Player Profile
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Josh Altergott #
- Most Improved 2002
Spirit of the Game Award 2018
Age: 47
Occupation: Support Team Leader (don't ask me what this means, because I am the only person on the support team who I have control over)
Mini golf experience: Played in the Mini Masters every year but 1997, 2000, 2010, and 2012.
Interesting facts: Scored the first goal in Blazing Ptarmigans broomball history; never scored another one.
Interesting lies: Recently acquired a position as Head Chipmunk Wrangler at St. Andrew's Golf Club; been hit in the head so many times that he must wear diapers to go out in public because he gets too excited and cannot control his own bladder.
Player History
Past MC Mini Masters Results
2022: 42-51-41-46-46-40--266 (+ 3) (16th/42 overall, 13th/35 Open Division)
2021: 45-48-48-43-40-48--272 (+17) (12th/28 overall, 10th/23 Open Division)
2019: 48-48-45-52-42-44--279 (+ 6) (13th/46 overall, 9th/40 Open Division)
2018: 47-52-54-51-43-47--294 (+21) (T-18th/32 overall, T-14th/27 Open Division)
2017: 47-52-50-54-43-42--288 (+15) (T-19th/40 overall, T-16th/37 Open Division)
2016: 44-48-49-48-48-44--281 (+ 8) (16th/42 overall, 12th/38 Open Division)
2015: 46-50-42-47-54-48--287 (+20) (T-20th/38 overall, T-13th/30 Open Division)
2014: 49-45-45-47-44-42--273 (+17) (T-10th/39 overall, T-6th/31 Open Division)
2013: 54-47-48-44-43-47--283 (+28) (T-14th/32 overall, T-10th/26 Open Division)
2011: 47-40-43-52-46-45--273 ( +3) (10th/30 overall, 6th/22 Open Division)
2009: 50-50-48-49-57-42--296 (+28) (17th/29)
2008: 47-54-49-47-41-42--280 (+11) (10th/24)
2007: 49-51-49-46-51-52--298 (+23) (15th/25)
2006: 50-54-52-39-52-54--301 (+26) (T-13th/26)
2005: 45-64-48-53-49-60--319 (+51) (29th/37)
2004: 47-52-44-59-53-46--301 (+24) (T-17th/36)
2003: 53-57-43-46-50-54--303 (+23) (22nd/32)
2002: 49-48-51-43-47-61--299 (+19) (13th/27)
2001: 52-48-55-48-57-50--310 (+33) (25th/35)
1999: 49-52-52-45-44-56--298 (+21) (8th/26)
1998: 52-56-51-47-49-49--304 (+27) (8th/11)
Course Championships
None
Hole-in-one history
Action Territory: 3rd, 11th, 12th, 15th, 17th, 18th
Aloha Falls/Libertyville: 2nd, 4th, 5th
Ballybunion: none
Congo Falls: none
Congo Rapids: none
Congo River: 4th (3), 5th, 14th, 18th
Harry Semrow: none
Kristof's: 6th, 7th, 14th, 15th (3)
Lighthouse: 1st, 3rd, 4th (2), 5th (2), 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th (2), 17th, 18th (2)
Par-King Black: 4th, 7th, 10th (2), 12th (2), 13th (2), 16th, 18th
Par-King Red: 6th, 12th (3), 16th, 17th, 18th (2)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 2nd, 5th (2), 11th
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 17th
Sisolak's East: 17th
Sisolak's West: 1st, 2nd, 6th, 8th, 9th, 18th (2)
Wild West (Action Territory): 2nd, 7th, 8th, 15th
Wisconsin Adventure (Action Territory): 4th
Personal records by course
Action Territory: 47 (2011)
Aloha Falls: 47 (2015)
Ballybunion: 49 (2005)
Congo Falls: 43 (2021)
Congo Rapids: 45 (2014)
Congo River Kenosha: 45 (2005)
Harry Semrow: 48 (2021)
Kristof's: 45 (2021)
Lighthouse: 39 (2006)
Par-King Black: 40 (2021)
Par-King Red: 40 (2022)
Rocky's Fun House Gurnee: 49 (2007, 2008)
Rocky's Fun House Waukegan: 49 (2009)
Sisolak's East: 43 (2003)
Sisolak's West: 40 (2011)
Wild West: 48 (2016, 2019)
Wisconsin Adventure: 42 (2022)
Career Highlights
2017: Placed in a tie for 19th out of 40 overall and a tie for 16th out of 37 in the Putterz Division...His total of 15 over par was the fourth-best of his MCMM career...Ran his sixless streak to 365 holes, giving him the longest active streak of any player through 2017 (and tying him for the 6th-longest sixless streak of any player in MCMM history)...With a lone hole-in-one (Par-King Black's 12th hole), had the fewest aces in the field for the second straight year...Led all players in total threes (43)...For the first time in his career, had a fiveless tournament...Was one of just two 2017 players (and only the 11th player in MCMM history) to go 108 holes without a five or six...His five/sixless streak stood at 133 straight holes as of the end of the 2017 Mini Masters...Tied for the most pars at Wild West (11) and Lighthouse (10) while leading all players in pars at Par-King Red (15)...Tied for the most double bogeys at Aloha Falls (4)...Tied his personal best at Par-King Red (42).
2016: Placed 16th out of 42 players overall, 12th out of 38 Putterz Division competitors...His total of 8 over par was the second-best of his career, only trailing his 3-over final score in 2011...Tied for the fewest holes-in-one (1) while also going sixless for just the second time in his career...The total of one min/max hole score (1 ace, 0 sixes) tied an MCMM record...Extended his personal sixless streak to 257 holes, the fifth-longest active streak as of the end of the 2016 tournament...Beat his 2015 scores at both Wisconsin Adventure (46-44) and Wild West (50-48)...Scored the fewest fours he has ever had in a full tournament (6) and also set a new personal high in pars (58) while tying his lowest total of double bogeys (4)...Beat his wife Stephanie for a fourth straight year--this time by a single stroke.
2015: Finished T-20th/38 overall, and T-13th/30 in the Putterz Division...It was his lowest placement since 2005 and his first time outside the top half of the field since 2009...Tied for 6th in the field at Lighthouse (42), his best round of the day...Was one of just two players with no hole scores over three at Lighthouse...Was one of just three players with two aces at Aloha Falls, where there were only 14 holes-in-one by the entire field...One of only six players with no scores worse than a bogey at Aloha Falls...Had the fewest twos (5) and the most fours (5) at Par-King Black en route to posting the highest score in the field at that course...Also had the fewest birdies (1) while tying for the most bogeys (8) and double bogeys (3) at Par-King Black...Was one of 14 players to go sixless for the tournament, his first time going 108 holes without a six in his 15 years playing in the MCMM...One of ten players with no triple bogeys or quadruple bogeys all day, his first time accomplishing that feat...Beat his wife Stephanie's score for the third straight year and only the fourth time since they got married...Had the field's only hole-in-one at Lighthouse's 14th hole, the first MCMM ace there since 2012.
2014: Finished in the top ten for the third time in his last five MCMM appearances, again besting wife Stephanie...His total of 17 over par was the third best relative-to-par result in his MCMM career, and his total score of 273 tied his personal low...Was the highest finisher not to reach the top five scores at any individual course on the day...Posted his personal best at Aloha Falls (49), beating his previous personal record by three strokes...Also improved upon his previous best at Congo Falls by three...One of only four players at Congo Falls not to record a four.
2013: Tied for 14th out of 32, beating wife Stephanie by a stroke-- only the second time he's finished higher than his wife since they married in 2003...Tied for most 3s at Lighthouse (9)...Posted the most birdies (7) and fewest pars (5) at Par-King Black...Recorded only seven 4s all day, four less than his previous tournament low, while tying his previous career low in fives (1) and his second-lowest total of sixes (2) in his career...His ace at Par-King Black's 10th hole gave him an ace on each possible hole number (1-18) in his MCMM career...His hole-in-one at Par-King Red's 12th gave him three at that hole, the first player to reach that number at that hole in MCMM history.
2011: Set a new career best overall total of 3 over par as he placed in the top ten for the second time in his last three Mini Masters appearances...Actually entered the final round with an under-par total before shooting a 4-over 45...Recorded the low front 9 at Action Territory (20)...Tied for most twos (11) and led all players in birdies (6) at Action Territory...Tied for fifth at Sisolak's West round 1 with a personal MCMM best of 40 on the course...Aced the wacky hole 4th at Par-King Black...His ace on Par-King Black's 13th gave him (at the time) the only two holes-in-one on that hole in the four years it had been played in the MCMM.
2009: Scored the fewest twos (1), most bogeys (11), and most threes (14) at Par-King Black, setting MCMM records for the course in all three categories...Led all players in total threes (47).
2008: Finished in the top ten for the first time since 1999, posting a new career best of 11 over par...Tied for the low front 9 at Congo River (18)...Tied for low front 9 at Par-King Black (21) and finished just one stroke off of tying for the low overall score at the course...Carded the low back 9 at Par-King Red (18) while tying for fifth place overall at that course...Tied for the fewest twos (4) at Action Territory, the most twos (13) at Par-King Black, and the fewest threes (2) at Par-King Black...Tied for fewest birdies (1) at Action Territory.
2007: Tied for lowest front 9 in the field at Action Territory (20)...Led all players in twos at Congo River (2) and threes at People's Choice (an MCMM record-tying 12)..Tied for most birdies at Action Territory (5), fewest pars at Lighthouse (5), and most bogeys at Kristof's (8).
2006: Recorded his first career sub-40 round, carding a 39 at Lighthouse to finish third at the course (behind his wife Stephanie and Michael Cullen)...Tied for the low front 9 at Lighthouse (19)...Tied for most threes (9) at Congo River...One of three players with two aces at Monster Golf...Tied for most threes (10) and fives (2) at Libertyville...Led the entire field in total threes (44)...Tied for the fewest pars (5) and posted the most bogeys (8) at Monster Golf...One of five players to record zero triple bogeys.
2005: Scored his third career double eagle on Congo River's 14th hole; his three career double eagles are tied for the most all-time...Placed 37th out of 40 players at Action Territory, posting a career-worst MCMM round of 64...Tied for most quadruple bogeys (2) at Action Territory and fewest birdies (1) at Libertyville.
2004: Posted the lowest front 9 at Lighthouse (19)...His thirteen twos at Lighthouse tied for the most at that course and the most by anyone in a single round all day...Led the field in fours at Ballybunion (6, an MCMM record for the course) while being tied for the fewest twos (3)...Tied for the fewest holes-in-one (1) in the 26-player field...Tied for the most birdies at Congo River (6) and Lighthouse (11)...Tied for most pars at Libertyville (10)...Tied for most bogeys (8) and double bogeys (4) at Ballybunion, both tied for all-time records.
2003: Became the first player in MCMM history to place lower than his wife (22nd vs. T-16th)...Despite carding three sixes and a total of 30 strokes on the front nine at Lighthouse, manages a 4-under 20 on the back 9 to come out at even par for the course...Led the field with ten pars at Lighthouse while tying for the most bogeys (5) at the same course.
2002: Became the first player ever to record two double eagles in one round, acing both par-4 holes at Action Territory; despite this, he finished the round 2 over par...Only one other player in MCMM history has scored two double eagles in one round, and only one other player had even a single double eagle on the day...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 in same round at Action Territory...Was the only player with two holes-in-one at Action Territory...Tied for the fewest twos (2), most threes (10, and most fives (3) at Libertyville...Tied for most bogeys at Congo River (8)...Recorded one of the field's five eagles at Sisolak's East...Tied for the most bogeys (7) at Sisolak's East...Tied for the fewest birdies at Libertyville (1).
2001: Tied for the fewest holes-in-one (2) among all competitors...Tied for most bogeys (8) at Congo River.
1999: Finished above a higher percentage of players (69.2%) than in any of his other MCMM appearances through 2011...Recorded back-to-back holes-in-one at Lighthouse's 17th and 18th holes...Tied for 4th (45) at Sisolak's West...Finished 2nd (44) at Lighthouse...Led the field in threes at Action Territory (10) and Sisolak's East (10)...One of two players with three holes-in-one at Lighthouse...Tied for the most total threes (44) all day...Tied for the most bogeys at Action Territory (8) and most eagles at Congo River (1), Action Territory (1), and Lighthouse (2).
1998: Finished 2nd among the four rookies competing...Recorded his first MCMM hole-in-one on Sisolak's West's 2nd hole...Scored 1-2-3-4-5-6 in the same round at Lighthouse...Tied for the most fours at Action Territory (4), the most threes at Sisolak's East (8), and the most threes at Sisolak's West (8)...Led all players in pars at Sisolak's East (11).
