Pitch & Putt at Bishops Park in Oldham

A quick visit to the Pitch & Putt course at Bishops Park in Oldham.

Bishops Park Pitch & Putt course in Oldham

There's not much that is likely to stand between Emily and I having a game of miniature golf. However, while taking a detour through Oldham en route to Leeds last Friday we swung by the Pitch & Putt course at Bishops Park and didn't have a game as there was a bull loose near the 1st tee!!!

Spot the Bull

The 761st miniature golf course we've visited. The first we've found to have a bull roaming on it

It's a nice looking 9-hole layout with some great views. There's also a driving range next door to the course.

Hole 1 is actually played back down the course towards the club house

The Rules. Nothing about errant bulls on there

Visit the Bishops Park Pitch & Putt course website for more information, opening times and prices.

MiniLinks Par-3 Miniature Golf course in Lytham Saint Annes

Playing the MiniLinks Par-3 Miniature Golf course in Lytham Saint Annes.

On the 18th June the MiniLinks Par-3 Miniature Golf course in Lytham Saint Annes became the 742nd visited and 437th played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A view looking back at hole 1

The course was proving incredibly popular all day

There are some great views from the links golf course

MiniLinks Golf hosts a number of public tournaments on the Par-3 Golf course throughout the year and there are four special competitions that run at the same time as the 'Majors' in regular golf. Next up is the MiniLinks Open running from the 20th-23rd July.

The MiniLinks US Open golf trophy

My score of 67(+13) - recorded as a 65(+11) with the Beginner's Handicap taken into consideration - saw me finish in tied 13th place in the MiniLinks US Open tournament. A total of 43 players submitted their scores over the weekend, with the winner scoring a round of 48(-6).

Visit the MiniLinks Golf website for more information.

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- Minigolfing in Lytham Saint Annes
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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May is National Golf Month

Next month is National Golf Month!

While we're BIG fans of miniature golf, Emily and I do occasionally play a bit of regular golf, albeit mostly Pitch & Putt. We also enjoy playing grass Putting courses and we've visited a fair few of those on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Emily playing the brilliant Putting course in Cromer

The National Golf Month campaign is coordinated by the British Golf Industry Association and its members. This year's National Golf Month is focused on getting more women golfing.

Emily teeing-off at Bruntwood Park's Pitch & Putt course in Cheadle. The layout is combined with a Footgolf course, hence the BIG cup

This year marks the 150th of the world's first miniature golf course. The Himalayas Putting course at St Andrews was created in 1867 specifically for female players to use. It's a wonderful course and location and a real pleasure to play.

Emily playing The Himalayas Putting course at St Andrews in 2012

Each year there are two quasi-official annual 'days' when you can celebrate the game. National Miniature Golf Day falls on the second Saturday in May. In 2017 this will be on Saturday 13th May. So even more reason to get out and have a round of (mini)golf next month!

Emily playing the Putt in the Park course at Battersea Park on Miniature Golf Day 2015

Check out the National Golf Month website and social media channels for more info and updates.

Playing on Stockwood Park's 'Mini Golf' course in Luton. My last round on the 9-hole course before we moved north last summer

Playing Crazy Golf in St Erth

Crazy Golf at Penwith Pitch and Putt in St Erth, Cornwall.

This is a bit of a throwback blog post, but it seems crazy that our adventure around the south west coast of England was back in 2015! We've still got a few minigolf blog posts to do about that trip!

You can see the full list of 62 courses we visited on our two-week holiday in our post 'Mini Golf in the South West of England'. One of those courses was the Crazy Golf layout at the Penwith Pitch & Putt centre in St Erth, Cornwall.

Emily playing the very tricky 18th

On the Wishing Well

It was a brilliant and brightly coloured 18-hole course and great fun to play.

A happy character. And a fun Crazy Golf obstacle

The course was the 37th visited on our south west trip, the 375th played overall and 636th course visited since September 2006.

In our game on the 8th June 2015 Emily won with a score of 42 to my 46.

Emily on the Wishing Well hole

On the 4th hole

Emily putting on the Helter Skelter

Playing the 14th

On the long last hole

It's always nice to see a windmill on a Crazy Golf course

For more information and opening times visit the Play Golf Penwith Pitch & Putt Facebook page.

A view of the Pitch and Putt course in St Erth

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Mini Golf in the South West of England

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Southport Seafront Golf Classic Pitch & Putt course

A visit to the Southport Seafront Golf Classic Pitch & Putt course.

While in Southport on Saturday 8th October we visited the 715th course on our Crazy World  of Minigolf Tour - the Southport Seafront Golf Classic Pitch & Putt course.

The course looks very well maintained

The course can be found beside the pier and lakes and looked like a very nice miniature golf layout.

A seagull guarding his patch

Unfortunately we didn't have time for a round on this occasion.

My eagle eye spotted this GOLF sign above an old public lavvy block

The kiosk

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- Crazy World  of Minigolf Tour
- Southport
- Pitch and Putt

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