Happy National Miniature Golf Day 2014!

Today is National Miniature Golf Day!

Where will you be playing Minigolf today? And on what type of course?

Playing 'Heartbreak Ridge' at Strokes Adventure Golf in 2012

Check out the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour page here on the Ham & Egger Files, the course lists pages on MiniatureGolfer.com and the Minigolf review sites The Putting Penguin and A Couple of Putts for some inspiration on where to play.

A view of the 18-hole Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate, Kent

Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate, Kent is hosting the BMGA British Minigolf Championships this weekend! Check out the online results live on the British Minigolf Association website.

If you don't get a chance to play any Minigolf today then don't worry, as Miniature Golf Day is on Sunday 21st of September.

Happy Putting!

Links:

- Mini Golf Days in 2014

- #MinigolfMonday

Mini Golf days in 2014

Miniature Golf dates for your diary.

This year National Miniature Golf Day (a quasi-official US holiday) will be on Saturday 10th of May.

This year the BMGA British Minigolf Championships will be held at the excellent 18-hole Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate, with the two-day event taking place on the 10th and 11th of May!

Playing hole 1 at Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate

Miniature Golf Day will be on Sunday 21st of September.

The 18-hole Pirate Adventure Golf course in Hastings, East Sussex is the host of the BMGA British Open this year which concludes on the 21st of September.

Playing some Minigolf in Hastings. In 2013.

Last year saw the fourth edition of Minigolf Tag (Minigolf Day) in Austria. Keep an eye out on the Minigolf Tag website for details and the date of the 2014 event.

If you're looking for inspiration on where to play then do check out the links below (and on the right hand side of the blog) for a range of Minigolf websites from around the world.

Related blog posts:

- Miniature Golf Days in 2013

- Happy Minigolf Tag 2013 (Minigolf Day)

- British Minigolf Association Tournament Calendar for 2014

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

Links:

- National Miniature Golf Day on Wikipedia (within ‘Miniature Golf’ article - the first edition was in 2007)

- Miniature Golf Day on the Holiday Insights website

- Mini golf, crazy golf, miniature golf and adventure golf courses worldwide on MiniatureGolfer.com

- The Putting Penguin - Minigolf reviews from around the world

- A Couple of Putts - Minigolf blog from the USA

- British Minigolf Association

- World Minigolf Sport Federation

“Mr October” on a Minigolf Calendar!

Featuring on the 2014 Fun-Sports & 3D ‘All Around Minigolf’ calendar.

The 2014 3D & Fun-Sports 'All Around Minigolf Calendar'

The team at Minigolf businesses Fun-Sports and 3D have created a 2014 Wall Calendar featuring images from ‘All Around Minigolf’ and I’m Mr October!

Mr October (Herr Oktober) in the 3D & Fun-Sports 2014 Minigolf Calendar

The photo was taken by international Minigolfer Willi Hettrich from Germany at the 2012 BMGA British Open tournament held at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate, Kent.

There are some great images from the world of miniature golf in the calendar featuring a range of courses, equipment, players, championship events and action.

The calendar will be hanging up in the Gottfried household throughout next year and is definitely a future exhibit in the Crazy Golf Museum. 

Links:

- 3D

- Fun-Sports

- Minigolf Kids Foundation

- Willi Hettrich

- Strokes Adventure Golf

Some photos of the Little Oasis Crazy Golf course in Margate, Kent

Photos of the Little Oasis Minigolf courses in Margate (June 2013).

My brother Christopher recently swung by Margate in Kent and managed to get three snaps of the Crazy Golf course at the ‘Little Oasis’ in the Cliftonville area for me.

It’s not looking in the best shape!

The Little Oasis has two 18-hole Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf courses. Emily and I have played both of them – numbers 37 and 215 on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We last played there in April 2011 and the course we played was in a decent enough condition.

Unfortunately he didn’t have time to visit the excellent Strokes Adventure Golf course on Westbrook Promenade on his quick trip to Margate.

Related blog posts:

- Margate

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Minigolf News - A Gottfried visits a closed Crazy Golf course!

- Visits to the Mini Golf course in Herne Bay

An old Putting Course in Westbrook, Margate

Finding another unplayable Miniature Golf course on my travels.

 

Having completed our sixth and final round of the 2012 BMGA British Open minigolf championship at the 18-hole Strokes Adventure Golf course on Westbrook Promenade in Margate, Kent, my fellow BMGA Tour Pro players John 'Big Al' Moore, Gareth 'Something for the Ladies' Holmes and I went for a wander to the nearest shops to get some food for a picnic in the lovely torrential rain conditions that had hampered the second and final days play of the British Open.

 

After walking along the seafront we headed up to the main road and crossed a patch of grassland at Westbrook Bowls Club that looked suspiciously like an old Minigolf Putting Course. And it was!



At the old Putting Course at Westbrook Bowls Club

 

Matt Wood from the excellent Strokes Adventure Golf course confirmed that it used to be a Putting Green and that he used to play there as a kid.

 

 

 

You could still make out some of the raised greens and hillocks on the course.

 

 

A shame its not still open. But if you are in Margate then you can always have a round at Strokes.

 

 

The course was the 203rd unplayed course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 509th visit overall!

 

Links:

- Strokes Adventure Golf

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour List and Links

Minigolf Report – 2012 BMGA Players Championship & BMGA British Open

24th September 2012
Press Information
For Immediate Release

Minigolf Report – 2012 BMGA Players Championship & BMGA British Open

Luton Minigolfer Richard Gottfried competed in three British Minigolf Association minigolf tournaments on Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd September at the 18-hole Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate, Kent.

Minigolfer Richard Gottfried at the BMGA British Open 2012 at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate, Kent

On Friday 21st September Richard scored a round of 41(+5) to finish alongside Alex Pragnell and John Moore in a tie for 12th place of 21 players in the BMGA Players Championship. Michael Smith won the title for the second year running in the traditional warm-up tournament to the BMGA British Open.

Minigolfer Richard Gottfried at the BMGA Players Championship 2012 at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate, Kent

In the two-day BMGA British Open Richard scored rounds of 42, 40, 40, 43, 36 and 42 for a total of 243(+27) to finish 35th of 44 players. The tournament was won by Michael Smith with a score of 187(-29).

Minigolfer Richard Gottfried at the BMGA Players Championship 2012 at Strokes Adventure Golf in Margate, Kent

In the BMGA British Open Team Championship contested amongst Clubs Richard and his two Midlands Minigolf Club teammates Paul Johnson and John Moore finished in 7th place in the contest.

Richard said “I’m fairly disappointed with my play in the British Open as I know I can do a lot better on the course. I didn’t have any total nightmare holes, but just dropped too many shots on some of the easier holes. Strokes Adventure Golf course is one of the best in the UK and a real test, I’ll be back to take on the challenge again next year and hope to hit some much better rounds.”

Ends

Tropical Margate

Who would have thought that Banana's grow on trees in Margate?

 

 

While in the "tropical" English seaside resort of Margate, Kent for the 2012 BMGA British Open minigolf tournament I spotted a Banana growing on the tree by hole one at the 18-hole Strokes Adventure Golf course!

 

Greenfingered German Minigolfer, and former BMGA British Open champion, Karsten Hein planted the seeds for its growth back in 2009 and has been helping to cultivate the crop. He was happy to harvest the Banana at the end of practice on Friday.

 

Links:

- Strokes Adventure Golf

- British Minigolf Association

 

Related Blog Posts:

- Course Played #34 Margate (Strokes) - Adventure Golf - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

- The Minigolf Welly Boot Swamp Ball Incident in Hastings

Putter Fingers’ ‘Spot The Ball’ Minigolf Competition

The team at Crazy Golf business Putter Fingers have launched their second online competition and this one is a minigolf ‘Spot The Ball’ contest!

To enter the online competition you’ll need to visit the Putter Fingers facebook page to check out the photo and choose the grid square you think the ball is in.

The photo was taken at the 2008 BMGA British Open held at Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate, Kent (which will once again host the tournament in September this year).

The contest closes at 12pm on Wednesday 18th January 2012.

Links:
- Putter Fingers
- Putter Fingers ‘Spot The Ball’ contest page
- Spot the Ball – Crazy Golf Style! January Mini Golf Competition
- British Minigolf Association (BMGA)
- Strokes Adventure Golf
- Winners of the Putterfingers Micro Putt Minigolf Competition Announced

Team Squire beat The Booze Brothers - Minigolf Doubles Match at Strokes Adventure Golf, Margate

Richard & Emily Gottfried teamed up for the first time since the 2010 minigolf season, as they took on BMGA Tour rivals, and London Minigolf Club members, Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd & Chris 'Stretch' Jones aka The Booze Brothers, at Strokes Adventure Golf course in Margate, Kent last weekend.

In the 18-hole Doubles Strokeplay Match, the Gottfrieds aka Team Squire, defeated The Booze Brothers by 89(+17) to 100(+28).

Richard (l) and Chris (r) show off their fine footwear on the 3rd hole at Strokes Adventure Golf, Margate

In the only previous meeting of the two teams Richard & Emily also beat Shepherd & Jones, that time it was a 2&1 Matchplay victory at the 2008 BMGA British Doubles Championships at Warwick.

Richard & his regular Doubles partner Kevin Moseley also hold a victory over The Booze Brothers, with a hard-fought 1up victory that came after two-extra holes of a sudden-death play-off at the 2009 BMGA British Club Championships at Boscombe Chine Minigolf.

Richard Gottfried's Minigolf Doubles Record (Click to Enlarge)

Replay of Minigolf Course #37 - Arnold Palmer 'North' Course at Cliftonville's Little Oasis Crazy Golf

On Saturday 9th April 2011 we replayed the 18-hole Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf course at Cliftonville's 'Little Oasis'.

We originally played the course on the 15th September 2007 when it became the 37th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.



In our Irregular Mini Golf Tour match, Emily and I were tied going into the final hole, the conclusion to the game can be seen on the following videos!







Photos of the Course