Please nominate us for the Luton Sports Awards!
Entries have opened for the annual Luton Sports Awards, organised by Luton Sports Network and Emily & I would both really appreciate your nomination to help us be shortlisted (and hopefully win) a prestigious Luton Sports Award. Details on 'Criteria' and 'How to Nominate' is below. The nomination form can be downloaded from here.
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| International Minigolfers Emily & Richard Gottfried |
Emily is entering the ‘Sports Woman of the Year’ category and I am entering the ‘Sports Man of the Year’ category. A summary of the highlights of our 2012 Minigolf Season can also be found below.
The closing date for nominations is Monday 18th of February 2013 and the Awards Ceremony will take place on Thursday 21st of March 2013. further details about the Luton Sports Awards and Luton Sports Network can be found on the Luton Sports Network website.
British Minigolf Association (BMGA) Tour Competition Highlights 2012
- I won a BMGA Tour title with victory at the BMGA & Putterfingers Oswestry Games Championship in July
- Emily was the runner-up in the Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club Open in October and in the second placed team at the BMGA Oswestry Games Pro-Am Minigolf Classic
- I was the runner-up in the Category 2 BMGA British Minigolf Championships and 7th place overall in the Major championship
- Emily captained a Cambridgeshire Mini Golf Club team at the BMGA British Club Championships leading them to fourth place
- Emily was the runner-up in the Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club Open in October and in the second placed team at the BMGA Oswestry Games Pro-Am Minigolf Classic
- I was the runner-up in the Category 2 BMGA British Minigolf Championships and 7th place overall in the Major championship
- Emily captained a Cambridgeshire Mini Golf Club team at the BMGA British Club Championships leading them to fourth place
British Minigolf Association (BMGA) Tour Rankings for 2012
- I finished the 2012 Miniature Golf season ranked in a career-high of 5th place in the 2012 BMGA Season Only Rankings. Emily was ranked 37th in the 120 player strong rankings and the third-best female player in the list
- In the BMGA Strokeplay Order of Merit Rankings I finished in 15th place of 96 players, with Emily in 41st place and second amongst the female players
- In the BMGA Matchplay Order of Merit I was ranked 15th of 60 players, with Emily in 41st place and in fifth place of the female players
- In the BMGA 2012 Season Rankings for Clubs Emily and the Cambridgeshire Mini Golf Club finished in second place. Me and the Midlands Minigolf Club finished in third place of six teams
International Minigolf Tournament Highlights 2012
- Both Emily and I gained our fourth Great Britain caps when we competed in the second WMF World Adventure Golf Masters tournament in Hastings in May. I finished the event in 14th place overall and in 11th place in the men’s competition. Emily was runner-up in the women’s event and 17th overall. As part of the Great Britain B team (with Brad Shepherd & Ruth Burke) we finished the international championship in fourth place
- At October’s ‘Castle Golf’ World Crazy Golf Championship in Hastings I was once again a finalist and finished the tournament in 17th place of 53 players in my sixth appearance for England
- At October’s ‘Castle Golf’ World Crazy Golf Championship in Hastings I was once again a finalist and finished the tournament in 17th place of 53 players in my sixth appearance for England
Independent Minigolf Competition Highlights 2012
- I won the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship June Play-off at Selfridges London and went on to win the Grand Final in August
- I also won the Chrizy Golf Masters Championship in Manchester in December
- Emily was tied third in the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Grand Final
Other Highlights from 2012
- I also won the Chrizy Golf Masters Championship in Manchester in December
- Emily was tied third in the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship Grand Final
Other Highlights from 2012
- I was the organiser of the Minigolf activities in the 2012 Oswestry Games festival of sport held in Oswestry, Shropshire. The Oswestry Games were the first multi-sport event that Minigolf had been a part of in the UK and along with fellow coaches from the British Minigolf Association we organised a series of training & coaching activities and competitions for local novice players, a Pro-Am and a tournament for BMGA Tour Pro players
- As a member of the BMGA's Executive Committee I helped to organise and promote 28 British Minigolf Association Tour Events and as part of the WMF's Marketing & Media Committee I worked on eight WMF & EMF International Minigolf Championship Events
- These voluntary sports organisation activities were also logged as part of my Sport Makers logged hours and as a Sport Maker I was a Paralympic Flame Assistant at the Paralympic Flame Celebration Event in Luton in August
- Emily was a Tournament Director at the BMGA British Open tournament held at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate in September and also helped run and marshal other BMGA competitions during the season including the 'Castle Golf' World Crazy Golf Championship in October
Photo Links:
- Richard teeing-off in the 'Castle Golf' World Crazy Golf Championship in Hastings
- Richard playing hole 16 in the 'Castle Golf' World Crazy Golf Championship
- Richard playing hole 1 at the BMGA British Club Championship in Basingstoke
- Richard playing during the BMGA & Putterfingers Oswestry Games Championship
- Richard with his gold medal on the podium following his win at the BMGA & Putterfingers Oswestry Games Championship
- Richard with the trophy from the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship June Play-off at Selfridges London
- Emily playing the final hole at the Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club Open
- Emily with her silver medal at the Oswestry Games Pro-Am Tournament
- As a member of the BMGA's Executive Committee I helped to organise and promote 28 British Minigolf Association Tour Events and as part of the WMF's Marketing & Media Committee I worked on eight WMF & EMF International Minigolf Championship Events
- These voluntary sports organisation activities were also logged as part of my Sport Makers logged hours and as a Sport Maker I was a Paralympic Flame Assistant at the Paralympic Flame Celebration Event in Luton in August
- Emily was a Tournament Director at the BMGA British Open tournament held at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate in September and also helped run and marshal other BMGA competitions during the season including the 'Castle Golf' World Crazy Golf Championship in October
Photo Links:
- Richard teeing-off in the 'Castle Golf' World Crazy Golf Championship in Hastings
- Richard playing hole 16 in the 'Castle Golf' World Crazy Golf Championship
- Richard playing hole 1 at the BMGA British Club Championship in Basingstoke
- Richard playing during the BMGA & Putterfingers Oswestry Games Championship
- Richard with his gold medal on the podium following his win at the BMGA & Putterfingers Oswestry Games Championship
- Richard with the trophy from the Crazy Golf with Bompas & Parr Championship June Play-off at Selfridges London
- Emily playing the final hole at the Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club Open
- Emily with her silver medal at the Oswestry Games Pro-Am Tournament
Related Blog Posts:
- Minigolf Report – Gottfried’s Final Results & End of Season Review 2012
- End of Season BMGA Tour Minigolf Rankings for 2012
- Richard Gottfried - Minigolf Player Profile
- Emily Gottfried - Minigolf Player Profile
- 2012 - A Big Year of Sport
- End of Season BMGA Tour Minigolf Rankings for 2012
- Richard Gottfried - Minigolf Player Profile
- Emily Gottfried - Minigolf Player Profile
- 2012 - A Big Year of Sport
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