2009 has been a great year for both me and Emily, with some excellent finishes on the British Minigolf Association (BMGA) Tour, stacks of crazy golf courses visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, and lots of competition on the Irregular Mini Golf Tour.
Below is a month by month run down of the highs (and lows) of 2009 as documented here on the
Ham & Egger Files.
January- BMGA Tour 2009 Season Begins (my third year on the Tour and Emily's second)
- 24th place finish in the
Star City Open minigolf tournament in Birmingham
- 8th place in the
Nayland ClassicFebruary- A quiet month, with no minigolf or crazy golf events, but one which saw me
buy a new sledgeMarch- Minigolf course visits 79, 80 and 81 on the
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour are made
- 6th place finish in the
New Malden Invitational minigolf tournament
- 5th place in the
Motspur Park Classic competition
April- Minigolf course visits 82 & 83 on the
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour take place in the USA at
Boondocks Fun Center in Northglenn, Denver, Colorado- Won the
Manchester Mini Masters tournament at Championship MiniatureGolf, Emily is 6th
- Ham & Eggers Ten Pin Bowling Team win the
Macmillan Annual Bowling Challenge- 23rd place in the
BMGA British Masters minigolf tournament- 2nd place finish in the Double-I Double-O (IIOO) competition
- First round win in the BMGA British Matchplay Championships against Phil Exall in Southend
- 4th place in the
Luton Sports Network Luton Sports Awards for 2008May- Won the
Tampere Reunion Classic competition at Wroxham Barns, Norfolk
- Played the 88th course on the
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour at the
Lost World Adventure Golf in Hemsby- 16th place finish in the
BMGA English Open- Visited the 100th course overall on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour at
Pops Meadow Putting Green in Gorleston-on-Seait was closed
-
Minigolf Tour of Glasgow- 5th place finish in the
Midlands Invitational Tournament in Stratford-Upon-Avon, 7th place for Emily
- Ham & Eggers Team play in the
F.U.N. Charity Ten Pin Bowling Competition- Help set a new
Guinness World Record for "The Largest Picnic across multiple venues" at the picnic in Wardown Park, Luton
- 99th minigolf course played in Windsor
June- Visit and play minigolf course 100 on the
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour at
Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf at South Shields, Tyneside- 2nd place in the
Newcastle Invitational Tournament, Emily 3rd
- Won the Second Division Play-offs at the
BMGA British Doubles at Boscombe Chine with
new Minigolf Doubles Partner Kevin Moseley- 10th place in the
Midland Open minigolf tournament
July- Minigolf course visit 111 was right under our noses in Luton, at
Tea Green Golf at Wandon End- Lost to John 'Big Top Ted' McIver by one-hole in the
second-round of the BMGA British Matchplay Championships in Hastings
- 25th place in the
BMGA British Championships- Gottfrieds finish first and second in the
Manchester Miniature Open tournament
-
Appeared on BBC2 Quiz Show 'Eggheads' as Captain of the Crazy Golf Team - Nutters with PuttersAugust- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour -
Tour of Wales takes place with 28 Crazy Golf
(Golff Gwyllt) courses played in a week
- 2nd place in the
Boules Invitational Tournament at The Mumbles in Swansea (Abertawe)
- 2nd place finish in the first-ever
Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament) in Swansea (Abertawe)
- Entered the
Crystal Maze near Narbeth, Wales
September- Visited and played my 150th minigolf course on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour at the
Arnold Palmer Crazee Golf in Southport- Won the
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament- Set a new BMGA and all-time Course Record of 24 (par) during the
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open, beating Emily's old BMGA record by three shots
- 21st place in the BMGA Players Championships in Margate
- 25th place finish in the
BMGA British OpenOctober- Won the
Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup in Sandbanks
- Captain of the defending BMGA British Club Champions - the
Midlands Minigolf Club- 7th place finish in the
BMGA British Club Championships- 2nd place in the
London Open minigolf competition- 2nd place finish in the Weymouth Open tournament
- Set a new BMGA course record of 41(+5) at the Weymouth Sealife Pirate Adventure Golf Course at Lodmoor Country Park during the
Weymouth Open- Retains the
Scrap Iron Cup in Weymouth
- 3rd place in the
"www.miniaturegolfer.com 'Nine Best' Crazy Golf Championship"- Represented England for the third time at the
Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings, finished 17th, Emily 45th
November- 8th place finish in the
Kent Open minigolf tournament in Margate
- BMGA Tour 2009 Season Ends
- Ranked 8th in the BMGA Season-only Rankings, Emily 37th
- Ranked 16th in the BMGA Order of Merit Rankings, Emily 39th
- Ranked 418th in the World Minigolfsport Federation Mens Rankings, Emily 130th in the Womens Rankings List
- Ranked 31st in the Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Rankings, Emily 50th
- Ranked 1st in the
Irregular Mini Golf Tour Rankings for 2008-2009, Emily 2nd
- Ranked 2nd within the
Midlands Minigolf Club (based on 2009 BMGA Season-only Rankings), Emily 10th
- Ranked 3rd within the
Midlands Minigolf Club (based on 2008-2009 BMGA Order of Merit Rankings), Emily 6th
December- 5th place finish in the
2009 Christmas Crazy Golf Challenge minigolf competition, Emily ties for 9th spot
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour course visit number 200 overall is at the
9-hole Crazy Golf Course at the Kingsway Golf Centre in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire-
Used the sledge I bought in February for the first time
- An attempt to break the
Guinness World Record for "How many Brussels Sprouts can you eat in one minute" fails
- The
Ham & Egger Files Blog celebrates its
third birthdayA peek ahead at 2010?Who knows what will happen, or where we'll be going on our various minigolf, crazy golf and other strange sporting adventures in 2010 - what is known is that a lot of fun will be had on the way!
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