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Tom and Pat, along with AMA organizers Bryan Akers, Aaron Kaminski and Kyle Cutshaw, hosted a virtual players meeting for AMA members on December 11, 2024. This episode is the audio version of that call. The group summarized the 2024 season in statistics and achievements. They also highlighted all the event winners, the rankings both nationally and regionally, and gave shout outs to other top players in the youth and women categories. Before heading to some Q&A, they turned their attention to the upcoming 2025 season and the majority of already confirmed events.
If you want to help us recap events, don't forget you can reach out to us ([email protected]) to provide your own report from the field!
Key podcast moments:
Kick-off of AMA meeting (3:36)
AMA 2024 tournament rundown (16:41)
Spirit Award (36:20)
AMA 2025 season schedule (40:00)
Q&A (58:30)
Maine Minigolf Tour Update (1:29:58)
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Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which has the link to the season wrap-up meeting 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 AMA survey as discussed in the episode.
Live stream replay of the WAG Tour events (including the Tennessee Open and Matterhorn International Pro-Am) are available over on the WMF WAG Tour YouTube
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Tom & Pat start with a quick wrap up the final virtual events for the AMA and the last tour stops of the year for the WMF World Adventure Golf Tour. Then they highlight some of the AMA season stats and celebrate the amount of minigolf played across the US before getting to the main event - an interview with the AMA's top ranked player in 2024 Bryan Akers from Georgia. They talk about his short, but full, history with competitive minigolf, walk through his season with the AMA and other tournaments and turn an eye towards his goals in 2025. The episode wraps up talking about a chance for everyone to get involved with the AMA season wrap-up in December.
If you want to help us recap events, don't forget you can reach out to us ([email protected]) to provide your own report from the field!
AMA Virtual Events
WAG Tour Events
AMA Season Highlights
Interview with Bryan Akers
Upcoming AMA Players Meeting
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Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which has the link to the season wrap-up meeting 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 .
Live stream replay of the WAG Tour events are available over on the WMF WAG Tour YouTube
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Episode Guest: Bryan Akers
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Tom & Pat take the time to go through a huge list of events from the AMA, the WMF World Adventure Golf (WAG) Tour and more that were played since late September, many of which they had firsthand experience with. They also chat a bit about how the AMA seasons is wrapping up, cover some of the changes to the WAG Tour Final and step back into the world of minigolf gambling with the Putt Tour.
If you want to help us recap events, don't forget you can reach out to us ([email protected]) to provide your own report from the field!
Mossy Creek Masters (Kyle Cutshaw) (4:50)
Miniest Mini Golf Open (8:30)
Ice Age Classic (13:50)
Putters League Championship (15:50)
WAG Tour Final (21:50)
Manchester Adventure Golf Masters (25:20)
Aces Spotlight Event (35:50)
British Open (43:30)
Australian Masters (55:45)
USPMGA Masters (57:20)
Salty Scallywag (1:03:50)
Popstroke (1:06:30)
Asian Championships (1:09:40)
Putt Tour (1:11:30)
Upcoming Events (1:19:30)
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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 .
Live stream replay of the WAG Tour events are available over on the WMF WAG Tour YouTube
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Tom & Pat celebrate the massive amount of tournaments played during the month of September, including several they were involved in across the U.S. They also take some time to discuss a massive scheduling conflict that has come up in the competitive world and the impact of too little sharing in the world of competitive minigolf. The episode wraps up by looking forward to more events that close out September and run into October.
If you want to help us recap events, don't forget you can reach out to us ([email protected]) to provide your own report from the field!
NC Open report (Jason Durgala) (4:30)
Lee Stoddard Dolphin Open (9:30)
Rogue Eagle (15:37)
Matterhorn International Pro-Am (20:04)
Branson Open (39:01)
WAG Tour (40:25)
Putt Putt National Championships (42:10)
City Golf Tour Final and Other Events (48:15)
Australia Open Report (Josh Mars) (56:40)
Scheduling Conflicts (1:03:00)
Upcoming Events (1:21:20)
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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 .
Live stream replay of the Matterhorn International Pro-Am is available over on the WMF WAG Tour YouTube
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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 [email protected] 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)
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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 .
You can watch all of the TN Open via the WAG Tour opening and final live streams.
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Episode Guest
Kyle Cutshaw
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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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2024 Youth World Championshiops full results
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Info on the National Putting Tour can be found on their website.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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. 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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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin
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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
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