Tom and Pat managed to wrangle two of the most infamous names in UK minigolf, though we use the term "wrangle" loosely. Ted "Big Top" McIver and Tim "Ace Man" Davies have been around the world of minigolf for 25+ years and collaborated on the seminal tome "Nutters with Putters". We somehow managed to get them to talk about their history, their views on some courses in the UK, the current state of UK minigolf and drop some hints for coming attractions. This was all intertwined with a plethora of stories from the past and bickering about details the way only two long-time friends can do. What we didn't know is that they hadn't talked to each other in 10 years! There's plenty more surprises dropped like that throughout the interview and we hope to have these two blokes on again sometime.

As we get into the season, if you want to help us recap events, don't forget you can reach out to us (puttwhenready@gmail.com) to provide your own report from the field! You can also contact us if you have other books or games you'd like to share and maybe we'll cover them in a future episode!

Some links to items in the episode:

Nutters with Putters by Tim Davies & John McIver

Win at Miniature Golf or the Gamesman's Guide to Crazy Golf (A Holeistic Approach) by Tim Davies

Teaser on YouTube

E4 Grudge Match Episode with Ted & Tim

Nutters with Putters accompanying DVD/video

2004 Team Great Britain Mini Golf Documentary with Ted

54 Problems Interview with Ted

British Mini Golf Association (BMGA)

Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media: Instagram | Facebook

​Follow A Couple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram & Facebook and The Putting Penguin on Instagram & Facebook as well.

Check out the American Mini Golf Alliance (AMA) over on their website including the event page, which has the link to the new event history page that includes hole-by-hole results for a ton of recent and past events. You can join their email newsletter here .

2025 membership as discussed in the episode and the contact page where you can find the Max Cullen Award submission form.

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Episode Hosts: Tom (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts I Pat of The Putting Penguin

Episode Guests: Tim "Ace Man" Davies and Ted "Big Top" McIver

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