Showing posts with label Wandon End. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wandon End. Show all posts

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Mini Golf at Tea Green Golf at Wandon End, Luton

A visit to the new Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club in Wandon End, Luton.

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton
The old Crazy Golf has been upgraded to this bright new Mini Golf 

Tea Green Golf Club in Luton has unveiled its upgraded Mini Golf layout and on Friday I headed up there for a few rounds on the course.

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton
Playing hole 1. The 'classic' ace line has been blocked by two obstacles. There is still a way to get a hole-in-one though. You can see the old version of hole 1 here

Emily and I have been visiting Tea Green Golf since we found out that the club was home to a Crazy Golf course in July 2009. The course was the 111th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Since that first visit almost six years ago the courses has undergone some changes.

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton
Revisiting the 111th course on our tour

Using the base holes as a foundation for the new miniature golf layout the 9-hole course has been refurbished and freshened up with new borders, obstacles and colours. I'm very pleased to say that the course manager Lester Coles and the team have taken on-board some of my suggestions for updating the course. There are now some nice undulations on the course, bright colours, high quality felt to play on, and of course there's a windmill on one of the holes.

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton
Hole 5 has a windmill obstacle on it. It blocks the straight shot to the hole, but there is a fine angle to make the ace

Lester has also been a minigolf rival of mine since we first played the course in 2011 so he was itching to give me a game - and what a clash it was. Having set the record of 17(-1) on the first official day of the new course Lester bested me in the first two rounds (18 to 19), before we tied on 17. We then played another 18-hole round which saw me force a play-off with an ace at the last hole. The game continued to the 4th extra-hole before I was robbed by a bounce out from my second putt.

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton
A view of the course from the turnaround point. Hole 7 (the blue hole in the photo) used to be hole 9

Over the years we've had many rounds on the course and scored a lot of holes-in-one. Lester and I were both amazed at how tricky it is to ace many of the holes during the round - we did however make some nice shots in some practice play. It'll be very interesting to see if the old course record of 14 (held forevermore by Scott Holmes) will ever be equalled or bettered...

The cost to play the Tea Green Mini Golf course is just £2 and gives you unlimited play on your visit. Great value
The cost to play the course is just £2 and gives you unlimited play on your visit. Great value

Check out the photos of the 9-hole course below.

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Mini Golf course at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton

Tea Green Golf is a really friendly golf club that welcomes members and non-members alike. The Par-3 Golf course is a great test and they also have a really popular Footgolf course. Plus there's a bar, restaurant and games area (pool and darts). Visit the Tea Green Golf website, and check out the club on Facebook and Twitter for more information.

Links:
- Tea Green Golf
- UrbanCrazy

Related blog posts:
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
- Tea Green
- Luton

Videos:
A round of Minigolf at Tea Green Golf Course in Luton (July 2009)
- Attempting to play Crazy Golf in the snow at Tea Green Golf, Luton (January 2010)
- Hole in One at Tea Green Golf's Minigolf Course (March 2010)
- A round of Minigolf at Tea Green Golf Luton (May 2010)
- A round of Minigolf at Tea Green Golf for the Putter King Scavenger Hunt (September 2011)
- Minigolf Trick Shot - Blindfolded Hole-in-One for the Putter King Miniature Golf Scavenger Hunt (September 2011)

Monday, March 10, 2014

FootGolf is heading to Luton!

Tea Green Golf Club to launch new FootGolf course in Spring 2014.

My local golf club, Tea Green Golf at Wandon End, near Luton, is branching out and will soon be a FootGolf venue!

FootGolf at Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End, Luton


The sport of FootGolf is played on a golf course, with player's aiming to get the football into the hole in as few shots as possible.

Tea Green is always a good spot to visit and I enjoy my 'friendly' rounds of Mini Golf at the club against Lester and Scott, so I'm looking forward to giving the new game a go too.



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Friday, February 08, 2013

Mini Golf at Tea Green Golf Club near Luton

A visit to Tea Green Golf Club for a bit of Minigolf and some Driving Practice.

Last Sunday Emily and I headed up to Tea Green Golf Club at Wandon End near Luton to check out the new Golf Driving Range and have a game of Mini Golf. We haven't been up there in quite a while so it was nice to have a quick Putt around on the 9-hole Mini Golf and hit a bucket of balls on the Driving Range.

Photo of Emily Gottfried using the Driving Range at Tea Green Golf Club near Luton
Emily having a go on the upgraded Driving Range at Tea Green Golf Club

In our Minigolf match-up - for the Coffee Mug in the Hedge 'Cup' at Tea Green - Emily defeated me 17 to 19, shooting a hat-trick of holes-in-one on holes 3, 4 and 5!

Tea Green Golf Club near Luton
The coffee mug in the hedge at Tea Green

Photo of Richard Gottfried playing Mini Golf at Tea Green Golf Club near Luton
Richard playing a shot on hole four of Tea Green's Mini Golf course

It was a bit too cold to play much more, but I am determined to have a few rounds on the 9-hole Golf course at Tea Green this spring and summer.

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Sunday, May 06, 2012

A Minigolf Friendly at Tea Green Golf Club (and some Birdwatching)

Playing some minigolf and birdwatching at our local minigolf course.

On Friday Emily and I headed to our local Minigolf course at Tea Green Golf,Wandon End, near Luton.

I play hole 1 on Tea Green Golf's Mini Golf course

We haven’t both been up there for a round of Crazy Golf and Putting for a while and so had a three-round contest, with two-rounds of Minigolf and one-round on the Putting Green.

Emily playing hole 5 on Tea Green Golf's Mini Golf course

In the Keith Classic Miniature Golf Contest* I defeated Emily 52 to 57. I scored two round of 18(par) on the Minigolf and a 16(+4) with one hole-in-one on the Putting. Emily scored rounds of 19, 21 and 17.

* When we arrived we saw a Pheasant lurking around the driveway entrance and heard him throughout the round. We named him ‘Keith’ in honour of the joke about Richie’s Grouse in the Comedy Show ‘Bottom’!

Keith the Pheasant at Tea Green Golf Club

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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Snow Crazy Golf at Tea Green Golf, Luton

Attempting to play Minigolf on a snowed under Crazy Golf course.

Minigolfer Richard Gottfried attempting to play on the snowed under Crazy Golf course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
We headed up to Tea Green Golf near Luton this afternoon to hit the driving range and attempt to play the 9-hole Minigolf course (despite the heavy snow and ice covering the course).

Video: Attempting to play Crazy Golf in the snow at Tea Green Golf, Luton.


After getting a 5 on hole one and a 3 on hole four (bypassing holes 2 & 3) the round was abandoned due to the adverse weather conditions - it was impossible to play and I was some way off beating the course record of 13(-5), needing 5 shots in seven holes. It was great fun putting through the snow and ice, and attempting to find the actual holes!?

Minigolfer Richard Gottfried attempting to play on the snowed under Crazy Golf course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The snowed under Crazy Golf course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The snowed under Crazy Golf course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The Putting Course

The Putting course at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The BIG Golf Putting Area
The Golf Putting area at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
The Driving Range
The Driving Range at Tea Green Golf, Wandon End, Luton
Looking forward to another round or two soon, hopefully in better conditions!

Links:
- Tea Green Golf website
- Crazy World of Minigolf Tour