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Friday, September 05, 2025

The 2009 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament

Looking back at the 2009 Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament.


Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf in Blackpool

I won the Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf competition 16 years ago today.

We played in the Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament at the Adventure Golf course in Blackpool 16 years ago today. The event was held as part of the Illuminations celebrations.

We had a cracking time in the seaside resort and to top things off I won!

Richard Gottfried - Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Mini Golf Champion
The trophy for the tournament is still one of the best I've seen in the world of minigolf!

The 2009 Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament in Blackpool.

The second Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament was played on the 12-hole Adventure Golf course. After three rounds and 36-holes I won the tournament with a score of 81, eight shots ahead of runner-up John Moore, and 17 shots ahead of third-placed Steve Gow.

My first round score of 24 also smashed the previous course record. And it's still the official course record on the layout.

I shot the course record - a 24 in the first round of the 2009 Pleasure Beach Open. However, Peter McGillivray's name and round of 25 shots has been up on the board since 2016! But I'm not bitter about it lol
I shot the course record - a 24 in the first round of the 2009 Pleasure Beach Open. However, Peter McGillivray's name and round of 25 shots has been up on the board since 2016! But I'm not bitter about it lol

Find out more about the Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf course

Visit the Pleasure Beach website for more information about the Adventure Golf course.

The Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf course in Blackpool (June 2024)
The Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf course in Blackpool in June 2024

Learn more about minigolf tournaments.

Check out the British Minigolf Association (BMGA) and World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) websites for further details about how to get started playing competitive minigolf, and information about minigolf tournaments around the world.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf course was the 44th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour when we first visited for the inaugural Pleasure Beach Open contest in 2008.

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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Dinosaur Cove Mini-Golf now open at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields

The new Dinosaur Cove Mini-Golf has opened at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields.


The new Dinosaur Cove Mini-Golf has opened at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields

Check out the Ocean Beach Pleasure Park website for more information.


Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2024

We visited 33 miniature golf courses this year.


Golf Planet Indoor Mini Golf in Santiago, Chile
Our minigolf adventures have taken us around the world - this is the Golf Planet Indoor Mini Golf course in Santiago, Chile

Courses played in 2024:

PopStroke Mini Golf in Las Vegas
PopStroke Mini Golf in Las Vegas

Courses visited in 2024:


Crazier Nolf at Boom Battle Bar Bournemouth
Nolf - the not Crazier Golf game at Boom Battle Bar!

Courses revisited in 2024:


We've now been to a total of 1,075 miniature golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006, with 1,017 of them in the British Isles. Our travels have been recognised by the Guinness World Records, and Richard is a record holder for "Most miniature golf courses visited".

When our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels began in 2006 there were around 600 courses in the British Isles.

Of the original list of 600 we've still got to visit 39 of the public courses. In addition there are a further 150 courses at pay to enter attractions, hotels and holiday parks that we've not yet been to.

On top of these 189 courses from the original list there are hundreds more courses that have opened over the last 18 years! We tracked 320 courses that opened between May 2020 and July 2023. Between August 2023 and September 2024 a further 150 courses opened, or were in development. And between September 2024 and December 2024 another 27 new courses have been announced.

As of today there are approximately 1,370 minigolf courses around the UK and British Isles (including Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, and other islands). This includes public courses, as well as those at pay to enter attractions, holiday parks, hotels and other 'non-standard' locations.

For information about new minigolf, crazy golf, and adventure golf courses opening in the UK take a look at the posts with the 'New course' tag here on the Ham & Egger Files minigolf blog where we regularly post updates about new places to play the game.

If you know of a new course opening in the UK please do get in touch and let us know.

Thursday, September 05, 2024

Winning the 2009 Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament in Blackpool

A look back at a big minigolf win.


On this day in 2009 we were in Blackpool to play in the second Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament that was held as part of the Illuminations celebrations.

Winning the 2009 Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament in Blackpool

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

We had a look at the Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf course on a return visit to Blackpool earlier this week.


Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

In September 2009 I won the Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament on the course.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

I believe the course had a refresh recently. It looks to be in good condition.
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf
I shot the course record - a 24 in the first round of the 2009 Pleasure Beach Open. However, Peter McGillivray's name and round of 25 shots has been up on the board since 2016! I'm not bitter about it lol

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Adventure Golf

Visit the Blackpool Pleasure Beach website for more information on the course.

Friday, June 24, 2022

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - courses we've visited to date

Information about our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Details of the miniature golf courses we've visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

At the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn (photo by Seth Thomas)
At the Crazy Golf course in Prestatyn

A wide-range of minigolf courses.

We've seen the good, the bad and the ugly of minigolf courses on our travels, but feel that each and every one of them is worth a look in its own right.

The game of minigolf is one of fun and frustration and mixes skill and luck to tackle the obstacles set-up to trip you up and trick you as you play.

A BIG minigolf thank you.

We'd like to thank course owners, operators and suppliers everywhere for building, running and maintaining miniature golf courses of all shapes, sizes and types and look forward to playing and revisiting courses for more minigolfing fun in the future.

We'd also like to thank our family, friends, minigolf rivals, the wider minigolf community, and everyone who has let us know about a course over the years!

Southend Pier Crazy Golf course
Visiting the Crazy Golf course at the end of the Pier in Southend-on-Sea

How many minigolf courses have we visited so far?

Below is the list of the 1,114 miniature golf courses visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour to date. 1,053 of them have been in the British Isles.

As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (including Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

We've been able to play a total of 595 of them as many have been found to be abandoned, closed, out-of-season or derelict on our initial visit. Luckily some courses that were closed on our original visit have since been played. And we've played some of these courses many many times over as they're so good. It's interesting to return to a course some time later to see what has, or hasn't, changed.

Richard & Emily Gottfried at the World's First Miniature Golf Course - The Himalayas Putting Course in St Andrews, Scotland
The Himalayas at St Andrews - the world's first Miniature Golf course

The list of minigolf courses we've been to.

Please be aware that courses come and go and this list is not a 'live' list of miniature golf courses. If you find that a course is no longer there, or has significantly changed, please let us know by leaving a comment.

Here's a list of the courses we have played between the 30th September 2006 and the 5th December 2025.


Here's a list of the courses we have visited, but not played between the 30th September 2006 and the 4th December 2025.


Crazy Golf course in Ayr
An abandoned Crazy Golf course in Ayr



* Due to closure, flooding, dereliction, or a number of other reasons. Some of these layouts have since been revisited and played.

Another branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

My brother Christopher was with us when we played the first minigolf course on what would become the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Christopher and his family have visited courses around the British Isles as well as visits to courses in Türkiye, Spain (Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia and the USA.

The Minigolf course at Vista Alegre in Porto Cristo, Majorca by Nina Dukes 120415
The Minigolf course at Vista Alegre in Porto Cristo, Majorca

Here's a list of minigolf courses visited by Christopher Gottfried on he and his family's branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour 2011-2025.


The combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The combined total of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is now at 1,168 courses visited!

New minigolf courses in the UK.

Minigolf is an incredibly popular leisure and sporting activity for all ages, and we're seeing an exciting boom in new courses opening up across the UK. From vibrant indoor venues in towns and city centres to sprawling outdoor adventure golf parks, the game continues to evolve and captivate players all year round.

While minigolf was traditionally a seaside summer pastime in the UK, the last decade or so has seen its growth into more urban settings, with many venues now catering to a late night audience. It can be the perfect activity for groups of friends, families, and young and old alike.

The UK minigolf landscape: How many courses are there?

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