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

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)

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

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

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

February Tournaments and The Letter

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

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

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

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

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

PopStroke and Gambling with Guest Aaron Kaminski

Puttcast — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0500

Our hosts welcome back to the show friend of the pod and AMA co-founder Aaron Kaminski to talk about his experience playing in the singles division of the recent PopStroke tournament in Florida. He also provides insight into the tournament as a whole and compares/contrasts it to other professional minigolf experiences. The guys then chat a bit about some recent news about regulatory hurdles being cleared in some states for gambling on minigolf, which is a follow up to some of the discussion that was held at the Master's. Finally, given it's Thanksgiving week in the United States, they discuss what they have been thankful for this past year personally and in the world of minigolf.

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Check out the American Minigolf Alliance (AMA) over on their website.

Article discussing the gambling regulatory clearance in Colorado and Wyoming.

PopStroke individual round results and pairs round results.

You can find (and comment on) the final results of the 2022 USPMGA here.

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

Episode Guest Aaron Kaminski from O-Street Mini Golf

2022 USPMGA Master's Recap

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tournaments:

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

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

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