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

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!

Podcast Sponsors
Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game

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

Olivia Prokopová Interview to Kick Off 2023!

Puttcast — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:30:00 -0500

Episode Warning: Going into this interview, we were not aware that there would be discussion of abuse and mistreatment. We are honored that Olivia was willing to share such a sensitive topic with us but understand that this may be triggering for some listeners. We do provide a warning within the episode as well prior to the discussion.

Our hosts kick off the episode chatting about the ongoing (at the time) virtual AMA tournaments on the Putt18 mat and in Walkabout Mini Golf then pivot a bit to the PopStroke tournament season kicking of in Orlando and AMA members winning a team event. Then it is onto our discussion with Olivia Prokopová, one of the greats of the US putting world. The last time they had chatted with her was right after her winning the USPMGA Master's for the 4th time, tying her for the most Master's tournaments won. When you combine that with 5 US Opens and no one has a better winning percentage in the 25+ years of USPMGA major tournaments. We talk about a variety of topics with her, from her favorite courses to play, how she approaches minigolf when "off the clock", things she'd like to see for professional miniature golf in the future and some of her remaining goals for tournaments. We also end up with some serious talk about a period in her career that presented some challenges and having to overcome them.

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 where our line up of tournaments for 2023 has been growing.

Podcast Sponsors

Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game

Putt 18 - internationally played putting mat game with virtual leagues

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

Episode Guest: Olivia Prokopová

Jeremy Inabinet (Team USA) Interview + Last Pod of 2022!

Puttcast — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 13:30:00 -0500

To wrap up 2022 our hosts wanted to chat with someone having a career year on the mini-links. It just so happened that friend of the pod Jeremy Inabinet was one such person having played in many big tournaments (U.S. Open, Masters, Popstroke) and representing Team USA for the first time in Finland at the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM). They chat about how he got introduced to the sport, who helped him along the way and some great stories from his years playing. They also deep dive into the Team USA experience, his career finish at the Masters and the allure of the PopStroke events.

Mr. Tee shared that he'll be doing some year end recaps of competitive tournaments he played in and providing a list of favorites of the 60+ courses he playesd for the first time over the past year over at acoupleofputts.com

Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page where the virtual tournaments are listed.

WAGM 2022 results

Podcast Sponsors

Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game

Putt 18 - internationally played putting mat game with virtual leagues

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

Episode Guest: Jeremy Inabinet

2022 USPMGA Master's Recap

Puttcast — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0400

For the second year in a row, our hosts had the chance to participate in the USPMGA Master's held in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, SC. The tournament was October 6-8, 2022. They talk about their experiences playing the 3 courses (Island course at Aloha South, Pineapple course at Aloha North and Hawaiian Rumble), how they played overall and the overall standings (including how they fared after 12 rounds). They also spent a good amount of time looking at the positives to come out of the tournament this year (relationships, course condition, etc) as well as some constructive critizism on where they think the tournament can elevate it's game (more information needed, rules clarity, etc).

You can find (and comment on) the final results of the 2022 USPMGA here. You can also find the Minigolfnews article reapping the tournament here.

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

You can also check out the complete video of the final two rounds, with Tom commentary, over on our YouTube page. The Putting Penguin page also has a full playlist of what was live streamed during the tournament this year.

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

Podcast Sponsors

Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game

Bir-Tee - pencil and card lanyard holder

OneShot Golf - control a robotic putter from your phone with free daily plays

Putt 18 - internationally played putting mat game with virtual leagues

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

Pt. 2 US Mini Golf Masters Preview with the 54 Problems Podcast, Simon & Andrew

Puttcast — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:00:00 -0400

In the long tradtion of TV sitcoms, Tom and Pat finally have a crossover episode with another minigolf focus podcast! They got together with Andrew and Simon from the 54 Problems podcast (a must listen if you are interested in international minigolf) and had a long discussion around the USPMGA Masters covering a variety a topics from what Myrtle Beach is really like, the courses and format of the tournament, who's some projected top players are, their own personal expectations and how this tournament relates to the selection of the US national team for the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM).

This is part 2 of the overall discussion. Part 1 can be found over at the 54 Problems feed.

Podcast Sponsors

Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game

Bir-Tee - pencil and card lanyard holder

OneShot Golf - control a robotic putter from your phone with free daily plays

Putt 18 - internationally played putting mat game with virtual leagues

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

Episode Guests Andrew Edmonds and Simon Brown of 54 Problems.

World Record & MC Mini Masters | Chat w/ Mick Cullen

Puttcast — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:15:00 -0400

Tom and Pat welcome back Mick Cullen, a guest who they had on in the previous version of this show "We're Gonna Need a Bigger Windmill" that live streamed on Facebook during Season 2 of Holey Moley. This time around we focused on his long running tournament, the M.C. Mini Masters, which is celebrating it's 25th edition this year. Mick lays some stats on us, course selection criteria and how some of the traditions in the tournament came into being. We wrap up by talking about his monumental feat of setting a Guinness World Record (still to be confirmed at the time of recording).

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

You can find out information about the M.C. Mini Masters at the AMA event page. You can find out information about Mick's world record attempt on his athlete Facebook page.

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

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

Episode Guest: Mick Cullen

2021 USGPMA Master's Recap

Puttcast — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:30:00 -0400

"A traditional unlike any...", wait wrong Masters tournament. Our hosts aren't talking Augusta but rather Myrtle Beach as they look back on the 2021 USPMGA Master's, a 12 round tournament held on October 7-9, 2021. An applicable quote for this year from Jim Nantz would be "It's a solitary journey, but it's one that no player...makes alone" as Olivia (Prokopova) Sahmel, newly married and a new mom, took home her 3rd green jacket in 2021.

Our hosts are joined by Holey Moley alum and competitive minigolfer Aaron "El Presidente" Kaminski to talk about their individual and collective experience with this year's tournament. You can check out the final scores for our trio here. We've also got some videos of the leader's final round and following Tom as he wraps up his final round. We also tease some minigolf to come in 2022 with the International Mini Golf Summit

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.

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

Guest: Aaron Kaminiski of O-Street Mini Golf

Holey Moley Season 3 Winner + Masters of Mini Golf Chatter

Puttcast — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:30:00 -0400

Holey Moley has a new grand champion, Rachel Lentsch, from Mr. Tee's home state of Minnesota. We recapped the episode and had her on to share her experience competing for the top spot in Season 3!

We added in a Masters of Mini Golf primer & previewed the tournament we're putting on next week, The Mighty Minotaur Mini Golf Tournament. Our little tourney will be happening at Mt. Atlanticus in Myrtle Beach on October 8th & 9th. Tom gave a quick recap of the Miniest Open at Lilli Putt.

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.

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

Guest: Rachel Lentsch

Mini Golf Tourney Time, Baby! 2021 Fall Preview & Summer Tournament Recaps

Puttcast — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 17:00:00 -0400

After recaps of the recent Farmington Miniature Golf Tournament and 24th annual M.C. Mini Masters, Tom & Pat dig into a ton of upcoming mini golf tournaments across the world. See the show notes below for tournament dates and league courses. The competitive miniature golf discussion includes the Putt-Putt National Championship, Masters of Mini Golf, regional tournaments, local leagues, and the tournaments your hosts will be organizing in Minnesota, Connecticut and beyond.

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.

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

Tournaments:

Sept. 4 - Maryland Championship - Island Green Family Fun Center - Westminster, MA
Sept 11 & 12 - Lee Stoddard Open - Dolphin Mini Golf - Boothbay, ME
Sept. 11 & 12 - Putt-Putt Regional Tournaments in Newark, Ohio & Tyler, Texas
Sept. 10 - 12 - BMGA World Crazy Golf Championships - Hastings Adventure Golf (Crazy Course) - Hastings, UK
Sept. 18 - Biggy September Charity event - Jen's Links - Barnegat Light (LBI) NJ
Sept. 18 - Matterhorn International Pro-Am 2021- Matterhorn Mini Golf - CT
Sept. 20-24 - Putt-Putt National Championship - Putt-Putt Fun Center - Richmond, VA
Sept. 21 - 26 - A Couple of Putts Presents The Miniest Mini Golf Open - Lilli Putt - Coon Rapids, MN
Sept. 25 & 26 - BMGA British Open - Hastings Adventure Golf (Pirate Course) - Hastings, UK
Oct. 7-9 - Masters of Mini Golf - Hawaiian Village, Hawaiian Rumble, & Aloha Mini Golf - Myrtle Beach, SC
Oct. 15 - 17 - BMGA British Championships & Matchplay Singles - Strokes Adventure Golf, Margate, UK
Sept. 11 & 12 - Putt-Putt Regional Tournaments in Gastonia, NC & Lake Charles, LA
Oct. 23 - Clifton Heights Putt-Putt Tourney - Putt-Putt Fun Center - Clifton Heights, PA

Leagues: O-Street, Libertee Grounds, Puttcraft, Putt-Putt Burlington, Putt 18 World Pro League, Matterhorn, Big Mini Putt Club, Tabers Mini Golf