Scrap Iron Cup #8 - Richard Gottfried Regains Title in Liverpool

Eighth Scrap Iron Cup Minigolf Competition - Results and Report

'Squire' Richard Gottfried defeated Peter 'The Crazy Aced Assassin' Jones to regain the Scrap Iron Cup title. A five-player field competed in the Eighth Scrap Iron Cup minigolf competition, with defending champion Seth ‘Clockwork Orange’ Thomas, having retained the title on the Saturday, putting the title up for grabs again on Sunday 20th March.


Paul 'The Overtaker' Johnson and former Scrap Iron Cup champion Owen 'Jackpot' Johnson were the other competitors at the tournament played on the Volcano course at the Jungle Rumble Indoor Adventure Golf course in Liverpool.

Scrap Iron Cup
20/03/2011
Venue: Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf, Liverpool

Round One - Strokeplay
Rank Player
1. Richard Gottfried - 16
2. Peter Jones - 17
2. Paul Johnson - 17
4. Owen Johnson - 19
5. Seth Thomas - 20

A play-off was required between Peter Jones & Paul Johnson to decide the second finalist. This was played on the Swamp Course and was decided at the second-hole (the 17th!) as Peter Jones hit a two, to Paul's three, to qualify for his first-ever Scrap Iron Cup Final. Both players had scored twos on the opening hole of the sudden-death head-to-head (the 18th!).

Round Two – Matchplay

Richard Gottfried vs. Peter Jones

Result - Richard Gottfried wins 1up

Scrap Iron Cup - Hall of Fame
2011 - #8 - Richard Gottfried beat Peter Jones - Liverpool
2011 - #7 - Seth Thomas beat Paul Johnson - Liverpool
2011 - #6 - Seth Thomas beat Owen Johnson - Hither Green
2011 - #5 - Seth Thomas beat Richard Gottfried - Bristol
2011 - #4 - Richard Gottfried beat Cindy Kukielka - Birmingham
2010 - #3 - Owen Johnson beat Richard Gottfried - Birmingham
2010 - #2 - Richard Gottfried beat Paul Johnson - Weymouth
2010 - #1 - Richard Gottfried beat Paul Johnson - Sandbanks

Video of the Final Hole of Round One - Strokeplay


Photos from the Competition






Rules of the Scrap Iron Cup
• Played between members of the Midlands Minigolf Club
• Played in either groups of two, or one group, in round one
• Groups are drawn at random (often using the 'balls in a hat' technique)
• Round one is a strokeplay match played over 7, 9, 11, 12 or 18 holes
• The two players with the top scores after round one qualify for the second round/final
• Round two is a matchplay match played over 7, 9, 12 or 18 holes
• The winner of the matchplay match becomes the Scrap Iron Cup* Champion**

* The Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup (aka the 'NABBA ENGLAND 95 CLASS TWO WINNER' Trophy) remains the property of Owen and Paul Johnson
** The Reigning Scrap Iron Champion retains the cup until the next defence whereupon it is given up until the next Scrap Iron Cup tournament has been completed

Irregular Mini Golf Tour - T&G Classic 2011 - James 'The Rocket' Rutherford Propels himself to Victory

Minigolf Results and Report Irregular Mini Golf Tour - T&G Classic 2011 - James 'The Rocket' Rutherford Propels himself to Victory

On Friday 19th March 2011 two new players joined the Irregular Mini Golf Tour, with Lewisham's James 'The Rocket' Rutherford and Oxford's Chris 'WMD' Smith competing in the 'IMGT T&G Classic' at the Jungle Rumble Indoor Adventure Golf Course in Liverpool.

The 18-hole competition took place on the Swamp Course at Jungle Rumble and was won by 'The Rocket' with a score of 34(-2), 'Squire' Richard Gottfried was runner-up with a 35(-1), with 'WMD' third with a score of 38(+2).

Rutherford scored a great four Aces in a row between holes 12 and 15 and narrowly missed out on recording a run of six Hole-in-Ones.

Photo: From l-r Richard Gottfried, James Rutherford, Chris Smith

Minigolf Report - BMGA National Open

23rd March 2011
Press Information
For Immediate Release

Minigolf Report – BMGA National Open in Liverpool

Luton Minigolfers Richard and Emily Gottfried teed-off at the British Minigolf Association National Open on Sunday 20th March at the brand new Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf course at the Liverpool ONE shopping centre.

Richard finished in 16th place in the 19 player field, with Emily in last place, with both players struggling on the 36-hole, two course ‘Swamp’ & ‘Volcano’ layout.

Richard scored rounds of 39, 39 and 39 for a 54-hole of 119(+11).

Emily scored rounds of 37, 43 and 45 for a total of 125(+17).


The tournament was played over three 18-hole rounds at the Jungle Rumble venue, and was won by Oxford’s Michael Smith with a score of 92(-16). Cambridge’s Adam Kelly was runner-up, with Lewisham’s Nick Sandqvist third.

Following the main-event Richard competed in the five-player Scrap Iron Cup competition played between members of the Midlands Minigolf Club. In the 18-hole event Richard qualified for the matchplay final against Flintshire’s Peter Jones. The final result saw Richard seal a one-hole victory to win the cup for a fourth time.

Richard said “To be honest the tournament was a disappointment and with a niggling back injury I didn’t feel that comfortable in practice either. The two Jungle Rumble courses were fun to play and very testing, but I just couldn’t find the holes-in-one out there in the tournament itself, I had a lot of close twos, but then picked up some ugly threes. But it was some consolation to regain the Scrap Iron Cup, and great to have a new city stop on the BMGA Tour.”

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Minigolf Courses Played #161 & 162 (#207 & 208 overall) - Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf, Bristol

On Saturday 27th February we headed to Bristol for the BMGA English Open minigolf competition at the new 36-hole two-course, indoor Adventure Golf centre at Cabot Circus.

The Jungle Rumble centre is home to two courses - the 'Jungle' and the 'Secret Swamp' - these were the 161st and 162nd courses played (and course visits 207 and 208 overall) on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.



Video of a hole-in-one on the 'Secret Swamp' course.



The courses are good fun to play, and while there are a lot of aces to be had, some of the holes can be very tough - as I found in the English Open itself!

The course also keeps a record of Celebrities who play at the course.


I am happy to report that I beat Carol Vorderman's score of 57 ha ha.

Check out the Jungle Rumble website for more details about the Jungle Rumble course.