web01.fireside.fm Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:32:46 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Puttcast: Mini Golf, Holey Moley & All Things Putting - Episodes Tagged with “Us Open” https://mysterious-pebble-241.fireside.fm/tags/us%20open Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:30:00 -0500 Tom Loftus aka Mr. Tee of <a href="http://acoupleofputts.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Couple of Putts</a> and Pat Sheridan of <a href="http://www.theputtingpenguin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Putting Penguin</a> have been lifelong mini golf enthusiasts. Puttcast is a roaming discussion of the joyful and competitive world of putting. We'll be bringing on 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! The two hosts met when they competed on Season 1 of Holey Moley for ABC but both of them have been playing, documenting, and enjoying miniature golf across the globe for years. en-us episodic Mini Golf, Holey Moley & All Things Putting Puttcast Tom Loftus aka Mr. Tee of <a href="http://acoupleofputts.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Couple of Putts</a> and Pat Sheridan of <a href="http://www.theputtingpenguin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Putting Penguin</a> have been lifelong mini golf enthusiasts. Puttcast is a roaming discussion of the joyful and competitive world of putting. We'll be bringing on 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! The two hosts met when they competed on Season 1 of Holey Moley for ABC but both of them have been playing, documenting, and enjoying miniature golf across the globe for years. no mini golf, holey moley, miniature golf, puttcast, a couple of putts, putting penguin, crazy golf, adventure golf, minigolf Puttcast puttwhenready@gmail.com Olivia Prokopová Interview to Kick Off 2023! https://mysterious-pebble-241.fireside.fm/ep55-olivia-prokopova-interview be2a8776-eb46-48a3-8708-3ce27f43aee1 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:30:00 -0500 Puttcast full Puttcast Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts & Pat of The Putting Penguin sit down with the GOAT of USPMGA major tournaments, and one of the winningest adventure golfers of all time, Olivia Prokopová to talk about her success and love of miniature golf. 59:01 no 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 (https://youtu.be/RQHkfM0sHAI) 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 (https://www.instagram.com/puttcastmini/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/puttcastmini) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/puttcastmini) ​ Follow A Coulple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram (https://instagram.com/coupleputts), Twitter (https://twitter.com/coupleputts) &amp; Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CouplePutts/) and The Putting Penguin on Twitter (https://twitter.com/puttingpenguin), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theputtingpenguin/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theputtingpenguin) as well. Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website (https://www.amaminigolf.com/) including the event page (https://www.amaminigolf.com/events) where our line up of tournaments for 2023 has been growing. Podcast Sponsors Walkabout Mini Golf (https://www.mightycoconut.com/minigolf) - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game Putt 18 (https://www.putt18.com.au/) - internationally played putting mat game with virtual leagues Episode Hosts: Tom (https://www.instagram.com/tomrloftus) (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts (https://www.acoupleofputts.com/) I Pat (https://twitter.com/accountingninja) of The Putting Penguin (http://www.theputtingpenguin.com/) Episode Guest: Olivia Prokopová (http://oliviaprokopova.com/) mini golf, miniature golf, golf, holey moley, adventure golf, putt putt, putting, putt, crazy golf, minigolf, tournament, pro minigolf, US Open, masters, Czech Republic 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
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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

]]> 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
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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

]]> Turning Up the Heat | Mini Golf Tournament Talk Summer 2022 https://mysterious-pebble-241.fireside.fm/ep45-summer-2022-tournament-talk 90ea0b61-4a7d-4fdd-a361-f0a1f0505cd4 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0400 Puttcast full Puttcast It's mid-summer and the 2022 tournament season is in full swing. Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts & Pat of The Putting Penguin talk upcoming AMA tournaments and recap a bunch of recent events. 35:31 no 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. Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/puttcastmini/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/puttcastmini) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/puttcastmini) ​ Follow A Coulple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram (https://instagram.com/coupleputts), Twitter (https://twitter.com/coupleputts) &amp; Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CouplePutts/) and The Putting Penguin on Twitter (https://twitter.com/puttingpenguin), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theputtingpenguin/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theputtingpenguin) as well. Check out the slate of American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) tournaments over on the AMA event page (https://www.amaminigolf.com/events) and don't forget to sign-up to be a member (https://www.amaminigolf.com/membership) (free in 2022!). As mentioned in the podcast, you can find a huge slate of competitive miniature golf dates listed at the Squeaky Bagel (https://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=squeakybagel). Friend of the Pod Frank Bisesi's WAGM walkthrough video can be found over on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp6jyh6TpqE&amp;t=1918s). The live stream of the last day of WAGM can also be found on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QiABtWfTu4). Please do check out our fellow UK miniature golf fanatics and their 54 Problems podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/54-problems/id1626366140) as well for additional mini golf nerdiness. ​ Episode Hosts: Tom (https://www.instagram.com/tomrloftus) (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts (https://www.acoupleofputts.com/) I Pat (https://twitter.com/accountingninja) of The Putting Penguin (http://www.theputtingpenguin.com/) mini golf, miniature golf, golf, holey moley, adventure golf, putt putt, putting, putt, crazy golf, minigolf, tournament, pro minigolf 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.

Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media on Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
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Follow A Coulple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook and The Putting Penguin on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook as well.

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

]]> 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.

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

]]> 2021 Miniature Golf US Open Discussion with Frank Bisesi, Mini Golf Streamer https://mysterious-pebble-241.fireside.fm/ep14-2021-us-open-recap-with-frank-bisesi c7d312f1-1e39-42b4-a68a-34321cf48f7f Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400 Puttcast full Puttcast Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts & Pat of The Putting Penguin talk the 2021 US Open...for mini golf. Guest Frank Bisesi shares about the play, courses, and his connection to the game 44:59 no 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/roybisel YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMY6Iov4A099ggoMSCFiQ Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/puttcastmini/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/puttcastmini) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/puttcastmini) Follow A Coulple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram (https://instagram.com/coupleputts), Twitter (https://twitter.com/coupleputts) &amp; Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CouplePutts/) and The Putting Penguin on Twitter (https://twitter.com/puttingpenguin), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theputtingpenguin/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theputtingpenguin) as well. Episode Hosts: Tom (https://www.instagram.com/tomrloftus) (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts (https://www.acoupleofputts.com/) I Pat (https://twitter.com/accountingninja) of The Putting Penguin (http://www.theputtingpenguin.com/) mini golf, miniature golf, golf, adventure golf, putt putt, putting, putt, crazy golf, minigolf, US Open, USPMGA, golf, golfer 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

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

]]> 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

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

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