Full Minigolf Report - 2010 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament)

Minigolf Report
2010 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament)



Cwmbran's Leo Kukielka wins the Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg

The 2010 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament) was played out over five rounds and 48-holes, on two minigolf courses, in two countries on Saturday 21st August 2010.

Cwmbran's Leo Kukielka won the title in the eight player field with a total score of 112(+16), three shots clear of his brother Seve Kukielka on 115(+19) and four clear of bronze medallist Paul Johnson on 116(+21). Jas Kukielka, a pre-tournament favourite as the reigning and defending 2009 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament) Champion finished in a disappointing 7th place with a score of 125(+29).

On Friday 20th August a draw was held to decide the groups and order of play for the first round, with the groups reorganised based on scores after each round.

Details of the draw:
Group 1
- Richard Gottfried
- Owen Johnson
- Leo Kukielka

Group 2
- Peter Jones*
- Cindy Kukielka
- Emily Gottfried
*Did not play

Group 3
- Jas Kukielka
- Paul Johnson
- Seve Kukielka


Rounds one to three were played at the 9-hole Minigolf course at Tredegar Park in Newport, Wales, with rounds four and five played in England at the 12-hole Roman-themed Wye Valley Miniatvre/Miniature Golf course in Symonds Yat West.

Round one scores & rank - Tredegar Park
- Richard Gottfried - 21 - 6
- Owen Johnson - 28 - 8
- Leo Kukielka - 20 - 5
- Cindy Kukielka - 19 - 3
- Emily Gottfried - 19 - 3
- Jas Kukielka - 23 - 7
- Paul Johnson - 18* - 1
- Seve Kukielka - 18* - 1
* Course Record

Round two scores & running totals & rank - Tredegar Park
- Richard Gottfried - 20 - 41 - 4
- Owen Johnson - 22 - 50 - 8
- Leo Kukielka - 21 - 41 - 4
- Cindy Kukielka - 19 - 38 - 3
- Emily Gottfried - 22 - 41 - 4
- Jas Kukielka - 18* - 41 - 4
- Paul Johnson - 18* - 36 - 1
- Seve Kukielka - 19 - 37 - 2
* Course Record

Round three scores & running totals & rank - Tredegar Park
- Richard Gottfried - 20 - 61 - 5
- Owen Johnson - 20 - 70 - 8
- Leo Kukielka - 16* - 57 - 4
- Cindy Kukielka - 17 - 55 - 2
- Emily Gottfried - 22 - 63 - 7
- Jas Kukielka - 20 - 61 - 5
- Paul Johnson - 19 - 55 - 2
- Seve Kukielka - 17 - 54 - 1
* Course Record

Round four scores & running totals & rank - Symonds Yat West
- Richard Gottfried - 30 - 91 - 5
- Owen Johnson - 33 - 103 - 8
- Leo Kukielka - 26* - 83 - 1
- Cindy Kukielka - 32 - 87 - 3
- Emily Gottfried - 32 - 95 - 6
- Jas Kukielka - 35 - 96 - 7
- Paul Johnson - 32 - 87 - 3
- Seve Kukielka - 31 - 85 - 2
* Course Record

Round five (final round) scores & running totals & rank - Symonds Yat West
- Richard Gottfried - 28 - 119 - 5
- Owen Johnson - 34 - 137 - 8
- Leo Kukielka - 29 - 112 - 1
- Cindy Kukielka - 30 - 117 - 4
- Emily Gottfried - 27 - 122 - 6
- Jas Kukielka - 29 - 125 - 7
- Paul Johnson - 29 - 116 - 3
- Seve Kukielka - 30 - 115 - 2

Final Rankings of the 2010 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament)
1st - Leo Kukielka (WAL)
2nd - Seve Kukielka (WAL)
3rd - Paul Johnson (ENG)
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4th - Cindy Kukielka (WAL)
5th - Richard Gottfried (ENG)
6th - Emily Gottfried (ENG)
7th - Jas Kukielka (WAL)
8th - Owen Johnson (ENG)

New Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg champion Leo Kukielka said "Rydw i'n hoffi iawn o enill y Cystadleuaeth Cymraeg a rwyn eisiau enill mwy o cystadleuaeth ardraws Prydain." ("I am very pleased to have won the Welsh Tournament and, hopefully, I will go on to win some more tournaments in Britain.")

Outgoing Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg champion Jas Kukielka said "Having to look out for the park ranger whilst playing our 'free' rounds in Tredegar Park put me on edge for the first couple of rounds and I never recovered, but I couldn't have handed the trophy over to a better player!"

Welsh Ladies Number One Cindy Kukielka narrowly missed out on the bronze medal but did win the 2010 Aces Champions prize with a total of 8 holes-in-one, the next nearest to Cindy was Leo on 4 Aces across the tournament. Birmingham's Owen 'Jackpot' Johnson picked up the competition MVP prize having shown great improvement in his scores over the rounds (especially rounds 1-3).

Photos from the tournament:
Tredegar Park, Newport, Wales





Symonds Yat West, England









New Champion Leo Kukielka

The top three - from l-r - Seve Kukielka, Leo Kukielka, Paul Johnson
The prize-less three - from l-r - Emily Gottfried, Jas Kukielka, Richard Gottfried

As a side note the cumulative scores for the Welsh & English players as 'teams' are below:
Wales - 112 + 117 + 125 + 115 = 469
England - 119 + 137 + 122 + 116 = 498

Results of the 2009 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament) held in Swansea (Abertawe).