The Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf competition in Manchester

I won the Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf tournament in Manchester 13 years ago today!

The first - and to date only - Chrizy Golf Masters minigolf tournament was held on a festive-themed pop-up crazy golf course at Piccadilly Place in Manchester on the 30th November 2012.

The Chrizy Golf course was gone once the 2012 festive season was over and the building remained empty, or used for other pop-ups, until the team at Junkyard Golf made it their home for another minigolf course. That layout was there for a couple of years. They have since moved on and can be found at a permanent venue at First Street in the city.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Chrizy Golf course was the 313th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 1,111 courses since September 2006.

Crazy Golf at Northwich Christmas Extravaganza - Saturday 29th November

There's a free-to-play Crazy Golf course at the Christmas Extravaganza in Northwich, Cheshire.

Northwich Christmas Extravaganza will have a free Crazy Golf course for visitors to play on Saturday 29th November.

Find out more.

The Northwich Christmas Extravaganza takes place in the town centre between 11am and 6pm on Saturday 29th November.

Find out more on the Visit Northwich website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We played a pop-up Christmas-themed course at the 2024 edition of Northwich's Christmas Extravaganza.

2026 British Minigolf Association Calendar of Events

Details of the British Minigolf Association Tour Calendar of Events for the 2026 Season.

The British Minigolf Association - the National Governing Body for the sport of minigolf in the UK - has released details of its 2026 Tour Calendar of Events.

18 events have been announced, with the Thanet Open at Lost Island in Margate, Kent teeing-off the season on the 1st February 2026. The 2026 BMGA Tour season is capped off with the British Indoor Minigolf Open at Volcano Falls in Castleford, West Yorkshire on the 29th November 2026.

Find out more

Check out the BMGA website for information about the British Minigolf Association, minigolf competitions, minigolf clubs and more.

The 2025 BMGA Tour Season.

The current BMGA Tour Season draws to a close on the 7th December with this years British Indoor Minigolf Open at Volcano Falls in Castleford.

Playing on the BMGA Tour.

Emily and I were full members of the BMGA from 2007 to 2015 and played in hundreds of minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf tournaments around the UK during that time.

I'm a seven-time winner on the UK national minigolf circuit, including two BMGA British Club Championships in 2008 and 2015, and a four-time finalist in the World Crazy Golf Championships. Through the BMGA I represented Great Britain in Nations Cup international tournaments in Finland and Sweden in 2008 and 2011.

Emily made her debut in the 2007 Virgin Money World Crazy Golf Championships and won 'The Gommery' Aces Title at the World Crazy Golf Championships in 2014 & 2015. A two-time WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women's Champion, Emily is also the British Women's Record Holder on the Eternit system of Miniature Golf with an 18-hole round of 24 (-12) at the Nations Cup in Stockholm in 2011.

Links:

• British Minigolf Association
• European Minigolf Sport Federation
• World Minigolf Sport Federation

Related blog posts:

• BMGA
• BMGA Tour
• British Minigolf Association
• Richard Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile
• Emily Gottfried's Minigolf Player Profile
• In the Crazy Golf Museum - minigolf membership cards

One month until Christmas

There's now just one month until Christmas Day!

We played a Christmas Crazy Golf hole at Teezers Golf & Cocktails in Coventry on Easter Sunday back in 2019

Refurbishment at Mulligans Crazy Golf in Cheltenham

The Mulligans crazy golf venue in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire has received a refurbishment.

Mulligans Cheltenham is home to two indoor 18-hole adventure golf courses - one is Jurassic-themed, with the other having an underwater theme.

As well as the refurbishment to the two indoor crazy golf courses at Mulligans Cheltenham, the venue has seen the addition of Electro-Darts and Electro-Shuffle, along with a new family-friendly sports viewing zone.

Find out more.

There are 13 Mulligans sites across the UK, including venues in Basildon, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Guildford, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Norwich, Stevenage, Tonbridge and Worcester.

Visit the Mulligans Cheltenham website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We visited Mr Mulligan's Lost World Golf at The Brewery Quarter in Cheltenham when the venue launched back in October 2017. The two courses there - Neptune's Mist and Canopy Creek - were the 784th and 785th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing at Mulligans Cheltenham in 2017

We've now been to 1,111 courses on our travels, the latest being the crazy golf course at Mulligans Hemel Hempstead.

The Flintstones Crazy Golf!

Where (and when) was this crazy golf course?

Where in the world was this crazy golf course we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour?

The Flintstones Crazy Golf!

Crazy Golf in Long Eaton

There are plans for a new crazy golf course in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

The new course has been proposed as part of plans by Spring Lakes Watersports and Leisure Centre to develop the Home Farm complex in Long Eaton.

Crazy Golf would be one of several activities on offer at the new leisure facility.

Find out more.

Visit the Spring Lakes Watersports and Leisure Centre website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It'd be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Hoddom Castle Caravan Park & Campsite

There's a Crazy Golf course at Hoddom Castle Caravan Park & Campsite near Lockerbie in Scotland.

The Hoddom Castle Caravan Park & Campsite near Lockerbie in Scotland has a crazy golf course.

Find out more.

Check out the Hoddom Castle Caravan Park & Campsite website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's always interesting finding out about minigolf course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

King Pins opening in Edinburgh

A new King Pins venue is opening in Edinburgh, Scotland.

King Pins will be opening a new location in Edinburgh in early 2026.

The King Pins Edinburgh venue will be home to tenpin bowling, crazy golf, ice free curling, shuffleboard, pool and more.

Mini Golf at King Pins at the Arndale Centre in Manchester

Find out more

Check out the King Pins website for more information on King Pins venues in Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Glasgow, and Belfast.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We've played Mini Golf at Kings Pins at the Manchester Arndale and the Trafford Palazzo locations on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing Mini Golf at King Pins at the Trafford Palazzo in Manchester

We swung by the King Pins venue at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds earlier this year.

Crazy Pool at King Pins at the White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds

We've also been bowling and played ice free curling at King Pins.

Ice Free Curling at King Pins at the Arndale Centre in Manchester

Link:

• King Pins

Related blog posts:

• King Pins

Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead

A visit to Mulligans Crazy Golf at Jarman Park in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.

Playing a round at Mulligans Hemel Hempstead.

I played the indoor 18-hole crazy golf course at Mulligans in Hemel Hempstead on my recent Crazy World of Minigolf Tour trip to the area.

Photos of Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead.

Find out more.

There are 13 Mulligans sites across the UK, including venues in Basildon, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cheltenham, Guildford, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Norwich, Stevenage, Tonbridge and Worcester.

Visit the Mulligans website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Mulligans Crazy Golf course at Jarman Park in Hemel Hempstead was the 594th course played and 1,111th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Videos:

• Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead (October 2025)
• Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead - Part 1
• Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead - Part 2
• Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead - Part 3
• Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead - Part 4
• Mulligans Crazy Golf in Hemel Hempstead - Part 5