A blog about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. With a sprinkling of nostalgia and urban exploration for good measure.
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Showing posts with label Putting. Show all posts
Friday, June 04, 2021
Golf Putting Green at Style Carpets in Cleveleys
We spotted this golf putting set-up at Style Carpets in Cleveleys on our recent trip to the seaside town.
Labels:
carpet,
Carpet Golf,
Carpet Shop,
Cleveleys,
Golf,
Marketing,
minigolf marketing,
Promotion,
Putting,
Style Carpets
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
An old Putting Green postcard from Blackpool
A look at an old miniature golf postcard from Blackpool.
This old postcard showing the Putting Green at the North Shore in Blackpool was posted on the 10th of October 1938.
Labels:
Blackpool,
ephemera,
Grass Putting,
Gynn Gardens,
history,
old postcard,
old postcards,
Postcard,
Postcards,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Putting Green
Location:
Gynn Gardens, Blackpool FY2 9SH, UK
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Mini Golf Putting at Luccombe Hall Hotel in Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Finding out about a hotel Putting Course in Shanklin, Isle of Wight.
A big thank you to our friend Philip Walsh for sending over some snaps of a grass Putting Course he found during his recent stay on the Isle of Wight.
It looks like a nice little course for a putt around.
Visit the Luccombe Hall Hotel website for more information.
We're looking forward to a return visit to the Isle of Wight on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've had a couple of day trips there in the past and played quite a few courses, but need at least a long weekend to play them all.
Philip has also been to the brand new Shanklin Crazy Golf course, Rylstone Crazy Golf and Tea Gardens in Shanklin and the Mini Golf course and Billiard Golf tables in Puerto Colón, Tenerife this year.
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guest blog,
guest blog post,
Guest Blog Posts,
guest blogs,
Hotel,
Isle of Wight,
Philip Walsh,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Putting Green,
Shanklin
Location:
8 Luccombe Rd, Shanklin PO37 6RL, UK
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Monday, June 29, 2020
Picture Postcard Magic - Back in Brighton
Here's my latest post for the Reflections of a Bygone Age blog.
Labels:
Blog,
Blogging,
Brighton,
guest blog,
Mini Golf,
Miniature Golf,
Minigolf,
old postcard,
old postcards,
Picture Postcard Magic,
Postcard,
Postcards,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Reflections of a Bygone Age,
Writing
Location:
Brighton, UK
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Friday, June 19, 2020
A new Putting Pencil
One of the nicest things about visiting a new minigolf course is seeing what scorecards and branded pencils they have. Not all courses have them and at present some courses have stopped giving them out. Other courses use apps for players to use as scorecards while others use a mix of the old-school approach mixed with technology and offer both scoring options.
On our travels to 948 miniature golf courses we've collected quite a few putting pencils.
Earlier this week I blogged about the fact you can now play Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge from The Simpsons! It's available as an online game as well as a download.
I bought the downloadable version and as a nice bonus you receive a scoring pencil.
It's something different to add to my collection of minigolf ephemera.
On our travels to 948 miniature golf courses we've collected quite a few putting pencils.
Earlier this week I blogged about the fact you can now play Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge from The Simpsons! It's available as an online game as well as a download.
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Do you think you can reach the Parking Lot with a Putter? |
I bought the downloadable version and as a nice bonus you receive a scoring pencil.
It's something different to add to my collection of minigolf ephemera.
Labels:
Cartoon,
Computer Game,
Crazy Golf Museum,
Game,
Games,
Golf,
Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge,
Pencil,
Pencils,
Putt at home,
Putting,
retro,
The Crazy Golf Museum,
The Simpsons,
Video Game,
videogame
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Monday, June 15, 2020
Play Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge from The Simpsons
You can now play Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge from The Simpsons!
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I know which club I'm choosing |
I love The Simpsons and I love Putting so I was very very very happy to hear that Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge from the show has been made into a playable game!
Many thanks to my friend and minigolf rival Martyn Williams from the Welsh Minigolf Club for sending the link to me.
Play Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge online
It's certainly cheered me up on this Minigolf Monday and is a bright spot in an otherwise incredibly gloomy year.
Happy Putting.
Labels:
Cartoon,
Computer Game,
Game,
Games,
Golf,
Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge,
Putt at home,
Putting,
retro,
The Simpsons,
Video Game,
videogame
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Results of the Putt18 4 Nations Cup
Results of the Putt18 4 Nations Cup international golf putting tournament.
We played in the inaugural Putt18 4 Nations Cup international miniature golf putting competition at the weekend.
The event saw us compete for the UK against pairs from Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
Each player had a 16-minute time limit to play four 18-hole rounds for a 72-hole total score.
The results of the Putt18 4 Nations Cup
The event was won by the New Zealand team of Cameron Couper and Matt Ansley with an 8-round total of 572.
The Australian duo of Josh Mars and Nathan Lamplough were runners-up with a total of 583.
The USA team of Pat Sheridan and Tom Loftus were in third place with a total of 604.
Emily and I shot an 8-round total of 658. Not too bad considering we only had a day to practice!
The low round of the event was shot by Australia's Josh Mars with a score of 65.
We're looking forward to playing some more competitions and friendlies on the Putt18 game mat. We'll be trying out the set in different spots around the house to find the optimum putting surface too.
Many thanks to the team at Putt18 for sending us the game mat and selecting us to play in the event.
Visit the Putt18 website for more information.
You can watch each player's four rounds in the videos in this blog post about the competition.
Labels:
Australia,
Competitive isolation,
competitive socialising,
Game,
indoor putting game,
Miniature Golf,
Putt 18,
Putt at home,
Putt18,
Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game,
Putting,
quarantainment,
quarantinement
Location:
United Kingdom
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Monday, May 18, 2020
Results of the Putt18 4 Nations Cup
Report from the Putt18 4 Nations Cup international miniature golf tournament.
We played in the first Putt18 4 Nations Cup international miniature golf tournament at the weekend.
The event saw us compete for the UK against pairs from Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
Each player had a 16-minute time limit to play four 18-hole rounds for a 72-hole total score.
The results of the Putt18 4 Nations Cup
The event was won by the New Zealand team of Cameron Couper and Matt Ansley with an 8-round total of 572.
The Australian duo of Josh Mars and Nathan Lamplough were runners-up with a total of 583.
The USA team of Pat Sheridan and Tom Loftus were in third place with a total of 604.
Emily and I shot an 8-round total of 656. Not too bad considering we only had a day to practice!
The low round of the event was shot by Australia's Josh Mars with a score of 65.
We're looking forward to playing some more competitions and friendlies on the Putt18 game mat. We'll be trying out the set in different spots around the house to find the optimum putting surface too.
Visit the Putt18 website for more information.
You can watch each player's four rounds in the videos below.
New Zealand
Cameron Couper
Matt Ansley
Australia
Josh Mars
Nathan Lamplough
USA
Tom Loftus
Pat Sheridan
UK
Richard Gottfried
Emily Gottfried
Link:
- Putt18
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Australia,
Competitive isolation,
competitive socialising,
Game,
indoor putting game,
Miniature Golf,
Putt 18,
Putt at home,
Putt18,
Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game,
Putting,
quarantainment,
quarantinement
Location:
United Kingdom
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Saturday, May 16, 2020
Putt18 Home Putting Challenge 4 Nations Cup practice round
Practice for the Putt18 Home Putting Challenge 4 Nations Cup international event.
Here's a practice round on the Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game ahead of the Putt18 4 Nations Cup tournament.
Richard tees-off at 8pm.
Emily tees-off at 8.30pm.
Many thanks to the team at Putt18 for sending us the game mat and selecting us to play in the event.
Labels:
Australia,
Competition,
Competitive isolation,
Emily Gottfried,
Game,
indoor putting game,
Miniature Golf,
New Zealand,
Putt 18,
Putt at home,
Putt18,
Putting,
Richard Gottfried,
Tournament,
UK,
USA
Location:
United Kingdom
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Friday, May 15, 2020
Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game
A look at the Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game.
Our Putt18 indoor putting game set has just arrived after a long journey from down under!
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The Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game will be replacing our normal rug! |
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It's a good fit for our living room |
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A Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game ball |
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The Rules |
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A branded Putt18 pencil |
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Official Putt18 scorecards |
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The competition tees-off at 8pm (UK time) and will see us face-off against teams from Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
The event will be streamed live via Facebook.
Many thanks to the team at Putt18 for sending us the game mat and selecting us to play in the event.
Visit the Putt18 website for more information.
Check out the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Newsletter archive and sign-up to receive future editions
Labels:
Australia,
Competitive isolation,
Game,
indoor putting game,
Miniature Golf,
Putt 18,
Putt at home,
Putt18,
Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game,
Putting,
quarantainment,
quarantinement
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Putt18 4 Nations Cup international tournament
Information about the Putt18 Home Putting Challenge 4 Nations Cup international event.
We will be competing in the Putt18 Home Putting Challenge 4 Nations Cup international event this Saturday.
The competition tees-off at 8pm (UK time) and will see us face-off against teams from Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
- Representing Australia - Josh Mars and Nathan Lamplough
- Representing New Zealand - Cameron Couper and Matt Ansley
- Representing the USA - Tom Loftus and Pat Sheridan
- Representing the UK - Richard Gottfried and Emily Gottfried
Check out the Putt18 website for more information.
Last month New Zealand defeated Australia in the Trans-Tasman Cup.
Many thanks to the team at Putt18 for sending us the game mat and selecting us to play in the event.
- Putt at Home
- Indoor Minigolf
- Richard Gottfried Player Profile
- Emily Gottfried Player Profile
Link:
- Putt18
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Australia,
Competition,
Competitive isolation,
Emily Gottfried,
Game,
indoor putting game,
Miniature Golf,
New Zealand,
Putt 18,
Putt at home,
Putt18,
Putting,
Richard Gottfried,
Tournament,
UK,
USA
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020
A Putting Green postcard from Butlin's Luxury Holiday Camp in Pwllheli
A look at a nice old Putting Green postcard from the Butlin's Luxury Holiday Camp in Pwllheli.
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Putting Green, Butlin's Luxury Holiday Camp, Pwllheli. Published by Butlin's Photographic Services Ltd. Postally used on 4th June 1951 |
This is the oldest postcard I have showing the Putting Green at Butlin's Pwllheli. The other cards I have were posted in 1964 and 1966.
Butlin's Pwllheli opened in 1947 and closed in 1998.
Labels:
Butlin's,
Butlin's Pwllheli,
Butlins,
Holiday Camp,
old postcard,
old postcards,
Postcard,
Postcards,
Putting,
Putting Green,
Pwllheli
Location:
Pwllheli, UK
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Crazy Putting Challenge at Hamptworth Golf Club
A look at the Crazy Putting Challenge course at Hamptworth Golf Club.
We played there a year ago today.
The excellent 9-hole course in Hamptworth, Wiltshire was the 875th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 511th played.
Of all the golf clubs we've visited to play minigolf we found Hamptworth to be one of the very best. It had excellent facilities and we received a very warm welcome.
The Crazy Putting Challenge was the sort of minigolf course I could play all day and not tire of as it offered so many different angles and lines to get a hole-in-one.
Labels:
Crazy Golf,
Crazy Putting Challenge,
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour,
Hamptworth,
Hamptworth Golf Club,
Mini Golf,
Miniature Golf,
Minigolf,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Wiltshire
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Friday, May 01, 2020
A Putting Green postcard from Butlin's Pwllheli
A look at The Putting Green at Butlin's Pwllheli.
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Butlin's Pwllheli Putting Green. Real Butlin's photograph numbered P8. Postally used on 10th August 1966 |
The Putting Green looks a little more makeshift than on later Butlin's postcards.
I have another postcard showing the Putting Greens and Lawns at Butlin's Pwllheli holiday camp in my collection.
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Butlin's,
Butlin's Pwllheli,
Butlins,
Holiday Camp,
old postcard,
old postcards,
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Postcards,
Putting,
Putting Green,
Pwllheli
Location:
Pwllheli, UK
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
Monorail at Butlin's Minehead
A look at an old Butlins postcard from Minehead.
What a view of two monorails crossing above the swimming pool at Butlin's Minehead.
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Butlin's Minehead - Monorail over Outdoor Swimming Pool by John Hinde Studios. Postally unused. Undated |
My holidays at Butlin's
My parents met at the Butlin's holiday camp in Clacton-on-Sea in the 1970's. My family often went on holiday to the Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead. We also had one stay at the Bognor Regis and Ayr camps. I spent many summers in the 80's and 90's at the Barry Island Holiday Camp, itself a former Butlin's camp.
We used to ride the monorail at Butlin's Minehead all the time.
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Riding the monorail with my brother Jon at Butlin's Somerwest World in Minehead |
Labels:
Butlin's,
Butlin's Minehead,
Butlins,
Holiday Camp,
John Hinde,
Minehead,
Miniature Golf,
Minigolf,
monorail,
old postcard,
old postcards,
Postcard,
Postcards,
Putting,
Putting Green
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Friday, April 24, 2020
The Himalayas at St Andrews
A look at The Himalayas putting course, the world's first Miniature Golf course.
Playing The Himalayas course at the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club back in 2012.
The layout was created in 1867 and is the world's first Miniature Golf course.
When we visited there were two courses to play, an 18-hole course and a 9-hole layout. They were an absolute pleasure to play and one of my very best putting experiences.
The two courses at The Himalayas became the 292nd and 293rd miniature golf courses played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 948 courses since September 2006.
Labels:
Crazy World of Minigolf Tour,
Himalayas,
history,
Miniature Golf,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Putting Green,
Scotland,
St Andrews,
St Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club
Location:
The Links, St Andrews KY16 9JD, UK
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Build a Crazy Golf course during isolation
Things to do while in quarantine.
The Olympic Channel has suggested building a Crazy Golf course during isolation.
I built a home minigolf hole as part of the Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt a few years ago. I've got a few ideas for a new home minigolf layout |
It's nice to see the Olympic movement getting involved in the craze for putting at home during lockdown.
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The last 8 years since the London 2012 Olympic Games have flown by! |
It's one of the suggestions we made on the Big Mini Golf Bucket List created at the start of the lockdown.
Our friends at the Putting Penguin are hosting a Pandemic Putt Off encouraging people around the world to create minigolf holes, obstacles and courses during these times of social distancing.
Have you built a minigolf hole or course? What other 'competitive isolation' fun are you having?
Labels:
Competitive isolation,
Crazy Golf,
Miniature Golf,
Minigolf,
Minigolf in the time of Coronavirus,
Olympic,
Olympics,
Putt at home,
Putting,
quarantainment,
quarantinement,
Social distancing
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
A Typical Butlin Monorail
A look at an old Butlins postcard from Skegness.
I'm always on the lookout for old minigolf postcards and when I'm sorting through them at fairs, car boot sales, or in charity or antique shops I always keep an eye out for holiday camp postcards too.
This is one of the wonderful Butlin's cards from the late 1960's and it ticks a number of my interest boxes.
Firstly it's got a prominent view of a miniature golf course being played.
Secondly it's a Butlin's holiday camp card.
And thirdly it's got a monorail on it!
A Typical Butlin Monorail. I have two other versions of this card, but with the caption of 'Butlin's Skegness Monorail' instead. One was postally used on 27th July 1971 |
Two firsts
Skegness was the first Butlin's holiday camp and it opened its doors on the 11th April 1936.
The camp at Butlin's Skegness was the location for the UK's first commercial monorail. It opened in 1965.
Holidaying at Butlin's
My parents met at the Butlin's holiday camp in Clacton-on-Sea in the 1970's. My family often went on holiday to the Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead. We also had one stay at the Bognor Regis and Ayr camps. I spent many summers in the 80's and 90's at the Barry Island Holiday Camp, itself a former Butlin's camp.
I have not yet visited the Skegness camp, but have had some brilliant holidays in Skeggy itself.
We also used to ride the monorail at Butlin's Minehead all the time.
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My brother Christopher foudnd this snap of us riding the monorail at Butlin's Minehead back in the early 90's while looking through some old family photos |
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Butlin's Skegness,
Butlins,
Holiday Camp,
Lincolnshire,
Miniature Golf,
Minigolf,
monorail,
old postcard,
old postcards,
Postcard,
Postcards,
Putting,
Putting Green,
Skegness
Location:
Ingoldmells, Skegness PE25 1NJ, UK
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Minigolf did you knows...?
Did you know?
- The world's first miniature golf course was set-up at St Andrews, Scotland in 1867.
Playing The Himalayas at St Andrews in April 2012 |
- James Barber opened the first minigolf course in the USA in 1916. The 'Lilliputian' miniature golf course was called 'Thistle Dhu' and located in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
- A Miniature Golf contest was part of the Olympic Games at the 1904 St Louis Games in the USA.
- Crazy Golf is 94 years old in 2020. The first course opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England in 1926.
At The Original Crazy Golf in Skegness in May 2015 |
- 1926 also saw the first artificial miniature golf course open in the USA. Garnet Carter opened the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- The first National Tom Thumb Golf Championship took place on the 23rd October 1930.
What are your favourite minigolf facts, stats and did you knows?
Labels:
Crazy Golf,
did you know,
Facts,
Miniature Golf,
Minigolf,
Putting
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Saturday, April 11, 2020
Minigolf Putting in Knaresborough
A look at the grass Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard.
Time really does fly! Looking through our records it's been five years since we visited Knaresborough in North Yorkshire!
The last time we were there we enjoyed playing the grass Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard. It was a course we missed on our first visit to the town in 2010.
The grass Putting course at Knaresborough's Castle Yard became the 357th course played and 591st visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've now been to 948 courses since our travels began in 2006.
The course is the first we've ever been to that had a sallyport and secret tunnel running underneath it!
The tunnel was built in the late 13th or mid 14th century and was large enough for a small group of armed men to leave the castle secretly at night and launch an attack on any besieging troops.
Knaresborough is definitely on our list of places to go to post-lockdown.
Labels:
Castle,
Conyngham Hall,
Grass Putting,
Knaresborough,
Mini Golf,
North Yorkshire,
Pitch and Putt,
Putting,
Putting Course,
Putting Green,
Revisit
Location:
Knaresborough, UK
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