Visiting the 699th course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
On Saturday 10th September we visited the 12-hole Crazy Golf course at the Pier Head in Liverpool.
It became the 699th miniature golf course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since we began our travels on the 30th September 2006.
At course number 699
It's a fun layout - made tricky by the use of regular bouncy golf balls - and had some interesting obstacles.
An interesting place to park a London bus
It was similar in style to the courses we've played in Brockhole and Torquay. And a bit like the course in Ayr as decking had been used for some of the holes.
The course became the 410th played overall and at £3 per player it was a good price for some fun minigolf.
Now we roll on to the 700th course. Who knows where it'll be!
Playing two miniature golf courses at the Liverpool Golf Centre.
On Saturday 10th September we headed to Liverpool and the Liverpool Golf Centre & Driving Range where we added two more courses to our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.
The 9-hole short game Putting course and 9-hole Mini Golf layout were great fun and a good challenge.
The Putting Green was the first course we played on the visit and became the 697th and 407th course played since our travels began in September 2006.
I enjoyed hitting two holes-in-one during our round. Always pleasing on a Putting course.
The Mini Golf course is a real challenge of Putting skill as the holes were borderless.
We received a nice welcome from the golf pro on the till when we arrived and enjoyed a couple of rounds on the two courses.
The Liverpool Golf Centre has a great weather vane
I recently noticed that Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf has recently created a blog. You can check it out at "Jungle Rumble THE BLOG"
There are two Jungle Rumble Adventure Golf sites, each containing two 18-hole indoor miniature golf courses. One is in Bristol at the Cabot Circus Shopping Centre. When Emily and I visited the courses back in February 2010 they became the 161st and 162nd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We were in Bristol preparing for the British Minigolf Association's BMGA English Open tournament that was taking place at Jungle Rumble.
For details of other minigolf blogs (and links to other websites of interest) please check out the 'links' on the right hand side of the Ham & Egger Files web page.
While in Liverpool for the BMGA National Open minigolf tournament last weekend, we were going to head to the Harrow Drive Playing Fields in Aintree to check out the Crazy Golf course there.
However, a quick Google search before we set off to find it showed that the course had been dug up ready to be replaced as part of a 'Playbuilder' scheme to improve the recreation facilities in the park.
However, further searching found out that this scheme has since been cancelled due to the withdrawal of government funding! Meaning the Park has removed the Crazy Golf and is left with a patch of bare ground :-(
On Friday 18th March 2011 we played two new courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, as we headed to Liverpool and the brand new two-course Jungle Rumble Indoor Adventure Golf course, at the city's Liverpool ONE Shopping Centre.
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
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
