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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They never mentioned the dark side of mini golf and the performance enhancing drugs that are abused.
Unterrated comment😂
lmao
Hahahahahha
Lol
Lmaoooooo
"What do you think?" Caddy, "It's close, but I gotta go with the putter"
LMAO, that's great
Benji Huynh do they have different putters lmao
Funniest thing I’ve seen in a while
Benji Huynh putter huh? Well, you’re fired.
Hahahahahah fuckin hilarious
“Mini golf isn’t a sport for everyone” bruh... it literally is a sport for everyone
Guess he means it's a game for everyone, but not a sport. Anyone can go play, but it's not the same as getting to professional level
" It isn't a sport for every one, you can get frustrated easily" that can happen every were so there's that...
@@klssn34 bruh I got a stroke reading that
@@klssn34 what
Quadriplegicd BOOM ROASTED!
“Mini golf is a highly precise sport.” Just wait till he hears about normal golf
He used to play normal golf
@@FabioEast Your a dumbass...
@@bobbym491 🤣🤣
You guys are jerks all he said is that he used to play normal golf.
Jacob Plourde yeah he’s kinda being an idiot ruining the joke
That green jacket is SICK...prolly like...3000 tickets.
300000
@@bennyboyofficial That’s a lot of Skee ball.!!!
That’s the point it’s intentionally a knock off of the real Masters tournament
Hahahah
@Alexandra Sabbadini this is the dumbest comment I have ever seen
The winner gets a bucket of chicken and some coupons for the snack bar
Im in! Hopefully it's Fried Chicken lol mmm
Marcaveli7 haha
There's a trophy (the harris cup) made of rock crystal.
Allen Gordon r/woooooosh
Marcaveli7 sign me up
“Mini golf is a very serious game at this level” surrounded by fake palm trees and pirate ships
this comment is underrated...
How are the palm trees fake?
😂
"What do you think Caddy" "Putter"
Lol
Doucher Wedge is also a good call
Hahahaha high iq comment I like it
Caddy : ummm let's go with a driver and rip it down the fairway.😅😅
U know one of the guys has a caddy
"The competition is very fierce" *Camera pans to elderly, obese, fedora wearers.*
Dont underestimate them. They are more powerful than they appear.
And afterwards all drive back to their apartment in their Buick.
Great timing of me reading that exactly at the clip
so like real golf?
Chuck Norris watch pros from today. They are athletes now. They workout.
This is like people learning Guitar Hero instead of electric guitar
Justin yeah excactly
Justin lmao
Justin No it's not, there both the identical but one has more obstacles and is a lot smaller
Well I tell you what.. being good at guitar doesn't necessarily means you're good at guitar hero..
Ikr
“So what does your dad do for a living?” “Oh you know, he plays mini golf”
It's a causal thing you know
Dude is using a long putter for mini golf...I have seen it all now..
Its called a broom handle putter
lif iz ay ly Adam scott be like
While talking about how good of a putter he is lol
Not even a legit putter in golf, he holds his hands on his chest, illegal contact. 🤦♂️
Waiting for the Chi Chi Rodriguez sword fighting shit next
Girl: "So what do you do for a living" Me: "Yeah I'm a professional mini golfer" *Girl explodes into orgasmic convulsions*
Mud Flaps I just died😂😂😂
"I want to come up with a clear plan of attack for each hole, then it's just a matter of repetition from there"
I'm legit crying. 😂😂😂
Mud Flaps omg how do i recommend you for comment of the decade????
Mud Flaps comment of the year?
"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.
...god damn them.
500th like your welcome
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
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
You don't even have enough time to catch a good buzz playing mini golf unless you're butt chugging a handle of Maker's.
@@Fuckstupidlibtards challenge accepted
There's a mini golf place 25 mins from my home that has 2 courses that can be played as the "front 18" and "back 18" ... but point taken
never thought I'd hear the cutthroat and mini-golf in the same sentence
Cameron Haney "mini golf is not as cut throat as regular golf"
+ Justin Tisch 0:01-0:11 "a lot of people consider mini-golf i to be very benien and full of games but at this level it can be a cutthroat competition between some of the greatest players in the world
Cameron Haney Looks like that went over your head....
Unless it was I’m gonna cutthroat myself if we mini golf
Cameron Haney it’s not a sentence its a compound sentence
I like how almost all of the players are like retired dads that started mini golfing then took it way to seriously
Charlie Miller Most men are dads.
@@kevinbeazy fun fact: most dads are men
@Out Of Context Not in today's society
I did it since 12 years old, so suck yourself.
I know one shot that he’s definitely never made in the hole..
Is it the 18th hole cause it would swallow his titleist pro v he brought from home?
I think I know what he means
I know another one near that hole
LMAO
Dude whyyyyyy
“The players here are the best of the best” there’s an old guy sitting down
You lose your favorite ball on the 18th hole every day...
Lol
Probably asks for it back
Pikachu Plays r/wooosh
@@timstockelberg1590 are you dumb?
For 10 hrs a day
Win the coveted green windbreaker. lol
Plus the $5,000 first prizemoney. Is nice pocket money.
I'm sure it covers those 10-hour days at the courses the other 364 days of the year
@@PuttPuttdownunder yeah but it's all in tokens
@@cwstewartjr1973 I know some pro mini golfers with $100 - $250K in career prize money. $US dollars, nice for making a couple of holes in one.....
Golfers laughing at mini golfers “This will never be taken seriously” Tennis players angrily looking over at table tennis players “Are you sure about that!” Edit: Hey you! Ye you, the one thinking about looking through the comments of this old ass comment I made. Just let me say one thing. I’m clearly joking! Okay, you may continue:
I will fight you
As a tennis player i agree with you
Aik0_J ay being good at table tennis is awesome especially at a party
Dog theres a lot that goes into table tennis though. Plus it plays completely different
at least table tennis is still a sport.. mini golf is a game
I remember when I was a lad I was obsessed with mini golf and I’d do anything to play mini golf. these guys are living younger me’s dream
“People come here from around the world” Just 30 white people
Ryan Savage you might not know it but other continents also have white people
But I get your comment it’s kinda funny
Hoi where do u think I’m from?
Ryan Savage I think from the states
Ryan Savage where do u think I’m from?
"I prepare a plan of attack for each hole"
Vickyz THATS WHAT HE SAID
@@Captun0bvious thats not even a woosh
Sounds like something you could be arrested for
@@sonhanguyen3962 People always whoosh when they can, it's retarded I know.
Smiles in Bill Cosby
Imagine going to mini golf for some good fun then you see this guy with his spreadsheets
Same problem with real golf. I imagine it must suck to play behind me.
"I diagnose the holes. I have a clear attack plan for each hole" Me too mate, me too!
Yeh if he's anything like the rest of us that "plan of attack" goes straight down the shitter the moment the ball leaves the tee haha...
2:09 ,, “mini golf isn’t a sport for everyone” Lol okay roger fucking that
Ikr? I think he was refering to "professional mini golf", but still
Well for most it's a game not a sport
Best comment ive seen all day
🤣🤣🤣
It’s literally a lifetime sport
Let’s petition to have mini-golf renamed to just “Golf” And regular golf to be renamed “Large Golf”
😂😂😂 no
Where do I sign
Lmaooo oh fuck
Wait no, it should be called "mega golf"
I’m so down 😂
The moment when he took out that map from his pocket.
Could also have titled this: Meet the Professional Virgin
Bruh everyone who goes on these shows are virgin, minus the actual impressive ones
@Patrick Harrison don'tont forget the Fleshlight!
Actual virgins are still cooler than this guy
@@intraterrestrial5035 yeah this guy is a gigavirgin
"Mini golf isn't a sport for everyone" You finished that sentence 2 words too late
MarklarsonTube its definitely a sport
MarklarsonTube it's as much a sport as golf is.
@@KyleHurd which still renders it as not a sport
i dont even like golf but it's definitely a sport
MarklarsonTube neither is golf.... hahaha
Child: oh boy it’s my turn... Father: YOU HAVE TO MAP THE HOLE FIRST!!!
My dad worked at a minigolf/arcade when I was a kid and I played in the tournaments they held all the time back then. I actually recognized a couple of the people in this video from when we used to play back then.
The Masters: here at Augusta national ready to tee off The Mini golf tournament: Here we are at Jim bobs fun time mini golf ready to tee off
There’s constant frustration, like that 5yo going too slow
🤣
Underated
This is sad He said mini golf isnt a sport for everyone, which is stupid because thats exactly why it exists
Zebra Popcorn That’s a really good observation. It makes you really think this guy is delusional or something.
@@Hypeman10 yeah this guy probably has really strong inferiority complexes, I mean come on it's not like mini golf is a sport primarlily played by families with small children
Just like everything someone or many will take it too seriously.
😂😂😂😂😂
I think it's more of a very poor choice of words He could have said It's extremely frustrating if you want to play it at the highest levels because it requires a lot of patience for small progress or rewards Thus I wouldn't recommend to play mini golf at this level to anyone because it's not for everyone
“ExTenSiVe mapping of each hole”🤦♂️🤦♂️
nice one
single greatest achievement of my life: shooting under par and making back-to-back hole in ones on this course the day after it hosted the mini masters, I wanna say 2009 or 2010
Thats genuinely pretty awesome. Do you remember where this course is?
@@LordAurixHawaiian Rumble North Myrtle Beach
@@amandaf6541 Aaawesome, thank you so much!
This is like someone talking about the flag football Superbowl.
Jay Rodriguez, there’s nothing wrong w playing professional mini golf, if he enjoys it, and he can make a sustainable living from it. I think that it is cool.
Ur a dickhead for that
or like someone being a professional body builder, you know...
@@JulianesqueExcept bodybuilding is its own thing and not a dumbed down version of another sport. It would be like being a professional free thrower.
Duemkush710 thats where your wrong young buck
* just quickly checking whether this was uploaded on April the 1st *
Now this guy gets a free “get out of virgin” card!
Congratulations! You officially won the mini golf green jacket. What an accomplishment
This guy took the childhood birthday party location to the next level...
It almost looked like a parody video 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Nischal masand haha yeah
@Charlie Chuckles ikr using emojis itself is dumb
Think I was at their Tourney location during summer break in college. Just remember it randomly being next to the road, still a fun time though.
Omg I love that “course” that he’s playing on in myrtle beach!!!! I’ve play it every time I go to the beach!
1:26 You too could win a blender on an upside down bowl!!!
That’s always been my dream
Using the biggest putter i've ever seen for mini putt... weird flex
But not okay lmaoooo
Someone:Hey what’s your job Him:a professional mini golfer
The green jacket was 25% off from Walmart
"Can't hit a 250 yard drive" Hi im a mini golf pro
I just wonder how he would perform in normal golf
Will mini golf continue to allow the anchored putter even after regular golf bans it?
Joshua Jacobs will anyone care or hear about the change if it occurs?
Brayden Vanmilligan Hell no
Joshua Jacobs well if they still allow the clown mouth to be played I don't see a problem
I love how the trophy is one of my stainless steel bowls and a random vase my mom gave me that's in my pantry.
You could tell how good he is just by looking at the way he grips his putter
Man has his mini golf yardage book, wind flag & barometer out, getting ready to put for mini golf champion title. Leaf (falling): *I'm about to ruin this man's whole career*
This guys motto is "any hole is a goal"
Tough
2:20 “it never gets old to see a ball go in a hole” Me: that’s what she said
Matt Males son: My turn! Matt Male: Nice try buddy, I’ll pick you up in 10 hours while you map the course and then it can be your turn
is this a serious video or is a joke?
Serious
yoshimitsu1977 it's real sadly
yoshimitsu1977 both
yoshimitsu1977 Yes
This is legit. There is such thing as professional mini golf xD.
I wish we knew about this when we were younger! We loved mini golf!!
Girl: what do u do for a living Me : I’m a professional mini golfer Girl: Oh, ok Girl: LEAVES.
“Putting was always the greatest facet of my game” proceeds to strike every ball on the toe of the putter.... Dude you almost ran out of clubface on some of those shots....
im a professional tic tak toe player
Me too man. Very hard sport not for everyone don't you think?
I'm sure that's a thing at this point
"It never gets old to see the ball go on the hole" wise words my man
This has to be a parody
Why would you say that? They are obviously good at the game it takes skill
@@calebweldon8102 no just no
@@cameronpanzer9152 it's like how most people can swim but its still an olympic sport, I bet any of these guys could destroy you at min golf.
Do a search for Mini Golf Masters. It is a thing.
@@cameronpanzer9152 the fact that people liked your comment is sad. I don't get why people in the comments are belittling mini golf.
I heard the winner gets $5 worth of free tokens for games and prizes after
there a difference between a game and a sport. Sometimes when ppl take games way to seriously, they lie to themselves and call it a sport. case in point.
ToyTube TVT even e-sport become sport now. When you took things serious enough it is a sport
TOYTUBE TvT well tf is a sport then
Blaque A sport is something that "includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators." So minigolf is a sport, by definition.
Daniel Barwatt golf isn't a sport
greatest comment ever
''It never gets old to see the ball go into the hole'' XD
Oh it gets old, it gets old the moment you get it in the first time and think "Am I a grown ass man with a custom putter at a Mini Golf course?"
@Phil Ill there's no way these tournaments award more than a 5 grand. that's far from "mad rich". you come off like an offended mini golfer
@Phil Ill Yes, I bet he sleeps on a pile of money and custom putters.
If you want to go somewhere with a BUNCH of mini golf courses, head to Myrtle Beach! The selection is great
Oh how I miss you, Great Big Story.
He’s using a belly putter which is illegal in proper golf...
Richard Pinkham I don’t believe long putters are actually banned. The anchoring of a club or body part is banned but he does not appear to be doing that. The top isn’t pressed against his chest, it is held in his hand.
The long putter is not ilegal. Adam Scott who is one of the top golfers in the world still uses it and so does Bernhard Langer and other pro golfers. It’s illegal to anchor your putter against your body.
He’s anchoring it Bernhard langer and Adam scott use a long putter you just can’t have your top wrist jabbed into your body like he has
As hilarious as this is, this is a pretty legit life! Dude's super passionate about this and made a living out of it, that's fking epic!
Yeah, I don't understand the hate in these comments. At least these people are going outside and getting some (very slight) exercise and enjoying their hobby to the fullest. People will make fun of this and then the next day watch a video game tournament and not understand the hypocrisy.
*me scrolling through KZhead and seeing this video* KZhead : watch it Me : why? KZhead : you gotta
hahhaha lol
This brings back so many memories of put put in Myrtle Beach
"Constant adversity." On a putt-putt coarse designed for kids. #FirstWorldProbs
David why don’t you try making it through the giant spinning windmill and tell me how easy it is. You freaking hater.
Therapy Gaming Podcast lol
Aye bruh I played on that course it ain’t no joke 😂
I love how this is in “human condition”
Imagine playing golf, and after the round thinking "The most enjoyable part of the day was putting"
yes true hitting driver or irons is way more fun than putting
The greatest mini putt putters. I love it!
I live in myrtle beach and I have played that course 3 times, with 6 hole in ones
Good for you?
*Matt Male would like to know your location*
Don’t forget this comment when you make it to the top of the professional ranks of the mini-golf “sport”!
The coveted green jacket. The coveted night security green jacket. The coveted "sorry, we couldn't afford a Members Only" green jacket. The coveted "just this side of a poncho" green jacket. The coveted "found a used tissue and an old Blockbuster card in the pocket because we have to turn it back in" green jacket. The presentation ceremony will be by the urine soaked ball pit. Pizza and soda will be provided. Along with the coveted jacket you'll also receive 500 tickets good towards any pencil eraser or slimy hand.
LMFAO!
You can’t tell me there isn’t some mildly athletic 8 year old that shows up every once in a while and absolutely cleans house. You can’t. Not even for a second.
Lmaooooooo
I played golf for about 7 years of my life, and I can tell u, that none of these shots were challenging. Any golfer should b able to make a putt under 1 metre
these courses are made for kids lmao
but what if theres a windmill
“Even a stretch of 5 bad minutes or 10 bad minutes can disqualify you from contention” That’s literally every other sport 😂🤦♂️
No one: Matt Male: does advanced math, just for a game of mini golf.
Omg I minigolfed there a few years back one of my favorites
At about the 3rd hole, he reaches into his pocket and pulls out notes on the hole and the camera pans to the other guys and they mumble to each other and ask if they have any notes on the hole. At the last hole of the tournament, he’s getting ready to putt and one of the other guys says, “Nice putter. Was there a sale at Bullwinkle’s?” He looks up at his coach and takes a deep breath before looking back down at the ball to putt. As he putts, the scene goes to slow motion as dramatic music plays in the background.
Good for them. I like seeing people passionate about things, especially when competitive.
This video is cute and all, but have you ever played professional Duck Duck Goose? No? Thought so, come back when you're ready to hang with the big boys.
Lmao. Had me dying for legit 2 minutes
I honestly had to check whether this was posted on the 1st of April.
Ah, a fellow Matt. No wonder he is a sports wizard
New friend: So what do you do for a living? Him: I’m a professional Mini Golfer New friend: lol okay but what do really do.....
A person that serious about mini golf 🤓😂
Haha this is adorable. I thought I was watching a spoof by The Onion. Then I realized they take it and themselves seriously. That's even funnier!!
Matt looks exactly how I would picture a mini golf pro to look like lol
Wow. They make it seem like it’s a real hobby/career. Very amusing to watch. This is right up there with tv channel speed switching
*Thanks for recommending this youtube, I needed a good laugh*
The masters at Hawain Rumble golf course, what a legendary venue. Heard the chicken strips and slushies are top notch
“Imma go out for a quick nine before dinner” “Oh, you won’t have enough time, dinners in an hour” “Whataya mean? I will be back in 30 minutes”