Putt18 - World Pro League

New World Pro League announced for the Putt18 game.

The team at Putt18 have announced a new World Pro League for the indoor putting game.

The season tees-off on Wednesday 8th July and players will compete every two weeks for a total of seven events.

More information available via Putt18.

I'm looking forward to competing in the Putt18 World Pro League. It's a tricky and fun putting game to play.

Last month we played in the inaugural Putt18 4 Nations Cup international miniature golf putting competition.

Putt-In-Play - a 1930's minigolf toy

We love the look of this 1930's parlor golf putting game made by Gibbs Toys of Canton, Ohio, USA.

The wooden set originally consisted of the 9-holes, two wooden shafted 5 1/2" putters with metal heads, six steel golf balls, rules, blank score cards and a golf bag.

Do you have a favourite minigolf game or toy? Do let us know.

Foam Golf Set at Lidl

Look what's in the Middle of Lidl!

You can currently get a Foam Golf Set in the middle aisle of Lidl for £14.99.

My brother Christopher spotted this Foam Golf Set while doing his weekly shop in Lidl

Pitch & Plakks indoor minigolf game

A look at the new Pitch & Plakks indoor minigolf game.

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As a BIG fan of everything to do with minigolf I was excited to hear about a new game being launched by the Plakks team in Spain.

The creation of the Pitch & Plakks mini golf game has teed-off on Kickstarter and the campaign runs until Sunday 19th July.

If you are interested in finding out more about Pitch & Plakks and supporting a growing business with a great product please use this link. Any pledges made through it will also support us to continue bringing you brilliant minigolf content.

Pitch & Plakks is the second game from the team at Plakks after they successfully launched the Plakks football game last year.

Competitive leisure

Emily and I are looking forward to creating interesting layouts and playing some Battle Games on the Pitch & Plakks course to continue our competitive isolation fun!

We love playing minigolf - whether it's a full size course, a video game or a board game we're super competitive! 

We've got a number of minigolf toys, games and board games in the Crazy Golf Museum and recently looked at some examples of Parlor Golf games from the 1930's.

The new Kickstarter campaign for the Pitch & Plakks mini golf board game launched yesterday, 9th June, and has already received 330 backers and more than doubled the original pledge goal! It’s superb to see so many people interested in playing the new minigolf game.

More information, FAQs, photos and videos can be found on the Pitch & Plakks Mini Golf game Kickstarter campaign page.

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, circa 1930

A look at a Parlor Golf putting game from the 1930s.

We love finding and showcasing games, interesting items, ephemera, stories and history from the world of minigolf.

The Crazy Golf Museum is home to a number of fun, old and interesting items.

Yesterday I posted about the Parlor Golf game made by Parlor Golf MFGR. Co. of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA in the USA.

Putt-In-Play

Today's putting game for Minigolf Monday is the Putt-In-Play set by Gibbs Toys of Canton, Ohio, USA.

A 9-hole set up of Putt-In-Play

Also known as The Parlor Golf Game, the 9-hole wooden set has a nice range of obstacles to putt through.

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

 

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

The Putt-In-Play set originally consisted of the 9-holes, two wooden shafted 5 1/2" putters with metal heads, six steel golf balls, rules, blank score cards and a golf bag.

It's ace to look back at historic items from days gone by. The Putt-In-Play layout looks quite similar to Beton and Eternit types of miniature golf that were created in the 1950s and are still very popular in Continental Europe.

Do you have a favourite miniature golf game, or know of any others?

Visit the Crazy Golf Museum website for more minigolf toys and games.

Parlor Golf

A look at a minigolf game from 1930.

The Crazy Golf Museum is home to a number of interesting, fun and old items from the world of miniature golf.

One such item that ticks all three boxes is this, Parlor Golf from 1930. The game was made by Parlor Golf MFGR. Co. of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.

The set instructs players on how to create an 18-hole course by using the four wooden base plates and five obstacles.

By making the holes shorter and varying the placement of the obstacles you can create even more combinations.

Check out the Crazy Golf Museum website for more minigolf toys and games.

Do you have a favourite putting game, minigolf board game, or know of any others? Do let us know.

Related blog posts:
- Board Games
- Putt at home
- The Crazy Golf Museum

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.

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.

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 below.

New Zealand

Cameron Couper

Matt Ansley

Australia

Josh Mars

Nathan Lamplough

Video link.

USA

Tom Loftus

Pat Sheridan

UK

Richard Gottfried

Emily Gottfried

Link:

- Putt18

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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.

The Putt18 Home Putting Challenge 4 Nations Cup international competition tees-off at 8pm (UK time) on Saturday 16th May and will see us face-off against teams from Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

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.

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!

The Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game will be replacing our normal rug!

It's a good fit for our living room

A Putt18 Golf Putting Mat Game ball

The Rules

A branded Putt18 pencil

Official Putt18 scorecards

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Emily and I will be representing the UK when we compete in the Putt18 Home Putting Challenge 4 Nations Cup international event tomorrow, Saturday 16th May.

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

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.

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Last month New Zealand defeated Australia in the Trans-Tasman Cup.

The world record score for a round of Putt18 was recently set by Josh Mars with a round of 10 under par.

Many thanks to the team at Putt18 for sending us the game mat and selecting us to play in the event.

Related blog posts:
- Putt at Home
- Indoor Minigolf
- Richard Gottfried Player Profile
- Emily Gottfried Player Profile

Link:
- Putt18

Putting Green at The Range in Manchester

Last year we attended the The Range's first birthday party in Spinningfields, Manchester.

What a chandelier!

Time certainly flies!

Sadly we couldn't play the indoor Putting Green at the event.

Crazy Snooker Pool Billiards Golf and Pit-Pat

A look at some of the stranger miniature golf and cue-sports crossover games we've played.

On our travels we've seen quite a few variations of hybrid minigolf / golf / pool / snooker / billiards games including Crazy Golf Pool and Pit-Pat, as well as some Crazy Golf obstacles that have used pool and snooker tables.

In October last year we played Crazy Golf Pool at Krazy Golf Lydney in the Forest of Dean

I first saw the game of Pit-Pat (obstacle billiards) in Vienna, Austria in 2010 - it's like Crazy Golf but played with cues

The 7th hole of the Golf Apocalypse course in London back in 2012 used a snooker table

Hole 5 of the Plonk Golf course set-up at Efes Snooker Hall in Dalston, London in 2015 involved a pool table

Emily spotted the Snooker Golf course in Blankenberge, Belgium in 2017

There's a new indoor Pit-Pat venue opening at The Floodgate in Digbeth, Birmingham this year.

Golfer's Putter Pool

While perusing the charity shops in Felixstowe at the weekend Emily spotted this brilliant looking golf/pool crossover game - Golfer's Putter Pool! At three quid it was a must buy.

Golfer's Putter Pool

We've been collecting miniature golf items since 2006 and hadn't seen this particular game before.

The game was made in the year 2000

We have however seen a few variations of hybrid minigolf/golf/pool/snooker/billiards games including Crazy Golf Pool and Pit-Pat, as well as some Crazy Golf obstacles that have used pool and snooker tables.

In October we played Crazy Golf Pool at Krazy Golf Lydney in the Forest of Dean

I first saw the game of Pit-Pat (obstacle billiards) in Vienna, Austria - it's like Crazy Golf but played with cues

The 7th hole of the Golf Apocalypse course in London used a snooker table

Hole 5 of the Plonk Golf course at Efes Snooker Hall in Dalston, London involved a pool table

Emily spotted the Snooker Golf course in Blankenberge, Belgium

Betway, sponsors of the UK Snooker Championship, have also created a version of Crazy Snooker. Check out the Putterfingers blog to see more.