Results
No rain this year! A warm 75F sunny day resulted in the turf playing faster and fussier.
After 54 holes, the pro division came down to the 2-hole tie-breaker between Pat Sheridan and Zack Haselius. You can watch the live stream of the battle on the AMA Instagram to see how quickly the ball rolled. On the 5th hole, Pat Sheridan carded a 2 after Zack took a 3 to win the 2nd Looniest Mini Golf Open. Pat has one both years of this event. Mark “Highlighter” Novicki came in 3rd with Matt Roalstad and Kameron Haselius both 1 and 2 strokes away from Highlighter.
Robin Schwartzman repeated as the Looniest Amateur champion
in a close 2 round battle with Ryan Walsh. Nick Windyk came in 3rd.
Shawn Brown took home OneShot Golf prize package for the most aces through 2 rounds with 4.
In the pro division aces-only round, Zack Haselius carded 4 aces to take home some dough.
Mandy Ranslow of The Putting Penguin took home the first women’s division title and Nya Neinhuis took home the first junior division trophy for a tournament hosted by A Couple of Putts. More to come soon!
Details
AMA Scoring: Red (Scoring Details)
Stroke play tournament with a pro and amateur division for National Mini Golf Day 2024
Pro: $40 – 3 rounds stroke play + bonus aces only round
Amateur: $30 – 2 rounds stroke play + bonus aces only round
Registration: Via Eventbrite or if you want to pay Tom directly and save on fees, you can pay via Venmo instead, send money to @tomrloftus and state which player(s) you are registering and in which division and drop a note to acoupleofputts@gmail.com if you don’t know Tom personally
Detailed rules, entry fees, purse, and additional information will be posted acoupleofputts.com/looniest
Pro: Open to anyone. The top-round scores are expected to be in the high 30s to mid-40s. Pros will be playing for trophies, medals, prizes, AMA scoring points, and a cash purse.
Amateur: Players newer to the competitive putting game or who have not finished in the top 3 of local or regional mini golf/golf events in the last 2 years. If you won the amateur division in the previous year, you are not eligible to play in the pro Amateur competitors will be playing for trophies, medals, prizes, and AMA scoring points.
