On Saturday 6th of April along with fellow members of the British Minigolf Association and Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team Emily and I were invited along to the grand opening of the new 9-hole indoor Krazy Golf course at the Quest adventure and entertainment zone at Westfield’s Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley.
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| Warming up before the Mini Golf Open competition at the Quest Krazy Golf course |
The format of the day saw us practice playing the course, coach staff and the public and compete in challenge matches against shoppers! We also contested the Mini Golf Open amongst the six seasoned Tour veterans and GB team members, with former BMGA British Minigolf Champion Jon ‘The Stance’ Angel victorious with a score of 18(par) in his round.
2013 Quest Mini Golf Open competition results:
1. Jon ‘The Stance’ Angel – 18(par)
2. Chris ‘Who’ Harding – 19(+1)
3(T). Paul ‘The Overtaker’ Johnson – 21(+3)
3(T). Emily ‘Lemony’ Gottfried – 21(+3)
5. ‘Squire’ Richard Gottfried – 23(+5)
6. Owen ‘Jackpot’ Johnson – 26(+8)
The course is great fun and interesting to play. The holes are unique and there are plenty of hole-in-one opportunities, along with some tricky shots too!
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| From l-r 'Squire' Richard Gottfried, Squire' Richard Gottfried and Squire' Richard Gottfried playing hole 2 |
The course record before the Minigolf Open Day was held by the course manager Mark Knox with a great score of 17(-1), but by the end of the day two-time World Crazy Golf Champion Chris ‘Who’ Harding had managed to shoot a low of 16(-2) to set the course record.
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| Chris 'Who' Harding takes the course record |
It was nice for us to be able to pass on Minigolf hints and tips through the coaching sessions and challenge matches, and plenty of people were giving the course and game a try.
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| Hole 4 has a steep hill and camber to deal with |
In a challenge match between me and Emily I won with a score of 17(-1) to Emily’s 19(+1). And in a match between me, fellow Minigolf adventurer Owen ‘Jackpot’ Johnson and Chris, I won with a score of 17(-1) to Chris’ 18(par) and Owen’s 24(+6).
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| Almost an Ace on hole 2 |
For more information on the Quest Krazy Golf course do check out the Quest website. As well has the Minigolf course the adventure area has a Nerf combat arena, shooting galleries and high ropes activities for all ages!
After we’d played the main Minigolf event we had a go on the Nerf combat game which was fast paced, great fun and a little bit painful if you got hit by a Nerf foam ‘bullet’ at close range!
.JPG "After playing the Nerf Combat Arena game at Quest Merry Hill") |
| Nerfed |
Emily and Owen also had a go on the High Ropes activity which is situated above the main Quest area – you could easily miss seeing it unless you look up when you enter/exit Quest!
.JPG "Emily takes to new heights at Quest Merry Hill") |
| Emily on the High Ropes Extreme |
All-in-all it was a great day out. We’ll definitely be back to play the course again and hopefully there’ll be more Miniature Golf tournaments at the course in the future.
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| A laser effect surrounding the cup on hole 3 at Quest Merry Hill |
The course was the 528th Emily and I have visited and the 317th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.
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| Hole 3 |
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| Hole 4 |
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| Hole 9 |
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6 comments:
Great Course, really fun to play!
Really enjoyed the Nerf and the High Ropes too!
The last thing we need is three Richard Gottfrieds though!!
Quest Krazy Golf Video Now Online - Check out the video Showcasing the 9-hole Krazy Golf course at the Quest Adventure and Entertainment Zone at Westfield Merry Hill.
Check out The Quest's website and the Mini Golf page to see a photo of me, Chris Harding and Paul Johnson playing the course!
We spotted some famous Minigolf faces on a Crazy Golf course leaflet for The Quest's Krazy Golf course!
Check out the blog post "A great piece of Minigolf ephemera"
Sad to hear that Quest will be closing down on 4 May 2015.
The Krazy Mini Golf course is well worth a visit and its good news that there's still time to play there.
Blog - Krazy Golf at Quest Merry Hill
Links:
- Quest Merry Hill website
- Quest Merry Hill Facebook
- Quest Merry Hill Twitter
- Quest Krazy Golf launch video
The Quest Merry Hill Adventure and Entertainment Centre in Dudley was under threat of closure, but the good news is it will be staying open after a new business stepped in to take over the operation.
Read more on the Quest Facebook page.
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