Aces at Paradise Island Adventure Golf Manchester

A look at some holes-in-one at Paradise Island Adventure Golf Manchester in the Trafford Centre.

About to ace hole 2 of the Tiki Hut Trail

We returned to Paradise Island Adventure Golf Manchester for the third time this year and hit some more holes-in-one on the Tiki Hut Trail and Temple Ruins Adventure courses.

We've now made 22 minigolf course visits and revisits in the first 22 days of 2020.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf Manchester was the last minigolf venue we visited in 2019. We've been there three times this year already.

Last year we visited a total of 82 miniature golf courses and revisited and replayed a lot of layouts.

We've now been to 945 courses since September 2006.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for opening times and prices.

Our first games at Paradise Island Adventure Golf for 2020

Playing at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester.

A view of the Tiki Hut Trail course

Last night we called into Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester for a couple of games on the two 18-hole courses.

In our round on the Temple Ruins Adventure we both scored 36.

About to ace the 5th hole on the Tiki Hut Trail

In our round on the Tiki Hut Trail I shot a 34 and Emily scored 40.

Posing with the shark on the 6th

Last year Emily broke the course records on both of the layouts at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester.

Emily playing hole 1 of the Temple Ruins Adventure course

In July Emily scored a record on the Temple Ruins course to win the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship with a round of 30, including seven aces.

Emily holing out on hole 2 of the Temple Ruins Adventure course

In August she shot a 33 on the Tiki Hut Trail course to beat the previous record by one-shot.

So far this year we've visited seven courses and played at three of them.

We've been to 942 courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Holes-in-one at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

A look at some aces on holes 4 and 18 of the Temple Ruins Adventure course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester on Boxing Day 2019.





PIAG Manchester was the last minigolf course we visited in 2019.

Last year we visited 82 miniature golf layouts and revisited and replayed a lot of courses.

Playing at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

Our last game at Paradise Island Adventure Golf for 2019.

The last minigolf course we visited this year was Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

Emily about to ace hole 1

We swung by for a game on Boxing Day!

We were still in the Christmas spirit

In our round on the Temple Ruins Adventure course Emily scored a brilliant win with a score of 31 to my 34. Emily's round included seven holes-in-one.

This year Emily has broken the course records on both of the 18-hole courses at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester.

In July Emily scored a course record on the Temple Ruins layout to win the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship with a round of 30, including seven aces.

In August she shot a 33 on the Tiki Hut Trail course to beat the previous record by one-shot.

We're looking forward to returning for more games at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in 2020.

The PIAG Manchester courses were the 85th and 85th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in April 2009!

This year we visited 82 miniature golf layouts and revisited and replayed a lot of courses too.

• In 2018 we visited 64 courses.
• In 2017 we went to 74 courses.
• In 2016 we visited 47 courses.
• In 2015 we went to 84 courses.

We've now been to 941 courses since September 2006.

A couple of rounds at Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

Replaying Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester.

We returned to Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester last night for our first rounds on the two 18-hole courses for a few weeks.

I finally got my hands on one of the 'I got a hole-in-one' stickers

Teeing-off on the Temple Ruins course first Emily shot a 33 to take the win, scoring five holes-in-one in the process. I hit a 35, including four aces. I had a crazy start to my round going 1, 3, 1, 1, 3!

Emily playing hole 3 of the Temple Ruins Adventure course

Next up was a quick game on the Tiki Hut Trail. I scored a 34 with four aces, while Emily shot a 36, including four holes-in-one.
 

Emily about to ace hole 6 on the Tiki Hut Trail

This meant our match over 36-holes was a tie, with 69 apiece.

On aces Emily won 9-8.

On round difference I won with a difference of 1, to Emily's 3.

We both won a free game on the lucky last hole too!

On the Temple Ruins Adventure course

A hole-in-one on hole 4 of the Temple Ruins course


A hole-in-one on hole 5 of the Temple Ruins course


Playing hole 7 of the Temple Ruins course


A hole-in-one on hole 8 of the Temple Ruins course


A hole-in-one on hole 9 of the Temple Ruins course


A hole-in-one on hole 5 of the Tiki Hut Trail


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- Trafford Centre
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Playing the Tiki Hut Trail at Paradise Island Adventure Golf Manchester

We had another fun night playing Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester yesterday.

Emily playing hole 8

This time we played the Tiki Hut Trail and Emily won with a score of 33 to my 36.

Emily is the Big Kahuna of PIAG

33 is the best either of us have ever scored on the Tiki course and looking on the leader-board it was a new Course Record too!

The leader-board as it was

It was Emily's second win in-a-row on the Tiki Hut Trail following our match-up with Seth Thomas in July.

Emily also scored a Course Record on the Temple Ruins layout to win the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship last month with a round of 30, including seven holes-in-one on the 18-hole course.

Playing hole 3

Playing hole 10

Playing hole 11

Related blog posts:
- Paradise Island Adventure Golf
- Trafford Centre
- Manchester

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- Paradise Island Adventure Golf

Angry Birds Adventure Golf at intu Metrocentre in Gateshead

New Angry Birds Adventure Golf opening at the intu Metrocentre in Gateshead this Autumn.

While we were in Newcastle and Gateshead for the World Transplant Games we called in to the intu Metrocentre in Gateshead as it'll soon be home to the first of the new Angry Birds Adventure Golf courses.

Just a few months too early to play

The Angry Birds Adventure Golf centre in Gateshead will have 18-hole two courses.

Some of the advertising for the course

The team at Rovio Entertainment, owners of the Angry Birds brand, are teaming up with Namco Funscape to create the new minigolf courses. Five locations are planned to open over the next three years.

We really enjoying our visit to the intu Metrocentre and are looking forward to returning to play the Angry Birds Adventure Golf

36-holes of Adventure Golf are being built behind this hoarding

For more info check out the Angry Birds Adventure Golf website.

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- New Angry Birds Adventure Golf courses opening in the UK
- Angry Birds

Links:
- Angry Birds Adventure Golf
- Rovio Entertainment
- Namco Funscape
- intu Metrocentre

Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

A return visit to Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

The Temple Ruins course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf

We returned to Paradise Island Adventure Golf at the Trafford Centre in Manchester for a round on the Temple Ruins course last night.

Emily on hole 18

In our 18-hole match-up I defeated Emily with a score of 35 to 37.

Playing hole 16 of the Temple Ruins course

While playing we heard a group of lads use a term for a hole-in-one that we'd never heard before!

Anyone want to guess what it was?

(Spoiler - you'll be able to hear it in two of the videos below!)

Playing hole 7

A hole-in-one on hole 8

Playing hole 10

Playing hole 11

Playing hole 12

A hole-in-one on hole 15

Playing hole 16

Playing hole 17

Emily with a hole-in-one on hole 18

Scoring a hole-in-one on hole 18

Winning a free game on the lucky last hole

Related blog posts:
- Paradise Island Adventure Golf
- Trafford Centre
- Manchester

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- Paradise Island Adventure Golf

New Puttshack opening in Watford

A new Puttshack indoor crazy golf course is opening at intu Watford in 2020.

A new Puttshack indoor minigolf centre is planned to open at the intu Watford shopping centre next summer.

Puttshack at Westfield London last Christmas

Puttshack's first venue opened at Westfield London in White City in 2018. The second Puttshack will be opening at intu Lakeside this month.

Result of the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship in Manchester

Emily Gottfried from Cheadle Hulme wins the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship in Manchester.

Emily playing hole 11 of the Paradise Island Adventure Golf course

Emily Gottfried has won the 2019 Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship held at the Trafford Centre.

The annual PIAG Open competition takes place across Paradise Island Adventure Golf's seven venues and is the largest Open miniature golf tournament in the UK with thousands of players competing across three age categories at each venue.

Emily scored a course record of 30 on the Temple Ruins layout to win the competition. The course par is 42. Her round included seven holes-in-one on the 18-hole course.

Emily, 37 said "I am so happy to win the PIAG Open in Manchester. It's a great course that I really enjoy playing, so to get seven aces in my round was really nice. There are a lot of well-designed and aceable holes at the Trafford Centre course, so I'm really pleased I managed to get my best ever round there for the tournament on Sunday. I can't wait to play again already. The trophy is wonderful too!"

Emily and her husband Richard, 38 are minigolf addicts and regularly travel the UK playing courses. Together they have visited 912 Crazy, Mini and Adventure Golf courses since September 2006.

Richard was the defending Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Champion, but had to settle for third place this year.

Emily wins the 2019 Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship

Emily Gottfried wins the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.

The 2019 Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Champion - Emily Gottfried

Emily is the 2019 Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Champion after winning the tournament held last weekend.

Emily scored a course record of 30 on the Temple Ruins layout - the course par is 42 - which was enough to fend off the challenge of thousands of other players who competed over the four-day event. Her round included seven holes-in-one on the 18-hole course.

The PIAG champ

As well as the nice trophy Emily received a 6-month free game pass so we enjoyed another round yesterday evening. We're looking forward to our next minigolf match-ups at Paradise Island Adventure Golf.

Emily playing hole 11 of the Temple Ruins course at Paradise Island Adventure Golf

The annual PIAG Open competition takes place across the brand's seven venues and is the largest Open tournament in the UK with thousands of players competing across three age categories at each venue. The 2020 tournament will see players also compete at the new Paradise Island Adventure Golf site in Plymouth.

More details on the PIAG courses in Manchester, Cheshire Oaks, Glasgow, Livingston, Sheffield, Derby, Rushden Lakes and Plymouth can be found on the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website.

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- Emily Gottfried - Player Profile
- Paradise Island Adventure Golf
- Playing the Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses at the Trafford Centre in Manchester

Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championships 2019

The Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championships are once again taking place at the indoor Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses around the country.

This year's event runs from the 18th to the 21st July and will also see action at the newest Paradise Island Adventure Golf venue at Rushden Lakes.

I won the PIAG Open at the Manchester course last year - it was a title I'd wanted to win for years

More details of the event and the other PIAG courses at Cheshire Oaks, Glasgow, Livingston, Manchester, Sheffield and Derby can be found on the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website and on the PIAG social media accounts.

Winning the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship 2018

Yesterday evening I collected my trophy and prize for winning the Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Championship at the Trafford Centre venue in Manchester.

What a tournament to win. It's a title I've wanted to win for years! 

Richard Gottfried - Paradise Island Adventure Golf Open Champion 2018

My score of 31 - the course par is 42 - was enough to fend off the challenge of hundreds of other players who competed over the four-day event.

As part of the prize I received a 6-month free game pass so Emily and I enjoyed a two-round 36-hole game over the two courses yesterday too. We shot a fair few aces on both courses, but were nowhere near the form of last week! We're looking forward to our next match-up at Paradise Island Adventure Golf.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information about the PIAG courses in Cheshire Oaks, Derby, Glasgow, Livingston, Manchester and Sheffield.

Happy tenth birthday to Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester

Today is the tenth birthday of Paradise Island Adventure Golf at Manchester's Trafford Centre.

Happy tenth birthday to Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Manchester and congratulations on the minigolf milestone.

About to score a hole-in-one on the 11th hole at Paradise Island Adventure Golf last December

The Tiki Hut Trail and Temple Ruins Adventure courses at the Trafford Centre's 36-hole indoor Adventure Golf venue were the 85th and 86th courses played on our travels back in 2009. We've returned a number of times since then and following our move north in 2016 Paradise Island Adventure Golf is actually now one of our local courses.

There are six Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses and the Manchester layout recently received a spruce up as part of the birthday celebrations. The course now includes some of the features found at the Sheffield and Cheshire Oaks courses, including ships, sharks and seagulls.

Some of the ship theming at the Sheffield venue

Next week Paradise Island Adventure Golf tees-off it's own Open tournament, with each of the Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses in the country inviting players to submit their scores to the competition leaderboard.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information about the courses in Cheshire Oaks, Derby, Glasgow, Livingston, Manchester and Sheffield.

Related blog posts:
- Manchester
- Paradise Island Adventure Golf
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Derby

New Adventure Golf course opening at intu Derby this month.

The latest Paradise Island Adventure Golf venue is opening at intu Derby on Tuesday 11th April. The new Paradise Island Adventure Golf Derby layout will consist of two 18-hole courses.

The last Paradise Island Adventure Golf course we played was the Sheffield venue

It's great to see more courses opening. Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels have taken us to Paradise Island Adventure Golf courses in Manchester, Glasgow and Sheffield.

Playing at a Paradise Island Adventure Golf course last year

We're yet to play the Livingston or Cheshire Oaks layouts - but they are on our 'To Play' list. Now we live up north the Manchester and Cheshire Oaks courses are our two local venues. Which reminds me, I need to organise a minigolf match up against the Paradise Island mascot, Maggie McCaw!

Lining up a shot on the Lucky Last Hole

Check out the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website and Paradise Island Adventure Golf Derby course Facebook page for more information.