Competition dates for the British Minigolf Association’s
2014 season announced.
The British Minigolf Association’s calendar of Minigolf,
Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf events for the 2014 Tour season has been announced, with nine competitions taking place at eight courses.
The 2014 Miniature Golf competition season officially teed-off at the BMGA Star City Open
at the 36-hole indoor Minigolf complex at Adventure Island Mini Golf in
Birmingham on the 26th of January, an event won by Oxford’s Michael Smith.
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| Emily playing hole 2 on the Lost Hut Trail of the Adventure Island Mini Golf course at Star City in Birmingham |
The first outdoor event of the season will see the BMGA British Masters played at the 18-hole Splash Point Mini Golf course in
Worthing, West Sussex on the 13th of April.
.JPG "Playing the Splash Point Mini Golf course in Worthing") |
| Playing the Splash Point Mini Golf course in Worthing |
Next up will be the BMGA British Championships at the
18-hole Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate, Kent which begins on the 10th
of May.
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| Hole 1 of the 18-hole Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate |
This will be followed by the Bluewater Challenge Cup
Pro-Am competition at the Pirate Cove Adventure Golf course at Bluewater Park
on the 25th of June. The course will also be the venue for the BMGA British Matchplay Championship on the 6th of July.
.JPG "Emily playing the Pirate Cove Adventure Golf course at Bluewater Park in Kent") |
| Emily playing the Pirate Cove Adventure Golf course at Bluewater Park in Kent |
The 18-hole Pirate Adventure Golf course in Hastings,
East Sussex will host three tournaments from the 19th of September, with the BMGA Players Championship, BMGA International Players Championship and the BMGA British Open titles being contested.
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| Emily playing in the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters tournament on the Pirates Adventure Golf course in Hastings |
In October the BMGA Tour will be back in Hastings for the
Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Championships played on the 18-hole Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course and teeing-off on the 25th of October.
.JPG "Playing the 5th hole - The Windmill aka The Turbines of Death - of the 18-hole Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Hastings. The course is the host venue of the World Crazy Golf Championships") |
| Playing the 5th hole - The Windmill aka The Turbines of Death - of the 18-hole Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course in Hastings. The course is the host venue of the World Crazy Golf Championships |
The BMGA Tour returns to the Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf at World of Golf in Sidcup for the Kent Open on the 9th of
November, with the Kent Minigolf Club’s Invitational Tournament concluding on
the 8th.
.JPG "Playing the Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf course at World of Golf Sidcup") |
| Playing the Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf course at World of Golf Sidcup |
Rounding out the 2014 Miniature Golf season will be the
BMGA British Club Championship held once again at the Basingstoke Golf Centre’s 9-hole Minigolf course in Hampshire.
.JPG "Playing the last hole of the 9-hole Mini Golf course at Basingstoke Golf Centre in Hampshire") |
| Playing the last hole of the 9-hole Mini Golf course at Basingstoke Golf Centre in Hampshire |
There are also a number of Club ‘Open’ Minigolf
competitions to be confirmed, along with the BMGA British Doubles Championship.
For more details of the British Minigolf Association and
the BMGA Tour Calendar please visit the BMGA website.
You can also "Meet the characters from the professional world of crazy golf!" in this great video by the Pub Sport Portal.
Emily and I have visited and played at all of the BMGA Tour’s
2014 tournament venues on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, check out the links
below for details from our visits:
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Related blog posts:
The British Minigolf Association has published the latest BMGA Tour ranking lists following the first event of the 2014 season and taking into account changes voted in at the BMGA's AGM on Saturday 1st March. Details and links below:
ReplyDeleteFirst BMGA Strokeplay Order Of Merit for 2014 published following the Star City Open.
- Richard Gottfried = 12th of 74 positions (135 players) with 1,310 points.
- Emily Gottfried = 42nd of 74 positions (135 players) with 536 points.
Revised BMGA Strokeplay Order Of Merit for 2014 updated following the changes voted in at the AGM.
- Richard Gottfried = 11th of 79 positions (135 players) with 1,480 points.
- Emily Gottfried = 34th of 79 positions (135 players) with 770 points.
2014 Season Only Rankings launched for the new BMGA season with revisions following the Player's Forum.
- Emily Gottfried = 14th of 40 players with 700 points.
- Richard Gottfried = 32nd of 40 players with 500 points.
Link:
- British Minigolf Association
The 2014 Splash Point Open minigolf competition has been announced and will tee-off at Denton Gardens on Saturday 26th July 2014.
ReplyDeleteCheck out my blog post here and the British Minigolf Association website for more information on the event.
The British Minigolf Association has announced details of some more Minigolf tournaments taking place during the 2014 season:
ReplyDelete- 6th September - Midlands Open at Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge
- 7th September - BMGA British Doubles Championship at Four Ashes Golf Centre in Dorridge
- 5th October - BMGA English Open at The Lost City Adventure Golf in Nottingham
Further details are available on the BMGA website.