Miniature Crazy Golf at Melbourn Village Fete - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Visit #179

On Saturday 26th June 2010 I headed to Melbourn Village Fete in Cambridgeshire as I had heard that there was going to be a Crazy Golf attraction there!

And there was. It was a 9-hole portable, carpet on wood base set-up, with some tricky obstacles.



I had two rounds at a pound a go, scoring a 20(+2) and an 18(par).











Very nice and friendly course owners who tipped me off about their other 9-hole crazy golf course that was set-up that very same day across Cambridgeshire in the village of Swavesey (near Over), at the Village Festival Fun Day!

Also at the Fete I had a go on a plastic crossbow shooting stall, scoring 150 points - 50 shy of the top scores. And I also played the Melbourn Village Bowls Club 'Target Bowls Challenge' - scoring 0 points from my three attempts (12 bowls) ha ha.


The Melbourn area is also home to three (permanent) minigolf courses (and a Putting Green), one is at Kingsway Golf Centre, another is at Whaddon Golf Centre, and the final one is a 4-hole Crazy Golf course at The Dolphin Pub. It's no Hastings, Great Yarmouth, or Blackpool, but Melbourn, Cambridgeshire certainly has a lot of minigolf courses for such a tiny village!

Results of the 2010 Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic

Between the 10th and 13th of June 2010 Luton Minigolfers Richard 'The Low-Roller' Gottfried and Emily 'Snake Eyes' Gottfried headed to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA to compete in a 4-round, 72-hole tournament to crown the first ever Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic champion.

Photo: The competitors line-up before the tournament!


With a final score of 178(+34) the winner was Emily, having held the lead throughout the competition, beginning with her victory at King Putt Indoor Mini Golf on the 10th June, where she won by one-shot. Richard had a 72-hole score of 182(+38).

Photo: Emily 'Snake Eyes' Gottfried Putting her way to victory at The Putt Park.
Videos from the final round at the Putt Park, including post-tournament interviews and comments are below.

Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic video 1 of 4


Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic video 2 of 4


Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic video 3 of 4


Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic video 4 of 4


The four courses played in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA were:
- King Putt Indoor Mini Golf - North West Las Vegas
- Pike's Pass Miniature Golf - Circus Circus, Las Vegas
- King Putt Indoor Mini Golf - Henderson, Las Vegas
- The Putt Park Miniature Golf - Las Vegas

Richard was Aces Champion in the competition with a total of 5 holes-in-one, to Emily's 3.

Photo: The 'fabulous' prize money up for grabs to the winner and runner-up.

Emily continues her undefeated streak in the USA, having won the Irregular Mini Golf Tour's Las Vegas Invitational on her last visit to Las Vegas in September 2008.

Not a minigolf course on the Las Vegas Strip!?

But it looked like one!

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Visit #178 - The Putt Park Miniature Golf - Las Vegas

The 178th course visit on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was to the only outdoor Miniature Golf course in Las Vegas - the 18-hole course at The Putt Park, on South Fort Apache/Pine Plaza.

The course was in great condition and was a tough test, without the heat to contend with! Some nice holes, and some terrifying second (and third!) Putts were had on many of the holes.

A nice touch was the three-hole practice area before the first tee.





The course visit was also the venue for the last round of our 'Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic' tournament, which after three rounds was led by Emily 'Snake Eyes' Gottfried by one-shot.

After the round at The Putt Park it was Emily who would walk away with the spoils of victory, with a commanding three-shot victory over Richard 'The Low Roller' Gottfried 48-51.

Videos from the visit.

Visit to The Putt Park Miniature Golf course in Las Vegas 1 of 3


Visit to The Putt Park Miniature Golf course in Las Vegas 2 of 3


Visit to The Putt Park Miniature Golf course in Las Vegas 3 of 3

King Putt Indoor Mini Golf - Henderson, Las Vegas

Visiting the King Putt Indoor Mini Golf course in Henderson, Nevada.


Our third minigolf course visit in Las Vegas, Nevada was to the sister-course of the Jungle King Putt in the north west (visit #175) at Tut's King Putt at Southeastern Avenue/Beltway Marketplace on Saturday 12th June.

The course is also an 18-hole indoor blacklight minigolf course, this time with an Egyptian-theme!

Some excellent holes, and some great theming - check out the Mummy's Tomb video below!








The course visit was also the location for the third round of our 'Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic' tournament and once again Emily and I tied in the match! Scores below:
Richard 'The Low Roller' Gottfried - 43(+7)
Emily 'Snake Eyes' Gottfried - 43(+7)

Emily's one-shot lead that she had maintained since the 10th and our first stop would therefore continue to the fourth and final round of the competition!

Videos from the visit.

Visit to King Putt Indoor Minigolf in Henderson, Las Vegas 1 of 2


Visit to King Putt Indoor Minigolf in Henderson, Las Vegas 2 of 2 - here Emily plays the 'Mummy's Tomb' hole!


In a non 'Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic' tournament round we decided to take advantage of a clear course ahead of us and the great $4 same-day replay offer for another round. This time I beat Emily 43-46 in the 'Irregular Mini Golf Tour 4-Buck Replay Classic'.

Link:
- King Putt

Related blog posts:
- Mini Golf in Las Vegas
- Las Vegas
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Visit #176 - Pike's Pass Miniature Golf - Circus Circus, Las Vegas

The second course we visited in Las Vegas was at the Adventure Dome at Circus Circus.

Emily had previously visited the course in September 2008, but it was to be my first play of the 18-hole 'Pike's Pass Miniature Golf' course.


The holes were quite short and did allow for a few Ace-opportunities. However, it's not the best course I've played to be honest. The Adventure Dome itself and the Circus Circus hotel are great though - nice theming, and playing minigolf with a rollercoaster going over your head is a new experience!





The scores from the second round of the first ever 'Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic' competition were:
Richard 'The Low Roller' Gottfried - 40(+4)
Emily 'Snake Eyes' Gottfried - 40(+4)

This meant that Emily kept her one-shot lead heading into the third round at our next stop - the King Putt in southeast Las Vegas/Henderson.

Videos from the visit.

Pike's Pass Miniature Golf in Las Vegas 1 of 4


Pike's Pass Miniature Golf in Las Vegas 2 of 4


Pike's Pass Miniature Golf in Las Vegas 3 of 4


Pike's Pass Miniature Golf in Las Vegas 4 of 4

Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Course Visit #175 - King Putt Indoor Mini Golf - North West Las Vegas

The first stop on our Tour of Las Vegas' minigolf courses was to the north west location of King Putt.

The Jungle King Putt at Mead and Tenaya is an 18-hole jungle-themed indoor blacklight minigolf course, the first full course of its type that we have played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

Having not really adjusted to 'Vegas-time' we had woken up very early on Thursday 10th June and decided to head out for some breakfast at The Cracked Egg in the north west and then head over to King Putt.

However, our taxi driver didn't know anything about the roads 'off the strip' so we had a lovely scenic trip. With us not knowing the exact opening times of the course either meant that when we arrived at 8am(!?) we had a four hour wait until opening time! This allowed us to have a pleasant four mile walk in the 90 degree heat to The Cracked Egg and back, and still have time for some shopping at the Whole Foods Market on the same strip mall at West Lake Mead Boulevard.

The course was great fun to play, and the blacklight effects were very interesting. The 18th hole (see videos below) was also great, as you played your shot up a ramp, into a hole, where the ball was moved up a tube, then over a small bridge and down a wall of pegs until it dropped into one of a number of different scoring slots!

Great course, nice friendly staff and a good location - well worth a visit.






The course visit was also the location for the first round of the first ever 'Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic' tournament that was to be played by me and Emily during out stay in Las Vegas.

The scores for round one:
Richard 'The Low Roller' Gottfried - 48(+12)
Emily 'Snake Eyes' Gottfried - 47(+11)

So Emily carried a one-shot lead into our next stop - at the Pike's Pass Miniature Golf course at the Circus Circus hotel's AdventureDome.

Videos from our visit.

Visit to King Putt Indoor Minigolf in Las Vegas - Intro 1 - 1 of 6


Visit to King Putt Indoor Minigolf in Las Vegas - Intro 2 - 2 of 6


Visit to King Putt Indoor Minigolf in Las Vegas - Intro 3 - 3 of 6


Visit to King Putt Indoor Minigolf in Las Vegas - hole 18 - 4 of 6


Visit to King Putt Indoor Minigolf in Las Vegas - hole 18 - 5 of 6


Visit to King Putt Indoor Minigolf in Las Vegas - post-match - 6 of 6

Minigolfing in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

We're just back from an excellent holiday in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where between chilling out, gambling and drinking cocktails, we had the chance to play four of the City's Minigolf courses.

Full details of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour visits to the two King Putt courses, Pike's Pass and The Putt Park, along with photos and video are to follow.

There will also be a report and full results from the first ever 'Las Vegas Minigolf Desert Classic' tournament that Emily and I competed in over the 72-holes played.

Gottfried's Latest BMGA Tour Minigolf Rankings

The latest BMGA Tour Minigolf Ranking Lists have been released and I have moved up to another career-high placing of 8th in the BMGA Order of Merit Rankings (up from 10th spot). Emily is now ranked 33rd in the list of 76 places/81 players.

In the BMGA Tour Season Only Rankings I retain my 8th spot, Emily is ranked 55th of the 87 players listed.

Lost World Adventure Golf - Hemsby - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Re-visit

The host venue for the 2010 Lost World Classic Doubles Competition was the 9-hole Lost World Adventure Golf course in Hemsby.

We originally visited the course in May 2009, when it became visit #88 on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.







In our Irregular Mini Golf Tour match-up prior to the Lost World Classic I managed to beat Emily to lift the Lost World Cup! I scored a 22(+4), while Emily scored 27(+7).



More from the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Great Yarmouth's Crazy Golf Courses, by day and by night...

...and closed both times! Probably because we were too late and too early to play!

While staying in Great Yarmouth following the Lost World Classic Minigolf Doubles Competition, and before the BMGA British Championships, we had a wander around and snapped a couple of the courses we have played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour before.

The Arnold Palmer Putting Courses - 9 & 18-holes (originally course played #22 and #23).





By day.




Video of the Arnold Palmer Putting Course at Great Yarmouth.


The Pirates Cove Adventure Golf Course.


While walking past the amusement arcades on Saturday night we did however spot a 'Putt! Championship' arcade minigolf game in the Silver Slipper!




We also noticed that the 'Grazy Golf' (sic) poster on Hollywood Indoor Adventure Golf at the Windmill Theatre that we spotted in May 2009 has been rectified!