The Ham and Egger Files

Adventures on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour (and in other sports and games). Ham and Egger – 1. n. Orig. Boxing. An amateur or semi-professional boxer, esp. of mediocre skills (broadly) an oaf; palooka (Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Vol 1, 1994) 2. n. From the old days when miners held boxing matches, the winner got money, the loser got a ham and egg meal (Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English). Ham and Eggs – Richard Gottfried’s pre-competition meal of choice.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Tampere Reunion Classic II - Stockholm, Sweden

Upon arrival in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday 8th June 2011, the four Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team members who had played at the 2008 WMF Nations Cup in Tampere, Finland decided to contest the second-ever Tampere Reunion Classic minigolf title on the Tantogårdens BGK Beton (Concrete) minigolf course.

In the one-round 18-hole contest played using course Balls and Putters Sean 'Freebird' Homer picked up the victory with a score of 38(+2), 11-shots ahead of 2009 TRC Champion 'Squire' Richard Gottfried & Marion 'Mation' Homer, who tied for second place with 49(+13). Emily 'Coach' Gottfried was third on the Podium with a score of 52(+16).