Another of our friends, and my Midlands Minigolf Club team-mate, Tiger 'Galactus' Pragnell is a big fan of The Manor House & Ashbury and has played both the old Crazy Golf course and new Adventure Golf on his holidays down there.
On Monday 21st September* we made the 671st visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and played the 389th course since we began our Tour in September 2006. The location was London's newest course - Putt In The Park at Battersea Park.
We'll play minigolf whatever the weather
The 12-hole venue opened earlier this summer and is the second course from the team behind the Wandsworth Park Minigolf course.
Quite autumnal
In our match-up Emily defeated me by one shot - 36 to 37. I was incredibly fortunate that Emily was unlucky on the last hole or the margin of my defeat would've been much much worse!
Emily on the first
Richard tees-off
Emily shot a great 2 on the 2nd hole
The tricky 4th
Putting on hole 5
Emily on the 3rd - the wheels truly came off Richard's game at this hole!
For more information on the Putt In The Park courses, opening times and prices visit the Putt In The Park website.
When we began traveling around and playing minigolf there were an estimated 600 courses in the UK. This year we visited our 600th overall and 600th in the UK - at Swanage and Goodrington Sands respectively. On our road-trip around the South West of England we also visited the 650th course in the UK - in Padstow.
Having visited 21 miniature golf courses overseas means that the Putt In The Park course in Battersea became the landmark 650th we've visited in the UK.
Today marks nine years since the start of our crazy golfing travels!
Back on the 30th September 2006 we visited my brother Christopher down in Southsea, Hampshire and while there had a game on the Treasure Island Adventure Golf course on Long Curtain Road near Clarence Pier. On the lucky last hole I managed to 'fire the cannon' and won a free game. The rest is history!
The Free Game Pass that set the ball rolling!
Since that first course visit we've visited a grand total of 671 courses around the world. Of these we've played 389, while 282 of them have been unplayable for a variety of reasons.
Who knows why so many courses around the country fall into disrepair!?
Earlier this year we hit some BIG minigolf landmarks on our tour, with visits to the 600th and 650th courses in overall and in the UK while on holiday in the South West of England.
This summer I also revisited Southsea for Christopher's Stag Do and managed to squeeze in a round on the Victory Trail Adventure Golf course at Treasure Island - and I once again hit the top hole to win a free game!
The Victory Trail at Treasure Island - where our tour began
There's some nice theming on the Pirate course
As well as some tricky holes
The 8th on the Victory Trail
The last hole
The Lucky Last Hole in Southsea - scene of a few Free Game wins. None have ever been claimed
We estimate there are around 50 more courses we're yet to visit in the UK. Although when we began there were around 600 courses!
Check out the photos and links below from some of our landmark course visits.
