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

TN Open w/ Kyle Cutshaw + AMA & Worldwide Tournament Recaps

Puttcast — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 -0400

Tom & Pat grind their way through recaps of an assortment of tournaments happening around the world at the end of August and as we head into September. Then they take some time to talk with Kyle Cutshaw, owner of Mossy Creek Mini Golf and the tournament director of the Tennessee Open as well as many other tournaments at the course. Kyle provides some insight on how they developed a competitive minigolf community in Jefferson City, TN and how that grew into hosting events like the USPMGA U.S.Open and the largest field ever for the TN Open in 2024. Then they recap the event and some of surprising storylines that came out of it.

If you want to help us recap events, don't forget you can reach out to us puttwhenready@gmail.com to provide your own report from the field!

Farmington Miniature Golf Tournament (4:15)
German Adventure Golf Masters (9:00)
Swedish Adventure Golf Masters (11:55)
Bro Hof Putt Masters (14: 55)
Polish Championship (16:50)
TN Open and interview with Kyle Cutshaw (18:50)
Upcoming AMA and international events in September (1:06:30)

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.

Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which is filled with our 2024 events and the new event history page that includes hole-by-hole results for a ton of recent and past events. You can join their email newsletter here .

You can watch all of the TN Open via the WAG Tour opening and final live streams.

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

Episode Guest
Kyle Cutshaw

Interview with Dave Vayda & Caleb Smith + WAG Tour Final, AMA Events and more!

Puttcast — Tue, 21 May 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Tom and Pat kick off the show with a look at the WMF's World Adventure Golf (WAG) Tour final, which sets the stage for our interviewees (3:50). With the AMA (and minigolf in general) season now in full gear they looked at two recent tournaments in NJ and MN (15:24) and then ran through a bunch of US and international results (28:15).

After all the updates, it was time to bring on Dave Vayda and Caleb Smith from Connecticut who made the WAG Tour final based on their placement in the Matterhorn International Pro-Am in 2023 (36:50). Pat has been working with both as they prepped for the final and the interview was just after they returned form the Czech Republic. For both, it was their first international competition. They chatted about the difficulty of the tournament, the amazing atmosphere around the tournament by players and organizers and just the overall experience of the trip.

Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which is almost filled with all our 2024 events (including being able to see past event results). You can join their email newsletter here .

Learn more about the WMF at their website. You can find replays of the WAG Tour final on their YouTube page.

You can order your Putt18 map at their store. Don't forget to use the discount code minigolf-10 for 10% off!

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

Episode Guest: Dave Vayda and Caleb Smith. Check out some of their WAG Tour shorts over on the Putting Penguin YouTube

Interview with Pasi Aho - the Redo!

Puttcast — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:00:00 -0400

Whoops - technical difficulties! You can't win them all and Tom and Pat found out there was a glitch in our guests audio track on the last episode so we made a stand alone episode with just our interview of him. You can find our latest minigolf news and AMA updates on our last episode.

The big star of the show is Pasi Aho, Vice President Sport of the World Minigolf Sport Federation. The guys have a long chat with him about a variety of topics from his history in the sport, to explanation of minigolf balls to upcoming events such as the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM). He provides an amazing insight into the sport of minigolf both from his history and his current position.

Learn more about the WMF at their website.

You can order your Putt18 map at their store. Don't forget to use the discount code minigolf-10 for 10% off!

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

Episode Guest: Pasi Aho

Interview with Pasi Aho + Putt18, AMA Events & WPL

Puttcast — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:30:00 -0400

Tom and Pat start with plenty of Putt18 talk (3:30), then make a big announcement about the inclusion of the Southern Swing events in the AMA schedule (13:15). After that they catch up some more upcoming AMA events (18:40) and chat a little about the final of the WPL "Survivor Series" (16:25).

The big star of the show though is Pasi Aho, Vice President Sport of the World Minigolf Sport Federation. The guys have a long chat with him about a variety of topics from his history in the sport, to explanation of minigolf balls to upcoming events such as the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM). He provides an amazing insight into the sport of minigolf both from his history and his current position. (36:15)

You can find the GoFundMe to Caleb and Dave to the World Adventure Golf Tour Final here.

You can find out information about the Survivor Series on the WPL website and more about the WAG Tour and the Tour Final on the WMF WAG Tour website.

Learn more about the WMF at their website.

You can order your Putt18 map at their store. Don't forget to use the discount code minigolf-10 for 10% off!

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

Episode Guest: Pasi Aho

Winter AMA Fun & 2024 Scoring Rubric with a Dash of WPL and WAG Tour

Puttcast — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0500

No guest this time around because we needed space for plenty of AMA talk! Tom and Pat go through an indoor (Coziest Open) (4:16), outdoor (O-Street Winter Classic) (14:40) and virtual (Walkabout) tournament (18:30), World Putting League Qualifier and Survivor Series (26:40) at the Pineapple course in Myrtle Beach that were all held over the past few weeks.

Then we talk about the AMA newly announced tournaments (45:50), WAG Tour 2024 & 2025 (49:09) & updated 2024 AMA scoring rubric (57:23).

You can find the GoFundMe to Caleb and Dave to the World Adventure Golf Tour Final here.

You can find out information about the Survivor Series on the WPL website and more about the WAG Tour and the Tour Final on the WMF WAG Tour website.

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Global Mini Golf Trends - An Interview With Richard Gottfried

Puttcast — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:00:00 -0500

It's been long overdue that we sit down with fellow minigolf enthusiast Richard Gottfried, he of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and a Guinesss World Record holder. Given the massive amount of courses Tom, Pat and Richard have visited and their overall pulse on the industry, this episode focused on the trends we are all seeing in recreational minigolf. We talk electronics, bar-tainment, chains expanding and more on different gameplays and course styles. There's speculation on the cycles of minigolf and where we might be when it comes to this business that certainly seems to be in a boom. There's even talk of pirate dinosaurs! We also talk quickly about some of the upcoming AMA events and the expanding AMA 2024 schedule.

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour & Crazy Golf Museum

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: Richard Gottfried

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.

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 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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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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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)

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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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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)

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 Guest: Matt Roalstad

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.

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.

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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

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2022 AMA Season Recap - An AMAzing year!

Puttcast — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:30:00 -0400

After 9 tournaments over nearly 9 months of competitive putting, the first American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) season comes to an end and Tom and Pat celebrate the success of the season. Before that, though, they recap the slate of 4 September AMA tournaments that ranged from Maine to Connecticut to Missouri to Minnesota. Those tournaments created some great drama and the season winner came down to the final two - Matterhorn International Pro-Am and the Miniest Mini Golf Open.

It all culminated in Mick Cullen taking the top prize after a 1st at the Miniest Mini Golf Open and a 2nd at the M.C. Mini Masters. He was able to squeak ahead of Justin Seymour and Matt Liles who put on some great putting clinics in the Northeast this year and share 2nd place to round out the podium. Pat & Tom cover the whole top 15 as well as looking at some stats over membership and participant levels, as well as looking at their own performances within the AMA.

Check out the AMA rankings page for a full review of the Top 10 and the complete standings. Swing on over the to the events page to dive into the results of individual tournaments.

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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.

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Episode Guests Andrew Edmonds and Simon Brown of 54 Problems.

Sizzling September | Preview Final Four 2022 AMA Tournaments

Puttcast — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:30:00 -0400

Tom and Pat kick off the episode with some great news - Holey Moley Season 5 (7:00) is now casting and it looks like they will be filming internationally! That's great news for our future podcasting prostpects and exciting news for TV in general. There was also a quick discussion about a new PopStroke tournament in October (5:30) and the results of a tournament at the Shack in Pennsylvania (4:05). A majority of the discussion this episode was focused on the upcoming AMA tournaments:

Lee Stoddard Dolphin Open: Sept. 10-11 (14:50)
Matterhorn Internation Pro-Am: Sept. 17 (19:59)
Branson Open: Sept. 17 (26:18)
Miniest Mini Golf Open: Qualifying Sept. 17-24. Championship September 25. (29:00)

They deep dive with histories, course facts, run downs of expected play, personal experiences and possible winners. Everything you need to know before jumping into playing, watching or just following along.

Check out the slate of American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) tournaments and a few recaps over on the AMA event page and don't forget to sign-up to be a member (free in 2022!). The 2022 AMA rankings have also been updated for all of the tournaments through August. You can find them on the AMA ranking page.

You can find information on the Holey Moley casting at the MysticArt page.

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Month of Mini Golf Competition | August 2022 Tournament Recaps

Puttcast — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Tom and Pat deep dive into the results of four popular US tournaments that happened in August: The Red Putter, Maine Open, O-Street $1,000 and Farmington Miniature Golf. Between them, they putted in 3 of the 4 (Maine being the only exception) and talked about not only thier personal accomplishments but the success of the tournaments as a whole. They gushed over the variety of styles seen in the courses and the tournament formats. Tom even begrudingly gave Pat his due on winning Farmington. After a quick check of what this all meant for the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) rankings after 5 tournaments, they turned their eyes to a quick list of upcoming events. Keep your ears open during the episode as well for mention of some famous cross over competitors who attended the Farmington tournament.

Check out the slate of American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) tournaments and a few recaps over on the AMA event page and don't forget to sign-up to be a member (free in 2022!). The 2022 AMA rankings have also been updated for all of the tournaments mentioned in this episode. You can find them on the AMA ranking page.

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Walkabout Mini Golf Interview with Don & Henning about Labyrinth | Putt Magic Putt

Puttcast — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered our hosts Tom and Pat recorded a podcast beyond the Goblin City with two of the creators of the newest Walkabout Mini Golf course - Labyrinth! Henning Koczy & Don Carson from Mighty Coconut joined our hosts to talk a litany of minigolf related topics. They went deep into the style of the Labyrinth course and tried not to give away too much to spoilers. They talked favorite IRL (in real life) minigolf courses and styles, some hopes and expectations for Walkabout courses in the future and what all goes into designing something that looks and feels realistic while also being the most fantasical courses you'll ever putt on. What's said was said during the podcast - but don't worry our hosts meant it all and there's no chance in anyone being turned into the Prince of the Land of Stench!

Check out the slate of American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) tournaments over on the AMA event page and don't forget to sign-up to be a member (free in 2022!).

Check our the Walkabout Mini Golf page to find out more about this amazing game and you can buy it, and the associated downloadable content, straight from your preferred VR store.

If for some reason you have never seen Labyrinth you can buy or rent it on Amazon or other streaming services.

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Episode Guests: Don Carson and Henning Koczy

Turning Up the Heat | Mini Golf Tournament Talk Summer 2022

Puttcast — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0400

It is time to dive into a big chunk of the competitive mini golf around the country (and the world) that has been going on since the Spring. Tom and Pat first look at the two AMA events coming up in early August with the Maine Open in Auburn, ME and the O-Street $1,000 Tournament in Ocean City, ME, diving into the events, the courses and some of what to expect from these tournament. Next up it is recap time as they go through a bunch of putting tournaments that have happened in the last couple of months both in the US and internationally, with a lot of AMA participation in all of them! They wrap up the pod highlight a few other upcoming tournaments across the country setting the stage for a hot month of August on the mini-links.

Check out the slate of American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) tournaments over on the AMA event page and don't forget to sign-up to be a member (free in 2022!).

As mentioned in the podcast, you can find a huge slate of competitive miniature golf dates listed at the Squeaky Bagel.

Friend of the Pod Frank Bisesi's WAGM walkthrough video can be found over on YouTube.

The live stream of the last day of WAGM can also be found on YouTube.

Please do check out our fellow UK miniature golf fanatics and their 54 Problems podcast as well for additional mini golf nerdiness.

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

It's an Ace of a Wrap! | Holey Moley Finale Recap Season 4

Puttcast — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Pat and Tom decided to do a live reaction show to the Holey Moley Season 4 finale over on the Puttcast Facebook page and this is the audio from that show. They break down the great putting on the holes, the return of Parcade, the new Distractor to finish things off, and of course talk plenty about the unprecedented back-to-back aces from Kathy! Then they spend some time going through the season as a whole and wrapping up thier final thoughts. They are also visited (at times) by Pat's son Malcolm with his thoughts on the show.

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Holes Ep 10- The Greatest Game: Full Mooney | Holeywood | Big Foot Wedge | Parcade | Hollywood Distractor

No Touchy Touchy the Weird Music | Holey Moley US S4 E7, 8 & 9 Recap

Puttcast — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Pat and Tom kick off the episode recapping some recent international tournament results with WAGM 2022 and the M.C. Mini Masters (an AMA tournament), as well as looking ahead to some competitive putting on the horizon including Putt18 and the Putter's League Atlanta. Then it's a full blast of episode rundowns as they cover all the results from the past three episodes (7, 8 & 9) including some hole talk, their favorite Muppet moments and all the good and bad that they can remember from thier notes! At the end they take a look ahead at some of their expecations for the season finale and break down our season winners, along with some hole notes along the way.

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Holes Ep 7- Night of Music: Polecano | Hole # 2 | The Pecker | The Distractor | Full Mooney | Holeywood | Big Foot Wedge

Holes Ep 8- No Touchy-Touchy: The Fishing Hole | Polecano | The Distractor | Hole #2 | The Pecker | Holeywood | Big Foot Wedge

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).

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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.

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Episode Guest: Mick Cullen

2nd Place Winners + Friendship on Holey Moley | Interview with Jenna & Brinn from Season 4

Puttcast — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 10:45:00 -0400

Tom and Pat welcome to the "studio" Jenna Barkheimer and Brinn Hollander, who were contestants on Season 4 and became friends while out filming - something that wasn't the easiest to do with Covid restrictions. They give us some of the behind-the-scenes views of filming in Season 4 and talk about their similar exits on Holeywood. We also talk their interest in the show, holes they would have liked to played and overall learn about thier life outside of their few minutes on TV.

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Episode Guests: Jenn Barkheimer & Brinn Hollander

Give Us a Shot of Tequila | Holey Moley US S4 E5 & E6 Recap

Puttcast — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Pat and Tom kick off the episode recapping some recent US mini golf tournament results before turning thier attention to episode 5 and episode 6. They marvel at how good an episode of reality television episode 6 was, especially when contrasted to the rather bland episode 5. There was plenty of talk of completed obstacles, putt offs, high stakes betting and of course what might have been the most entertaining Distractor ever with Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Is That Rob Riggle? | Interview with Holey Moley S4 Ep2 Winner Nate Kennelly

Puttcast — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:30:00 -0400

Tom and Pat get to live vicariously through another Holey Moley winner as they are joined by Nate Kennelly, who putted his way to the top of episode 2 of Holey Moley Season Fore-Ever (season 4). They dive into his experiences on the course, which included two new holes for season 4, how he ended up with his iconic Rob Riggle outfit and find out which familiar voice was a guiding mentor in Nate's path to the championship. It's a fun interview with a big and positive personality.

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Episode Guest: Nathan Kennelly

Don't Hold Us for Ransom | Holey Moley US S4 E4 Recap

Puttcast — Tue, 31 May 2022 18:15:00 -0400

Pat and Tom kick off the episode recapping some recent and upcoming tournament news before turning thier attention to episode 4. They talk TV pilots, the recurrance of certain holes so far, an all female semi-finale and the lack of shotgunning beers in the contestant tent.

Good luck to them both as they will tee off against each other in a tournament in CT on June 5th!

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Two-Episode Shakur | Holey Moley US S4 E2 & E3 Recap

Puttcast — Tue, 24 May 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Tom and Pat combine their thoughts on two Holey Moley episodes this week after taking a week off from recording to focus on National Minature Golf Day. They discuss two excellent winners, very real minigolf moments and what they did on National Miniature Golf Day. Tom breaks down the hole distribution including a new hole on episode 2. Pat talks kidnapping Muppets and the introduction of the ultimate diva. They also both fawn over bears.

Congrats also go out to Olivia Prokopova, who won the 2022 USPMGA U.S. Open. She is now a 5 time winner, the most of anyone in the U.S. Open history!

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It's Time to Play the Music | Holey Moley US S4 E1 Recap

Puttcast — Mon, 09 May 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Holey Moley Season 4 (Fore-Ever) teed off this week with the Muppets jumping into the fun. Tom and Pat break down the episode taking a look at the three new holes (Holeywood, Trap-Tee-ze, Full Mooeny) and the return of some classics with a few updates. They laugh over the Muppets antics and fawn over the best sports car in the world. Mr. Tee does a bit of a high wire act in a breakdown of Trap-Tee-ze before they wrap up with some thoughts on the upcoming National Miniature Golf Day (May 14th).

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You can also the WMF online on Facebook and Instagram if you are looking to tag miniature golf pictures on May 14th.

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Tournament Season, Summit Announcement and Holey Moley Season 4 Preview

Puttcast — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400

There's been lots of tournament announcements lately as the US comes out of winter and courses look forward to their season schedules. Tom & Pat discuss 4 of them on the AMA schedule: the 25th M.C. Mini Masters (June - Illinois/Wisconsin), the 4th O-Street $1,000 tournament (August - New Jersey), the 6th Matterhorn International Pro-Am (September - Connecticut) and the 3rd Miniest Open (September - Minnesota).

They also discussed the unfortunate postponment of the International Mini Golf Summit in Dripping Springs, TX. They briefly talk about what happened and look forward to the future as well as share a few more thoughts on the fun of the Challenge course.

Finally, Holey Moley season 4 kicks off in less than a month and our hosts speculate on what we might see for holes, format and what the partnership with America's favorite frog and the rest of the Muppets might mean for the show.

You can find the AMA online at their website, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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International Mini Golf Summit in Texas Talk!

Puttcast — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0400

With us about a month out from the International Mini Golf Summit (April 20-23) to be held outside of Austin at Dreamland in Dripping Springs, TX, we thought it was a good idea to dive into a few things around the event and tournament as registration is now open. Your episode hosts Pat, Tom & Aaron are all founders of the American Mini Golf Alliance which is organizing the tournament along with the folks at Dreamland. They talk about the challenge of the Challenge course, where the Dream course sits in tournament play, how they think players may change their strategies during the tournament, what other amenities are around when you aren't playing minigolf and all sorts of other points around what to expect when playing in this new tournament.

International Mini Golf Summit registation. Live list of registrants (and you may recognize a few Holey Moley names).

You can find the AMA online at their website, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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

Guest: Aaron of O-Street Mini Golf

Hey - it's the AMA! - Introducing the American Mini Golf Alliance

Puttcast — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 08:30:00 -0500

It's been a hot minute since our hosts got together and they are back for a flash episode. The big focus of this mini episode is the introduction of the newest minigolf organization - the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA). They walk you through what it is about and how you can get involved. They also spend a few minutes talking some high-level information about the biggest AMA tournament of the year - the International Mini Golf Summit.

You can find the AMA online at their website, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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

2021's Greatest Putts: A Year in Review

Puttcast — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:00:00 -0500

Would we even be a real podcast if we didn't have a show at the end of the year recapping 2021? Sure, maybe - but we wouldn't feel real.

Tom and Pat kick off the show looking back at how each month of 2021 brought new minigolf experiences and what some of the key milestones were in the minigolf world. Then they share what their favorite new (to them) courses were in 2021 and some personal tournament highlights. Of course there was some Holey Moley talk and don't forget to listen all the way through so you know what to be exicted for in 2022!

Happy New Year!

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

Holey Moley Season 3 Recap

Puttcast — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:00:00 -0500

One last time...We'll teach em how to say goodbye...(to a season of Holey Moley).

A couple months removed from the finale, and through the major tournament season for minigolf in the US, our hosts Tom and Pat reflect on what Season 3 of Holey Moley brought to our television sets in 2021. They breakdown their favorite holes, what didn't work for them in terms of putting and competition, as well as some hopes (and fears) for Season 4 and beyond. They also take a look forward to the 2022 International Minig Golf Summit and a potential minigolf movie in the works.

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

2021 Mt. Atlanticus Mighty Minotaur Recap

Puttcast — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0400

The Master's wasn't the only tournament in Myrtle Beach early in October, our hosts, together Aaron "El Presidente" Kaminkski of O-Street Mini Golf joined forces with the Mt. Atlanticus course to present the first Mighty Minotaur Mini Golf Tournament. It was a qualifying round style tournament with the Top 8 scores playing a final 9 hole dash to the cash.

We knock out the discussion pretty quick with our two guests this episode. We were joined by friend of the pod and the tournament winner Mark "The Highlighter" Novicki known best for his colorful choice of clothing as well as his good putting. Also making her podcast debut was Mandy Ranslow, the other half of The Putting Penguin who played in the tournament and was the camerawoman for the complete final round.

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

Guests: Mark "The Highlighter" Novicki & Mandy Ranslow of The Putting Penguin.

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

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.

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

Guest: Rachel Lentsch

Bears...Bears...Bears! | Holey Moley US S3 E9 Recap

Puttcast — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:45:00 -0400

It's the last episode before the final and our hosts are excited to see who is going to fill that final spot to play for $250,000. Tom and Pat also look back at all the winners and both give their power rankings as to who they think have the best chance of sinking the putt for the $$$.

Tom looks back at a lot of holes from this season, including a deep dive into Parcade for Design Time. Our hosts also spend some time talking recent tournaments and hyping up a few ones on the horizon including the first announcement of a new tournament hosted by your hosts and our friends that will be happening in Myrtle Beach at Mt. Atlanticus on October 8th & 9th!

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

Mmmmmm....Donuts | Holey Moley US S3 E6 Recap

Puttcast — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:15:00 -0400

Our hosts go donuts (and Simpsons) crazy as they cover an action packed episode of Holey Moley. Exciting mud racing drama, one contestant making the obstacles look easy and an ace on Dutch Courage!

On Design Time, Tom dives into a box of donuts and indulges his sweet tooth with Donut Hole, and gives us a look at some new courses in NYC in news. Pat updates his Putting Penguin Power Rankings for our sixth winner and fanboys out over a Zamboni driver.

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

Who Let the Animals Out? | Holey Moley US S3 E5 Recap

Puttcast — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

The Distractor is back baby! It makes its season 3 debut as the final hole of this episode. Plus we get plenty of messy with a couple mud pit holes and animal lovers rejoice because this episode there's plenty of talk about our furry (and not-so-furry) friends with the background of some of the competitors.

On Design Time, Tom goes prehistoric with his look at Putt-a-Saurus. Pat updates his Putting Penguin Power Rankings for our fifth winner and talks a little Putt18 in news.

Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin plus special guest, David Biggy!

Getting Biggy With It | Holey Moley US S3 E4 Recap

Puttcast — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0400

Friend of the pod David Biggy joins us to talk about how managed to survive his way to the plaid jacket and we go through the beatings the contestants took across the board this night out. With three new holes on this episode we got to see all new ways of failing while Tess and Riggle worked on their comedy gold.

On Design Time, Tom jousts with the changing ways King Parthur's Court has been played this season. Pat updates his Putting Penguin Power Rankings and enjoys a little too much that he got to beat Biggy in their one-on-one matchup.

Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin plus special guest, David Biggy!

Twenty Bucks He Eats It | Holey Moley US S3 E3 Recap

Puttcast — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 10:00:00 -0400

We're into the second week and third episode of season 3 and the show is starting to his its stride for the season (both the TV show and us). The putting may have been a little off this episode but the stlyings of Tess and Riggle certainly were not and we saw some of our biggest obstacle completions so far. We also find out why you always think through the name of your podcast lest it come backto haunt you in national television.

Pat gets everyone excited for Season 3 of the Putt18 World League in News, and he updates the Putting Penguin Power Rankings On Design Time, Tom spends some victorious time looking at Agony of Defeat.

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

America's Back Baby! | Holey Moley US S3 E1 & E2 Recap

Puttcast — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:15:00 -0400

Holey Moley US is back and the boys are here to recap it. With a double episode season premier Pat and Tom take a quick look at the winners and losers, the new holes for Season 3 and talk about their favorite bits to get the hottest show of the summer started.

Tom recaps some new museum minigolf installations and other course opens in News, Pat returns to the Putting Penguin Power Rankings and finally on Design Time, Tom spends time examining Holey Moley's Pecker.

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

Holey Moley US Season 3 Preview & Aussie Champion, Mark Duncan

Puttcast — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:45:00 -0400

The grand champ of Holey Moley in Australia, Mark Duncan, joins Pat & Tom to talk about winning it all down under as part of our preview for Season 3 of Hole Moley in the United States. Before chatting with Mark, the hosts preview and play a game guessing what is ahead for Season 3 on some of the new holes.

Get prepped for double header that kicks off on Thursday, June 17th and learn about what it takes to conquer the wildest course in the world. Recaps and more will be coming each week following new episodes.

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin
Special Guests: Mark Duncan, Holey Moley Australia Season 1 grand champion

Collette Norton talks Putt-Putt, Pro Mini Golf & Holey Moley in Australia

Puttcast — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:45:00 -0400

Collette entered our lives with a smash and a spin when we first saw her on episode 1 of the first season of Holey Moley Australia as she took on Polcano. We got a chance to talk with her about her experience filiming Holey Moley both in the US and Australia thanks to Covid, what it's like to manage a Putt-Putt course and the current state of pro mini golf Down Under. We also talked a bit about the fluid nature of some tournaments around the world as well as course openings we're excited to see.

Thanks to Koo Koo Kangaroo for allowing us to use their smash hit, Putt Putt Butt Butt. from their newest album Slow Clap.

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

OneShot Golf Meets Puttcast

Puttcast — Fri, 21 May 2021 10:00:00 -0400

We've been hooked on the new mobile app game OneShot Golf since it launched in early 2021. Players control real robot putters that take single shot aims on fun themed mini golf holes. We brought on co-founder Tim Borgares and course designer Barrett Demeria to discuss design, mini golf and ideas for new holes and courses. We recorded the initial conversation on Thursday, May 14th. Tom brought Barrett back on to discuss the TikTok moment on May 15 and how the traffic for the app has dramatically changed since then.

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin
Special Guests: OneShot Golf (Barrett & Tim)

2021 Miniature Golf US Open Discussion with Frank Bisesi, Mini Golf Streamer

Puttcast — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400

From Street Fighter to Mini Golf streamer, Frank Bisesi gives us a recent pro's perspective of competitive mini golf and reports back on the 2021 US Pro Mini Golf Association Open in Cape Coral, Florida at Gator Mike's.

And we forgot to mention it on the show but congrats to Matt Male for winning the 2021 US Open.

Complete results of the US Open: https://usaminigolfresults.com/USOpen/2021/result.htm

Find Frank streaming mini golf online!
Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/roy_bisel
YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMY6Iov4A099ggo_MSCFiQ

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

Goodbye Holey Moley Australia Season 1

Puttcast — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400

HOLEY MOLEY! We made it. To put a bow on the 1st season in Australia, we run through nerdy stats, what we liked, didn't like and our hopes for the future of our favorite broadcast TV competitive mini golf show.

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

Mini Golf Kids | Holey Moley Australia S1 Juniors Episode Recap

Puttcast — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0400

These eight kids between the ages of 8-10 years old show up their fellow Australian episode alums how to play this fun mini golf course. Impressive putting by these juniors while their parents did their best to survive the obstacles.

The wildest and most Australian (and nightmare inducing) version of The Distractor pops up in the second round.

Even though it wasn't in this episode, Tom coudn't resist talkingi about the whimsical hole, Clowning Around, that made a few appearances in Australia as well as one apperance in the US. This hole is no joke!

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

At Last! | Holey Moley Australia S1 Finale Recap

Puttcast — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:00:00 -0400

We made it and so did 10 episode winners of the first season of Holey Moley. A few surprises, some drama and one big putt to win the jeweled putter and a big pile of cash.

Before we start the recap, we share about two new mini golf courses in the Chicago area in Big Mini Putt Club and the forthcoming artist-designed course at the Elmhurst along with touching on social media news from the WMF (World Mini Golf Sport Federation).

There's a shot at redemption (even if it is strangely not on the Distractor) and there is plenty to be excited about as we watch these ten winners try to tackle the course for a second time.

Tom glances at the Aussie and US Season 2 grand prize hole, The Tomb of Nefer–Tee–Tee, in Design Time with Mr. Tee.

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

Last in Putting | Holey Moley Australia S1 E10 Recap

Puttcast — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0400

In the episode to determine the last person to make the season finale, we had a couple putts that were just a bit outside the line of the cup.

Maryland State mini golf championship is announced for September 2021 and two pop up mini golf courses in Pennslyvania are covered in our news from the mini golf world.

Design Time with Mr. Tee looks at the biggest windmills on Dutch Courage. It's in the logo of the show and has a speical place in the hearts of all those who have faced off against it. Things also get hot and bothered as we Dissect the Distractor with The Putting Penguin.

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

Keep Your Pants On | Holey Moley Australia S1 E9 Recap

Puttcast — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:45:00 -0400

An underdog. Dueling wrestlers. A prison guard. A flying Dutch person. A cop. A poor nickname. A 3rd generation pro golfer. A prize winner. And a conspiracy theorist? Holey Moley Australia brings a wild assortment of characters together for episode 9 and we had good fun chatting about all of them.

Minigolf news covered DIY mini golf creations made out of snow and a compelling new mini golf app game called OneShot Golf.

Tom reminsces and goes into detail on a beloved hole that he and Pat played in Season 1, Slip N' Putt, during Design Time with Mr. Tee. Pat hands out his fish for high-flying entertainment during Dissecting the Distractor.

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

Nerds vs Jocks | Holey Moley Australia S1 E8 Recap

Puttcast — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 13:00:00 -0400

Brain vs brawn? Athletes vs geeks? Despite the basic theme to the episode, we were treated to a fine display of putting and brilliant work on a few of the obstacles in the 8th episode of Holey Moley in Australia.

The news from the mini golf world includes a favorite mini golf stop for US Holey Moley contestants (Good luck Season 3 & 4 contestants!) in Santa Clarita as well as a new 9 hole course at a child care center.

Finally time to take on the massive double entendre, Uranus. Tom goes deep into this larger than life hole with an outer space theme on Design Time with Mr. Tee.

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

Ground Control to Major Tom | Holey Moley Australia S1 E7 Recap

Puttcast — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 07:45:00 -0500

Tom Tom Club! Mr. Tee is thrilled about this episode featuring an Aussie gent named Tom and 6 other competitors who were really lovely to watch compete on the best mini golf show created for television.

Lil news from the mini golf world in the way of an update on Season 3 & 4 of Holey Moley being renewed. Both are currently filming in the greater Los Angeles area when this episode is published. Plus, news on Macaw Island mini golf complex coming to Ohio (if they can ever get approved by the local government).

Tom looks at the cute and challenging Putter Ducky that has been featured in the finale of numerous episodes in Design Time with Mr. Tee

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

Choose Mini Golf | Holey Moley Australia S1 E6 Recap

Puttcast — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 08:30:00 -0500

We passed the halfway point of the first season of Holey Moely in Australia and in our 6th episode of the season, we got a fun group of 8 competitors who seemed to have a blast sharing the course with each other.

Before we discuss Holey Moley, we cover some happenings in the mini golf world including another new entrant to the growing US mini golf market, Puttery, as well as Roxanne Gay's piece in the New York Times on Walkabout Mini Golf for the Occulus

Tom looks at Putt the Plank and Hole #2 together given the body of water that connects these two holes in Design Time with Mr. Tee

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

Best Putting of the Season? | Holey Moley Australia S1 E5 Recap

Puttcast — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0500

The putters on Holey Moley and our podcast are hitting a groove at episode #5. We discuss one of the more impressive displays of putting on the 5th episode of Australia's first Season of Holey Moley, as we work through our recaps of each episode of the first season down under.

Two new courses opening in Texas and info on the professional circuit of Putt-Putt mini golf highlight our News from the Miniature Golf World.

Tom breaks down two holes that use the same physical structures in Frankenputt & Dragon's Breath in Design Time with Mr. Tee.

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

Mini Golf is For Lovers? | Holey Moley Australia S1 E4 Recap

Puttcast — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:15:00 -0500

Fore! On to our 4th episode where we discuss Holey Moley in Australia singles edition. We know this is coming out after the competitive season aired down under but we're taking our time to savor the Aussie Season 1.

We'll be sharing a little bit from the mini golf world including unique pop-up mini golf courses during COVID and news on Puttshack coming the US.

Tom breaks down Polcano and his experience playing it during Design Time with Mr. Tee. Another US Season 2 hole returns with an even more challenging and scary path to the cup.

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

Three Times A Putter | Holey Moley Australia S1 E3 Recap

Puttcast — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:00:00 -0500

A three isn't an ideal score on most mini golf holes but we're thrilled to be back discussing the 3rd episode of Holey Moley in Australia. We'll be sharing a little bit from the mini golf world including a Smithsonian piece on the legendary Tom Thumb chain, fun new videos from O-Street, and the 2nd International Speed Champions tournament announced by the World Minigolf Sport Federation.

Tom breaks down Parbeque during Design Time with Mr. Tee. A tweak from the US Season 2 hole Buns N Weiners with a little Aussie flavor

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

Made It To #2 | Holey Moley Australia S1 E2 Recap

Puttcast — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:30:00 -0500

We made it to our 2nd show! We recap the 2nd episode of Holey Moley in Australia and share a little bit from the mini golf world.

We're moving through each episode of Holey Moley and figuring out the intracacies of podcasting along the way.

During Design Time with Mr. Tee, he looks at Surf N Turf, an iteration of a hole he played on Season 1 of Holey Moley.

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

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This is the Puttcast!

Puttcast — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:00:00 -0500

Tom Loftus aka Mr. Tee of A Couple of Putts and Pat Sheridan of The Putting Penguin have been lifelong mini golf enthusiasts. We give a quick introduction to our new endeavor, Puttcast, It will be a roaming discussion of the joyful and competitive world of putting. We'll be bringing on miniature golf competitors from across the globe, contestants on Holey Moley, and enthusiasts that attempt to aim for the cup right through the windmill. Whether you want to know about new courses opening, tournaments, or our take on the nuances of the game. We're here as your putting pals. Putt When Ready!