Third Place Finish for The Ham & Eggers Tenpin Bowling Team at the Macmillan Annual Bowling Challenge
The Ham & Eggers Tenpin Bowling Team finished with the bronze medal after attempting to defend their Macmillan Cancer Support Annual Bowling Challenge Title at Luton's Namco Station last night (17th November 2010).
The 2010 event saw a change in the format, with the teams now made up of six players, as opposed to four aside as in previous years. Ten teams competed for the prestigious Macmillan Tenpin Bowling Trophy and player medals.
The Ham & Eggers finished the tournament with a two round team score of 1303. The team consisted of Richard, Simon, Mike, Jim, Rob and Alan (Mark/Geoff).
Macmillan Annual Bowling Challenge Honours Board: 2010 - Andy's Team 2009 - The Ham & Eggers 2008 - The Flecney Four 2007 - Plumbs DIY 2006 - Plumbs DIY
strange games: UK RPS Championships - Report: "Excellent UK RPS tournament report with lots of photos and videos by Richard 'the Rock' Gottfried over at the Ham and Egger blog (your first..."
After running The Ham & Egger Files since the 21st December 2006 and with no real changes made to the layout of the site itself since then, I though 'enough was enough, it's time for a change' - so I've changed the Blog's layout so that it can now incorporate new widgets, gadgets and apps to make your reading experience better!
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Many thanks,
Richard
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During the 2010 Kent Open Minigolf Tournament at the Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf Course on Sunday 14th November, members of the Midlands Minigolf Club, alongside invited guest (and one of the latest BMGA players to earn a Great Britain International Cap) Oliver Florence, competed for the prestigious and much sought after 'Miniature Easter Island Head Trophy' in the Midlands & Oliver Florence Invitational Tournament (MOFIT).
Midlands & Oliver Florence Invitational Tournament Results 1 Richard GOTTFRIED - 117 +9 2 Paul JOHNSON - 120 +12 3 Oliver FLORENCE - 123 +15 4 Peter JONES - 128 +20 5 Owen JOHNSON - 133 +25
Player photo, from l-r: Owen 'Jackpot' Johnson, Peter 'The Crazy Aced Assassin' Jones, 'Squire' Richard Gottfried, Paul 'The Overtaker' Johnson, and Oliver 'The Machine' Florence.
14th November 2010 Press Information For Immediate Release
Minigolf Report – Gottfried 8th in Kent Open & a Team Win in KO Team Tournament
Luton Minigolfer Richard Gottfried picked up his 9th top 10 finish from 15 full BMGA Tour events of the season so far as he finished in tied 8th spot of 22 players in the fifth annual Kent Open in Sidcup, Kent on Sunday 14th November.
During the Kent Open main-event, a Team Tournament also took place for the first-time, with groups of players drawn together, and their individual scores pooled together for a team result. In this, Richard and his playing partners, Oxford’s Michael Smith, and, making his debut, Sidcup’s James Davies, picked up the victory, defeating six other teams with a team average of 38.7.
Richard said “With this tournament being the first held at World of Golf Sidcup I’m pleased with my 8th place result, as with only a few hours to learn and practice 36 brand new holes I managed some respectable rounds. The holes are quite tricky to master and they don’t give up as many holes-in-one as you’d like. I was also very happy to win the inaugural Kent Open Team Tournament alongside Michael and James, they were great playing partners and had some good rounds themselves.”
Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf at World of Golf Sidcup - Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - Courses played 205 & 206
On Saturday 13th November 2010 we visited and played the 205th and 206th courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour as we visited the Lost Island Encounter Adventure Golf at World of Golf Sidcup.
#205 was the 18-hole Mateley's Course #206 was the 18-hole Explorer's Course
It was a fantastic event with over 80 players battling it out for the title of UK RPS Champion!
Emily was drawn to play in Group B, while I was in Group C. The format of the event saw players face-off in best-of-three Rock Paper Scissors matches (with Rock beating Scissors, Scissors beating Paper, and Paper beating Rock).
Emily finished with a record of Played 3, Won 2, Lost 1.
I ended with a record of Played 2, Won 1, Lost 1.
The event was everything I had hoped for, and then some! There was a massive crowd on hand to witness the organised chaos, with unbelievable noise, support and chanting going on throughout the evening. Players had travelled from far and wide, there were teams, societies and even Superman.
The night also included the chance to win a prize through Challenge RPS Matches which our friend Oliver 'The Machine' Florence and his mate Paul 'The Terminator' Jones took part in (having been unable to enter the main event and not even qualifying for the 'Reserve List'). In these 'Street RPS' matches, you could challenge any other person in the arena to a match to play for Wacky Nation RPS Currency. The player with the most money at the end of the evening would be declared the Challenge RPS Winner.
The Table/Arena where the epic RPS Battles took place!
In the Grand Final Paul Lewis of Woking beat Ed Blake of the Richard Richard Danes Appreciation Society in a best-of-five throws match.
Videos from the event:
The Opening Match
Emily Gottfried - Match 1
Emily Gottfried - Match 2
Emily Gottfried - Match 3
Richard Gottfried - Match 1
Richard Gottfried - Match 2
The Grand Final
Photos from the event:
Richard 'The Rock' Gottfried
Richard Gottfried plays a Challenge RPS Match against Guildford's Oliver Florence
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions - Scissors, Rock or Paper?
Richard tries a sneak attack on Superman!
Richard and some of his 'Paper' Winnings from Challenge RPS Matches
Emily wins
Florence & Gottfried watching from the sidelines
A crazy competitor plays RPS Blindfolded!? He lost
Richard Gottfried and the 2010 UK Rock Paper Scissors Champion Paul Lewis
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My current Goldbergian* winning streak of 66 matches undefeated is unparalleled in the sport of Finger Jousting, with my all-time career record from 117 bouts standing at 105 wins, 3 ties and only 9 losses.
In total I have faced 27 different opponents, in 20 locations (including matches in Finland and Austria).
Squire Richard of Surleigh's Coat of Arms, with Motto (translation: Through effort to the stars)
Details of official World Finger Jousting Federation (WFJF) 'Point Play Rules' are below: "In point play, different parts of the body count for different amounts of points. The legs and latent arm count as one point. The chest, back, and neck count as two points. The head counts as three points. Point play matches are played to six for tournaments, but when playing leisurely any number above two is allowed."
Video of the UK's number one Finger Jouster Squire Richard of Surleigh taking on his arch-rival Sir Myles of Hampshire in a point play rules Finger Jousting match.
As someone with Coeliac Disease I am intolerant to foods containing Gluten (with an 'e'), but recently I've spotted some 'sign typos' at a Restaurant and a Butchers with the word 'Luton' included!?
If I had a pound for every time I've had people say the 'joke' - "Isn't it odd, you live in Luton, but can't eat Gluten." - I'd have about a tenner ha ha.
Yes http://www.miniaturegolfer.com/ is 10 years old and 13 hardy souls braved the elements to test their mettle in the shortest but most meaningful tournament in the World.
The miniaturegolfer.com best/hardest/most feared/favourite 10 hole 10th anniversary tournament.
The reigning champion left before it started, that's how tough it is.
After 10 testing holes (Holes 2,5,8,9,10,13,14,16,17,18 on Hastings Seafront Crazy Golf - The Arnold Palmer Putting Course) it came down to a play-off.
Both Big Top Ted and Hole in One Kenobi were 2 under. They played holes 15, 7 and finally hole 11 to decide the winner. Unfortunately the winner, Michael Smith, has been banned from the WCs. A prize everyone else didn't want. Still it wasn't announced until after it was decided.
Other noteable moments included MISS Chapman imploding at the 16th and Donkey Gringo being DQ'd for scoring 27 and coming last.
1. Michael Smith 18 2. John McIver 18 3. Sean Homer 19 4= Nick Chitty 20 4= Squire 4= Ace 7= Chris Harding 21 7= The Fist 7= TK Max 10= Emily Gottfried 23 10= Miss Chapman 12. The Crazy Aced Assassin 26 13. Donkey 'Ketamine' Gringo 27
1. Richard Gottfried 2. Leo Kukielka 3. Paul Johnson 4. Cindy Kukielka 5. Jas Kukielka 6. Owen Johnson - Emily Gottfried - DNP
* The rankings of this competition are based on the final results from the World Crazy Golf Championships and player eligibility was determined as 'BMGA players who were staying in the White Rock Hotel over the WCGC weekend'.
The Inaugural Luxton & District Busman's Holiday Crazy Golf Competition
1. Richard 'Stan' Gottfried - 249 (7 rounds)
2. Brad 'Jack' Shepherd - 251 (7 rounds)
3. Phil 'Olive' Exall - 218 (6 rounds)
* The competition rankings are based on the final results from the 2010 World Crazy Golf Championships and entry was open to players who like to watch (and talk about) "On The Buses" far too much!
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