Minigolf Summit 2018

The first-ever Minigolf Summit is taking place in Costa Nova, Portugal this May.

The team at Minigolfe in Portugal are incredibly keen to get the word out about minigolf and are putting in a lot of effort to promote the sport. Last year saw Portugal's first-ever Minigolf Tour take place over three events at courses in the Azores, Vilamoura and Costa Nova.

This year the team are organising the first-ever Minigolf Summit in Costa Nova. The summit will see events take place between the 19th and 29th of May, including:

• The 22nd edition of the XXII Palheiros da Costa Nova tournament
• Meetings and events to discuss inclusion of players of all ages and abilities
• The European Deaf Minigolf Open tournament
• Minigolf School Sports Challenge
• The first-ever minigolf tournament for the blind

Check out the Minigolf Summit website for more information.

Minigolf in Canada, Spain and Portugal. And Beer in Devon

A selection of photos from minigolf courses in Portugal, Spain and Canada.

I recently received some great photos and scorecards from my friend (and coin & token dealer) Nigel Lutt following his travels to Huelva in Spain, Lagos in Portugal, Niagara Falls in Canada and Beer in Devon! Top stuff indeed.

It's always wonderful to find out about new courses - as well having a look at the scorecards players get too!

First up was the Dinosaur Adventure Golf course in Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Canada. Take a look at the size of that volcano!

That is a BIG minigolf layout!

Next up are some snaps of the interesting looking and motor racing-themed Crazy Golf course in Isla Canela in Huelva, Spain.

A nice looking minigolf course

Nigel in action on the course

Each of the holes is constructed to look like a road/racetrack!

Nigel and Ruth also visited the Pro Putting Garden in Lagos, Portugal. What a brilliant looking minigolf course.

Nigel in action at the Pro Putting Garden

A tricky double plateau hole!

That looks like a tough hole to ace

One of the longest raft rides we've seen on a minigolf course

  

Here's the Pro Putting Garden scorecard from Nigel and Ruth's minigolf match-up.

It looks like the front nine holes were tricky

The Rules

It's always nice to see the types and variations of scorecard in use at courses. Back on our tour of the south west coast of England Emily and I ran out of time to have a day out at Pecorama in Beer. Judging by Nigel's scorecard from the Pecorama Crazy Golf course we could have been there a long time too as it looks like holes 2, 5, 7 and 8 were very tricky indeed!

Nigel's round at Pecorama Crazy Golf in Beer, Devon

What a scorecard! Don't lose your balls

Many thanks again to Nigel and Ruth for the snaps and scorecards from their travels. It's so nice to see the wide-range of minigolf courses there are around the world. There's always something new to see. Check out the more guest blog posts in the links below.

Related blog posts:
- Guest blogs
- Portugal
- Spain
- Canada
- Devon

Links:
- Dinosaur Adventure Golf course in Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls
- Pro Putting Garden in Lagos, Portugal
- Pecorama in Beer, Devon

Minigolf Tour 2017

New Minigolf Competition Tour launched in Portugal.

The team at Minigolfe.pt have got in touch to let me know about a new tournament series - the Minigolf Tour 2017. The competition begins later this month and will take place over three stages in October, November and January.

Aimed at  those seeking new minigolf challenges, the tournament aims to extend the competitive side of the sport to all fans of minigolf. The Minigolf Tour 2017 will start on the last weekend of October, with the first of three stages to be played at the Minigolf course of the “União Desportiva Praiense” in the Azores on the 28th and 29th.

The second stage will be held in Family Golf Park in Vilamoura on the 11th and 12th November, and the third and final stage will take place in Costa Nova on the 6th and 7th January 2018.

Each event consists of six rounds - three rounds will be played on Saturday afternoon, and three on Sunday morning. Each stage will be played using the strokeplay system. At the end of each stage, the winners will be awarded with medals.

After each stage the players will be scored according to their result. These scores count towards the General Ranking that is calculated by the sum total of points from the three stages.

Entries for the Minigolf Tour 2017 are already open. Each of the stages has a registration fee of €10. It is not mandatory to play all three stages. More information about the Minigolf Tour 2017 can be found on the Minigolfe.pt website.

Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances the second stage will be not be held in Lagos, Algarve, on the 25th and 26th. Instead the second stage will be held at the Family Golf Park in Vilamoura on the 11th and 12th November.

Minigolfe.pt is an online minigolf magazine and official partner of the “Hole in 1 Challenge 2017” and is dedicated to promoting the sport of minigolf in Portugal. Minigolfe.pt has the largest database of places where you can play minigolf in Portugal.

Wasp attack closes minigolf course in Portugal

I love hearing about news and events from around the world of minigolf and as such receive the excellent enewsletter from the team at minigolfe.pt in Portugal.

One news item in the latest update stood out in particular as an attack of wasps ("Ataque de vespas") has temporarily closed a minigolf course at the Jamor Sports Complex!

Unsurprisingly I own a minigolf ball with a wasp on it (unless it's a hornet)

It used to be a bit of a running joke that the only way a British minigolfer WOULDN'T finish last in an international minigolf tournament was if an opponent got 'stang' off of a bee, wasp or hornet. It's not actually a made up story, as a poor Finnish player did have to retire from an event after getting stung, which meant a Brit was bumped up one place above the DNF on the leader-board.

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