Puttcast: Mini Golf, Holey Moley & All Things Putting

With us about a month out from the International Mini Golf Summit (April 20-23) to be held outside of Austin at Dreamland in Dripping Springs, TX, we thought it was a good idea to dive into a few things around the event and tournament as registration is now open. Your episode hosts Pat, Tom & Aaron are all founders of the American Mini Golf Alliance which is organizing the tournament along with th...

It's been a hot minute since our hosts got together and they are back for a flash episode. The big focus of this mini episode is the introduction of the newest minigolf organization - the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA). They walk you through what it is about and how you can get involved. They also spend a few minutes talking some high-level information about the biggest AMA tournament of the ye...

Would we even be a real podcast if we didn't have a show at the end of the year recapping 2021? Sure, maybe - but we wouldn't feel real. Tom and Pat kick off the show looking back at how each month of 2021 brought new minigolf experiences and what some of the key milestones were in the minigolf world. Then they share what their favorite new (to them) courses were in 2021 and some personal tourname...

One last time...We'll teach em how to say goodbye...(to a season of Holey Moley). A couple months removed from the finale, and through the major tournament season for minigolf in the US, our hosts Tom and Pat reflect on what Season 3 of Holey Moley brought to our television sets in 2021. They breakdown their favorite holes, what didn't work for them in terms of putting and competition, as well as...

The Master's wasn't the only tournament in Myrtle Beach early in October, our hosts, together Aaron "El Presidente" Kaminkski of O-Street Mini Golf joined forces with the Mt. Atlanticus course to present the first Mighty Minotaur Mini Golf Tournament. It was a qualifying round style tournament with the Top 8 scores playing a final 9 hole dash to the cash. We knock out the discussion pretty quick w...

"A traditional unlike any...", wait wrong Masters tournament. Our hosts aren't talking Augusta but rather Myrtle Beach as they look back on the 2021 USPMGA Master's, a 12 round tournament held on October 7-9, 2021. An applicable quote for this year from Jim Nantz would be "It's a solitary journey, but it's one that no player...makes alone" as Olivia (Prokopova) Sahmel, newly married and a new mom,...

Holey Moley has a new grand champion, Rachel Lentsch, from Mr. Tee's home state of Minnesota. We recapped the episode and had her on to share her experience competing for the top spot in Season 3! We added in a Masters of Mini Golf primer & previewed the tournament we're putting on next week, The Mighty Minotaur Mini Golf Tournament. Our little tourney will be happening at Mt. Atlanticus in Myrtle...

It's the last episode before the final and our hosts are excited to see who is going to fill that final spot to play for $250,000. Tom and Pat also look back at all the winners and both give their power rankings as to who they think have the best chance of sinking the putt for the $$$. Tom looks back at a lot of holes from this season, including a deep dive into Parcade for Design Time. Our hosts...

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 tou...

It doesn't happen too often but our hosts were on the same minigolf course at the same time for a tournament and we kick off the episode getting their thoughts on the fun and competition of the O-Street $1,000 Tournament. We then recap both episode 7 and 8 quickly before Mr. Tee marries himself to a few thoughts around Holey Matrimony in Design Time. Pat updates The Putting Penguin Power Rankings...

Our hosts go donuts (and Simpsons) crazy as they cover an action packed episode of Holey Moley. Exciting mud racing drama, one contestant making the obstacles look easy and an ace on Dutch Courage! On Design Time, Tom dives into a box of donuts and indulges his sweet tooth with Donut Hole, and gives us a look at some new courses in NYC in news. Pat updates his Putting Penguin Power Rankings for ou...

The Distractor is back baby! It makes its season 3 debut as the final hole of this episode. Plus we get plenty of messy with a couple mud pit holes and animal lovers rejoice because this episode there's plenty of talk about our furry (and not-so-furry) friends with the background of some of the competitors. On Design Time, Tom goes prehistoric with his look at Putt-a-Saurus. Pat updates his Puttin...

Friend of the pod David Biggy joins us to talk about how managed to survive his way to the plaid jacket and we go through the beatings the contestants took across the board this night out. With three new holes on this episode we got to see all new ways of failing while Tess and Riggle worked on their comedy gold. On Design Time, Tom jousts with the changing ways King Parthur's Court has been playe...

We're into the second week and third episode of season 3 and the show is starting to his its stride for the season (both the TV show and us). The putting may have been a little off this episode but the stlyings of Tess and Riggle certainly were not and we saw some of our biggest obstacle completions so far. We also find out why you always think through the name of your podcast lest it come backto...

Holey Moley US is back and the boys are here to recap it. With a double episode season premier Pat and Tom take a quick look at the winners and losers, the new holes for Season 3 and talk about their favorite bits to get the hottest show of the summer started. Tom recaps some new museum minigolf installations and other course opens in News, Pat returns to the Putting Penguin Power Rankings and fin...

The grand champ of Holey Moley in Australia, Mark Duncan, joins Pat & Tom to talk about winning it all down under as part of our preview for Season 3 of Hole Moley in the United States. Before chatting with Mark, the hosts preview and play a game guessing what is ahead for Season 3 on some of the new holes. Get prepped for double header that kicks off on Thursday, June 17th and learn about what it...

Collette entered our lives with a smash and a spin when we first saw her on episode 1 of the first season of Holey Moley Australia as she took on Polcano. We got a chance to talk with her about her experience filiming Holey Moley both in the US and Australia thanks to Covid, what it's like to manage a Putt-Putt course and the current state of pro mini golf Down Under. We also talked a bit about th...

We've been hooked on the new mobile app game OneShot Golf since it launched in early 2021. Players control real robot putters that take single shot aims on fun themed mini golf holes. We brought on co-founder Tim Borgares and course designer Barrett Demeria to discuss design, mini golf and ideas for new holes and courses. We recorded the initial conversation on Thursday, May 14th. Tom brought Barr...

Pat talked in detail about his faves including Matterhorn Mini Golf and Dolphin Mini Golf which are always tops on his lists. He also highlighted Kauai Mini Golf and Botanical Gardens and Essex County Minigolf Safari as two courses that don't get talked about enough. Tom discussed his favorite Goony Golf course in and his documentation of Goony Golf in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota. Pat noted Puttsh...

Our conversation with musical duo, Koo Koo Kanga Roo! They released a miniature golf themed song called Putt Putt Butt Butt and we thought it would be good to bring the band on to talk putt putt...oh yeah, we also talked about Star Wars, penguins, clowns, design, Holey Moley, pizza, dinosaurs, and more. The audio is from a Facebook live streaming event so there are a handful of references to visua...

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.h...

HOLEY MOLEY! We made it. To put a bow on the 1st season in Australia, we run through nerdy stats, what we liked, didn't like and our hopes for the future of our favorite broadcast TV competitive mini golf show. 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 P...

These eight kids between the ages of 8-10 years old show up their fellow Australian episode alums how to play this fun mini golf course. Impressive putting by these juniors while their parents did their best to survive the obstacles. The wildest and most Australian (and nightmare inducing) version of The Distractor pops up in the second round. Even though it wasn't in this episode, Tom coudn't res...

We made it and so did 10 episode winners of the first season of Holey Moley. A few surprises, some drama and one big putt to win the jeweled putter and a big pile of cash. Before we start the recap, we share about two new mini golf courses in the Chicago area in Big Mini Putt Club and the forthcoming artist-designed course at the Elmhurst along with touching on social media news from the WMF (Worl...

In the episode to determine the last person to make the season finale, we had a couple putts that were just a bit outside the line of the cup. Maryland State mini golf championship is announced for September 2021 and two pop up mini golf courses in Pennslyvania are covered in our news from the mini golf world. Design Time with Mr. Tee looks at the biggest windmills on Dutch Courage. It's in the lo...