Adventure Island Mini Golf League 2008 – Week 8 League Table

With only one week to go the league standings look like this:

Name Played Pts Rank
Richard Gottfried 14 30 1
Chris Harding 11 25 2
Jam Trubridge 13 21 3
Andy Gonsalves 13 16 4
Matthew Harding 11 15 5
Fraser Cameron 13 15 5
John Whitehead 10 12 7
Matthew Smith 13 12 7
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Mystery Player 5 3 9
Alistair Knight 1 1 10
James Smith 1 1 10
Sabine Boze 2 0 12
Kevin Holloway 0 0 13
Sunny Sembuy 0 0 13
Jon Boorman 0 0 13
Adam Goje 0 0 13

Minigolf Report, Adventure Island Minigolf League – Week 8

23rd September 2008
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Minigolf Report
Adventure Island Minigolf League – Week 8
Luton Minigolfer Richard Gottfried finished play in the Adventure Island Minigolf League at Star City in Birmingham with two wins on Monday 22nd September. Gottfried defeated John Whitehead 35 to 41 on the Hidden Cove Challenge Course and beat Matthew Harding 38 to 41 on the Lost Hut Trail Course.

Richard now faces a one-week wait to confirm his final ranking position. He is guaranteed a place in the top two and is currently sitting in first place with 30 points from his 10 wins. Only reigning World Crazy Golf Champion Chris Harding poses a threat to the number one spot having three games in hand which he will play next week. Chris must gain six points in his three final matches to overhaul Richard – a win and 2 draws would result in a playoff match over 36 holes.

Gottfried said “I’ve done all I can and played my best Minigolf. I just need to sit tight and let the other matches happen, Chris is the World Champion and is an awesome player, but there are a lot of other good players in the league so I’ll be hoping a bit of luck goes their way when they face him next week.”

Adventure Island Minigolf League – Richard Gottfried’s final win/loss record
Played 14*, Won 10, Lost 4, Drawn 0, Points 30, Rank – 1st
(Overall results Weeks 1-8, Played 16, Won 12, Lost 4, Drawn 0, Points 36)
* Due to two players dropping out of the league the results of matches against them do not count in the final rankings (this is adjusted for all remaining players).

In other results from Star City Richard teamed up with new Minigolf Doubles partner Andy Gonsalves to defeat Matt Smith & Fraser Cameron in a 36-hole Doubles Matchplay match, with Gottfried sinking an Ace at the 33rd hole to seal the victory 5 &3.

In addition to the final table being decided next Monday Richard will also be competing in a Cup Tournament at Star City.

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Swedish Felt - A-run in Finland & B-run in Guildford

Prior to playing on the Swedish Felt Run course in Stoke Park, Guildford I had only played on this type of course once before - at the Manse RG in Tampere, Finland following play in the Nations Cup 2008.

On the Tampere course (18-holes, full-size 'A-run' course) I had scored a 51(+15) (with 2 Aces & 1 Seven) in the Rotten Shark Classic (The unofficial British Swedish Felt Run Championships) on 11th May 2008 where I finished 4th of 10 players.





Playing on the 12-hole (B-run) course in Guildford I carded the following four scores:
Round 1 - 29(+5) - 2 Aces, 0 Sevens
Round 2 - 33(+9) - 3 Aces, 1 Seven
Round 3 - 31(+7) - 4 Aces, 1 Seven
Round 4 - 37(+13) - 1 Ace, 1 Seven