Meet the Professional Mini Golfer

Miniature golf may seem like one of America's more laid-back pastimes, but its competitive side is no joke. To be a champion requires a high level of precision and patience. Just like in the PGA Tour, the winner of the Masters National Pro Mini Golf Championship gets a coveted green jacket. Last year's champion, Matt Male, describes what it takes to putt your way to victory.

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[ontherun]

They never mentioned the dark side of mini golf and the performance enhancing drugs that are abused.

[benjihuynh]

"What do you think?"
Caddy, "It's close, but I gotta go with the putter"

[Mark-xfot]

“Mini golf is a highly precise sport.”

Just wait till he hears about normal golf

[noxnc]

That green jacket is SICK...prolly like...3000 tickets.

[marcaveli]

The winner gets a bucket of chicken and some coupons for the snack bar

[jonathanstache]

“Mini golf isn’t a sport for everyone” bruh... it literally is a sport for everyone

[bgaff]

Dude is using a long putter for mini golf...I have seen it all now..

[water]

“So what does your dad do for a living?”

“Oh you know, he plays mini golf”

[TheAero]

"We can be out here for up to 10 hours a day"


...so these must be the guys that are always ahead of me when I'm out mini golfing.

[stinknut]

"The competition is very fierce"
*Camera pans to elderly, obese, fedora wearers.*

[jimmybell]

"What do you think Caddy"
"Putter"

[sd]

“Mini golf is a very serious game at this level” surrounded by fake palm trees and pirate ships

[spartan_cam_]

never thought I'd hear the cutthroat and mini-golf in the same sentence

[mudflaps]

Girl: "So what do you do for a living"

Me: "Yeah I'm a professional mini golfer"

*Girl explodes into orgasmic convulsions*

[jadenshah]

Ive been a professional hopscotcher for 26 years and it sure does get tough during training days when I have to scare away all the school children during recess just to get my hops in

[CampaignOnIce]

I know one shot that he’s definitely never made in the hole..

[charliemiller]

I like how almost all of the players are like retired dads that started mini golfing then took it way to seriously

[jtmnavy]

2:09, , “mini golf isn’t a sport for everyone”

Lol okay roger fucking that

[llliilliilll]

Guy: It’s a game of patience
Mini golf: takes 30 minutes for 18 holes
Actual golf takes 4 and a half hours for 18 holes
Yeah patience buddy

[nathansaeger]

“The players here are the best of the best” there’s an old guy sitting down