. There were a lot of specific questions about the details of an upcoming tournament in January that didn't feel as relevant to a larger audience as the other some of the other broader questions about the AMA. We wanted to keep the episode to about 1.5 hours which we did!

Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. You can join their email newsletter (talked about in the show) here and fill out the 2023 players survey here

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Episode Guests: Kory Klotz (Putterz tournament organizer from Ohio), Ed Weiss (O-Street mini golf player and father of 2023 Top 10 finishers Griffin and Landon), Matt Liles (2022 Top 10 AMA finisher). Questions and/or quick feedback from Glenda Ryning, Kyle Courcy and Nathan Fournier (Maine Mini Golf Tour) were not included in the podcast but their contribution is greatly appreciated.

Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

Nice. An AMA Wrap Up + 2023 Popstroke Thoughts

Puttcast — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:00:00 -0500

Before getting into the nitty gritty of the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) season, Tom and Pat chat about the recent PopStroke championship event. They highlight the winners (plenty of minigolf names on the leaderboard) and have a conversation about where they see the future of that competition going. From there it is a quick look at the last of the AMA events over the past month and then a deep dive into the 2023 miniature golf season. They look at the season winners, chat about some other notable names, breakdown how the tournaments and scoring turned out then give a critical eye to what they improved on in 2023 and areas that the AMA can still strive to be better.

Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. You can join their email newsletter (talked about in the show) here and don't forget to tune into email/socials for information on the virtual season event on December 7th.

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A Masterful Experience

Puttcast — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -0400

For the third year in a row Tom and Pat take a look at their recent trip to the USPMGA Master's and how it has evolved recently. They are joined by first-time Master's participant, and highly ranked AMA member, Kyle Courcy to get his insight into playing the tournament. After a quick recap of the drama of the final few rounds leading up to Gary Hester's historic first win, they get into their own experiences and chat about some of the improvements made from last year's tournament. After the Master's talk they quickly hit some AMA news as well as look at a couple of WMF World Adventure Golf Tour results and breeze through a few other late-in-the-calendar tournaments coming up

Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media, indluing several live bits from the 2023 Master's, on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook and The Putting Penguin on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook as well.

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023 - time is running out!

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

Episode Guest: Kyle Courcy of MassMinigolf on Instagram

Steamy September Putting

Puttcast — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0400

Despite feeling under the weather, Tom joined Pat to talk about a busy September month of travel and putting for both of them, starting with a full slate of AMA events. They then look at where the AMA rankings are with just a couple IRL and virtual events left in the 2023 schedule. After that it's some quick conversation about other big events around the world include more WMF World Adventure Golf Tour tournaments, the CityGolf finals and a look at some more Popstroke action. They wrap up the episode with some quick chat about their upcoming trip to the USPMGA Masters (which you'll be able to find more about on the Puttcast Facebook and Instagram feeds while they are down there).

Key Points from the episode:
Lee Stoddard Dolphin Open
Matterhorn International Pro-Am
Branson Open
Miniest Minigolf Open
AMA Rankings
World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) World Adventure Golf Tour
CityGolf Finals
PopStroke

Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook and The Putting Penguin on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook as well.

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

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Red Hot Minigolf August - Part 2

Puttcast — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0400

In part 2, our hosts are joined by fellow AMA co-founder and President of the O-Street Minigolf Association, Aaron Kaminiski. He brings his insight into playing three more AMA tournaments in August - his own O-Street Open, Farmington Miniature Golf and The Shack. After he drops, Tom and Pat swing down to Tennessee to talk about a World Putting League event and the Tennesse Open, then its back over to Sweden for some quick chat about the CityGolf tour. With all that content covered from August, they quickly turn their attention to a handful of events happening in September, with a focus on the AMA events in the first half of the month.

Key Points from the episode:
Special Guest Aaron Kaminski talks about American Mini Golf Alliance Tournaments
O-Street Open - 1:45
42nd Farmington Miniature Golf Tournament - 19:19
The Shack Mini Golf Tournament - 31:00

World Putting League at Mossy Creek - 51:51
Tennessee Open at Mossy Creek - 56:35
CityGolf Tour - 61:18
Upcoming Tournaments - 66:30

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

To find out more information about the World Putting League visit their website.

Mossy Creek has more about the Tennessee Open on their website.

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Red Hot Minigolf August - Part 1

Puttcast — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Our hosts start off looking at two AMA events that both happened the first weekend of August with the Red Putter in Wisconsin and the Maine Open at Tabers in Maine. From there it's a trip over (again) to Uppsala, Sweden and a lengthy discussion of the 2023 Minigolf World Championships General Class given Pat's time over there in the run up to the tournament. That discussion covers a lot about the differences between international championships at the highest level and what we might be used to in the US for tournaments. Finally, the guys come back to the States to cover the PPA National Championships and the most recent big money Putting World event. That's where it was wrapped up for Part 1.

Key Points from the episode:
Host Updates - 4:45
Red Putter - 17:25
Maine Open - 23:45
2023 Minigolf World Championships in Uppsala, Sweden - 30:05
PPA Nationals - 61:05
Putting World - 65:03

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

You can find out more about the World Championships on the WMF website.

The Professional Putters Association (PPA) has more information on their website.

Information about Putting World and their events can be found on their website.

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Interview With Three Time WPL Champ Joey Graybeal

Puttcast — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0400

We were live (again)! Tom and Pat went back to the virtual airwaves of Facebook live on July 26, 2023 for this episode to finally have their friend Joey Graybeal on the podcast. At the time of recording he was coming off a third straight World Putting League (WPL) victory, this time a straight up match against the first WPL victor Gary Hester. They chat about the WPL, Joey's history with minigolf and Putt-Putt, his achievements (so many!) in those sports and a few things about how he approachs tournaments. Joey also has a lot of great stories and love of his fellow putters that he shares throughout the episode.

After their chat with Joey, the guys hit on a couple of recent tournaments including the WMF WAG Tour stop in the UK (the British Open) and give another rundown of the pile of tournaments coming up in August.

Key Points from the episode:
Joey Interview - 4:00
*WPL Tournament Update - 41:30
Tournament Recaps - 60:00
Upcoming Tournaments - 70:00

*After recording the episode, we were informed by both Joey and the World Putting League that the next WPL event moved locations to Mossy Creek in Tennessee. Tom jumps in and provides an update with some of the details in the middle of the podcast.

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

You can find out more about the WMF WAG Tour at it's website.

Find the result from the British Open here.

To find out more information about the World Putting League and to watch the live stream of the events, visit their website.

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Episode Guest: Joey Graybeal

Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

A Whole Lot of Burning (Hot) Minigolf Tournaments!

Puttcast — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:00:00 -0400

Our hosts kick off the episode looking at the recent World Putting League events and the heat thrown by Joey Greybeal in that series currently. From there they chatted about the AMA event in June, the M.C. Mini Masters and then Tom got to go through his personal "Southern Swing" of tournaments in July covering the AMA event Putter's League Championship, and NPT event and a Putt-Putt event (a first for our hosts). They chat about two of other major putting series happening the world around PopStroke and CityGolf before wrapping it up with a series of weekly tournaments at Frankies which have flown under their radar despite some good money at them.

Then it's time to turn their attention to the series events coming up including the next stop of the WMF World Aventure Golf Tour, the WMF World Championships, another WPL event and the Tennessee Open at Mossy Creek. Not to be forgotten is the non-stop AMA action with the Red Putter, Tabers, O-Street, Farmington and the Shack all having tournaments before the end of August.

Key Points from the episode:
World Putting League (June & July events) - 2:55
M.C. Mini Masters - 11:15
Putter's League Championship - 16:35
NPT (National Putting Tour) in Cummings, GA - 24:05
Putt-Putt High Point Southern Putting Tour - 27:51
PopStroke Katy* - 37:37
CityGolf Recent results - 42:44
Frankie's Charlotte $1000 Tournaments - 45:50
Upcoming Events in July & August - 50:19

*We mentioned that Greg Newport won the high roller event in Katy but he only won the high roller qualifier that qualifies him and gives him entry in the high roller event at the championship in Arizona in October.

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

You can find out more about the World Championships on the WMF website. The WMF WAG Tour also has it's own website to follow along with the action.

To find out more information about the World Putting League visit their website.

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Summer Spectacular Live w/ Vanette Block of Team USA

Puttcast — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

We are live (or we were at least)! Tom and Pat took to the virtual airwaves of Facebook live for this episode to chat about a slew of major events happening in June. They were joined by Team USA's own (and World Champion) Vanette Block who just landed from her trip to the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM) in Austria. They spent a lot of time discussing that tournament, the style of play and the comraderie these international events have. Vanette stays on to also chat with Tom about his trip to the World Crazy Golf Championship (Crazies), which we had previewed in the last episode with our guest Seve.

They take a short interlude to talk about the recent Odetah Mini Golf (OMG) Classic in Connecticut along with a special appearance by Pat as a whale. Then the team wraps the episode up talking about the World Putting League's third event happening in Myrtle Beach on June 26th. Finally, Tom fires his way through a bunch of other events, most of which he will be playing, in late June and early July including the AMA events the M.C. Mini Masters and Putter League Championship.

It's a long episode but with so many wonderful tournaments to talk about it is hard not to be excited and chatty about the summer in the minigolf world!

Key Points from the episode:
WAGM (2:00)
World Crazies (48:00)
Odetah (1:12:57)
WPL (1:16:29)
Other events (1:30:23)

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

You can find out more about the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM) - including results - on the tournament website or the WMF website. The WMF WAG Tour also has it's own website to follow along with the action.

Find the result from the World Crazy Golf Championships here.

To find out more information about the World Putting League and to watch the live stream of the event, visit their website.

For more information on the American Minigolf Partnership not-for-profit that Vanette mentioned, join their Facebook group.

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Episode Guest: Vanette Block - you can hear more from her on her 54 Problems episode.

Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

Let's Go Crazy - Seve Kukielka + Crazy Amount of Mini Golf Tournaments

Puttcast — Tue, 30 May 2023 08:00:00 -0400

Our hosts get the episode rolling talking about the recent AMA tournament, the Looniest Open, which was organized by Tom's Couple of Putts and saw Pat with the pro division with the other half of A Couple of Putts Robin Schwartzman winning the amateur division. They linger on Minnesota minigolf for a bit before covering the World Adventure Golf Masters and the Finnish Adventure Golf Masters, which is the first stop on the WMF World Adventure Golf Tour.

The interupt their rundown of mini golf tournaments to have a chat with Seve Kukielka about the upcoming World Crazy Golf Championship in the UK in June. Then it's back to the states to talk Swedish dominance (again) at Popstroke, another year of the Odetah Mini Golf Classic and a quick plug for a chairty event Pat is involved with along with a reminder about the M.C. Mini Masters.

Key Points from the episode:
The 1st Looniest Mini Golf Open at Loon's Nest in Shoreview, MN (8:00)
Interview with Seve Kukielka (26:55)
World Adventure Golf Masters in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria (1:12:10)
Finnish Adventure Golf Masters in Bellanpuisto, Finland (1:15:46)
Popstroke Sarasota (1:18:10)
Odetah Mini Golf Classic at Knolls'n'Holes in Bozrah, CT (1:28:07)
Kensington-Berlin Rotary Club charity event at Safari Golf in Berlin, CT (1:31:08)
M.C. Mini Masters with the courses to be determined (1:33:24)

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

You can find out more about the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM) on the tournament website or the WMF website. The WMF WAG Tour also has it's own website to follow along with the action.

You can find out more about the Odetah Mini Golf Classic and plenty other competitive and charity minigolfs events at The Squeaky Bagel.

Not to be forgotten, check out Pingvin for plenty of miniature golf needs over at their website.

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Episode Guest: Seve Kukielka - you can find out more about Seve in his 54 Problems episode.

Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

Hot Minigolf Spring - Tournaments from Around the US and a Report from Sweden

Puttcast — Mon, 08 May 2023 14:00:00 -0400

This episode is jam-packed with tournament talk from the jump! They kick it off with some 4/20 putting and digging into the 2nd World Putting League event which they teased on the previous episode. They stayed in Myrtle Beach to talk about the U.S. Open but then slid over to Texas to discuss the newest AMA event, the Texas Minigolf Championship. Pat then listened on with a little bit of minigolf jealousy as Tom talked about his recent trip to Sweden which concluded with him playing the first event of the 2023 CityGolf tour. Back in the States the guys previewed the upcoming Looniest Open, which they would both be playing in, and the next Popstroke event which they won't be in. It was a final look at a big money Putting World event before closing out the episode with some other odds and ends. Lots of variety in location and courses this time around!

Key Points from the episode:
World Putting League Event 2 on April 20th at Hawiian Rumble in Myrtle Beach, SC (3:57)
USPMGA US Open at Pineapple course of Aloha Mini Golf in Myrtle Beach, SC (10:51)
AMA/SWPT Texas Minigolf Championship at Longview Greens in Montgomery, TX (16:40)
Sweden mini golf adventures with Mr. Tee and CityGolf Tour #1 on April 22 & 23 (18:50)
Looniest Open hosted by A Couple of Putts AMA tournament in Minnesota on May 13 (31:35)
Popstroke 2023 Tour Series Event #3 in Sarasota, Florida May 7 & 8 $40,000 purse event (35:40)
Putting World Recap from April 28 & 29 $30,000 purse event in Arizona (39:20)

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

You can find information around the Southwest Putting Tour on their website.

You can find information on the World Putting League on their website as well as live scoring.

More information on the CityGolf Tour is on their website and there are some English sections.

Not to be forgotten, check out Pingvin for plenty of miniature golf needs over at their website.

Finally, if you want to support Team USA for the World Adventure Golf Masters in 2023, drop us a line at amaminigolf@gmail.com

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So You Want to Organize a Mini Golf Tournament? Tips, tricks and more

Puttcast — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0400

Before talking about organizing, the guys recap many moving parts in the competitive putting world. They chatted briefly about the new WMF World Adventure Golf Tour, which you can find more about in their recent live broadcast. Sticking with some worldwide putting, they looked at the make-up of Team USA and threw down a fundraising challenge to the USPMGA. Later in the episode they'd talk about what they know, or don't know, about the upcoming World Putting League event on April 20th but before that it was some AMA talk with changing dates of one tournament and adding the Texas Minigolf Championship at Longview Greens to the slate for April.

With all the formalities out of the way, Tom & Pat opened up the floor to discuss many of the factors to consider when you're developing a miniature golf tournament. From picking the right course and format, to considerations around cost to play and prizes to pay out, to rules, registration and score keeping, they hit eveything they can think of that they have worked through over years of tournament organization.

Key Points from the episode:
WMF World Adventure Golf Tour (3:00)
Team USA (5:00)
AMA Tournament Updates in Georgia and Texas (9:37)
World Putting League / US Open (14:22)
Tournament Organization (19:45)

Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

You can check out our live conversation with Andrew Edmonds around the WMF World Adventure Golf Tour over on Facebook.

Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook and The Putting Penguin on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook as well.

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page for the 2023 schedule including the newly added Texas Minigolf Championships. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

You can find information around the Southwest Putting Tour on their website.

Finally, if you want to support Team USA for the World Adventure Golf Masters in 2023, drop us a line at amaminigolf@gmail.com

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Interview with Brock Gillespie + World Putting League + AMA + More - Mini Golf Into March!

Puttcast — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0400

Tom & Pat dive into some recent events to kick off the episode, looking at the World Putting League, the O-Street Winter Classic (an American Mini Golf Alliance event) and the Hastings Open. Then they are joined by Brock Gillespie to talk about the Major Series of Putting, the National Putting Tour and Putting World events. The discussion also covers PopStroke as well as the World Putting League, and touches on the entire ecosystem of major putting events and the future of that style of miniature golf tournaments. The discussion ends with some questions on where we might see Brock in a competitive miniature golf tournament in the future.

Key Points from the episode:
World Putting League (2:39)
O-Street Winter Classic (6:57)
Hastings Open (8:51)
Brock Gillespie (12:18)
Putter League Championship Update (50:30)

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page for the 2023 schedule. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

Episode Guest
Brock Gillespie with National Putting Tour and you can also check out Putting World and Putting Channel. The number he provided for Tyler from Putting World for the end of March event is: 480-398-0804.

February Tournaments and The Letter

Puttcast — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 07:30:00 -0500

Our hosts kick start the episode by recapping the the AMA's Coziest Open and admiring the fortunate scheduling that had the winner, Matt Roalstad, on our previous episode. They then spend some time talking about the most recent Popstroke event and where that schedule of events is heading before celebrating some putting from Down Under and friends of the pod achievements in the Oceania Minigolf Open. It's a quick look ahead after that as they try to dive as deep as they can into the planned World Putting League event at the end of February. The episode wraps up with Pat reading a letter he received from the USPMGA and the guys giving their opinions about that, the impact to members and the overall state of the organization.

Key Points from the episode:
Coziest Open (2:25)
Popstroke Fort Myers (9:57)
Oceania Minigolf Open (23:05)
World Putting League (24:52)
USPMGA Letter (30:50)

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page for the 2023 schedule. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

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Teeing off with the 2023 AMA Schedule!

Puttcast — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 08:30:00 -0500

Our hosts kick start the episode by recapping the two virtual AMA events held in January that got the season underway. They look at who conquered the virtual battlefields to earn some AMA bonus points and who put in some exciting and fun efforts. Then it was onto discussing the 16 planned AMA events for 2023 which run from February to October. They break down the tier system and how that is developed and talk how the schedule works for AMA members to maximize their points. Then it's onto a chat with Matt Roalstad to break down the course at Golf Zone in Minnesota which features in the Coziest Mini Golf Open - the AMA's first in person event of the year. His familiarity, from living in the area and winning on that course before, helps sets the table for this event (which is ongoing if you are listening to this straightaway).

Key Points from the episode:
Virtual event recap (2:38)
Popstroke discussion (11:00)
AMA Season (16:20)
Matt Roalstad Interview about the Coziest Mini Golf Open & Walkabout (39:00)

Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook

Follow A Coulple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook and The Putting Penguin on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook as well.

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page for the 2023 schedule. Don't forget to become a member or renew for 2023!

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

Episode Guest: Matt Roalstad