Showing posts with label Surrey Invitational Tournament. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surrey Invitational Tournament. Show all posts

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Minigolf in Stoke Park, Guildford, May 2016

A look at Stoke Park's Crazy Golf course in Guildford, May 2016.


Minigolf in Stoke Park, Guildford, May 2016

We played the minigolf course at Stoke Park in Guildford, Surrey on National Miniature Golf Day 2016.

Minigolf in Stoke Park, Guildford, May 2016

It's a Swedish Felt B-Run Minigolf course.

Minigolf in Stoke Park, Guildford, May 2016

The 18-hole minigolf course was the 399th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf in Woking Park, May 2016

A look at Woking Park's Crazy Golf course, May 2016.


We played the Crazy Golf course at Woking Park in Woking, Surrey on National Miniature Golf Day 2016.

The Crazy Golf course in Woking Park, May 2016

It was a felted version of an Eternit Miniature Golf course.

The 9-hole minigolf course was the 398th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Thursday, May 09, 2019

Minigolf report from the Surrey Invitational Tournament

David Hartley wins the 2019 Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament.


The field of competitors at the 2019 Surrey Invitational Tournament
The field of competitors at the 2019 Surrey Invitational Tournament

Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club member David Hartley was victorious in the 2019 Surrey Invitational Tournament played at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire on Sunday 5th May.


The 2019 Surrey Invitational Tournament champion David Hartley
The 2019 Surrey Invitational Tournament champion David Hartley

Eight players were in action over two rounds on the 18-hole New Forest Adventure Golf course at Lymington Golf Centre.

The competitors at the New Forest Adventure Golf course
The competitors at the New Forest Adventure Golf course

The title race was incredibly close and required a sudden-death play-off to decide the winner as defending champion Oliver 'The Machine' Florence and David Hartley had tied with scores of 105 after 36-holes. Interim champion 'Squire' Richard Gottfried missed out on the play-off by one-shot and had to settle for third place.

New Surrey Invitational Tournament champion David Hartley in action
New Surrey Invitational Tournament champion David Hartley in action

The play-off began on hole 10 and saw David hit a two, which Oliver couldn't match or beat, meaning David took the victory.

David Hartley looks on as Oliver plays his tee-shot in the sudden-death play-off
David Hartley looks on as Oliver plays his tee-shot in the sudden-death play-off

Speaking after his win, new Surrey Invitational Tournament champion David Hartley said "I’m absolutely chuffed to nine pence as I now have three trophies adorning my top shelf. Maz and I play for the enjoyment of the sport and for the friendship and camaraderie. Prizes and trophies don’t often come our way so when they do, it is very gratifying. It was a great tournament, with excellent colleagues, played on a beautiful, well designed and well maintained course."

Results:
1. David Hartley – 54 + 51 = 105*
2. Oliver Florence – 56 + 49 = 105
3. Richard Gottfried – 50 + 56 = 106
4. Dave Gomm – 58 + 52 = 110
5. Matt Dodd – 57 + 59 = 116
5. Emily Gottfried – 61 + 55 = 116
7. Marion Hartley – 59 + 60 = 119
8. Emily Dodd – 90 + DNF = DNF

* won play-off at first extra-hole

The New Forest Adventure Golf course is an incredibly tricky layout and holes-in-one are scarce. Three players managed to score an ace, with David Hartley getting an ace on hole 9 in round 1, Marion Hartley on hole 13 in round 1 and Oliver Florence on hole 4 in round 2. This meant a play-off was required to decide the event's Aces Champion.

Oliver Florence in action at the New Forest Adventure Golf course
Oliver Florence in action

All three players scored twos on hole 1, with Oliver's ball ending incredibly close to the hole. On hole 2 Marion shot a 4, David followed with a 3 and Oliver couldn't match or beat the 3, which meant that David won the Aces title and trophy to go with his overall championship at the event.

The Surrey Invitational Tournament trophy and Aces crystal ball
The Surrey Invitational Tournament trophy and Aces crystal ball

Surrey Invitational Tournament Roll of Honour:
2019 – David Hartley
2016 – Oliver Florence
2014 – Matt Dodd

New Surrey Invitational Tournament Champion David Hartley and former winners Matt Dodd and Oliver Florence
New Surrey Invitational Tournament Champion David Hartley and former winners Matt Dodd and Oliver Florence

Each round winner of the Surrey Invitational Tournament gets to lift the trophy, but only the overall winner gets to keep it until the next staging of the event.

Interim champion after round 1 - Richard Gottfried
Interim champion after round 1 - Richard Gottfried

Interim champion after round 2 - Oliver Florence
Interim champion after round 2 - Oliver Florence

Interim Champions:
2019 – Oliver 'The Machine' Florence at New Forest Adventure Golf in Lymington
2019 – 'Squire' Richard Gottfried at New Forest Adventure Golf in Lymington
2016 – Oliver 'The Machine' Florence at Stoke Park, Guildford
2016 – Steve 'F1' Gow at Woking Leisure Centre
2014 – 'Squire' Richard Gottfried at Horton Park Golf Club, Epsom
2014 – Oliver 'The Machine' Florence at Hoebridge Golf Centre, Woking

Photo gallery from the event:

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
The first shot of the S.I.T. by Richard Gottfried

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
Dave Gomm in action

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
Oliver Florence putting

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
Emily Gottfried playing hole 1

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
Matt Dodd playing the hardest hole on the course

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
A trip to the Isle of Wight

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
Marion Hartley teeing-off in the Aces championship play-off

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
As close to an ace as you could get on the first hole

Surrey Invitational Tournament at the New Forest Adventure Golf course in Hampshire
Marion Hartley playing hole 2 in the Aces title play-off

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Mini Golf at Sandown Park Golf Centre in Surrey

A look at the new Adventure Golf course at Sandown Park Golf Centre in Surrey.


Many thanks to my mate, minigolf rival and blogger Oliver 'The Machine' Florence for these snaps of the horse-themed Adventure Golf course at Sandown Park Golf Centre, taken during a round against Richard 'Michael Skaggs' Skeggs.

Richard Skeggs playing Mini Golf at Sandown Park Golf Centre in Surrey. Photo by Oliver Florence 120518
I've never seen a tee-off area like this before!

I'm looking forward to playing a round there on my Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Richard Skeggs playing Mini Golf at Sandown Park Golf Centre in Surrey. Photo by Oliver Florence 120518
What a huge minigolf loop-di-loop

The minigolf course at Sandown Park Golf Centre looks like it'd be a nice spot to play the biannual Surrey Invitational Tournament on.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Crazy Golf in Stoke Park, Guildford

Back in 2008 the Crazy Golf course in Guildford's Stoke Park became the 75th course played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Last weekend it also became the 399th played. It has certainly changed a lot - even since my last visit in 2012.


The Swedish Felt B-Run course used to be a 12-hole layout. It's now a full 18-holes, and has a very different playing surface - with astroturf 'grass' and raised 'bunkers'. Quite different indeed.


Check out the photos of the new 18-hole Crazy Golf course layout below.













The new 18th hole

The course was built by City Golf Europe

It's a very tricky layout

This hole was nigh on impossible to play!

This one was trickier now it has thicker 'grass'

The longest hole on the course

A loop-di-loop with felt on the outside of the obstacle!

Another very difficult hole to play

The Stoke Park Minigolf course is in a very nice setting. It's worth a play - but don't expect to get a low score!

Our visit this time was as part of the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament that took place on National Miniature Golf Day 2016!

Related blog posts:
- Guildford
- Actual Minigolf Course 75 - Guildford
- Report from the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament 2016
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

Videos:
- Hole in One at Guildford's Stoke Park Crazy Golf course 1 of 3
- Hole in One at Guildford's Stoke Park Crazy Golf course 2 of 3
- Hole in One at Guildford's Stoke Park Crazy Golf course 3 of 3

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Woking Park Crazy Golf course

In April 2012 I visited the Woking Park Crazy Golf course and Putting Green near the town's leisure centre. On the 14th May 2016 I actually got to play the course.


This time my visit was part of the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament that took place on National Miniature Golf Day and the 9-hole Eternit Miniature Golf course became the 398th played on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Emily putts out on the snakey hole

On target in Woking

  






  



Sadly the Putting Green is no longer there.



Related blog posts:
- Woking
- Woking Park Crazy Golf and Putting Green
- Report from the Surrey Invitational Minigolf Tournament 2016
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour - List and links for all Miniature Golf courses visited to date

Video:
- Hole in One at Woking Park's Crazy Golf course

Give the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour a Like on Facebook, watch our YouTube channel and follow us on Twitter @putting_gott and @Ems_Lems.

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