Crazy Golf course at the Ipswich Maritime Festival

My brother-in-law Rob Harper was at the Ipswich Maritime Festival over the weekend and spotted they had a Crazy Golf course there! Minigolf courses certainly do pop up everywhere!

It looked like an interesting 9-hole layout - hole 7 appears to be Stonehenge!

Always nice to see a windmill on a Crazy Golf course

Not the Orwell Bridge

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- Ipswich
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Putting Edge portable minigolf

Playing the Putting Edge portable minigolf course at Prolific North Live 2017.

The team Putting Edge minigolf were exhibiting at Prolific North Live 2017 at EventCity in Manchester so I got to play minigolf while wearing both my @putting_gott and @marketing_gott hats!

The Putting Edge minigolf course gets the thumbs-up from me - even if David from Putting Edge had made the second hole very very tough indeed!

The tricky little 2-hole Putting Edge minigolf layout was the 722 visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 423rd played since September 2006.

I really liked the ramp and jump on the first hole - I shot a few aces on it

Admittedly I had a fair few goes on the course (probably enough to constitute a full round of 18-hole), but by the time I left I'd equaled the day's low score of 4, with an ace and a three. The long dog-leg second hole was nigh on impossible to get a hole-in-one on.

On the leaderboard

Check out the Putting Edge website for more details and do get in touch with David to find out how he can help make a difference to your event, function or exhibition space.

David and the team at Putting Edge can tailor the obstacles and branding on the course to suit your needs 

Check out the video of me scoring a hole-in-one on the first below.

The king is dead. Long live the King of #minigolf @putting_gott #PNLive pic.twitter.com/BGu4dmcIwa

— Putting Edge (@puttingedgeltd) February 15, 2017

Links:
- Putting Edge
- Prolific North

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- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Portable Minigolf

Video:
- Hole-in-One on the first

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Putterfingers Crazy Golf in Bury St Edmunds

Putterfingers Crazy Golf course to be at the Arc Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds this weekend.

The Putterfingers Crazy Golf course set-up at the Arc Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds last weekend. Photo by Kate Tubby

Last weekend my sister in law Jo and niece Kate were at the Arc Shopping Centre in Bury St Edmunds and spotted the Putterfingers Crazy Golf course set-up for the Raiders of the Lost Arc event and sent me the great photo above.

The Putterfingers course is back at the Arc Shopping Centre this weekend (30 & 31 August) too.

Check out the links below for more info on Putterfingers and the Arc Shopping Centre.

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- Putterfingers
- Bury St Edmunds
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Links:
- Putterfingers
- Arc Shopping Centre

The Indomigo Minigolf Course

Finding out about a new portable Miniature Golf course from Germany.

Indomigo Minigolf. Photo courtesy of Indomigo

While reading the latest issue of the German Minigolf Sport Federation’s publication – “Minigolf Magazin” – I noticed a very interesting advert on page 17 for an indoor Minigolf course kit!

The product is called Indomigo and provides an 18-hole Miniature Golf course in a portable suitcase.

The Indomigo Minigolf course kit's case and images of the course layouts possible. Photo courtesy of Indomigo

It looks amazing and you can see a video of the net obstacle in action here and Bahn (hole/lane) "Hohes Loch" here. I can't wait to give it a play.

The Indomigo Minigolf course allows you to build a variety of hole layouts with a lane created by putting the three base pieces together, placing the tee-off point and then adding the modular obstacles.

The contents of the Indomigo Minigolf course kit. Photo courtesy of Indomigo

The kit fits together via magnets and you can make up all manner of obstacles set-ups with the kit.

Developed by the Heinen family in Berlin, Germany the Indomigo course is suitable for indoor and outdoor use and costs €875.

The Indomigo Minigolf course set-up and in action. Photo courtesy of Indomigo

For more information check out the Indomigo website, photo gallery and Facebook page.

I know what I want for Christmas...

Links:

- Indomigo website

- Indomigo on Facebook

- Deutscher Minigolfsport Verband (German Minigolf Sport Federation) website

Play Portaputt Crazy Golf at Cwmbran Shopping Centre

Portable Crazy Golf course to be set-up at Cwmbran Shopping Centre on Saturday 30th March.

Edited 25th March 2013

The team at Portaputt Crazy Golf will have their Crazy Golf course available to play for free at Cwmbran Shopping Centre on Saturday 30th March 2013.

The Miniature Golf layout will be at Gwent Square from 11am to 4pm.

The event had been due to take place on Saturday 30th March, however the unseasonably snowy weather put paid to that! Fingers crossed the weather is better this weekend!

The Portaputt Crazy Golf course is ideal for a range of events and activities and can be hired for use at corporate events, fund raisers, by schools, for wedding receptions, parties (for the young and old) and by pubs & hotels to name a few!

The Portaputt Crazy Golf course at the World Alternative Games 2014

There will also be a special discount given for people making bookings for Minigolf parties after playing the course on the day!

Links: 

- Portaputt Crazy Golf 

- "Cwmbran family turn their love of minigolf into a business" story at Cwmbran Life

- Cwmbran Shopping Centre

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- Portaputt Crazy Golf in Cwmbran, Wales

- Wales-related Posts

- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour list of courses visited and played

- Minigolf etc. - English to Welsh translations

Birdies Pop Up Golf Crazy Golf Photo Competition

Winning entry in the Birdies Pop Up Golf Crazy Golf Photo Competition.

Emily's photo of a 'spectator' at the 2012 Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Championship was selected as one of the winning entries in the recent Birdies Pop Up Golf Crazy Golf photo competition!

One of the spectators at the World Crazy Golf Championship! Photo by: Emily Gottfried

The prize for the best photo was a Birdies Pop Up Golf t-shirt. Although it's a bit cold to be wearing them now (unless playing Minigolf indoors)!

A pair of Birdies Pop Up Golf t-shirts

Birdies Pop Up Golf launched a year ago today and Emily and I attended the launch event in Manchester. You can check out the report from the launch here. For more information on Birdies Pop Up Golf please visit their website here.

Playing Hole 3 of the Birdies Pop Up Minigolf Course Layout at the Launch Event last year

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Links:

- Birdies Pop Up Golf

Birdies Pop Up Golf - Launch Event for a New Minigolf Business in Manchester

Birdies Pop Up Golf - Launch Event for a New Minigolf Business in Manchester

On Monday 12th December 2011 Emily and I were invited to the launch night of a new Miniature Golf business based in Manchester.

Birdies Pop Up Golf has launched a new Portable Minigolf Business providing a modular portable Pop Up Golf course that is available for events.

Photo: Richard playing hole 3 of the Birdies Pop Up Golf course

The launch event saw Birdies Pop Up Golf's Mark Rooney and his team set up a challenging 9-hole Miniature Golf course at The Merchant Room, Albert's Shed in the Castlefields area of Manchester. Guests were invited to try out the course and compete in a fun minigolf competition.

Photo: Richard Putts on hole 1 of the 9-hole launch event layout

Birdies Pop Up are offering the Mini/Crazy Golf course for Corporate Events, Charity Fundraisers, Marketing Campaigns, Schools, Sports Clubs, Weddings and more. You can find out more at their website.

Photo: From l-r Richard Gottfried, Jon Angel and Richard Linden line up ahead of their Minigolf challenge match

The launch event also featured a friendly minigolf competition (with a fine trophy from The Trophy Store). In the Birdies Pop Up Golf Official Launch Night Competition I finished 2nd in the field of over 30 guests at the event. The winner had a score of 38(+2), while I shot a 39(+3). Emily scored a 43(+7) in the two round, 18-hole contest.

Photo: Emily poses for the camera!

As well as the main contest we also had some friendly rounds and mini-minigolf competitions against fellow Minigolfers Jon Angel and Richard Linden of UrbanCrazy.

In the first contest Jon and I tied on scores of 20(+2) over 9-holes, with Emily hitting a 22. Our play-off saw Jon take the victory with  a hole-in-one at the third extra hole.

In the second contest I shot a 19(+1), Richard Linden hit an 18(par), while Jon scored 17(-1) to take the win.

Photo: Richard Putting on hole 3 of the 9-hole Birdies Pop Up Golf course launch night layout while Jon Angel and Richard Linden look on

Photo: An overview of the 9-hole Birdies Pop Up Golf course layout

Photo: Special Birdies Pop Up Cupcakes for the launch night were made by Hey Little Cupcake

Photos of the launch event can also be found in the Birdies Pop Up photo gallery.

Links:
- Birdies Pop Up Golf website
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour