Play has concluded in the 2021 Putt18 World Pro League and the results are in.
International pro putting. From my kitchen |
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International pro putting. From my kitchen |
I'll be playing my next rounds in the Putt18 World Pro League this Saturday, 6th March at 6pm. You can watch my rounds on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Facebook Page.
I'm currently ranked in 13th place of 21 players with a total of 49 points from the three events so far this season.
Matt Ansley of New Zealand is the league leader, with Dave Gomm of GB in second place. John Ansley, NZ is in third spot.
In the individual strokeplay table I'm in 14th place with a total of 924 shots.
I'll be teeing-off in week three of the Putt18 World Pro League at 6pm on Saturday 20th February.
You can watch my rounds live via the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Facebook Page.
21 players from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA are competing in the seven event series to find the world's best putter on the Putt18 Golf Putting Game System.
I am currently in 13th place on 24 points and in 15th place in the strokeplay standings.
Minigolfers, golfers and other players from around the world have been playing the Putt18 golf game mat for fun and in competitions during the pandemic.
As well as official events players with the Putt18 game mat have been having friendly matches with the games shown online.
The next tournament is a Battle of the Brits taking place across the UK later this month.
Check out the Putt18 website for more information.
Emily and I competed in the first Putt18 Four Nations Cup in May last year and I played in the inaugural Putt18 World Pro League that was completed in October 2020.
The Putt18 World Pro League was a fun and interesting way to keep on putting and compete during the pandemic. It was also a first in terms of getting players from around the world to compete on the same playing surface in a regular league format.
With no end in sight to the coronavirus pandemic and with Stockport in the highest level of restrictions it looks like we'll be doing a lot more putting at home and socialising via competitive isolation activities for some time to come.
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Chatting with Andrew Wilcox of Readers Sheds and the Shed of the Year Awards I was reminded of this excellent shed-based crazy golf hole we played back in 2010.
Not only do you putt into a shed, but it's a musical obstacle too. Marvellous.
The garden crazy golf course in East Finchley was the 250th we visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 956 courses since 2006.
I thought I was obsessive about something, but this fella Richard is crazy golf nutter putter - also probably the first shed I have seen used as a crazy golf hole and not the place where they give the clubs out from! #shedlove https://t.co/M323OjOUbX
— Andrew Wilcox I❤️Sheds (@unclewilco) November 4, 2020
The inaugural Putt18 World Pro League season has concluded with Matt Ansley of New Zealand taking the title.
Matt was the wire-to-wire winner of the league with a tremendous display on the Putt18 Golf Putting Game Mat.
The Putt18 game mat consists of six tee-off boxes and three target score zones. Players must hit their balls from each of the tee boxes in turn aiming at the Par-4, Par-5 and Par-3 targets while avoiding fairways, bunkers and water hazards that carry penalty points. After the 18 shots have been played you tot up your score to see what you've shot for your round.
Players from Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain and the USA competed in the seven event series.
Each player had a 20-minute time limit to play four 18-hole rounds for a 72-hole total score in each of the seven events. There were additional points on offer for low scores and the round total.
20 players competed in the league. Matt Ansley took first place with a score of 866 points. Dave Gomm (GB) was runner-up with 693 points, with John Ansley (NZ) in third place with 655 points.
Also in the prize money were Cameron Couper (NZ) with 578 points and Josh Mars (AUS) with 455 points.
The leading US player was Pat Sheridan in 8th place on 352 points.
During the tournament Matt shot an average score of 63 per round.
As well as being runner-up Dave Gomm shot a world record low round score of 57.
In the team event New Zealand won, with Australia runners-up and Great Britain in third place.
I finished the league in 18th of 20 players with 107 points.
In the strokeplay rankings I finished in 17th place of 20 players with 2,189 shots and an average of 78.18 per round of 18 holes.
Check out the Putt18 World Pro League Facebook Group and Putt18 website for more information.
The Putt18 World Pro League has been a fun and interesting way to keep on putting and compete during the pandemic. It's also been a first in terms of getting players from around the world to compete on the same putting surface in a league format.
Read more in my blog post about Keeping social and competitive in the new world of physical distancing.
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