Puttcast: Mini Golf, Holey Moley & All Things Putting

Tom and Pat, along with AMA organizers Bryan Akers, Mick Cullen and Kyle Cutshaw, hosted a virtual players meeting for AMA members on December 3, 2025. This episode is the audio version of that call. The players meeting covered a variety of topics, first acknowledging the overall Top 10 and then all of the regional Top 10s. There was a dive into a variety of other successes talked about during the meeting including women and juniors, consistent podium finishes, all of the AMA winners and recognizing the individuals who went overseas for the World Adventure Golf Tour Final and the World Adventure Golf Masters. Before heading to some Q&A, they turned their attention to the upcoming 2026 season and the majority of already confirmed events. Mick Cullen also announced the 2025 AMA Spirit Award to Glenda Ryning of Connecticut! 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 (and we'll take them in multiple languages)! Key Episode Moments: Overall 2025 AMA Stats (Pat) (3:05) AMA Top 10 (Tom) (6:30) Midwest Regional Top 10 (Tom/Mick) (14:30) Northeast Regional (Pat) (25:09) Southern Regional (Bryan/Kyle) (28:50) Virtual Tournaments (Tom) (33:00) Womens Top Finishers (Tom) (34:00) Juniors Top Finishers (Kyle/Bryan) (38:27) Special Distinctions (Tom/Pat) (41:38) 2025 AMA Spirit Award (Mick) (49:55) 2026 AMA Discussion (52:00) Q&A including discussion of ideas of expanding tournaments and supporting the AMA (Pat/Tom/Bryan/Kyle/Mick + Glenda Ryning, Don Louzader, Jody Kimble, Nathan Fournier) (1:08:00) Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find us also on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GolferGang network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ​Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and The Putting Penguin on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well. Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ including the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠event page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which has the link to 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The 2026 full schedule will be released soon! The AMA 2025 player survey can be found here. You can visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAG Tour page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on the upcoming final and new tour season. Check out the WMF ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ pages for more content from around the world. Podcast Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Castle Golf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf course constructors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LFI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf carpet installation Episode Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (aka Mr. Tee) of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Couple of Putts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Putting Penguin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the big one - 100 episodes! Tom and Pat look back on what brought them to 100 official episodes of the Puttcast after a brief celebration of Tim Davies. A majority of the episode is spent talking with multiple-time World Champion Sarah Schumacher from Germany about her interaction with minigolf and some of the mindsets that it takes to be play at the highest level internationally. Great insights from a wonderful person and successful putter! 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 (and we'll take them in multiple languages)! Key Episode Moments: Tim "Ace Man" Davies Tribute (5:30) 100th Episode Thoughts (6:15) Sarah Schumacher Interview (13:40) Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find us also on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GolferGang network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ​Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and The Putting Penguin on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well. Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ including the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠event page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which has the link to 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The 2026 full schedule will be released soon! You can visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAG Tour page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on the upcoming final and new tour season. Check out the WMF ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ pages for more content from around the world. This is the link to the final results of the ⁠2025 World Championships.⁠ If you are interested in Pat's previous interview with Sarah you can find it on the WMF YouTube page. Podcast Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Castle Golf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf course constructors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LFI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf carpet installation Episode Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (aka Mr. Tee) of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Couple of Putts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Putting Penguin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode Guest: Sarah Schumacher of "Schumacher on Course" on YouTube and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They have been teasing it for episodes and now Tom and Pat have the time to deep dive into their individual international experiences this year back in August and September. Pat starts the conversation with discussion about the World Championships in Germany and then there is a breakdown of the WMF Delegates Conference and the significant decisions made there and with the Executive Committee. It is up to Sweden they move and Tom gives a run down of all the competitive minigolf he played on adventure and felt over a three week period. There's plenty of stories of growth and understanding how a good community can positively impact the sport. 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 (and we'll take them in multiple languages)! Key Episode Moments: World Championships (4:39) WMF Delegates Conference General (44:10) Key DC Decisions (47:22) CityGolf Tour and Final (1:10:48) Tom's Swedish Journey (1:37:30) Quick WAG Tour Results (2:30:00) Upcoming Tournaments (2:37:50) Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find us also on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GolferGang network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ​Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and The Putting Penguin on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well. Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ including the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠event page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which has the link to 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2025 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as discussed in the episode and the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can find the Max Cullen Award submission form. You can visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAG Tour page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on the upcoming final and new tour season. Check out the WMF ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ pages for more content from around the world. You can also read more about the Delegates Conference and the new international tournament schedule on the WMF website. This is the link to the final results of the 2025 World Championships. This is the link to the various CityGolf Tour results mentioned this episode. Video of the CityGolf final can be found at bangolftv.se Tom was on the broadcast during the final day of competition. Read and see Tom's review of a felt course in Sundbyberg and check out the clubs in Linköping, Sundsvall, and Örnsköldsviks Podcast Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Castle Golf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf course constructors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LFI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf carpet installation Episode Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (aka Mr. Tee) of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Couple of Putts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Putting Penguin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and Pat have a chance to team up with Bryan Akers to make a big announcement for the upcoming AMA Tournament the Putters League Championship. After that Bryan stays on to discuss the USPMGA Master's tournament, some additional Myrtle Beach fun and we announce who won the USPMGA Player of the Year (by our calculations). We also drop in a few interviews from the Ice Age Classic that were sent our way. 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 (and we'll take them in multiple languages)! Key Episode Moments: Putter's League Championship Announcement (6:00) Master's Review (32:15) Scallywag Review (1:05:40) USPMGA POY (1:17:23) Ice Age Classic (1:31:35) Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find us also on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GolferGang network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ​Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and The Putting Penguin on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well. Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ including the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠event page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which has the link to 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2025 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as discussed in the episode and the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can find the Max Cullen Award submission form. You can visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAG Tour page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on the upcoming final and new tour season. Check out the WMF ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ pages for more content from around the world. Podcast Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Castle Golf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf course constructors ⁠⁠⁠⁠LFI⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf carpet installation Episode Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (aka Mr. Tee) of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Couple of Putts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Putting Penguin⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode Guest: Bryan Akers of Putters League Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom and Pat are back together to go through, in detail, a long list of tournaments that have been played over the past six weeks in the United States. They focus primarily on the AMA tournaments but that also brings in one of the two US World Adventure Golf Tour stops. There's a little USPMGA Masters talk as well as a look ahead to the end of the AMA season and how the rankings are shaping up with only a couple of events to play. As we get into the season, 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 (and we'll take them in multiple languages)! Key Episode Moments: Oak Ridge Midwest Classic (9:22) Ice Age Classic (13:36) Lee Stoddard Dolphin Open (18:35) North Carolina Pro-Am (31:30) Matterhorn International Pro-Am (35:27) Mossy Creek Masters (48:50) Branson Open (50:16) Miniest Minigolf Open (53:25) AMA Rankings (1:04:00) Upcoming Events (1:20:55) Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can find us also on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GolferGang network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ​Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and The Putting Penguin on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as well. Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ including the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠event page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which has the link to 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 2025 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as discussed in the episode and the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contact page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where you can find the Max Cullen Award submission form. You can visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WAG Tour page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on the upcoming final and new tour season. Check out the WMF ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ pages for more content from around the world. Podcast Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Castle Golf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf course constructors ⁠⁠⁠LFI⁠⁠⁠ - minigolf carpet installation Episode Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (aka Mr. Tee) of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Couple of Putts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Putting Penguin⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices