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Puttcast: Mini Golf, Holey Moley & All Things Putting Puttcast
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Tom Loftus aka Mr. Tee of A Couple of Putts and Pat Sheridan of The Putting Penguin have been lifelong mini golf enthusiasts. Puttcast is a roaming discussion of the joyful and competitive world of putting. We'll be bringing on competitors from across the globe, contestants on Holey Moley, and enthusiasts that attempt to aim for the cup right through the windmill. Whether you want to know about new courses opening, tournaments, or our take on the nuances of the game. We're here as your putting pals. Putt When Ready!
The two hosts met when they competed on Season 1 of Holey Moley for ABC but both of them have been playing, documenting, and enjoying miniature golf across the globe for years.
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Interview with Pasi Aho - the Redo!
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.
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, 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!
Podcast Sponsors
Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game that just announced the newest upcoming course, Ice Lair
Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin
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Interview with Pasi Aho + Putt18, AMA Events & WPL
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)
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, 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!
Podcast Sponsors
Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game that just announced the newest upcoming course, Ice Lair
Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin
Episode Guest: Pasi Aho -
Winter AMA Fun & 2024 Scoring Rubric with a Dash of WPL and WAG Tour
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).
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, 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.
Podcast Sponsors
Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game that just announced the newest upcoming course, Ice Lair
Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin -
Global Mini Golf Trends - An Interview With Richard Gottfried
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.
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.
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour & Crazy Golf Museum
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 .
Podcast Sponsors
Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game
Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin
Episode Guest: Richard Gottfried -
Interview with Eddie Söderlund + Prodigy & Popstroke Results
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.
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.
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 .
Podcast Sponsors
Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game
Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin
Episode Guest: Eddie Söderlund -
2023: A Massive Year of Minigolf
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.
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.
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.
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 .
Podcast Sponsors
Walkabout Mini Golf - the biggest and best virtual reality miniature golf game
Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin