Minigolf Results: Midlands & Oliver Florence Invitational Tournament (MOFIT)

During the 2010 Kent Open Minigolf Tournament at the Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf Course on Sunday 14th November, members of the Midlands Minigolf Club, alongside invited guest (and one of the latest BMGA players to earn a Great Britain International Cap) Oliver Florence, competed for the prestigious and much sought after 'Miniature Easter Island Head Trophy' in the Midlands & Oliver Florence Invitational Tournament (MOFIT).

Midlands & Oliver Florence Invitational Tournament Results
1 Richard GOTTFRIED - 117 +9
2 Paul JOHNSON - 120 +12
3 Oliver FLORENCE - 123 +15
4 Peter JONES - 128 +20
5 Owen JOHNSON - 133 +25


Player photo, from l-r: Owen 'Jackpot' Johnson, Peter 'The Crazy Aced Assassin' Jones, 'Squire' Richard Gottfried, Paul 'The Overtaker' Johnson, and Oliver 'The Machine' Florence.

Results - Midlands Mini Miniatures Invitational Minigolf Tournament

Prior to the main-event BMGA Scottish Open in Aberdeen that took place at Pirate Island Adventure Golf, Codonas Aberdeen Beach last Sunday, seven members of the Midlands Minigolf Club (MMGC) competed in a one-round shootout competition called the 'Midlands Mini Miniatures Invitational' on Saturday 15th May 2010.


Photo - 'Squire' Richard Gottfried receives his Mini Miniatures prizes from competition organiser Jas Kukielka.

Tea Green Golf Fun Day - Minigolf Lessons

Last Monday I was invited to run some Minigolf Lessons at the Tea Green Golf Club Fun Day at Wandon End, near Luton.

Despite the less than sunny weather, there was a good turnout at the Fun Day. In addition to the Minigolf lessons visitors also had the chance to play a round of BIG Golf, have a free lesson with the Club's PGA Pro, practice their Putting, try their luck on the Driving Range with a 17th Hole at Sawgrass Challenge and a lot more.

At the event I gave one-to-one sessions with players looking to try out the sport of Minigolf. I ran through the basic rules, and fundamentals such as grip, stance, swing and shot types.

Photos:
Showing a player the right way to play a tee-shot on Hole-1.

Practicing Hole-2.

Showing fellow Lutonian Simon Hall a shot on Hole-5.

Practicing the dog-leg 6th Hole.

Lester, the Club Manager also lined up a number of his BIG Golf Club members for challenge matches against me – happily I won them all.

My fellow Midlands Minigolf Club (MMGC) Members Paul and Owen Johnson also came down to the event to lend their support and also have some challenge matches.

If you're in, or near, Luton make sure you check out Tea Green Golf Club for a warm welcome, good food and drink, and of course Minigolf (and BIG Golf)!

Previous Blog Post about the event:
http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/2010/05/minigolf-lessons-at-tea-green-golf-fun.html

Midlands Minigolf Club members Gottfried & Moseley Team up again for BMGA British Doubles Championships

'Squire' Richard Gottfried will once again team up with fellow Midlands Minigolf Club (MMGC) member Kevin Moseley at the BMGA British Doubles Championships. This year the tournament is being held at the excellent 18-hole minigolf course in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The pair first combined forces on the 17th May 2009 (defeating the duo of Jam Trubridge and Peter Jones 4&2 in their debut as a team in a friendly match at Stratford-upon-Avon) and teamed up for competitive action at last season's BMGA British Doubles Championships, finishing in 9th place of 17 teams and winning the second division of play-offs.

At the 2009 BMGA British Doubles Championships the pair had the following win/loss record:
Played - 6
Won - 4
Lost - 1
Drew - 1

Player/Team Stats

Richard Gottfried
- Hailing from Luton
- 2009 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open Champion
- 2009 Manchester Miniature Open Champion
- 2009 Manchester Mini Masters Champion
- 2008 Weymouth Open Champion
- 2008 BMGA British Club Champion (with the Midlands Minigolf Club)
- Currently ranked 19th in the BMGA Order of Merit Rankings
- Currently ranked 17th in the BMGA Season Only Rankings
- Currently ranked 31st in the Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Rankings 2003-09
- 2009 BMGA British Doubles Championship ranking - 9th of 17 teams (as Squire Trelawney, with Kevin Moseley)
- 2008 BMGA British Doubles Championship ranking - 11th of 14 teams (as Team Squire, with Emily Gottfried)

Kevin Moseley
- Hailing from Bath
- 2010 BMGA National Open runner-up
- 2009 Weymouth Open Champion
- 2009 Midlands Invitational Tournament Champion
- 2009 Midlands Open third-place
- Stratford-upon-Avon course record holder since June 2009
- Currently ranked 9th in the BMGA Order of Merit Rankings
- Currently ranked 9th in the BMGA Season Only Rankings
- Currently ranked 13th in the Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Rankings 2003-09
- 2009 BMGA British Doubles Championship ranking - 9th of 17 teams (as Squire Trelawney, with Richard Gottfried)
- 2008 BMGA British Doubles Championship ranking - DNP

Previous Related Blog Posts
New Minigolf Doubles Playing Partner - Announcement of the creation of the Squire Trelawney team

Minigolf Report – BMGA British Doubles Championship 2009 - Details of last year's event

The 2009 Weymouth Open Minigolf Tournament
At the 2009 Weymouth Open the team-mates tied for first place and had to face-off in a sudden-death play-off. Richard was the defending Champion, while Kevin was looking for his second tournament victory of the season.

Videos from the play-off
Play-off Coin Toss – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGvb2JfZ8hs
Play-off Hole 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJG5opQHXv8
Play-off Hole 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRMHhhq6Q3U
Play-off Hole 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo5SrN5i08g
Play-off Hole 4 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GA8xJSXzlc

Richard Gottfried's Doubles Minigolf Record:

Win/Loss Record (in all events)
Played - 30
Won - 13
Lost - 15
Drawn - 2

Win/Loss Record (in BMGA events)
Played - 13
Won - 7
Lost - 4
Drawn - 2

8 playing partners (current competition team mate is Kevin Moseley)
13 competitive matches
17 friendlies
23 matchplay matches
7 strokeplay format matches

Third Scrap Iron Cup Minigolf Competition - results and report

Third Scrap Iron Cup Minigolf Competition

On Saturday 23rd January Richard Gottfried was unable to make it three Scrap Iron wins in a row as he lost the intra-team Scrap Iron Cup competition played between members of the Midlands Minigolf Club at Adventure Island Mini Golf course at Star City, Birmingham.

The eight player tournament used a two-round mixed strokeplay and matchplay format.

Richard won through to the final after a first qualifying round score of 21(-1) over the front 11 holes on the Lost Hut Trail course.

Birmingham youngster Owen ‘Jackpot’ Johnson was the other player to make the cut, scoring 22(par) and two shots ahead of Welsh ladies number one Cindy Kukielka who scored 24(+2) to finish in third place overall.

In the 7-hole Matchplay Match final round Owen won one-up, having led from the first hole until Richard was able to make the match all square at the 6th, only for Owen to score a two, to Richard’s three, on the final hole to seal his first big minigolf victory and return the prestigious Scrap Iron Cup to the Black Country.

Full details and results are below:

Scrap Iron Cup
Adventure Island Mini Golf, Star City, Birmingham 23/01/2010
Venue: Lost Hut Trail course

Round One - Strokeplay
Rank Player Score
1 Richard Gottfried 21
2 Owen Johnson 22
3 Cindy Kukielka 24
4 Leo Kukielka 25
5 Seve Kukielka 26
5 Paul Johnson 26
7 Jas Kukielka 27
7 John Moore 27


Round Two - Matchplay

Richard Gottfried vs. Owen Johnson

Owen Johnson wins one-up

Final Rankings
Rank Player
1 Owen Johnson
2 Richard Gottfried
3 Cindy Kukielka
4 Leo Kukielka
5 Seve Kukielka
5 Paul Johnson
7 Jas Kukielka
7 John Moore

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 using the 'balls in a hat' technique
Round one is a strokeplay match played over 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 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

Links to previous Scrap Iron Cup Competitions:
Scrap Iron Cup 1
Scrap Iron Cup 2

Midlands Minigolf Club (MMGC) - Minigolf Rankings 2009

Following the conclusion of the 2009 British Minigolf Association Tour I have had a look at how the members of the Midlands Minigolf Club fared in the two Ranking Lists produced by the BMGA.

Midlands Minigolf Club - Ranking by BMGA Season-only Rankings 2009

In the BMGA Season-only Rankings 2009 I was ranked 2nd in the Midlands Minigolf Club (8th overall out of 164 ranked players). Emily was ranked 10th within the Club (37th overall)


Midlands Minigolf Club - Rankings by BMGA Order of Merit 2008-2009

In the BMGA Order of Merit 2008-2009 I was ranked 3rd in the Midlands Minigolf Club (16th overall out of 94 ranked players). Emily was ranked 6th within the Club (39th overall)

Gottfried retains the Scrap Iron Cup

On Sunday 11th October Richard Gottfried retained the intra-team Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup in the invitational competition played between members of the Midlands Minigolf Club.

The competition was played using a two-round mixed strokeplay and matchplay format and Richard won the Cup after making the cut in the 9-hole qualifying round, and then defeating Paul Johnson one-up in the 9-hole matchplay final. Emily Gottfried and Peter Jones were tied for third place.

Richard won the Scrap Iron Cup the previous week in the first edition of the tournament held at Sandbanks Crazy Golf Course.

Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup
Bowleaze Cove, Weymouth 11/10/2009
Venue: The Flintstones Crazy Golf course

Round One - Strokeplay
Rank Player Score
1 Paul Johnson 28
2 Richard Gottfried 30
3 Emily Gottfried 32
3 Peter Jones 32
5 Owen Johnson 33

Round Two - Matchplay

Richard Gottfried vs. Paul Johnson

Richard Gottfried wins 1up

Final Rankings
Rank Player
1 Richard Gottfried
2 Paul Johnson
3 Emily Gottfried
3 Peter Jones
5 Owen Johnson


Rules of the Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup
Played between members of the Midlands Minigolf Club
Played in groups of two in round one
Groups are drawn at random using the 'balls in a hat' technique
Round one is a strokeplay match played over 9, 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 9, 12 or 18 holes
The winner of the matchplay match becomes the Scrap Iron Cup* Champion**
* The 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

Midlands Minigolf Club vs Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club at Sandbanks Hole 5 part 2

Footage from the 2009 BMGA British Club Championships match between the Midlands Minigolf Club B team and Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club A team. Played at Sandbanks Crazy Golf course on Sunday 4th October 2009.

 

The Midlands Minigolf Club can now be found on Facebook.

Sandbanks Crazy Golf website.

British Minigolf Association website.

Midlands Minigolf Club vs Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club at Sandbanks Hole 5 part 1

Footage from the 2009 BMGA British Club Championships match between the Midlands Minigolf Club B team and Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club A team. Played at Sandbanks Crazy Golf course on Sunday 4th October 2009.

 

The Midlands Minigolf Club can now be found on Facebook.

Sandbanks Crazy Golf website.

British Minigolf Association website.

Midlands Minigolf Club vs Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club at Sandbanks Hole 4 part 2

Footage from the 2009 BMGA British Club Championships match between the Midlands Minigolf Club B team and Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club A team. Played at Sandbanks Crazy Golf course on Sunday 4th October 2009.

  

The Midlands Minigolf Club can now be found on Facebook.

Sandbanks Crazy Golf website.

British Minigolf Association website.

Midlands Minigolf Club vs Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club at Sandbanks Hole 4 part 1

Footage from the 2009 BMGA British Club Championships match between the Midlands Minigolf Club B team and Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club A team. Played at Sandbanks Crazy Golf course on Sunday 4th October 2009.

 

The Midlands Minigolf Club can now be found on Facebook.

Sandbanks Crazy Golf website.

British Minigolf Association website.

Midlands Minigolf Club Photos

Midlands Minigolf Club Photos from the 2009 BMGA British Club Championships in Sandbanks.

MMGC Coach Emily Gottfried shows Midlands A Team member Jas Kukielka some tips for hole one at Sandbanks Crazy Golf.

2008 National Club Champions - the Midlands Minigolf Club

Midlands A

Midlands B

Coach Emily taking the BMGA British Club Championship trophy to the club house before the tourney teed off

Top Midlands Junior Owen 'Jackpot' Johnson plays a shot.

Midlands Captain 'Squire' Richard Gottfried plays a shot on the first hole.

The Midlands team watches Leo Kukielka on the fourth hole during the B Team's match with Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club's Z Team.

Leo Kukielka tees-off on the third hole.

Midlands A Team members 'Squire' Richard Gottfried and Jas Kukielka have a moment to reflect on 'what went wrong'.

The Midlands Minigolf Club can now be found on Facebook.

Sandbanks Crazy Golf website.

British Minigolf Association website.

Minigolf Report – BMGA British Club Championships Weekend

5th October 2009
Press Information
For Immediate Release

Minigolf Report – BMGA British Club Championships Weekend

Luton Minigolfer Richard Gottfried competed in two minigolf tournaments at the 18-hole Crazy Golf course in Sandbanks, Dorset over the weekend.

First up on Saturday 3rd October was the intra-team Scrap Iron Cup competition played between members of the Midlands Minigolf Club and using a two-round mixed strokeplay and matchplay format. Richard won the Cup after making the cut with a score of 27(+3) to tie with Paul Johnson in the 12-hole qualifying round, and then defeating Paul one-up in the 12-hole matchplay final.

In the BMGA British Club Championships on Sunday 4th October Richard and his three team-mates were not so fortunate and ended the tournament in seventh place of eight teams in the matchplay tournament. Last year in Stratford-upon-Avon Richard was a member of the winning team that went undefeated, but this year the Midland A Team, with Richard as Captain, could only manage two wins, a draw and four losses from their seven matches.

Richard and his team defeated Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club A Team 2&1 in their first match, and went on to beat the Sandbanks Team 3&2. Their draw came against the Kent Minigolf Club, while they suffered defeats to the Midlands B Team, Planet Hastings B Team and the eventual winners from the London Minigolf Club.

Richard said “It’s disappointing not to be able to retain the British Club Championships title, but all credit to the London Team and also to our B Team that played really well and gave us a beating. From an individual point of view I am very pleased to have come out on top in the Club’s Scrap Iron Cup. It was a close run tournament with Paul Johnson pushing all the way until I won it at the last hole.”


Photo of the Midlands Minigolf Club.
Back row from l-r Cindy Kukielka, Leo Kukielka, Seve Kukielka, Jas Kukielka, Emily Gottfried (Coach).
Front row from l-r Kevin Moseley, Owen Johnson, Richard Gottfried (Captain), Paul Johnson.

Ends

Richard Gottfried wins the Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup in Sandbanks

On Saturday 3rd October Richard Gottfried won the intra-team Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup competition played between members of the Midlands Minigolf Club.

The tournament used a two-round mixed strokeplay and matchplay format and Richard won the Cup after making the cut with a score of 27(+3) to tie with Paul Johnson in the 12-hole qualifying round, and then defeating Paul one-up in the 12-hole matchplay final. Leo Kukielka was third with a score of 29(+5).

Full details and results are below:

Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup
Sandbanks, Poole 03/10/2009
Venue: Sandbanks Crazy Golf course

Round One - Strokeplay
Rank Player Score
1 Richard Gottfried 27
1 Paul Johnson 27
3 Leo Kukielka 29
4 Jas Kukielka 31
5 Owen Johnson 33
5 Cindy Kukielka 33
7 Seve Kukielka DNS

Round Two - Matchplay

Richard Gottfried vs. Paul Johnson

Richard Gottfried wins one-up

Final Rankings
Rank Player
1 Richard Gottfried
2 Paul Johnson
3 Leo Kukielka
4 Jas Kukielka
5 Owen Johnson
5 Cindy Kukielka
7 Seve Kukielka

Rules of the Johnson's Scrap Iron Cup
Played between members of the Midlands Minigolf Club
Played in groups of two in round one
Groups are drawn at random using the 'balls in a hat' technique
Round one is a strokeplay match played over 9, 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 9, 12 or 18 holes
The winner of the matchplay match becomes the Scrap Iron Cup* Champion**

* The 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







Post-Scrap Iron Cup minigolf tournament interview with Richard Gottfried.

2009 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament)

The first Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg (Welsh Minigolf Tournament) was contested on Saturday 15th August in Swansea (Abertawe).

The 2009 Cystadleuaeth Minigolff Cymraeg tournament was played over two rounds (36-holes) on Swansea's two Crazy Golf courses. The players in the field were BMGA Tour members and Midlands Minigolf Club members Richard and Emily Gottfried from Luton, and Jas, Cindy, Seve and Leo Kukielka from Cwmbran.

Due to the poor weather conditions in the morning the first round was switched from the Crazy Golf (Golff Gwyllt) course at Singleton Boating Lake for the less flooded course at Southend Park at The Mumbles.

After the first round Jas Kukielka and Richard Gottfried led the tournament on 41(+5) with Richard slightly ahead on five aces to Jas's two. Cindy Kukielka was one shot further back on 42(+6).


With the weather conditions becoming more settled the second round at Singleton Boating Lake saw some improved scores with Jas, Richard and Cindy all scoring par or better.


However, it was Jas's 34(-2) second round score that saw him to a two-round total of 75(+3) and pick up his first Minigolf Tournament victory. Richard Gottfried finished in second place on 76(+4) and Cindy Kukielka achieved her first podium finish with an excellent 78(+6) for third spot.


Photos from the event are below:

New Minigolf Doubles Playing Partner

Ahead of the 2009 BMGA British Doubles Championship in Boscombe, Dorset, 'Squire' Richard Gottfried has joined forces with a new Minigolf Doubles playing partner - Kevin Moseley.

In their first match together on the 17th May the pair picked up a victory in a Doubles Matchplay match, defeating the duo of Jam Trubridge and Peter Jones 4&2 at Stratford Upon Avon.

The team will be competing in the BMGA British Doubles Championship under the moniker Squire Trelawney.

'Squire' Richard Gottfried is currently ranked 17th in the Official BMGA Order of Merit Rankings, while Kevin Moseley is ranked 22nd.

Kevin Moseley (l) & Richard Gottfried (r)

Player/Team Stats

Richard Gottfried
- 2009 Manchester Mini Masters Champion
- 2008 Weymouth Open Champion
- 2008 BMGA British Club Champion (with the Midlands Minigolf Club)
- Ranked 17th in Great Britain
- 2008 BMGA British Doubles Championship ranking - 11th of 14 teams (as Team Squire, with Emily Gottfried)
- Minigolf Doubles Matchplay win/loss record - Played 12, Won 6, Drawn 1, Lost 5

Kevin Moseley
- 2009 Midlands Invitational Tournament Champion
- Ranked 22nd in Great Britain
- 2008 BMGA British Doubles Championship ranking - DNP
- Minigolf Doubles Matchplay win/loss record - Played 1, Won 1

Video Footage from Richard & Kevin's Debut Minigolf Doubles Match Together.

Minigolf Doubles Match in Stratford Upon Avon - part 1 of 2

Footage from the closing stages of a friendly Minigolf Doubles Match between Richard Gottfried & Kevin Moseley and Jam Trubridge & Peter Jones.

This is the 15th hole of the 18-hole match played after the 2009 Midlands Invitational Tournament in Stratford Upon Avon. Heading into hole-15 Gottfried & Moseley are ahead by four. Trubridge & Jones need to win the hole for the match to continue.



Minigolf Doubles Match in Stratford Upon Avon - part 2 of 2

Footage from the final hole of the friendly Minigolf Doubles Match between Richard Gottfried & Kevin Moseley and Jam Trubridge & Peter Jones, played after the 2009 Midlands Invitational Tournament in Stratford Upon Avon.

With Gottfried & Moseley ahead by three, Trubridge & Jones need to win the hole for the match to continue.