Minigolf Course Visit No. 107 - Lower Gardens, Bournemouth

The second (playable) course of the day on Saturday 13th June 2009 was the 18-hole Mini Golf course at Bournemouth's Lower Gardens.

A very busy and popular course.

It was also Emily's 100th minigolf course visit on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Sadly we didn't have a balloon. However, Emily did beat me by one shot with a magnificent hole-in-one on the 18th to win 39(+3) to 40(+4).










Links:
- Bournemouth Lower Gardens Mini Golf
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

A derelict Minigolf course in Bournemouth

Yet another Minigolf course bites the dust.









Such a waste.

Minigolf Course Visit No. 106 - Sandbanks

Prior to the practice rounds of the BMGA British Doubles Championship at Boscombe's Chine Gardens Minigolf course we stopped off at the 'sister' Crazy Golf course at Sandbanks, Poole for a quick round on the 18-hole Crazy Golf course. The course became the 106th visited on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.









A great course with some tricky obstacles and it will be hosting the 2009 BMGA British Club Championships in October, where I will be helping to defend the title the Midlands Minigolf Club won in Stratford upon Avon last year.

There is no Crazy Golf course in Seaton Carew

There used to be.

Minigolf Course Visits No. 104 & 105 - Ripon, Spa Gardens

On Sunday 7th June 2009 we visited Minigolf courses 104 & 105 on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Both were located at the Spa Gardens in Ripon, North Yorkshire.


Course #104 was the 9-hole Crazy Golf on which holes 2, 3 and 4 were unplayable* due to severe flooding.







* I did attempt to play the 4th hole - see the video below



Course #105 was the 18-hole Putting Course next to the Crazy Golf and play was included in the £2.00 fee for the Crazy Golf. The Putting Green was much more playable than the Crazy Golf - in fact both Emily and I Aced hole 3, and I also got a hole-in-one on the 5th.




Related blog post:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Newcastle Invitational Tournament (NIT) 2009

On Saturday 6th June 2009 Richard & Emily Gottfried travelled to Tyneside to compete against fellow BMGA member John Moore in the inaugural Newcastle Invitational Tournament.

Played over three courses and 48-holes the tournament was won by Newcastle's John Moore with a three-round total of 123 (+27).

Second was Richard Gottfried five shots back on 128 (+32). With Emily Gottfried in third with 142 (+46).

The three courses played were:
- Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf, South Shields
- Lost World Adventure Golf, Tynemouth
- Gosforth Park Minigolf, Newcastle

Ranks and scores:
1. John Moore - 29 - 55 - 39 = 123 (+27)
2. Richard Gottfried - 37 - 49 - 42 = 128 (+32)
3. Emily Gottfried - 40 - 53 - 49 142 (+46)

A selection of photos from the Newcastle Invitational Tournament 2009 are below, followed by post-match interviews with the participants.














Post-match interview with John 'Thighs' Moore, following his win in the inaugural Newcastle Invitational Minigolf Tournament held on 6th June 2009.



Post-match interview with 'Squire' Richard Gottfried, following his second place finish in the inaugural Newcastle Invitational Minigolf Tournament held on 6th June 2009.



Post-match interview with Emily 'Coach' Gottfried, following her third place finish in the inaugural Newcastle Invitational Minigolf Tournament held on 6th June 2009.



Richard's reaction after hearing he missed out on winning by five-shots.

Minigolf Course Visit No. 103 - Gosforth Park, Newcastle

My 103rd Course Visit was to Newcastle's Gosforth Park to play the very good 18-hole Minigolf course on Saturday 6th June 2009.

A derelict Crazy Golf course in Newcastle

While in Newcastle visiting John 'YI' Moore in June 2009 we made a Crazy World of Minigolf Tour visit to look at the 9-hole derelict Crazy Golf Course in Exhibition Park.

It was bereft of its old obstacles and in a bad way.




There is talk of a new course being built in the park in the future.

It's not happened yet.

Related blog post:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Arnold Palmer isn't here any more

According to local sources an Arnold Palmer Crazy Golf Course used to be on this spot on Tynemouth's Sea Front.