The (Crazy) Golf Apocalypse

A minigolf course based on The End Times!

We played the Golf Apocalypse miniature golf course back in August 2012.

The layout had been created as part of the London Pleasure Gardens, an area set-up to tap into the passing trade between the DLR and the London 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCel centre.

Golf Apocalypse was the first really really really mad-cap pop-up course we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The layout contained all manner of strange minigolf obstacles and we found ourselves playing through the fuselage of a crashed aeroplane, around a pinball machine, a snooker table and into a volcano.

The pop-up miniature golf course was the first we saw to use reclaimed materials in its construction. Something that has become commonplace these days and we've seen and played a number of funky, junky, scrap, ghetto, trash, garbage, graffiti, wreckage, and art-based courses since.

The 9-hole Golf Apocalypse course was the 304th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at Haywards Heath Town Day

There will be a crazy golf course at Haywards Heath Town Day.

Haywards Heath Town Day will include a free-to-play crazy golf course.

The free event in Haywards Heath, West Sussex takes place on Saturday 12th September.

Find out more about Haywards Heath Town Day on the Haywards Heath Town Council website.

The Brewmaster's Open minigolf tournament at the Camden Town Brewery in London

Playing crazy golf in a brewery!

The Brewmaster's Open minigolf tournament took place at the Camden Town Brewery in London on this day in 2012.

We competed in The Brewmaster's Open at the Camden Town Brewery 14 years ago today. It was part of the brilliant summer of sport in the capital.

Richard Gottfried, Christopher Gottfried, Alan Norman, Emily Gottfried, Seth Thomas and Simon Hall at The Brewmaster's Open

More than 200 players competed in the tournament on the pop-up 5-hole crazy golf course.

Richard Gottfried, Alan Norman and Seth Thomas on the podium at The Brewmaster's Open

Alan 'Stormin' Norman won The Brewmaster's Open with his round of 8. I finished in tied 2nd place alongside Seth Thomas.

The scorecards for the event

Related blog posts:

• Camden Town Brewery
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

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• Camden Town Brewery

Mini Golf at Frasers Plus Designer Outlet East Midlands

There's a pirate-themed mini golf course at Frasers Plus Designer Outlet East Midlands in Alfreton.

Find out more on the Frasers Plus Designer Outlet East Midlands website.

Crazy Golf in Skipton

There will be a crazy golf course in Skipton, North Yorkshire on Saturday 1st August.

Skipton will have a crazy golf course to play as part of celebrations in the town for Yorkshire Day on Saturday 1st August.

Find out more on the Skipton Improvement District (BID) website.

Crazy Golf in Barnsley

There will be free crazy golf at Barnsley's Great Family Festival.

Barnsley's Great Family Festival on Saturday 22nd August will include a free to play crazy golf course.

Find out more on the Barnsley Great Family Festival website.

Crazy Golf in St Annes on the Sea

There will be a pop-up crazy golf course in St Annes this month.

A pop-up crazy golf course will be set-up in St Annes on the Sea on the 29th, 30th and 31st July.

You can find out more on the Discover Fylde website.

Pit Pat Golf at Thistles Shopping Centre in Stirling

There's a new Pit Pat Golf course at Thistles Shopping Centre in Stirling, Scotland.

Thistles Shopping Centre in Stirling is now home to a Pit Pat Golf course.

Pit Pat is similar to minigolf/crazy golf, but played on elevated tables with the ball 'putted' using cues.

Thistles Pit Pat Golf is available from the 6th July until the 2nd August.

Find out more on the Thistles Shopping Centre website.

Pit-Pat

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

You can also find two permanent Pit-Pat courses outdoors at Watermouth Family Theme Park and Castle in Devon (where it is known as Crazy Snooker) and outdoors at Fairytale Farm in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire (where it is called Queen of Hearts Crazy Cues).

There were previously Pit-Pat courses outdoor at Western Putting on Banjo Road in Littlehampton, West Sussex (where it was called Pit-Pat Crazy Snooker) and indoors at The Floodgate in Digbeth, Birmingham (where it was called Pit-Pat Table Golf).

Summer mini golf in Doncaster

There will be a mini golf course in Doncaster this summer.

A pop-up mini golf course will be one of the attractions at the Summer in the City event taking place in Sir Nigel Gresley Square in Doncaster this summer.

Summer in the City launches on Saturday 1st August and will be open Thursday to Sunday throughout August.

Find out more on the Visit Doncaster website.

Mini Golf at Westgate Square in Canterbury, Kent

There will be mini golf at the Canterbury City Show.

The Canterbury City Show will be taking place in Westgate Gardens and Westgate Square on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July.

There will be mini golf at Westgate Square.

Find out more on the Canterbury City Show website.

Crazy Golf at New Square Shopping Centre in West Bromwich

New Square Shopping Centre in West Bromwich will have a crazy golf course as part of seaside-themed fun this summer.

New Square Shopping Centre in West Bromwich will have free beach-themed activities this summer from Monday 20th July to Sunday 30th August.

One of the activities available to play will be crazy golf from 11am to 4pm on Friday 28th August.

Find out more on the New Square Shopping Centre website.

Crazy Golfing on a football pitch in Luton

A look back at a pop-up crazy golf course in Luton, Bedfordshire.

We played a pop-up crazy golf course on a football pitch at a Charity Fun Day at Kent Athletic Club in Luton back in August 2011.

When we lived in Luton Kent Athletic F.C. was our nearest football team.

Bring back unique posters like this for fun day type events! It's far better than AI slop

Looking online it appears that the club's home ground closed at the end of 2015. Kent Athletic F.C. does still exist though and this year celebrates its centenary.

Mini Golf at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, PA, USA

There's a new art-inspired mini golf course at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

The Westmoreland Museum of American Art has a new art-inspired mini golf course.

The Putt-a-Palooza course at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art will be open from the 5th June to the 30th August.

The 9-hole indoor mini golf course features holes and obstacles inspired by artwork in the museum.

Find out more on The Westmoreland Museum of American Art website.

The course was designed by our friends at A Couple of Putts.

Elvie's Crazy Golf at Lakeside Village in Doncaster

There's a pop-up crazy golf course at Lakeside Village in Doncaster, Yorkshire this summer.

Lakeside Shopping Village in Doncaster has a pop-up crazy golf for visitors to enjoy during the summer.

Elvie's Crazy Golf at Lakeside Village is open from the 23rd May until the 31st August.

Find out more

Visit the Lakeside Village website for more information on the crazy golf course.

Playing crazy golf at Lakeside Village in Doncaster

We played a pop-up crazy golf course at Lakeside Village in Doncaster on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in 2016.

Adventure Mini Golf at the Designer Outlet Ashford shopping centre

The Designer Outlet Ashford shopping centre in Ashford, Kent is adding a mini golf course to the centre.

A new mini golf course will be set-up at Designer Outlet Ashford shopping centre in Ashford, Kent from Saturday 16th May.

The outdoor 6-hole mini golf course will be part of a summer garden at Designer Outlet Ashford.

Find out more on the Designer Outlet Ashford shopping centre website.

Dinosaur Mini Golf at Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham

There's a pop-up Dinosaur Mini Golf at Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham, Wiltshire on the 18th and 25th April.

Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham will have an indoor mini golf course set-up on Saturday 18th and Saturday 25th April.

Find out more on the Emery Gate Shopping Centre website.

CLUB GOLF pop-up crazy golf in London

Looking back at the CLUB GOLF pop-up minigolf course at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross, London.

I was lucky enough to get a game in on the pop-up Crazy Golf course at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross, London on the 25th February 2020.

It was the last new minigolf course I played before the coronavirus pandemic lockdown hit the UK.

The 9-hole rave-inspired art installation crazy golf course was the 948th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and the 542nd played.

Artists Baker & Borowski created the 9-hole themed Crazy Golf layout inspired by the rave culture in the King's Cross area back in the 1980's and 1990's.

I shot a round of 23 in my game - the scorecard noted that the maximum score allowed was 63! A seven on each hole.

Talk & Putt minigolf at Wigan Library

Wigan Library is hosting a Talk & Putt crazy golf event this Thursday, 12th March.

The pop-up minigolf event aims to encourage conversation, connections and improve mental wellbeing.

Find out more and book your place on the Wigan Libraries Eventbrite page.

Golf Apocalypse crazy golf

Looking back at the Golf Apocalypse crazy golf course in London.

We played the Golf Apocalypse miniature golf course back in August 2012. The layout had been created as part of the London Pleasure Gardens, an area set-up to tap into the passing trade between the DLR and the London 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCel centre.

Golf Apocalypse was the first really really really mad-cap pop-up course we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The layout contained all manner of strange minigolf obstacles and we found ourselves playing through the fuselage of a crashed aeroplane, around a pinball machine, a snooker table and into a volcano.

The pop-up miniature golf course was the first to use reclaimed materials in its construction. Something that has become commonplace these days and we've seen and played a number of funky, junky, scrap, ghetto, trash, garbage, graffiti, wreckage, and art-based courses since.

The 9-hole Golf Apocalypse course was the 304th course played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Related blog posts:

• A Mini Golf Apocalypse
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Christmas Crazy Golf in 2009

A look back at a festive pop-up crazy golf course in London.

Back in 2009 there was a Christmas-themed Minigolf course at Devonshire Square in London.

You had to putt into Santa's mouth - look in the photo above to see where it exited!

We'd played the course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in October of that year when it was a 'normal' pop-up.

Related blog posts:

• Christmas
• Father Christmas
• Santa Claus
• Crazy Golf
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour