Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Minigolf at Bahia Principe in Tenerife, Spain

A look at the minigolf course at the Sunlight Bahia Principe hotel in Tenerife.


Many thanks to my cousin Elaine for sending over these photos from her recent holiday to Tenerife.

Minigolf at the Sunlight Bahia Principe hotel in Tenerife. Photos by Elaine Jones, January 2024

It's brilliant seeing different minigolf courses around the world.

Minigolf at the Sunlight Bahia Principe hotel in Tenerife. Photos by Elaine Jones, January 2024

Minigolf at the Sunlight Bahia Principe hotel in Tenerife. Photos by Elaine Jones, January 2024

Minigolf at the Sunlight Bahia Principe hotel in Tenerife. Photos by Elaine Jones, January 2024

Minigolf at the Sunlight Bahia Principe hotel in Tenerife. Photos by Elaine Jones, January 2024

Minigolf at the Sunlight Bahia Principe hotel in Tenerife. Photos by Elaine Jones, January 2024

Minigolf at the Sunlight Bahia Principe hotel in Tenerife. Photos by Elaine Jones, January 2024

We haven't been to Tenerife on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour yet. Emily has been to Spain, Lanzarote and Majorca though.

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Mini Golf in Playa Fañabe, Tenerife

Here's a look at the minigolf course at Playa Fañabe in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain.


Minigolf course at Playa Fañabe, Tenerife. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023

Thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for these photos of the Minigolf course at Playa Fañabe in Tenerife from his visit earlier this summer.

Minigolf course at Playa Fañabe, Tenerife. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023

Minigolf course at Playa Fañabe, Tenerife. Photo by James Trubridge, August 2023

It's always ace to see different minigolf courses around the world.

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Dr Pac-Man's Covid-19 Testing Centre in Lanzarote

We've been documenting the signs of the covid times since the pandemic began in 2020 and have seen a number of different, interesting and fun ways to promote social distancing, testing and getting a jab.


Doctors Covid-19 Testing in Lanzarote
Doctors Covid-19 Testing in Lanzarote

This escalator advertising for a Covid-19 Testing Centre that Emily spotted in Lanzarote last month is one of the best!

Doctors Covid-19 Testing in Lanzarote
Surely Pac-Man should be avoiding the covvy though!

Doctors Covid-19 Testing in Lanzarote
Doctors Covid-19 Testing in Lanzarote

Monday, June 15, 2020

A minigolf blog from Lanzarote

A look at some minigolf courses in Lanzarote.


Emily should've been on holiday with her sister Jo in Lanzarote this week. Like many people's holidays this year the trip has been postponed until a later date when it's safe.

Luckily Jo and her husband Les have been to Lanzarote before and have sent us photos of the miniature golf courses they've played and visited there.

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018
Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018
Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Mini Golf in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote. Photo by Jo Tubby, October 2014
Mini Golf in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote. Photo by Jo Tubby, October 2014

We've also published guest blog posts from friends who've been to the island too.

Mini Golf in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Mini Golf in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. Photo by Richard Rochester, January 2018
Mini Golf in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. Photo by Richard Rochester, January 2018

Rooftop Mini Golf in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote

Rooftop Mini Golf in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote. Photo by Brian Butterworth, January 2018
Rooftop Mini Golf in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote. Photo by Brian Butterworth, January 2018

Guest blog posts

Over the years I've published guest blog posts about minigolf courses in 21 countries.

Minigolf courses around the world

If you live near a course and would like to write about it or contribute some of your photos of it please do get in touch.

Similarly, if you're a minigolf course owner or manager we'd love to hear from you.

A new minigolf course from Spain

While a lot of the world is in lockdown people have been 'Putting at Home', creating their own crazy golf layouts and playing minigolf board games.

The team at Plakks have also taken the time to launch the new Pitch & Plakks indoor minigolf game.

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Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Miniature Golf at Thermal Hotel Guayarmina on Gran Canaria

Who would like to be on holiday in the Canary Islands right now?


I found this old postcard of the Thermal Hotel Guayarmina in the Agaete Valley in the Canary Islands while looking for minigolf postcards at the most recent Stockport Town Hall postcard fair.


Postcard from Thermal Hotel Guayarmina on Gran Canaria

In among the advertised health and tranquility benefits of staying at the Thermal Hotel on Gran Canaria is Miniature Golf! I wonder what the course was like?


Emily was actually due to go on holiday to the Canary Islands this summer, with a trip to Lanzarote booked and now cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Check out the blog posts below for photos and details of courses friends and family have sent to us from their travels to the Canary Islands.

Mini Golf in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote by Jo Tubby
Mini Golf in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote by Jo Tubby

Rooftop Mini Golf in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote by Steve Lovell and Brian Butterworth
Rooftop Mini Golf in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote by Steve Lovell and Brian Butterworth

Mini Golf in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote by Richard Rochester
Mini Golf in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote by Richard Rochester

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote by Les Tubby
Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote by Les Tubby

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote by Les Tubby
Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote by Les Tubby

Mini Golf at the Mediterranean Palace Hotel in Tenerife by Jason Mayne
Mini Golf at the Mediterranean Palace Hotel in Tenerife by Jason Mayne 

Mini Golf course in Puerto Colón, Tenerife by Philip Walsh
Mini Golf course in Puerto Colón, Tenerife by Philip Walsh  

Billiard Golf tables in Puerto Colón, Tenerife by Philip Walsh
Billiard Golf tables in Puerto Colón, Tenerife by Philip Walsh

Thursday, January 09, 2020

Mini Golf and Billiard Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife

A look at the Mini Golf course and Billiard Golf tables in Puerto Colón, Tenerife.


Mini Golf and Billiard Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Philip Walsh, January 2020

Many thanks to my friend Philip Walsh for sending over some snaps of the Mini Golf course and Billiard Golf tables at the shopping centre in Puerto Colón, Tenerife.


Mini Golf and Billiard Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Philip Walsh, January 2020

Mini Golf and Billiard Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Philip Walsh, January 2020

The Mini Golf course is of the Swedish Felt variety.

Mini Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Philip Walsh, January 2020

The Billiard Golf tables look great fun to play.

Billiard Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Philip Walsh, January 2020

It's always brilliant to see different courses from around the world.

Billiard Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Philip Walsh, January 2020

We've seen a few different types of snooker/pool/billiard golf courses and Pit-Pat tables over the years, but the one in Puerto Colón is a new variant of table top miniature golf billiards.

Billiard Golf in Puerto Colón, Tenerife. Photo by Philip Walsh, January 2020

Monday, July 08, 2019

Mini Golf at Hotel Palma Nova, Mallorca

We found some old miniature golf postcards at a collector's fair in Stockport yesterday, including this very nice one showing the minigolf course at the Hotel Palma Nova in Mallorca.


Hotel Palma Nova, Mallorca. Icaria Graf. Postally used. Date unknown
Hotel Palma Nova, Mallorca. Postally used. Date unknown

Emily and I haven't been to Mallorca yet, but fellow Crazy World of Minigolf Tour member Christopher Gottfried has. He visited the minigolf course at Vista Alegre in Porto Cristo in 2015.


Looking at maps of the area it doesn't look like the hotel's course is still there. However, there is a large minigolf course at Golf Fantasia in Palma Nova.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Minigolf to feature in the CSIT World Sports Games 2019

Speed minigolf to feature in the CSIT World Sports Games 2019 in Tortosa, Spain.


A new version of minigolf will feature in the CSIT World Sports Games 2019 in Tortosa, Spain this July.


The CSIT World Sports Games are organised by the International Workers & Amateurs in Sports Confederation, and are recognised by the International Olympic Committee.


The WMF International Minigolf Speed Championships 2019 will take place over three competition days, with medals awarded each day in six age categories in three different speed disciplines on a version of a miniaturegolf (eternit) course.

Richard Gottfried in action at the Nations Cup in Tampere, Finland
In action on an Eternit Miniature Golf course at the Nations Cup in Tampere, Finland

The event will be played with one official championship ball to keep the conditions equal for everybody. The draft course layout can be viewed on the WMF website. The 12 hole course has been developed with a miniaturegolf (eternit) style, but the lanes will be slightly smaller than normal to allow easier hole-in-ones reflective of the fast-paced nature of the event.

You can find out more about the WMF International Minigolf Speed Championships 2019 and the event format on the World Minigolf Sport Federation website.

The CSIT World Sports Games is an international event with thousands of participants that takes place every two years in a different city. It is based on the idea of the International Workers’ Olympiad of the 1920s/30s and celebrated in an environment of tolerance, respect and sustainability.

One of the main aims of CSIT is the idea of Sport for All and the organising of Games for amateurs & workers, competitive & non-competitive, for young & old, men & women from all over the world.

The CSIT World Sports Games 2019 will feature 19 CSIT Championships including events in Athletics, Football, Judo, Tennis, Table-Tennis, Para-Sport, Petanque, Wrestling and more.

In addition to these events there will be 15 CSIT Partner Championships including Cheerleading, Powerlifting, American Football, the intriguing Fireball(!) and more.

As well as Minigolf the CSIT World Sports Games will also feature Pitch & Putt and Golf tournaments.

The CSIT and the WMF are both members of GAISF, the Global Association of International Sports Federations.

The World Minigolf Sport Federation is the umbrella organisation of 63 Minigolf sports associations worldwide with continental associations in Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. There are more than 38,000 competitive minigolf players registered with the WMF via the 63 member nations, with 900-plus clubs between them. Over 1,000 courses are approved for official competitions and over 1,500 minigolf tournaments are held each year.

Emily and I have competed in a number of international WMF events, including the Nations Cup in Finland and Sweden and the World Adventure Golf Masters in England.

Emily holds the British women's record score on the miniaturegolf (eternit) format of the game after scoring a round of 24 (-12) on an 18-hole course at the 2011 WMF Nations Cup in Sweden.

Emily Gottfried playing hole 1 on her way to a British women's record round at the WMF Nations Cup 2011 in Stockholm, Sweden
Emily playing hole 1 on her way to a British women's record round on the Eternit format of the sport at the WMF Nations Cup 2011 in Stockholm, Sweden

We were both in the sport's international rankings from 2008 to 2016 following our debut for the Great Britain team at the 2008 Nations Cup championships in Tampere, Finland.

Links:
- CSIT World Sports Games 2019
- World Minigolf Sport Federation
- International Workers & Amateurs in Sports Confederation
- Global Association of International Sports Federations

Related blog posts:
- WMF
- Spain
Eternit
- World Minigolf Sport Federation

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote

A look at the San Antonio Minigolf course in Lanzarote.


Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Many thanks to my brother-in-law Les Tubby for sending over some snaps of the San Antonio Minigolf course in Lanzarote. It wasn't in a playable condition!

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Minigolf San Antonio in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Les and Jo have previously found a Mini Golf course at in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote and on their latest trip to Lanzarote also played the Mini Golf Aquarium course.

Monday, July 16, 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote

A look at the Mini Golf Aquarium course in Lanzarote.


Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Many thanks to my brother-in-law Les Tubby for sending over some snaps of the Mini Golf Aquarium course in Lanzarote. It looks like a colourful layout.

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018
Looks a bargain

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018
The course scorecard

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018

Mini Golf Aquarium in Lanzarote. Photo by Les Tubby, July 2018
The match between Les and Jo was a tie!

Les and Jo have previously found a Mini Golf course at in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.

Related blog posts:
- Lanzarote
- Mini Golf in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote
- Rooftop Mini Golf in Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote
- Mini Golf in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Mini Golf at the Lagotel in Playa de Muro, Majorca

A look at the minigolf course at the Lagotel in Playa de Muro, Majorca.


Many thanks to Jim Holden for sending me these snaps of a "retro" and "slightly rustic" minigolf course while on holiday in Majorca.

Mini Golf at the Lagotel in Playa de Muro, Majorca. Photo by Jim Holden, June 2018

The 18-hole miniature golf course in the grounds of the Lagotel in Playa de Muro, Majorca.

Activities at the Lagotel Club in Playa de Muro, Majorca. Photo by Jim Holden, June 2018

My brother and charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour Christopher Gottfried also found a 'rustic' looking minigolf course in Majorca a few years ago, it was at Vista Alegre in Porto Cristo.