Inside The World Of Professional Mini Golf (HBO)
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- Опубликовано: 21 дек 2018
- When Rainey Statum got pulled over by the cops, he had a hard time explaining what he was doing so far from Houston.
“I said, ‘I’m going to Myrtle Beach to play mini golf. No, seriously, here’s my putter’”.
Rainey is one of the best mini golfers in America, but he’s but one competitor in one of the most grueling events in his sport. Every year, professional putters from around the world descend on Myrtle Beach for the US Pro Mini Golf Association’s Masters tournament, competing for cash prizes, bragging rights, and the elusive green windbreaker.
The whole thing - the tournament, and the USPMGA itself - is the brainchild of Bob Detwiler, a businessman who’s been pushing the Masters tournament for over 20 years. And he’s hoping that one day, his event will be in the Olympics.
VICE News dropped in on the latest tournament to see what it takes to be a professional putt-putter.
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New Balance should sponsor this sport.
or sketchers
Or hoveround
Or viagra
Or AARP
Or life alert
I would watch this if it was televised instead of regular golf ⛳️
Beans and Rice its on ESPN 8 "the ocho". 😂😂
ESPN used to show the TV Event, which was a hole-in-one skins round from the Professional Putters Association (a competing league) although I imagine there is quite a bit of overlap in players.
lol same
same
This isn’t as obscure as the college corn hole championship I saw the other day on ESPN. I’d rather watch this
Anthony M I thought the college cornhole championship was on pornhub.
Boat Axe 😂
Anthony M i thought i was the only one who saw that😂😂😂😂
Adults playing a children's game, I would agree, but isn't that really the description of all professional sports? From football to baseball to this, its all people getting together with something in common for fun and friendly competition.
mini golf isnt a childrens game what are u talking about
The idea of Kid and adult stuff is dumb anyways. People of all ages like anything. Label something for kids and adults ignore cuz it's for kids or get shunned for liking it.
@@vickhj6333 Yeah, a sport for real men. Not many come off the putting course without lifelong trauma...
"Some people say we're adults playing a kid's game, and in a way that's true." hahahaha
What is baseball then? It's adults playing a kids game.
Much like minecraft
"If you aren't doing anything later, why don't you join us at 9 o'clock on the ninth green...it's a secret of the pros...dress nice" -Shooter Mcgavin
Hell ESPN has covered less, give these guys a sponsor
Professional Cornhole
@@JustTheWarning that's actually super popular especially right now
@@iprincecharmbp why especially right now?
@@JustTheWarning well when other sports slowed down because of covid, and people were kind of stuck at home or small groups board and backyard games sales quadrupled in sales and cornhole was the most popular and you could also do social distancing with cornhole it started blowing up and saw Alot of tournaments
All sports stars are adults playing a kids game.
And what's wrong with that?
@@richardsonj96 absolutely nothing.
@@richardsonj96 I don't think he was bashing the idea that all professional athletes are adults playing a kids game. He was just stating a fact.
Cjr no
mma definitely a kids game
Thanks for the personal love at the 2:48 mark and for giving our sport some much needed exposure. Our Sponsors LOVE the Return On Investment value of getting involved with competitive putting.
Those pants are great
Happy, the ball has its own energy or life force, if you will. Its natural environment is in the hole. Why don’t you send him home? His bags are packed. He has his plane ticket. Bring him to the airport. Send him home.
EazzzY_Three0Three Just tap it in
Lol
EazzzY_Three0Three This the kinda stuff people write when they’re really high
Asher H
Stoners think alike 😂
Ive always wanted to see a fight break out on a mini golf course. The idea of watching two overweight blokes trying to rumble next to a windmill half their size just amuses me
I don't associate mini golf with kids more than I associate bowling with kids. It's a date night activity and centers around an important aspect of golf which is putting. It started in the 1920s as a means for rich city folk to play a type of golf but on the roof of a building.
I love the way you covered this. Great segment!
I used to watch pro mini-golf 35-45 years ago, on television! It was on every Saturday. I don't see how this much different from bowling, or pool.
wish it was still on...
Mini Golf is a hell of a lot if fun. I'm stoked to see this get coverage.
I’ve always wondered if this was a real thing. Thank You Vice ❤️
In the UK and the Neterlands Darts is a HUGE sport. The winner of this years biggest tournament won 500K in pounds. If you can make a fortune throwing arrows a couple feet you sure as hell could make a living out of mini golf if it's promoted in the right way.
Mini golf is awesome!
Not as awesome as your profile picture.
I think the president guy is taking it a little too seriously and weirding people away. Just make it fun and light. That's what it was intended for.
There was a mini golf championship video that popped up on my recommended about a month ago and it was so awesome that as soon as I saw this I clicked
Less than two seconds of contact with the ball for a weekend tournament. Leaves a whole lot of beer drinking time for me. I’ve found my sport ⛳️
i'd watch pro mini golf - i had no idea that this even existed
this is waay more interesting than traditional golf. Seriously the tense when the ball bounces around is interesting.
You should definitely do one of these on disc golf!
Stranger "So what's your job?"
Guy "I sing the national anthem at mini golf tournaments."
Finally a game I can be a pro at!
Thanks for this
Of course he drinks Ultra
I love how these "pros" have a awful putting stroke.
Mini golf is way different than actual golf and having more unique swings usually helps with actually playing the weird holes
We gotta crowdfund a title prize y'all this league is exactly what we need right now.
Rainey and Greg are 2 of the best putters in the world on any surface or course. Great people too, make the sport alot of fun.
this is so awesome
So inspirational.
Hey Arnold!
you're a bold kid, arnold. a bold kid.
I lost it when it showed the guy on the ground stretching
Still more fun and watchable than regular golf.
It has been televised by ESPN a long time ago but it was still on. I would watch. They should use youtube/twitch and grow a following that way
Ha, I've been there and played on that course. It is awesome
I lost it when the guy was on the ground stretching lol
I love this!!!
I see there's a lot of grown men playing in the tournament.
From the title and the thumbnail I expected to see more kids and/or teens
Star Cherry creep
Star Cherry oi
Vice basically covers all the topics that stoned me thinks of and I can behind that.
Can’t believe there’s more money in disc golf than this
Amazing
This is hilarious the guy was stretching!
I thought that was Brad Hall in the thumb nail
Weird and not for me but they all seem happy so aiiiite cool
We get gini molf.
Take care and God loves you.
I should probably get some homework done now.
That’s any sport i think they need to do a tour and make it a tv show and just rent out base ball stadiums and have it all hooked up with a standardized trailing set up
hardcore stuff man
Okay, this is epic.
people don't take it seriously for good reason. Sure this is cute and fun and even cool..... but it's gets about the right amount of recognition it deserves :)
After a neck injury I can't really play conventional golf anymore. Maybe I should try this 😮
Im only 26 and ESPN used to air the mini golf nationals early some mornings randomly
There's videos on youtube of early 90's professional minigolf tournaments.
how many strokes did he win by
nice trophy, my mom has the same one she puts her flowers in
I think he just uses it to carry out the 5 to 10 grand he won
Sorry bro, reply for the other guy but it sometimes it tags both lol
Glad to see Kid is still getting work.
I gotta play that one day.....
Hey it’s the fresh prince of bel air doing the interview🤣
Oh. That's pretty cool
This has comedy movie written all over it
Write the script and go to hollywood. You’ll be rich forever bro.
Check out Brooks Holt. He has a RUclips channel where he and Elisha mini golf.
As soon as I heard the line “all the athletes” I laughed out loud so hard my stomach hurt. Hahahahaha.
Why? They are athletes!
Ultimate Dad showdown
Beer industry should get involved . Tell me a sport where the players can drink beer during the game ?!
ioan pena Yeah, but as soon as it’s televised that would stop.
@@boataxe4605 I live in eastern europe and here beer and wine are not considered alcohool (there is no tax on them) and adds are everywhere here.
Bowling
@@k9feces ...yes your are right and I think darts too !!! ...but we want even more sports and beer ...
Someone needs to tell the president guy that ESPN pays you to cover you 😂
That course looked sub-par, especially for it being such a big event.
it is, i have a place in myrtle beach and that course is 5 mins from the condo. there are tons of mini golf courses (as well as regular golf courses) in myrtle beach and i would but that one near the bottom
Someone pls help and tell them they can do their own coverage via RUclips etc?
The real prize is after you win the big glass cup, you fill the whole thing up with beer and chug it so you get drunk and forget that your actually a pro mini golfer
bruh lmaoooo
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First prize gets a corn dog and a snow cone.
I'm happy for them
100% on board with this
Hey, more power to them.. Right on. 😎👍
this would be more fun to watch on tv
Is it really "professional", if the guy who won admits he couldn't do this for a living?
I mean, isn't that how all "professional" sports started out? hell there are some people playing soccer for their national teams who still have full time jobs.
When you finally beat Rugrats Mini Golf Stage and Finally ready to go Pro.
Jay Klapper what a name 😂
"I think he's gonna try and put this in." shocker.
I’m joining next year
NEWPORT IS A LEGEND!
I use to be pro at mini golf... On jippii (90's kids will know what I'm talking about, asl?)
Lmao the trophy is a flower vase 😂
They need a doper course and an liquor sponsor to step up lmao
Why were they stretching?😂😂
Just easing the tensions baby
I've been to that place
“Are you a virgin”
Me:
I laughed out loud a few times there. Is that bad?
They should stream on twitch and youtube
These guys seem like a character Patton Oswalt would play in a movie.
you seem like a guy who thinks patton oswalt is funny and/or an intellectual heavyweight
@@HotBoxTrucking Merry Christmas.
@@jimmyjoejoeshabadoojr haha you too
who needs acid if you can join the mini golf league
MRTN13 everyone. Acid = life
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA...what is next, professional cup stacking? o wait
There are full, televised Skins tournaments on RUclips. They're oddly engaging.
Werd up I would watch pro mini golf on ESPN the "Ocho "
His name is Jay Clapper because he claps his enemies...
0:20 thought that was Steve Martin lol
ITS CALLED PUTTING LMAO
Why were no women interviewed/Why did we not see any women's interviews?