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2001 - Lahey Family Fun Park

Players from around the country qualified for the championship by winning tournaments at their local miniature golf courses. In addition to the $5,000 in prize money, split among the top four finishers, one player also got to try for a $10,000 hole in one. Kyle Weller of Sittler Golf Center in Kutztown, PA had the crowd on the edge of their seats as he hit his putt. It was perfectly straight to the cup – unfortunately, he had a little too much speed on it and it skipped directly over the cup.

The 2001 Harris Cup National Miniature Golf Championship was hosted by Lahey Family Fun Park in Clarks Summit, PA.

Representing Hackers Golf Park in Statesboro, Georgia, Laney Nelms, brought the Harris Cup, along with a check for $2,000, home to Georgia by putting a 44 (7 under par) at the inaugural Harris Cup. The format for the Harris Cup is similar to that of a tournament played on a regulation 18-hole golf course. The lowest number of strokes per round will determine the winners. In the event of a tie, the individuals will continue playing until a hole is won. While first place was won with a score of 44 and second place belonged to Trevor Lysgorsky from Lynch Links in Southhampton, NY with a score of 45, third place was tied at 46 between long time best friends Tim Heinly and Kyle Weller, both from Sittler Golf in Kutztown, PA. "This is really hard," said Weller, "we have been best friends since we were four years old!" Friends or not, the competition was intense. The hush of the crowd was broken by hoots and hollers when both Heinly and Weller shot a 2 on the first and second holes. On the third hole Heinly almost had a perfect putt with his ball coming to rest just inches from the cup. Weller's putt was not as precise and he ended up sinking his ball in three putts opposed to Heinly's two.