British Minigolf Association Ranking updates following the BMGA British Championships

National Miniature Golf ranking update from the British Minigolf Association following the BMGA British Championships Margate.

The British Minigolf Association has published the Strokeplay Order of Merit following the 2014 BMGA British Minigolf Championships held at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate on the 10th and 11th of May.

In the latest update of the official BMGA Order of Merit for 2013/14 I am ranked in 10th place of 85 places (138 players).

Richard Gottfried on hole 14 of the Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate

Richard Gottfried's rankings in the Strokeplay Order of Merit in the 2013/14 season:

- Following the BMGA Star City Open - 12th of 74 places (135 players)

- Following the BMGA Star City Open & AGM changes - 11th of 79 places (135 players)

- Following the BMGA British Masters - 7th of 84 places (137 players)

- Following the BMGA British Championships - 10th of 85 places (138 players)

Emily has moved up in the BMGA Order of Merit rankings to be listed at number 21.

Emily playing hole 17 in the BMGA Hole-in-One Challenge shootout at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate during the BMGA British Championships weekend

Emily Gottfried's rankings in the Strokeplay Order of Merit in the 2013/14 season:

- Following the BMGA Star City Open - 42nd of 74 places (135 players)

- Following the BMGA Star City Open & AGM changes - 34th of 79 places (135 players)

- Following the BMGA British Masters - 26th of 84 places (137 players)

- Following the BMGA British Championships - 21st of 85 places (138 players)

Further details can be found on the British Minigolf Association website.

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- Updated BMGA Strokeplay Order Of Merit published following the British Championships

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Latest British Minigolf Association Ranking Updates

Ranking updates from the British Minigolf Association following the BMGA British Masters tournament in Worthing.

The British Minigolf Association has updated the ranking lists following the 2014 BMGA British Masters held at the excellent Splash Point Mini Golf course in Denton Gardens, Worthing on Sunday 13th April.

In the latest update of the official BMGA Order of Merit for 2013/14 I have moved up from 11th place of 79 places (135 players) to be ranked as the new British number 7. A total of 137 players are ranked in the list in 84 places.

Richard Gottfried playing hole 13 of the Splash Point Mini Golf course in Worthing during the BMGA British Masters

Following a very strong showing at the BMGA British Masters Emily has also moved up in the BMGA Order of Merit rankings from 34th place to 26th. The move inside the top 32 players in the UK also means she is now a Category 2 player for the first time in her Minigolf career. 

Emily putting on hole 4 of the Splash Point Mini Golf course in Worthing during the BMGA British Masters Hole-in-One Challenge

You can see the ranking lists, including the BMGA Season Only list, on the British Minigolf Association website.

- Updated BMGA Strokeplay Order Of Merit published following the British Masters

- April sees Smith retain his UK number 1 ranking and a new name at the top of Season Only Rankings

- Updated Season Only Rankings published following the British Masters

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Meet the characters from the professional world of crazy golf!



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British Minigolf Association Tournament Calendar for 2014

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

- Splash Point Mini Golf in Worthing - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Visit #181

- Course Played #34 Margate (Strokes) - Adventure Golf -Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

- New Course Visits - Pirate Cove Adventure Golf at Bluewater!

- Hastings Seafront - 18-Hole Pirate Adventure Golf Course- Minigolf Played #219

- Course Played #39 Hastings (Seafront) - Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Archives

- Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf at World of Golf Sidcup - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Courses played 205 & 206

- Basingstoke Golf Centre - New Mini Golf courses played onthe Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Links:

- British Minigolf Association

- BMGA Roll of Honour for the 2013 Season

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How to join the British Minigolf Association

Details of how you can join the British Minigolf Association for the 2014 Tour Season. Membership is available as a BMGA Tour Pro, or in a free online option.

British Minigolf Association Tour Players at the Midlands Opening Tournament in Dorridge 2012

The British Minigolf Association (BMGA) is the National Governing Body for Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf sport in the UK and offers two membership options for players - 'Free' & 'BMGA Tour Pro'.

- The 'Tour Card Membership' costs £20 for the season (rising to £25 if purchased from the 1st of February 2014) and entitles players to discounted pre-event practice rates at tournament venues on the calendar (some venues will offer these rates all season) and priority entry to selected events (subject to availability) before entries are opened to non Tour Pro members and the general public.

- The 'Free Membership' option is available via an online registration on the BMGA website and allows members to receive regular newsletters on forthcoming events, ranking updates and results from competitions on the BMGA Tour.

The 2014 BMGA Tour season tees-off on Sunday 26th of January with the Star City Open competition held at the Adventure Island Mini Golf course at Star City in Birmingham.

If you have any questions about British Minigolf Association membership or official tournaments please contact the BMGA via its website.

Minigolf interview with the Pub Sport Portal

Check out the interview I gave to Craig Rodhouse from the Pub Sport Portal during the British Minigolf Association's British Club Championship tournament in Basingstoke.

   

You can also view an interview with the BMGA's Chairman, the avuncular Sean Homer, on the Pub Sport Portal YouTube Channel, as well as a video of the whole event.

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Check out Minigolf on the Pub Sport Portal

Film of the BMGA British Minigolf Club Championship in Basingstoke.

The recent BMGA British Club Championship Minigolf tournament held at Basingstoke Golf Centre in Hampshire was visited by Craig Rodhouse from the Pub Sport Portal website.

Following the competition, the final event of the British Minigolf Association Tour’s 2013 season, a film showing the event highlights was put together – and what a great video it is too, with plenty of holes-in-one on show.

Check out the blog and video at the Pub Sport Portal.

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End of Season BMGA Tour Minigolf Rankings for 2013

Richard & Emily Gottfried's End of Season British Minigolf Association Tour Rankings for 2013.

The British Minigolf Association has published the final rankings for the 2013 UK Miniature Golf tournament season.

This year Emily and I were in our seventh year as British Minigolf Association Tour Pro players.

In the 2013 BMGA’s Official Strokeplay Order of Merit Rankings I finished in 11th place of 163 players, with Emily in 48th position.

Richard playing the final hole at the BMGA British Crazy Golf Open held in Hastings

In the 2013 BMGA Season Only Rankings I finished in 18th spot of 115 players with Emily ranked 27th.

Emily in a play-off against Paul Godding in the BMGA British Masters at Splash Point Mini Golf in Worthing. Ted McIver tends the flag

After achieving a 4th place finish in the 2013 BMGA British Masters competition I reached a career-high BMGA Tour ranking of 5th in the BMGA Strokeplay Order of Merit National Ranking List. My previous highest Minigolf rankings had been 7th in the 2010 BMGA Order of Merit and 5th in the BMGA Season Only Rankings for 2012.

My end of season position this year is the highest in the Strokeplay-only version of the Order of Merit, having previously finished the 2009/10 season in 11th place in the old combined strokeplay and matchplay Order of Merit.

Emily has had a great year on the BMGA Tour finishing third in the BMGA British Matchplay Championship in Boscombe, Dorset as well as winning the Category 3 title in the BMGA British Masters, and she was the Category 3 runner-up at the BMGA British Crazy Golf Open in Hastings.

Emily also became a two-time WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women's Champion when she defeated reigning champion Ruth Burke in a play-off for the title. At the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters we competed as part of Great Britain 3 and finished in fifth place in the team event.

2013 BMGA Tour Season Results for Richard and Emily Gottfried:
- BMGA Star City Open - Richard = 13th, Emily = 18th (24-players)
- BMGA British Crazy Golf Open - Richard = 11th, Emily = 20th and Category 3 runner-up (33-players)
- BMGA British Masters - Richard = 4th, Emily = 12th and Category 3 winner (27-players)
- BMGA British Adventure Golf Open - Richard = 10th, Emily = 19th (23-players)
- BMGA British Matchplay Championship - Emily = 3rd, Richard = DNP (17-players)
- World Crazy Golf Championship - Richard = 21st, Emily = 51st (78-players)

Video of the 2013 BMGA British Masters at Splash Point Mini Golf in Worthing, by 2 Dog Imaging.


2013 WMF Season Results for Richard and Emily Gottfried:
- WMF World Adventure Golf Masters - Richard = 20th, Emily = 27th and Women's Champion (37-players)
- WMF World Adventure Golf Team Masters - Great Britain 3 (Richard Gottfried, Emily Gottfried, Craig Patterson and John Moore) = 5th of 7 teams

Great Britain 3 at the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters tournament in Hastings, East Sussex from l-r John Moore (c), Emily Gottfried, Richard Gottfried, Craig Patterson

There is one competition left on the 2013 BMGA Tour, with the BMGA British Club Championship taking place at Basingstoke Golf Centre.

The 2014 BMGA Tour tees-off at the BMGA Star City Open at Adventure Island Mini Golf in Birmingham on Sunday 26th January.

In the BMGA 2013 Season Rankings for Clubs Emily and the Cambridgeshire Mini Golf Club finished in second place. Richard and the Midlands Minigolf Club finished in third place of six teams.

The British Minigolf Association is the governing body for Minigolf Sport, including Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf. Formed in 1998 the BMGA organises Minigolf competitions for its members across the UK. The BMGA is a member of the World Minigolf Sport Federation and the European Minigolf Sport Federation. Two options are available for Membership of the British Minigolf Association. Further details can be found on the BMGA website.

World Minigolf Sport Federation Rankings

In the March 2013 edition of the World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) Minigolf Rankings Emily is in tied 130th place of 130 positions alongside players from Iran, China, Portugal, China and Thailand. A total of 140 players are listed in the WMF General Class (Adults) Women’s category.

In the WMF General Class (Adults) Men's category I am ranked in tied 406^th place of 406 positions. A total of 413 players are in the list and I sit alongside GB team-mates Scott Lancley and Brad Shepherd, and players from Russia, Hong Kong, Norway and China.

Overall Great Britain is ranked 18th of 29 Nations, with Germany at number one, Austria at two and Sweden at number three.

The November 2013 edition of the WMF Rankings is due to be published soon.

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Emily Gottfried third in the BMGA British Matchplay Minigolf Championships in Boscombe

8th July 2013

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Emily Gottfried third in the BMGA British Matchplay Minigolf Championships in Boscombe

Luton Minigolfer Emily Gottfried finished in third place of 17-players in the British Minigolf Association’s British Matchplay Championships at the Boscombe Chine Gardens Mini Golf course in Dorset on Sunday 7th July, winning four of six matches in the national event.

Emily Gottfried playing the 17th hole at Boscombe Chine Mini Golf

The 2013 competition was the sixth edition of the tournament, but Emily’s debut in the event and her first tournament played on the 18-hole Boscombe course.

The first stage was played in a round robin format. After a one-hole loss to London’s Gareth Holmes in the first match Emily rallied to win against London’s Alan Norman by one-hole before defeating Bexhill-on-Sea’s Alex Pragnell 3&2.

Qualifying as the group runner-up Emily was drawn to face Cambridge’s Tony Kelly in the quarter finals. Their match was tied after 18-holes and went to a sudden-death play-off that Emily won with a hole-in-one at the fourth extra-hole.

The semi-final draw saw Emily face BMGA British number one Michael Smith. Going two holes up on the front nine holes Emily eventually lost 2&1 after a fightback from the defending champion.

In the third/fourth place play-off Emily was matched against Kent’s Mark Wood. The match ended in victory for Emily with a 3&2 win.

Emily said "I am extremely pleased with my performance in the tournament. To finish in third place in my first British Matchplay tournament is better than I expected. The course has its tough holes, but I enjoyed it and feel I that played well all day, throughout the beautiful hot weather and did myself proud."

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Emily Gottfried wins the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women’s Title in Hastings

22nd June 2013
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Emily Gottfried wins the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women’s Title in Hastings

Gottfried’s compete in the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters International Championship in Hastings.

Luton Minigolfers Richard and Emily Gottfried received their fifth Great Britain caps as they played in the third World Minigolf Sport Federation tournament held in the UK. Emily became a two-time WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women’s Champion at the event defeating defending champion Ruth Burke in a sudden-death play-off at the third extra-hole after both players had tied after six rounds.

Emily Gottfried - 2013 WMF Women's World Adventure Golf Masters Champion

The 2013 WMF World Adventure Golf Masters took place at the 18-hole Pirate-themed Adventure Golf course in Hastings, East Sussex on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June and saw a 37 player individual tournament take place along with a seven-team competition.

Great Britain 3 from l-r John Moore (c), Emily Gottfried, Richard Gottfried, Craig Patterson

Emily said “I'm unbelievably happy to win my second World Adventure Golf Master Women’s Title. It was a close-fought battle, with Ruth and I trading the lead between each of the six rounds, and then finally finishing on the same score. The play-off was tense so to win it with an ace on the third-hole was an exciting way to secure the title!"

As part of the Great Britain 3 Team Richard and Emily teamed with Newcastle’s John Moore and Brighton’s Craig Patterson as they took on Germany, Sweden, three other Great Britain teams and a WMF Allstar team comprised of players from Germany and Finland. The GB3 team made the cut for the final round and finished in fifth place overall, defeating the much fancied GB2 team in the contest. Germany won the event, with GB1 runners-up and Sweden in third place.

In the two-day individual competition played over seven-rounds Richard finished in 20th place scoring rounds of 36, 33, 33, 35, 33, 33 and 30 for a total of 233(-19). In the male category competition he finished in tied 12th place of 22 players.

Richard Gottfried hitting a hole-in-one

Emily scored rounds of 33, 37, 32, 34, 37, 38 and 34 for a total of 245(-7) and 27th place in the overall tournament.

Emily Gottfried teeing-off in the sudden-death play-off

Richard said “It’s always special playing for the national team and I was pleased to put in a good performance for our team. I was very pleased to shoot a low of 29 in the team final and to finish 19-under par in the individual contest was a good result. Well done to Emily on her women’s title win too, she did very well to recompose herself after a fraught final round to secure the win through the play-off.”

Sunday 16th June also saw the second BMGA British Adventure Golf Open competition take place. The three-round tournament saw Richard finish in 10th place with Emily in 19th in the 23-player field. The result sees Richard move up one place in the BMGA Tour Strokeplay Order of Merit Rankings to 7th of 125 players, with Emily in 44th position. In the BMGA Season Only Rankings for 2013 Richard is in 9th place of 56 players and Emily is in 15th spot.

In the latest World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) Rankings Great Britain is ranked 18th of 29 countries.

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A New Career High Minigolf Ranking!

Gottfrieds in the latest British Minigolf Association Rankings.

The British Minigolf Association has updated the BMGA Strokeplay Order of Merit and BMGA Season Only Rankings for the 2013 season following the 14th annual BMGA British Masters Minigolf championship held at the 18-hole Splash Point Mini Golf course in Worthing, West Sussex.

Tackling the Volcano hole at Splash Point Mini Golf

After achieving a 4th place finish in the BMGA British Masters competition I am now ranked at a career-high of 5th in the BMGA Strokeplay Order of Merit National Ranking List. 121 players are currently ranked in the list, with Emily at number 42.

Emily in a play-off at Splash Point Mini Golf

The British Minigolf Association was formed in 1998 and is the governing body for Minigolf Sport, including Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf and organises tournaments and produces rankings lists for its members across the UK. The BMGA is a member of the World Minigolf Sport Federation and the European Minigolf Sport Federation. Two BMGA membership options are available – Free and Tour Pro. Further details can be found on the BMGA website.

BMGA Strokeplay Order of Merit National Ranking 2012-2013 Season following the BMGA British Masters:

1. Michael SMITH 3185

2. Adam KELLY 2785

3. Sean HOMER 2046

4. James RUTHERFORD 1935

5. Richard GOTTFRIED 1926

6. William DONNELLY 1826

7. Peter EMMERSON 1800

8. Tony KELLY 1785

9. John MCIVER 1655

10. Andy EXALL 1555

11. Brad SHEPHERD 1416

12. Scott LANCLEY 1405

13. Fred BLACKBURN SHAW 1351

14. John MOORE 1226

15. Alex PRAGNELL 1187

16. Kevin MOSELEY 1130

17. Chris JONES 1116

18. Marc CHAPMAN 1100

19. David GOMM 1066

20. Seth THOMAS 1060

21. Ruth BURKE 1040

22. Chris HARDING 1030

23. Alan NORMAN 986

24. Paul JOHNSON 946

25. Christopher SMITH 936

26. Gareth HOLMES 922

27. Craig PATTERSON 837

28. David DONNELLY 837

29. Nick SANDQVIST 810

30. Keith KELLARD 800

31. Trevor EXALL 760

32. Alastair SHAW 515

33. Stephen GOW 500

34. James TRUBRIDGE 492

35. Denis EXALL 300

36. Mark WOOD 297

37. Oliver FLORENCE 285

38. Stephen LANGFORD 280

39. Steve STURDY 260

40. Simon HONE 251

41. Oli PAXTON 250

42. Emily GOTTFRIED 248

43. Owen JOHNSON 223

44. Rupert CONEY 220

45. Nick CHITTY 185

46. Chris HANNIGAN 180

47. Jon ANGEL 122

48. Alan FAWDEN 120

49. Peter JONES 120

50. Nuno CUNHA 100

51. David HARTLEY 70

52. James WATERHOUSE 70

53. Brenda SMITH 62

54. Chris WOOD 27

55. Marina BREEDEN 21

56. Richard SKEGGS 11

57. Marion HOMER 3

58. Richard LINDEN 3

59. Martin GREENHEAD 3

60. Ollie GREENHEAD 3

61. Paul GODDING 3

62. Brian SMITH 2

63. David PRAGNELL 2

64. Adam BREEDEN 2

65. Adrian PARSONS 1

66. Graham STURTON 1

67. Jeremy MOON 1

68. Helen EDWARDS 1

69. Steve LOVELL 1

70. Chris CLARK 1

71. Steven RAGLESS 1

72. Derek CLARK 1

73. Marc BAZELEY 1

74. Jonathan BRISTOW 1

75. Philip HANDRIHAN 1

76. Kyle MCSPORRAN 1

77. David SIMPSON 1

78. Josh PENMAN 1

79. Kieran JONES 1

80. Vanessa WOOD 1

81. Oli POOLE 1

82. Neil PARSONS 1

83. Jonathan GOY 1

84. Harry MEDAWAR 1

85. Chris JOHNS 1

86. Caroline BENFIELD 1

87. David BODYCOMBE 1

88. Giuseppe RUGGIERO 1

89. Matthew HUMPHREY 1

90. Rhys GRANT 1

91. Aidan LEE 1

92. Ed EVANS 1

93. Allun WAKEFIELD 1

94. Paul JONES 1

95. Tom DAILEY 1

96. Georg BAUER 1

97. Charlie TALBOT 1

98. Harley EDWARDS 1

99. Jon HANCOCK 1

100. Lee EDWARDS 1

101. George EDWARDS 1

102. Bulent HOSSEIN 1

103. Tarik HOSSEIN 1

104. Mustafa MANYERA 1

105. Ayten MANYERA 1

106. Andrew FRANKLIN 1

107. Rose MAHONEY 1

108. Jack MATTHEWS 1

109. Anna GREEN 1

110. Alan MCLAUGHLIN 1

111. Toby FITZHERBERT 1

112. Neil GRAY 1

113. James MULLINS 1

114. Paul TATTERTON 1

115. Graham CALDERBANK 1

116. John BARRON 1

117. Matthew LEMMON 1

118. Robert WITTON 1

119. Mike KOZIOL 1

120. Chris WALSH 1

121. Nicholas BROWN 1

In the BMGA Season Only Rankings for 2013 I am currently ranked at number seven, with Emily at number 10, with a total of 49 players having competed in an official BMGA Tour contest so far this season.

The BMGA also operates a Season Only Ranking List for Clubs and a BMGA Matchplay Order of Merit Ranking for competitions including the BMGA British Matchplay Championship and BMGA British Doubles Championship.

In the current BMGA Club Rankings the Midlands Minigolf Club of which I am a member is at number two, while Emily and her cohorts in the Cambridgeshire Mini Golf Club are at number three of six clubs.

BMGA 2013 Season Club Rankings following the BMGA British Masters:

1. Kent Minigolf Club - 110

2. Midlands Minigolf Club - 32

3. Cambridgeshire Mini Golf Club - 13

4. Splash Point Mini Golf Club - 9

5. London Minigolf Club - 8

6. Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club - 1

The BMGA Matchplay Order of Merit Rankings remains the same as for the 2012 season-end as no matchplay contests have yet taken place in the 2013 season. In the BMGA Matchplay Order of Merit for 2011-12 I was ranked 15th of 60 players, with Emily in 41st place.

In the November 2012 edition of the World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) Minigolf Rankings Emily is in tied 113th place of 113 positions alongside players from Iran, China, Portugal and Thailand. 123 players are listed in the WMF General Class (Adults) Women’s category. In the WMF General Class (Adults) Men's category I am ranked in tied 391st place of 391 positions. A total of 399 players are in the list and I sit alongside GB team-mates Scott Lancley and Brad Shepherd, and players from Russia, Hong Kong, Norway, Hungary and China. Overall Great Britain is ranked 18th of 29 Nations, with Germany at number one, Austria at two and Sweden at number three.

Links:

• British Minigolf Association

• World Minigolf Sport Federation

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• Minigolf Report – 2013 BMGA British Masters in Worthing

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• Join the British Minigolf Association for the 2013 Minigolf Season

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