For those unaware, I compete in a mini golf league based in Ocean City during a 10-week stretch bridging the late spring and front half of the summer. It’s competitive and, generally during the past few years, there have been several players consistently near the top of the rankings each year and considered the favorites to win the league championship.

This season, I climbed up that ladder. I was the only one other than league president Aaron Kaminski to win multiple league games during the…