Driving up the Garden State Parkway, and later Long Beach Boulevard, Aaron Kaminski and Rudy Reel questioned what they were getting themselves into by taking on some random journalist from a place they rarely visit.

“Anybody who stands up and says, ‘Anybody challenge me!’ should set off red flags right away,” said Reel, owner of Lucky Duck Entertainment and a nationally ranked professional miniature golfer. “So, yeah … it was kind of nerve-racking. We didn’t know what to expect.”