Second Crazy Golf competition victory for Gottfried on the rooftop of Selfridges in London.
On Wednesday 29th August Luton Minigolfer Richard Gottfried won the ‘Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Final’ on the 9-hole rooftop Crazy Golf course at Selfridges Department Store in London.
.JPG "Richard Gottfried with the BIG Minigolf trophy he received for winning the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Final") |
| Richard Gottfried with the BIG Minigolf trophy he received for winning the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Final |
Having previously won the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr June Championship play-off title he was invited to compete in the final against the other monthly winner, the course record holder and wildcard players.
The grand final consisted of a two-round, 18-hole contest with nine other competitors on the Par-19 course. Scoring rounds of 14 and 17 for a total of 31(-7) Richard was eight shots ahead of the runner-up Mark Harris.
.jpg "Richard Gottfried playing hole 7 of the Bompas & Parr Crazy Golf course at Selfridges London") |
| Richard Gottfried playing hole 7 of the Bompas & Parr Crazy Golf course at Selfridges London |
Richard said “It’s absolutely brilliant to win the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Final and the massive minigolf trophy to go with my June play-off victory. The British summer wasn’t too kind to us on the day and the rainy weather before we teed-off made it feel more like an autumnal competition, but that didn’t dampen the mood and it was a fun contest. Well done to Bompas & Parr for creating a great Crazy Golf course that has been a lot of fun to play over the summer.”
Emily Gottfried competed in the championship as a wildcard entrant, scoring rounds of 21 and 19 to tie for third-place with Mitcham’s Alan Norman after both players scored a total of 40(+2).
.JPG "Emily Gottfried, Richard Gottfried and Alan 'Stormin' Norman at Bompas & Parr's Crazy Golf course") |
| Emily Gottfried, Richard Gottfried and Alan 'Stormin' Norman at Bompas & Parr's Crazy Golf course |
Back in the 1930’s Selfridges’ roof was home to one of the UK’s first Minigolf courses and the Bompas & Parr Crazy Golf course opened at the end of May for The Big Rooftop Tea & Golf Party. The course has been installed on the roof of Selfridges as part of the Big British Bang celebration taking place during the summer of 2012.
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3 comments:
Well Done Squire... :)
We need to get a new Trophy Cabinet :) Such a shame that the Selfridges course will soon be no more :(
Thank you Lemony!
I hope it's not another 80-odd years until the roof of Selfridges is home to another Crazy Golf course! I wonder what number visit the course in 2092 will be on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour??? I suppose I'll have to give it a play. We'll be able to fly to the roof in our flying car by then, that is if 110-year-olds are allowed a licence!
Check out the latest Crazy Golf blog post by the team at Putter Fingers for a mention of the Selfridges Crazy Golf course and a bit of Minigolf history:
"Mini Golf invented for women?"
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