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The cutthroat world of professional mini golf

posted by Jason Kottke   Oct 21, 2016

A short video look at the Master's golf tournament. You know, the one where you get the green jacket for winning. No, not that one...the mini golf one.

True story: I have won a mini golf tournament. It was an 18-hole affair, a 4th of July tourney at a campground in northwestern Wisconsin. At 16, I was the youngest competitor in the adult competition and had never before (or since) shown any aptitude for the game of golf, mini or otherwise. Somehow I beat the defending champion on his home course by one stroke. I declined to turn pro and promptly retired from competition.