Wrap Up

Championship Round Playoff Video via The Putting Penguin

Note on the video: Play starts at the 9 minute mark

Our Puttcast episode recap with the winner Mark “Thee Highlighter” Novicki and Mandy from The Putting Penguin

Coin flip to determine back 9 course for the championship round

When accounting for qualifying round ties, we had a 10 person back 9-hole playoff match that you can watch above. These are the final scores for both the championship and top qualifiers

Championship Round Scores (Holes 10-18 on the *Conch course)
1st – Mark Novick: 16 (-2)
2nd – Frank Bisesi: 17 (-1)
3rd – David Biggy: 19 (+1) – Won on 5th playoff hole
4th – Pat Sheridan: 19 (+1) – Lost on 5th playoff hole
5th – Tim Tally: 19 (+1) – Won 4th playoff hole
6th – Justin Seymour: 19 (+1) – Lost on 4th playoff hole
7th – Tie – Justin Pelletier 20 (+2) & Jeremy Inabinet 20 (+2)
8th – Tie – Joey DiPrima 21 (+3) & Brent Werling 21 (+3)

*The course selected for the back 9 was determined by a coin flip which we did live on Facebook via The Putting Penguin that can be found here.

The top qualifying scores are as follows with Conch scores listed first and two round total last:

Tournament Details and Rules

Location: Mt. Atlanticus – Myrtle Beach, SC (707 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 2957)
Qualifying Round Play: October 8th (all day) & 9th (until 5pm)
Championship Round: October 9th at 9pm (Top 8 qualifying scores from 10/8 and 10/9)
Cost: $40 (1 round on each course) | $30 for each additional qualifying attempt (1 round on each course)
Basic rules: The lowest combined strokeplay of a 2 round set (1 round on each course) will determine the top 8 who will play in the championship. Ties for 8th place will be included in the championship. The top 8 will be contacted after 6 pm via phone/text by the tournament organizers. The championship will take place on the back 9 of one of the courses at 9 pm on Saturday, October 9th. A coin flip will determine which course. Stroke play will determine the winner. All ties will be broken by head-to-head playoffs.

See below for full qualifying and championship round rules and details of prizes.

This page and the social media of A Couple of Putts, O-Street Mini Golf & The Putting Penguin will be updated before, during, and after the tournament with highlights, photos, scores, and results.

Prizes

Competitors with the top 8 scores from qualifying round play will return to compete for considerable cash, trophies, prizes, and mini golf bragging rights in the championship round.

Champion: 50% of cash purse + trophy + goodies from tournament hosts
Second Place: 20% + 2nd place medal+ goodies from tournament hosts
Third Place: 15% + 3rd place medal + goodies from tournament hosts
Fourth Place: 10% + goodies from tournament hosts
Fifth Place: 5% + goodies from tournament hosts

Cash purse is 50% of the entry fees (i.e. 50 competitors will result in a $1000 purse).

Rules of the Game

1. You’re allowed to use your own putter and ball, house putter and ball, or any combination.
2. No intentional chip shots to jump walls.
3. If the ball goes off course into the water or out of bounds, the ball will be placed at either the last place it exited the course or the beginning of the hole with a one-stroke penalty added.
4. If the ball goes into the rock traps, you must either play the ball where it lays or take a stroke penalty to place the ball 6″ from the point of entry into the rock trap.
5. If the ball bounces back and past the starting yellow putt off area, the ball can be reset on the putting area by the competitor without a penalty stroke
6. For all tournament rounds, there is no stroke limit. You count your putts till you make it into the cup.
7. The ball can be moved 6″ (or one putter head length) away from any obstacle or wall for relief as long as it is not in the rocks or water.

Rules of the Tournament

1. All holes will be played with each person completing the hole before others in their group play.
2. The ball can only advance to the hole through the use of the putter head. No billiard shots.
3. You must start the hole in the designated tee box/area near the course hole number.
4. If the math on your scorecard is not correct, a +1 stroke penalty is added to your score for the round. During the championship round, any groups with scorecards that don’t match when turned in will result in a stroke penalty for each member of the group
5. All rounds must be completed between the course open on Friday, October 8th, and 6 pm on Saturday, October 9th to be valid and eligible for the championship at 9pm on October 9th.
6. Valid scorecards must be turned into the clubhouse with the date and time played immediately after finishing.
7. Competitors must include a contact phone number and email where we can reach you if you make it into the top 8 to compete on Saturday, October 9th.
8. The top 8 competitors (best combined two-round scores) advance to the championship. If there is a tie for the 8 best scores, all of those competitors will compete for the championship.
9. To determine who makes the cut for the championship if more than 20 competitors have the top 10 scores during qualifying, the best scores and earliest posted times of those scores will determine the cut-off point.
10. The tournament organizers will be contacting the top 8 competitors on Saturday, October 9th after 6 pm to confirm their availability to play for the championship on that evening at 9 pm. You must confirm you will be able to return for the championship round by 7:30 pm on 10/9/21.
11. The championship competitors need to arrive at the course lobby by 9 pm on Saturday, October 9th  The best scorers during qualifying will make up the last group of putters.
12. All competitors in the championship round must score their round as well as the other competitors in their group. If scores on all scorecards in the group don’t match when turned in, each competitor in that group will receive a stroke penalty.
13. In the case of a tie for any of the top 5 competitors on 10/9, those competitors who tie will play in a sudden-death playoff until one of the players gets a hole-in-one. Each competitor will get a chance to putt once in each round of the sudden death heads-up match.
14. All other ties will be determined by the better qualifying round score.
15. If there is an additional tie after bringing in the qualifying round scores, prizes at those levels will be split 50/50.
16. All scores will be posted at acoupleofputts.com/mightyminotaur within a week of the tournament
17. All other applicable normal course rules apply.
18. Be cool to each other. Have fun. Good luck!

Background

The story begins when a bunch of Holey Moley alumni and mini golf fanatics from A Couple of Putts, O-Street, and The Putting Penguin met up in Myrtle Beach. Despite some in the crew playing 12 rounds earlier in the week during the Master of Mini Golf, the insatiable need to putt more in the capital of miniature golf remained. The result was a gathering of friends to play many rounds throughout the week including two rounds at the wildest and most fun course in Myrtle Beach, Mt. Atlanticus. You can read about the adventures of the group on A Couple of Putts Conch course and Minotaur course reviews or watch our match-up recorded by O-Street.