The North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge Minigolf Tournament 2011

Last weekend intrepid Crazy Minigolfers Richard & Emily Gottfried competed in the Quadrennial Irregular Mini Golf Tour Competition known as the Irregular Mini Golf Tour North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge.

Photo: Emily tees-off at the most easterly Adventure Golf course in the country

Last held on the 9th and 10th of June 2007 the 2011 Irregular Mini Golf Tour NS&SN IC event saw five rounds and a total of 63-holes of Minigolf, Crazy Golf, Putting and Adventure Golf played.

The winner of the marathon event was Emily 'Nine Lives' Gottfried who led from start to finish and ended with a an eight shot winning margin over the 2007 Irregular Mini Golf Tour NS&SN IC Champion 'Squire' Richard Gottfried.

Day 1 - 6th August 2011
In the 12-hole first round at the most easterly Adventure Golf course in the British Isles - East Point Family Golf in Lowestoft, Suffolk - Emily won 32-34.

On the 18-hole Links Putting Course at Kirkley Cliffs in Lowestoft, Emily was the round winner once again with a score of 43 to Richard's 45, acing the final hole, while Richard carded a poor four.

Day 2 - 7th August 2011
At the 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Merrivale Model Village both players tied on scores of 22.

Emily was the winner once again on the (now) 12-hole Windmill Theatre Adventure Golf course, carding a score of 25, to Richard's 29.

The final round was played out on the Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf course and saw both Richard and Emily score rounds of 30 on the 12-hole course.

The final scores were:
Emily - 152
Richard - 160

Emily retained her Aces Champion title at the event, scoring five holes-in-one compared to Richard's two Aces.

Commenting on her big Minigolf win Emily 'Nine Lives' Gottfried said "As the ‘local’ in the tournament I knew I had the edge. The Lowestoft mini-golf course was fun and the putting green was excellent- a win with an Ace following a poor 4 by Squire was the highlight. The Great Yarmouth courses are always well kept, and great to play. Squire put up a good fight, but I always knew I would win this weekend.”

From the Archives:

Results of the 2007 North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge Minigolf Tournament

The mammoth two-day, 11 round, 134-hole Irregular Mini Golf Tour North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge tournament was played out over seven courses in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. It had been planned to include the Crazy Golf, Adventure Golf and Golf FX courses in Felixstowe, Suffolk, however these were closed on our visit.

The seven courses played were:

1. East Point Family Golf - Lowestoft
2. Pirates Cove Adventure Golf - Great Yarmouth
3. Arnold Palmer Putting Course 18-hole - Great Yarmouth
4. Arnold Palmer Putting Course 9-hole - Great Yarmouth
5. Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf - Great Yarmouth
6. Jungle Golf at the Gardens - Great Yarmouth
7. Hollywood Adventure Golf - Great Yarmouth

The final scores were as follows
Richard - 338
Emily - 361

Photo: Richard & the 2007 Irregular Mini Golf Tour North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge Trophy

Despite coming second in the main tournament Emily did win the 'Aces Championship' by scoring 10 holes-in-one over the weekend.


The Future of Minigolf...

The next Irregular Mini Golf Tour North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge tournament is scheduled to take place in June or August 2015.

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