Putt Craft Podcast

Shawn Brown wins his record 16th tournament needing one extra hole to fend off Tom Loftus while Thomas Pepin emerges out of nowhere.

We preview Como Park, host of Tuesday's Como Open. How can the heat maps be improved and what if you can't get your ball to sit still? Here is a list of the holes that have only been aced once. #2 - Ritter Lincoln #5 - Shawn Brown #6 - Tom Loftus #13 - Robin Schwartzman #16 - Joel LaChappelle #19 - Anthony Dunkel #21 - Shawn Brown #25 - Joel Brown #26 - Darryl Humenny #27 - Tom Loftus

We award 'Round of the Year', 'Player of the Year' and 'Tournament Performance of the Year' and look at the player rankings data from the last six Putt Craft events

Erik Haselius is victories once again as he narrowly escapes a surging Matt Roalstad. Who captured the 1000th ace (we think) and how does this event bring into focus past Veteran's Memorial Park events.

We preview 'the Memorial' with a look at the 18 holes and their aceability. The 'Player Rankings' have been updated + Season Three Standings and more MCG data then you were expecting today.

We reveal this year's 'Most Improved Player', discuss Monday's 'the Memorial' and look forward to McPete's at the end of June.

We release the summer schedule, discuss two additional Putt Craft experiences and award the 'Hole of the Year' and 'Rookie of the Year'.

We discuss Shawn Brown's dominating performance plus discuss a few things that surprised us tonight.

We complete a full review of Lilli Putt including the best possible score, ranking the holes from toughest to easiest (based on bogey %) and which holes are unaceable. Plus, what does Pat Sheridan's win at the Looniest Open mean for the region of Minnesota as a whole. 

We unveil the candidates for 'Player of the Year' + 'Most Improved Player' and why we can justify one player on both lists.

Shawn Brown (-21) holds off Joel Brown and Erik Haselius (-20) to win his 14th event and first in over six months. An instant reaction to the storylines in this podcast. 

**We've moved Friday's 'Season Three Open' to the Loon's Nest in Shoreview.** We break down each of the 18 holes at the Loon's Nest and discuss the five "Round of the Year" candidates.

We're moving Friday's Season Three Open to either Loon's Nest or Dred Scott. Location announcement coming Tuesday with more information in this podcast.  Plus "Tournament Performance of the Year" nominees. 

We break down the process for bringing 10,000+ holes played down to six + look at the candidates as well as some honorable mentions. 

We reveal the six Rookie of the Year finalists + an update on the Season 3 Open

With the help of Erik Haselius, we determine who gets credit for the 5000th birdie in Putt Craft history. We also reveal the final player standings for the 2022-23 league year.

We review the Golf Zone Open 4.0 and look forward to potential dates for our next two events.

We reveal updated MCG rankings, player standings and player rankings and dig deeper into how the Player of the Year race will shake out.

Josh Benesh, Anthony Dunkel and Reid Nelson draft their best miniature golf course, hole by hole, using the twelve courses on the Putt Craft circuit.  We litter this podcast with fun stats and name drop  players you haven't heard from in a long while. 

Matt Roalstad wins and Kathleen Malone posts her first top-five finish + aces galore on this instant reaction to tonight's Pirate Spring Open.

Where will a red hot Tom Loftus land on this week's player rankings? Does ducking Grand Slam Burnsville effect Shawn Brown's player of the year bid and how much different are your stats from the last 6 (or last 10 events) then from your entire career? All that and more on this hour long edition of the Putt Craft Podcast. 

It was a stacked field at Grand Slam Coon Rapids on Friday night, find out how Tom Loftus emerged victorious. Stats galore and a missed opportunity from a rookie newcomer who may be a future force, Kaden Haselius. 

We dissect some opportunities at Grand Slam Coon Rapids while unveiling the updated 'Yearly Player Standings'.  

We analyze the player rankings including one newcomer to the list and very little overall movement despite a hectic Golf Zone Open.

We reveal the latest MCG rankings + discuss the good, bad and ugly from the 25 minute Golf Zone Open video  (available on YouTube).