Forest of Dean Adventure Golf

A visit to the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in the Forest of Dean.

A view of Pirate Island Adventure Golf in the Forest of Dean

On Saturday 7th October we swung by the Pirate Island Adventure Golf course in Newnham in the Forest of Dean. It's a unique and tricky layout with some great theming.

Through a tunnel

Emily on hole 2

Forest of Dean Adventure Golf course was the 467th course played and 786th visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Playing a left hand shot

Trying to avoid the bunker

We had a very close match-up on the tricky 12-hole course. Emily scored 37, while I shot a game winning 36.

Holing out

For more information, opening times and prices check out the Forest of Dean Adventure Golf course website.

Warning!

A small alligator

Some alligators

The Rules

Somewhere to have a rest

The first hole gives you an interesting start to the round

Holes 2 and 3

A lovely view

I wonder what's in this box

There's some great theming on the course

Emily on hole 2

The raft to the the island

On the pirate island

A look back at the island

Emily on the 12th

A nice little 3-hole Putting Practice Area

The course gets the thumbs-up

Chilling out after our round

Links:
- Forest of Dean Adventure Golf website
- Forest of Dean Adventure Golf on Facebook

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Videos:
- Forest of Dean Adventure Golf 1, 2, 3, 4

New minigolf video with The Putter King

One of my minigolf arch-rivals and I have collaborated on a new hole-in-one video. Check it out on 'The Putter King' Allan Cox's YouTube Channel.



My antipodean rival and friend has been YouTubing since 2011. Our fierce rivalry began during the worldwide Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt in 2012! Allan won that.

Check out Allan's YouTube Channel for stacks of other minigolf and Putt-Putt videos - including his most popular upload which has received more than 4m views!

Links:
- PuttPuttdownunder YouTube Channel
- When your Mini Golf game spirals out of control video
- The Putter King website

American Golf championships on Sky Sports Golf

Details of the American Golf championships to be shown on Sky Sports Golf.

The American Golf Championship TV programme schedule has been released, with ten shows airing during prime time on Sky Sports Golf - including the inaugural Adventure Golf Pairs Championship.

Coverage tees-off at 7pm tonight (17th October) with the American Golf Junior Championship. Airing every Tuesday evening, the season of tournaments concludes on the 19th December with the American Golf Season Review.

The American Golf Championship Tour invited players from all parts of the golfing spectrum to compete in its range of events. This year more than 7,500 players competed in a total of 17 tournament categories at 168 venues.

Being interviewed by Gemma Care from Sky Sports at the Grand Final

Alongside my team-mate Peter Jones I competed in the inaugural American Golf Adventure Golf Pairs Championships. After winning the Welsh Regional Qualifier at Clays Golf Centre in Wrexham in April we competed in the Grand Final at The Belfry in September.

The American Golf Adventure Golf Championships will be shown as part of the American Golf Family Championship programme on the 7th November.



Further information is available on the American Golf website.

Links:
- American Golf
- Sky Sports Golf

Related blog posts:
- American Golf
- The American Golf Adventure Golf National Pairs Championship Final
- Winning the American Golf Adventure Golf Pairs Regional Qualifier in Wrexham
- Playing the Ryder Legends Mini Golf at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield

Videos:
- American Golf Tour Finals 2017 On Sky Sports
- Playing the Ryder Legends Mini Golf course at The Belfry - hole 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

It's an axe!

We did a bit of shopping in Asda this evening and I had a look at the Halloween section. There's some good stuff in stock, but I'm not sure about this item.

'Swashbuckling Pirate Sword' - or as it's more commonly known, an axe

Related blog posts:
- Funny
- Pirates
- Shopping
- Halloween

Plonk Golf's new Crazy Golf Puzzle Room

New minigolf course concept by the team at Plonk Golf.

The team at Plonk Golf recently celebrated the brand's third birthday and have opened a new Crazy Golf Puzzle Room in London Fields to celebrate!

The Crazy Golf Puzzle Room has 9-holes, 9-puzzles and players have an hour to solve the riddles to escape. The layout is partly indoors and partly outdoors so it'll make for an interesting playing environment.

Check out the Plonk Golf website for more information, opening times and prices.

On our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels we've played the Plonk Golf courses at Efes Snooker Club in Dalston and at the Duke of Edinburgh pub in Brixton.

Other Plonk Golf locations can be found in Walthamstow, Hackney and Battersea.

Related blog posts:
- Plonk Golf
- Crazy Golf in London

Link:
- Plonk Golf

Mini Golf in Muscat, Oman

Details of the Mini Golf course at the Shangri-la Hotel in Muscat, Oman.

My cousins have been Crazy Golfing again and have sent over some snaps from their game at the Shangri-la Hotel in Muscat, Oman. Conditions looked a little different from their round of Crazy Golf at the Seawick Holiday Park in St Osyth, Essex earlier this year.

The 9-hole Mini Golf course is at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

My cousin's husband Adam tells me he won the game with 18 shots over the 9-holes - including holes-in-one on the first and last hole. A very nice score indeed. He must of been in Crazy Golf paradise after the round. My cousin Sharon aced hole 1.

Sharon playing hole 6

Interestingly eight of the nine holes on the Mini Golf course at the Shangri-la Hotel had two cups to putt into!? I haven't seen that as an option before!

An interesting green on the minigolf course in Muscat

You have the choice of two cups to putt into on eight of the holes!

Mini Golf is one of the many facilities on offer at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa. Visit the hotel website for more info.

Link:
- Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Related blog posts:
- Adam Trigg
- Guest Blog
- Crazy Golf

Crazy Golf at Chasewater Country Park

A visit to the Crazy Golf course at Chasewater Country Park in Walsall.

On Sunday 10th September we swung by Chasewater Country Park in Staffordshire to check out the Crazy Golf course there. Unfortunately it was closed.

An all too familiar scene on our travels

Part of the 9-hole course

The 9-hole Crazy Golf course was the 777th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

I assure you that this sign actually says "CRAZY GOLF"!

Hole 1

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Hole 2

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 5

Hole 5

Hole 6

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Hole 7

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Hole 9

Hole 9

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Hole 9

Hole 9

We did however make the most of our time at Chasewater Country Park as we spotted there was a heritage steam railway there too so stopped by to indulge in some train nerdery. Marvellous.

Links:
- Chasewater Country Park
- Chasewater Railway

Related blog post:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Videos:
- Crazy Golf course at Chasewater Country Park
- Steam Engine at Brownhills West station on the Chasewater Railway
- Steam Engine at Brownhills West station at Chasewater Country Park
- Departure from Brownhills West station on the Chasewater Railway
- Steam Engine at Chasewater Country Park