Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Played #17 St Albans, Hertfordshire (Verulamium Park) - Crazy Golf

Back on the 11th of April 2007 I visited and played the 12-hole Crazy Golf course in Verulamium Park, St Albans, Hertfordshire. At the time it was just the 17th course played on what would become the epic Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

On my first visit I scored rounds of 25, 27 and 35!

I also re-visited it with my former Dodgeball Associates 'Rowdy' Russell Fenner and Paul 'Barer' Harvey for a three-round event on the 10th May 2007.

In the Irregular Mini Golf Tour's Triple-O Thursday 36 Competition, Me and Paul tied having scored a total of 87(+11), Russell scored a 103(+31).



Richard & Humpty.



On the 20th November 2010 I was in St Albans so decided to visit the course to see what the course was like now.

Humpty was still there.



A blue Dolphin now 'Guards' the course from the corner!







I also noticed that the following two holes have changed slightly:
Hole 1 - May 2007

Hole 1 - November 2010


Hole 7 - May 2007


Hole 7 - November 2010


We have also played this type/design of course on a number of occasions on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, including:

• 18 Luton (Wardown Park) - Crazy Golf - Review at Miniaturegolfer.com here


• 48 Lytham St Anne’s - Crazy Golf


• 61 Southsea - Crazy Golf


• 79 Gravesend (Woodlands Park) - Derelict Crazy Golf


• Visit 97 to Maidenhead's Riverside Gardens saw us meet another 'Humpty' and the course did use some similar Fibreglass obstacles, but it was an 18-hole Eternit course (we also revisited it on 10/10/10 at 9pm!)


• 130 Saundersfoot - Crazy Golf


• 132 Eglwyswrw (Dyfed Shires & Leisure Farm) - Crazy Golf


• 134 Llanrhystud (Penrhos Golf & Country Club) - Crazy Golf


• 138 Tywyn (Leisure Park) - Crazy Golf


• 144 Towyn (Knightly's on Sandbank Road) - Crazy Golf


• 156 Melbourn (Kingsway Golf Centre) - Crazy Golf - now replace by The Himalayas Putting Course


• 202 Knaresborough (Conyngham Hall Gardens) - Crazy Golf

And we've also visited these types of courses in the following places (but for one reason or another haven't been able to play them):

• Lytham St Anne’s - Crazy Golf #2


• Newcastle (Exhibition Park) - Derelict 9-hole Crazy Golf


• Porthmadog - Crazy Golf (arrived at 5.30pm, course closed at 6pm but would not let us play)


• Smeeth (The Woolpack Inn) - Crazy Golf - had similar obstacles


• Riviera Hotel, Bowleaze Cove, Weymouth - Crazy Golf

There is also a 9-hole Putting Green at the Abbey View Golf Course at Verulamium Park, it was getting dark and very cold so I didn't play it on this visit.




Links to related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- St Albans
- Humpty

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Minigolf Challenge Matches at Watford TopGolf (& course visit updates)

On Monday 2nd February 2010 (Groundhog Day) we headed to TopGolf Watford for some Minigolf Challenge Matches versus our old Dodgeball adversary, Hatfield's 'Rowdy' Russell Fenner.

In the main competition - the Irregular Mini Golf Tour Dodgeball UK Reunion Minigolf Tournament - the three former Dodgeball UK Team Captains* faced off in an 18-hole battle in the cold and wet weather conditions.



*Dodgeball UK Teams & Captains:
Abingdon Dodgeball Alliance (ADE) - 'Stentorian' Richard Gottfried
Just Might Lose - Emily 'Nine Lives' Gottfried
Welwyn Dodgeball Warriors (WDW) - 'Rowdy' Russell Fenner

At the end of the round we were all tied on a score of 48(+12) which forced a play-off at the 18th hole to decide the winner.

In the play-off 'Rowdy' Russell was first eliminated after hitting a three, and in the second play-off round I scored a two, compared to Emily's three to win the bragging rights!

The players on the podium.

We also played two Putting Green Challenge matches while we were there, with Emily and Russell both on 9(-1) in match one, and with Emily the victor in match two, with another one-under round of 9.

The Adventure Golf course at Watford was the 8th we played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour way back in December 2006.

We've played there a number of times over the years and the course remains one of the most difficult we've played. It's still a good fun course, and the centre's facilities are good.

TopGolf Watford also has a Putting Course, which until fairly recently was a 9-hole course, but is now only 5-holes. The photos below show the difference.

9-hole Putting Green in 2006.

5-hole Putting Green in 2010.

A hole to nowhere!?
The 4th hole on the 'new' course is also incredibly short.


Details of other Irregular Mini Golf Tour competitions we have played there can be found at the links below:
http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/2009/10/adventure-golf-at-watford-topgolf.html

http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/2008/12/results-of-third-annual-watford-classic.html

http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/2008/02/what.html

Photo: Christopher 'One BMGA Tour Event' Gottfried & 'Squire' Richard Gottfried line-up during a round at TopGolf Watford in April 2007.