Puttcast: Mini Golf, Holey Moley & All Things Putting

Tom & Pat jump feet first into a pool of minigolf action, recapping an assortment of tournaments in August. We also have the first of our "call-in" recaps from across the world (and don't forget you can supply them by reaching out to [email protected]). Then its a quick chat with Red Putter champion Matt Kraus about his background and some of the other recent tournaments he has played in (U.S. Open, WPL Qualifier, Salty Seagull) as well as a surprising upcoming plan. Finally, the hosts turn their eyes to the near future and the slate of tournaments that will finish August and kick-off September.

Red Putter (3:00)

Maine Open (9:45)

O-Street Open (13:55)

Youth World Championships (23:35).

Reports from the field - Jason Durgala Jr. (28:15)

Reports from the field - Seve Kukielka of Gloucester Aces (31:55)

Matt Kraus interview (39:15)

Upcoming events (1:04:32)

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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 .

2024 Youth World Championshiops full results

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

Episode Guest

Matt Kraus

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A short pod from Tom & Pat about some mini golf courses they have enjoyed recently as well as some tips to shake up your mini golfing experience. The two hosts also put out a call for reports from the field from players and mini golf lovers from across the world. Listen in for the details and email the hosts at [email protected]

American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) added an event history and hole-by-hole scoring (2:22)

Putter's League Atlanta Georgia Open Recap (3:00)

The Shack Tournament Recap (6:40)

Call for audio submissions and reports from clubs, mini golf lovers, and federations from across the world (9:25)

Pat & Tom offer course recommendations (14:40) - See show notes below for links to courses

Tips on new approaches to the game of mini golf (31:50)

Previewing upcoming AMA and international tournaments (37:20)

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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 .

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Recommended Courses

Newport Mini Golf - Pat

St. Croix National Mini Golf - Tom

Sonny's Place - Pat

Parc Floral de Paris Mini Golf - Tom

Camping Bar - Pat

Asheboro Mini Golf - Tom

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Tom and Pat welcome to the show a fellow podcaster and long-time friend of the pod Marc Chapman {2:25}. Marc recently won the World Crazy Golf Championship marking his 4th win of this tournament since 2018. They talk about his history with minigolf, the World Crazies specifically and why winning that tournament is so special. They also discuss his thoughts on minigolf in general and ask him to put on his development hat to chat about how other places can replicate the success of the Crazies.

After that they spend some time chatting about the recent results of the M.C Mini Masters (an AMA event) and look forward to a couple AMA events on the July schedule. {77:13}

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

World Crazy Golf Championship 2024 results

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Episode Guest: Marc Chapman

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Tom and Pat are back in the "studio" remembering how to podcast after catching up on sleep from the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM). They dive deep into WAGM (4:15) giving a quick overview of the tournament in total and then talking about Tom's experience as a rookie there. This leads to all sorts of discussion about the international style of play at these tournaments and where they see ways the US game can improve and grow at that level.

It was then time to touch on the results of a handful of recent events like the World Crazy Golf Championship (57:50), the AMA 1st Rosebud Open {1:03:30}, the AMA Salty Seagull tournament (1:05:52), the PPA National Invitational (1:08:05) and a recent Putting World event (1:10:03). They find their way again by the end of the episode to wrap up looking at some upcoming events in June/July (1:11:00). This episode may have gotten wondering at times but there was a lot going on since they chatted last!

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Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which is filled with 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 and specifically the WAGM in this wrap-up article that has links to the final scores as well as the live streaming mentioned in the episode.

You can find more about the PPA at their website.

If you are interested in listening to the new Talkin' Putts podcast, you can find them on Spotify here.

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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.

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

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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.

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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 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 Guest: Pasi Aho

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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)

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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 .

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 Guest: Pasi Aho

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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).

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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 .

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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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.

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Crazy World of Minigolf Tour & Crazy Golf Museum

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Episode Guest: Richard Gottfried

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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.

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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

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