Minigolf Nicknames

Just like the Putter and the Ball used to play the game, Minigolf Nicknames are an integral part of Minigolf Sport.

Examples include Tim 'Ace Man' Davies, Brad 'The Fist' Shepherd, Owen 'Jackpot' Johnson, Oliver 'The Machine' Florence, Sean 'Freebird' Homer, Nick 'Top Hole' Chitty, John 'Big Top Ted' McIver, Chris 'Who' Harding, Seth 'Clockwork Orange' Thomas, Chris 'WMD' Smith, John 'Thighs' Moore, Peter 'The Crazy Aced Assassin' Jones, and Richard 'Gentle Touch' Skeggs to name but a few!

Since my debut on the British Minigolf Association's UK Competitive Minigolf Circuit in 2007 I have been known by the nickname "Squire" Richard Gottfried (the name stems my from Finger Jousting days when I was known as "Squire Richard of Surleigh"!). Emily is known variously as 'Coach', or '9 Lives', the latter stemming from her Dodgeball UK days.

Recently I have recieved two new potential minigolf monikers from conversations on twitter!

The Gluten Free Putting Machine

The Boss of The Moss

Long Live The Ham and Egger Files!

Of course The Ham and Egger Files will continue to be the home for all the news and updates from our Adventures on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour (and in other sports and games).

http://hamandeggerfiles.blogspot.com/

Gottfried Wins and The Ham & Egger Files Closes its Doors

Following my BIG 'win' at the Luton Sports Awards I've decided that the 'Ham and Egger Files' title for the Blog is no longer relevant - therefore, as of today, you can visit us at The Steak and Chip Files!

http://steakandchipfiles.blogspot.com/

321 Minigolf Courses Visited To Date/213 Of Them Played

Since the 30th of September 2006 we have visited a total of 321 Crazy Golf/Minigolf/Mini Golf/Adventure Golf/Putting/Miniature Golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour!

Of these 321 visited, we've managed to play 213 of them!

BIG Buttons!

Spotted outside an Amusement Arcade in Liverpool!

Richard Gottfried and the HUGE 'Vegas' scene on an Amusement Arcade in Liverpool.

Video of me playing some BIG Buttons in Las Vegas

Wallasey Beach Mini Golf - course visited but not played in New Brighton

On Saturday 19th March 2011 we also headed to the Wallasey Beach Mini Golf/Miniature Golf course. The Pitch & Putt layout looked very well tended and the course was open with a number of people enjoying the course. For more information about the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour please click here.

Kings Parade Gardens - Crazy Golf & Mini Golf - New Brighton

On the 19th March 2011 we headed to the 18-hole Crazy Golf course on Kings Parade in New Brighton, Wirral on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. The course was closed as it was 'out of season'. We also found there is a Mini Golf (of the Pitch & Putt variety) at Kings Parade.




Holes 1-18 of the Kings Parade Gardens Crazy Golf Course Mini Golf



More course visits on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Ham & Egg Parade in New Brighton!

On the 19th March 2011 we headed to New Brighton, Wirral, to check out the seaside resort and search out some of the town's Crazy & Mini Golf courses. We also found the remnants of the Pier, and perhaps most interestingly, ended up on "Ham and Egg Parade"!



My first-ever Blog post here at The Ham and Egger Files gave an introduction to what a Ham & Egger is! New Brighton's Ham and Egg parade was 'famed' for serving Ham and Eggs to customers in its Tea Rooms, however the area gained a bad reputation for immoral goings-on in these "Tea Rooms", and the situation got so bad that in 1907 the area was demolished and replaced by Victoria Gardens.

Wardown Park in Luton - Changes to the Crazy Golf Course & Ducks Fighting

On the 26th March 2011 we went for a leisurely stroll around Luton's Wardown Park. While there we popped along to check out the Crazy Golf and Mini Golf courses before they re-open for the summer season next weekend.

We noticed that the car park next to the course has been worked on and slightly extended, and the 9th hole of the Crazy Golf course is now very very close to the curb! It used to look like this.

We first played the 9-hole Crazy Golf course on the 5th of May 2007.

More photos of the Crazy Golf and Mini Golf courses on the 26th March 2011.


















We first played the Mini Golf course on the 19th May 2007.






An interesting fact about Miniature Golf in Luton is that there has been a course in the same location in Wardown Park since the 19th June 1934!

Wardown Park is always a great spot for some Bird Watching too, and yesterday we spotted some Ducks chilling out on one of the Bowling Greens!


There was also some Duck 'Fighting' going-on on the lake itself!

While in the park we also headed to the Town's Wardown Park Museum to have a look at the 'Luton Photographs' exhibition. It's well worth a look.

Links to more Crazy Golf and Minigolf Course Visits can be found on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour page.