Showing posts with label Lowestoft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lowestoft. Show all posts

Thursday, August 11, 2011

The North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge Minigolf Tournament 2011

Last weekend intrepid Crazy Minigolfers Richard & Emily Gottfried competed in the Quadrennial Irregular Mini Golf Tour Competition known as the Irregular Mini Golf Tour North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge.

Photo: Emily tees-off at the most easterly Adventure Golf course in the country

Last held on the 9th and 10th of June 2007 the 2011 Irregular Mini Golf Tour NS&SN IC event saw five rounds and a total of 63-holes of Minigolf, Crazy Golf, Putting and Adventure Golf played.

The winner of the marathon event was Emily 'Nine Lives' Gottfried who led from start to finish and ended with a an eight shot winning margin over the 2007 Irregular Mini Golf Tour NS&SN IC Champion 'Squire' Richard Gottfried.

Day 1 - 6th August 2011
In the 12-hole first round at the most easterly Adventure Golf course in the British Isles - East Point Family Golf in Lowestoft, Suffolk - Emily won 32-34.

On the 18-hole Links Putting Course at Kirkley Cliffs in Lowestoft, Emily was the round winner once again with a score of 43 to Richard's 45, acing the final hole, while Richard carded a poor four.


Day 2 - 7th August 2011
At the 9-hole Crazy Golf course at the Merrivale Model Village both players tied on scores of 22.

Emily was the winner once again on the (now) 12-hole Windmill Theatre Adventure Golf course, carding a score of 25, to Richard's 29.


The final round was played out on the Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf course and saw both Richard and Emily score rounds of 30 on the 12-hole course.


The final scores were:
Emily - 152
Richard - 160

Emily retained her Aces Champion title at the event, scoring five holes-in-one compared to Richard's two Aces.

Commenting on her big Minigolf win Emily 'Nine Lives' Gottfried said "As the ‘local’ in the tournament I knew I had the edge. The Lowestoft mini-golf course was fun and the putting green was excellent- a win with an Ace following a poor 4 by Squire was the highlight. The Great Yarmouth courses are always well kept, and great to play. Squire put up a good fight, but I always knew I would win this weekend.”


From the Archives:

Results of the 2007 North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge Minigolf Tournament

The mammoth two-day, 11 round, 134-hole Irregular Mini Golf Tour North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge tournament was played out over seven courses in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. It had been planned to include the Crazy Golf, Adventure Golf and Golf FX courses in Felixstowe, Suffolk, however these were closed on our visit.

The seven courses played were:
  1. East Point Family Golf - Lowestoft
  2. Pirates Cove Adventure Golf - Great Yarmouth
  3. Arnold Palmer Putting Course 18-hole - Great Yarmouth
  4. Arnold Palmer Putting Course 9-hole - Great Yarmouth
  5. Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf - Great Yarmouth
  6. Jungle Golf at the Gardens - Great Yarmouth
  7. Hollywood Adventure Golf - Great Yarmouth
The final scores were as follows
Richard - 338
Emily - 361

Photo: Richard & the 2007 Irregular Mini Golf Tour North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge Trophy

Despite coming second in the main tournament Emily did win the 'Aces Championship' by scoring 10 holes-in-one over the weekend.


The Future of Minigolf...

The next Irregular Mini Golf Tour North Suffolk & South Norfolk Invitational Challenge tournament is scheduled to take place in June or August 2015.

Blog link:
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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Monday, August 08, 2011

Richard & Emily Gottfried Compete in the 2011 UK Thumb Wrestling Championships

Last Friday Luton Thumb Wrestlers Richard & Emily Gottfried travelled to Lowestoft, Suffolk to compete in the 2011 UK Thumb Wrestling Championships.

The 3rd Annual UK Thumb Wrestling Championships took place at The Triangle Tavern in Lowestoft on Saturday 6th of August with a Bell-Time of 3pm.

16 Men and four Ladies stepped up to be crowned as UK Thumb Wrestling Champion and Thumb Wrestlers had travelled from East Anglia, London, Exeter, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Northern Ireland to compete in the contest!

Richard competed as 'Snack Ryder', a tribute to WWE Superstar Zack Ryder, while Emily Thumb Wrestled under her gimmick of 'Nine Lives'.

Richard's pre-match Promo video 1 - an entry to become Zack Ryder's next 'Broski of the Week'

Richard's pre-match Promo video 2

In the first-round of matches Snack Ryder was drawn to face Birmingham's 'Just Colin'. In a long bout the two grapplers gave it their all, but it was Just Colin who picked up the win, with one pin and a draw in the three-fall match-up.

Video: Snack Ryder versus Just Colin


In the Ladies UK Thumb Wrestling Championships Emily lost two falls to one against the eventual UK Ladies Thumb Wrestling Champion, Suffolk's 'Fancy-a-Thumble'.

Video: Nine-Lives versus Fancy-a-Thumble


In the Men's Final The Cobra defeated The Flash two falls to one to win the prestigious title. Video of the Match.

In the Ladies Final Fancy-a-Thumble bested the 2010 Champion Thumberlina by two falls to one to become the new Womens Champion. Video of the Match.

Photos from the 2011 UK Thumb Wrestling Championships

The venue - The Triangle Tavern in Lowestoft

An advert for the event above the bar

The Official Rules of the UK Thumb Wrestling Championships

The UK Thumb Wrestling Championships Arena

The Prizes - supplied by tournament sponsors The Random Shop

The Bracket for the Mens Championship

The Bracket for the Ladies Championship

Richard's thumb ahead of its debut in the World of Thumb Wrestling - WWWYKI

Richard nurses his injured thumb alongside the victorious Just Colin

The 2012 UK Thumb Wrestling Championships will once again be staged at The Triangle Tavern in Lowestoft and will take place on Saturday 5th of August. Entry details can be found on the UK Thumb Wrestling Federation website.

Official Results of the 2011 UK Thumb Wrestling Championships.

Official Round-Up Report from the 2011 UK Thumb Wrestling Championships.

The Rules of Thumb Wrestling - interestingly, if a win cannot be gained within two separate 60 second rounds then the tie will be settled with a game of sudden death “scissors, paper, stone”!

Previous (semi-related) Blog Posts:
Richard Gottfried - Next 'Broski of the Week' Woo Woo Woo, You Know It!

Finger Jousting for Four Years

Report from the UK Rock Paper Scissors Championships 2010