Nutters with Putters

John "Big Top Ted" Mclver and Tim "Ace Man" Davies are two of the most gifted touch putters of this century and the last and have spent the last five years researching and lovingly preparing this reasonably priced book.

Emma Harding documentary film maker "They are crazy golf! Dedicated gamesmen, outstanding competitors and obsessive about the detail of thier world...and they're pretty good putters as well."

Jon Mittler Finnish International "Put bluntly this is erotic crazy golf."

Crazy golf is this country's most popular seaside sport and this book is the funniest book ever written about crazy golf.

Nutters with putters are Tim "Ace Man" Davies & John "Big Top Ted" Mclver of Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club.

Source reference Nutters with Putters, more information can be obtained from www.nutterswithputters.com.

BMGA English Open 2009

Congratulations to Nick Chitty for becoming the English Open champion with 3 superb rounds of minigolf, including a first round 29 - the new official BMGA course record. Chris Harding was runner up with Brad Shepherd taking 3rd place following a sudden death play off with Jon Angel.

Matthew Harding won the coveted aces prize with a terrific total of 16 aces across the 3 rounds.

A special Wroxham Barns trophy, created by resident sculptor Sue Windley, was presented to the top local golfer - Adam Kelly (who also took the top novice award as well). Alistair Knight took the runner up Novice prize after a sudden play off against Tony Kelly.

Thank you to all who took part and also to the team at Wroxham Barns for their fantastic support throughout the weekend.

Source reference the BMGA, more information can be obtained from the British Minigolf Association website.

Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team Austrian Training Trip

Players from the Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team recently travelled to Vienna and Eferding, Austria for a four-day minigolf training and coaching exercise with the Austrian National Team. The visit was part of a new World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) approach to training players in developing minigolf nations.

From the 19th March until the 22nd March the six Great Britain players underwent an intensive training programme which culminated in a 10-hole Eternit competition between the team and an examination on the player’s understanding of the topics studied. Each of the players received a WMF Minigolf Diploma and it is hoped that they will pass on what they have learned to fellow members of the British Minigolf Association (BMGA). The skills will also be useful for the Great Britain team taking part in the upcoming World Minigolf Championships in Odense, Denmark in August.

The six Great Britain Internationals who took part in the visit were Steve Gow, Jon Angel, Keith Kellard, Ruth Bullin, Chris Harding and newcomer to the Great Britain squad David Corkett.

The Captain of the Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team Steve Gow said ““It was really good for the players to learn more about minigolf ball selection, spin and competition preparation. We also learned about other important elements in international competition including nutrition. It was also interesting to get a video analysis of each of our putting styles and techniques. This will be very useful for future competitions.”

The WMF granted Great Britain and Austria funding in order to assist with costs incurred to train overseas. Later this year players from Austria will visit the UK in order to further develop their skills on Minigolf Open Standard (MOS) courses, meet with other members of the Great Britain team and the BMGA. Austria are currently ranked 4th in the world while Great Britain are ranked 20th.

The 10th Edition of the WMF World Minigolf Championships will be taking place in Odense, Denmark from the 19th to the 22nd August and the Great Britain Minigolf Sport Team will be taking part for the fifth time, having previously had players competing in the 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 events.

There are four minigolf systems recognised by the WMF; Concrete (Beton), Miniaturegolf (Eternit), Feltgolf (Swedish Felt) and Minigolf Open Standard (MOS). The focus for the training on the trip was to learn the techniques required to play on Feltgolf, which along with Miniaturegolf, will be one of the playing systems in use at the WMF World Minigolf Championships in August 2009.

Source reference the BMGA, more information can be obtained from the British Minigolf Association website.

British Matchplay Championship 2009

First Round draw of the 2009 BMGA British Matchplay Championships.

The British Minigolf Association is delighted to announce the line-up draw for the 2009 BMGA British Matchplay Championships, a competition running from January 2009 and culminating in a final match at the World Crazy Golf Championships in October.

The full first round draw is as follows:
Cindy Kukielka vs Matthew HardingChris Jones vs Kevin BottoJames Trubridge vs Peter EmmersonElliott Ward vs Andy ExallAnthony Pope vs Matt WoodSeve Kukielka vs Jas KukielkaMarc Chapman vs Rocky BullinKeith Kellard vs Terry ExallGareth Holmes vs Ruth BullinChris Harding vs Alan NormanSean Homer vs Tim 'Aceman' DavisTrevor Robertson vs Martin RobertsonJohn Moore vs Den ExallBrad Shepherd vs Marion HomerPhil Exall vs Richard GottfriedTed McIver vs Leo Kukielka.

All first round matches to be played before the 31st May 2009 The draw was held at the BMGA’s HQ in Kent on 27th January 2009.

The BMGA British Matchplay Championships will run throughout the year at BMGA Affiliate Minigolf courses around the UK, and will feature 32 of the most talented UK Minigolfers facing off against each other in a knockout format. They will be attempting to qualify for the final and the chance to win a three figure sum. Ranking points will also be awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th places (400, 300, 200, and 100 respectively).

In 2008’s competition a total of 29 players competed in 27 matches on 9 different BMGA Affiliate Minigolf Courses, with Tim ‘Ace Man’ Davies defeating Andy ‘Number 2’ Exall 5&4 on the Hastings Seafront Crazy Golf course to lift the title. In the third/fourth place play-off match Trevor ‘Pumbah’ Exall defeated Kevin ‘Legendus Maximus’ Botto 1up to take the final podium place.

Source reference the BMGA, more information can be obtained from the British Minigolf Association website.

BMGA British Matchplay Championships, Round One, Match One

Trevor Robertson first through to round two of BMGA British Matchplay Championships.

The first match in round one of the 2009 BMGA British Matchplay Championships took place at the Jurassic Encounter Adventure Golf Course in New Malden, London on Friday 13th February. Drawn to face each other were Minigolfing brothers Trevor and Martin Robertson, and both were keen to win the match to reach the second round of the competition for the first time.

After the regulation 18-holes of play the score was all square which meant the match would go to a play-off. Both players scored twos on the first three extra holes, but it was at the fourth extra hole that Trevor carded a two following Martin’s four to take the win one-up (3-2 in holes won).

Commenting on his win Trevor Robertson said “It was a brilliant game, and Martin was really tough to get past. He had only played the course once before, so to score a 39 on only his second round was pretty good going. Martin played really well and focused hard. I thought I was doomed on at least three occasions.”

Martin Robertson said “I enjoy the Matchplay Competition, for me it’s the epitome of the BMGA. Yet again, I'm sad I got knocked out in the first round, but the match with Trevor was great. Nip and tuck all the way round. Good luck in the forthcoming rounds bruv.”

Video footage from the matchTrevor Robertson tees-off the 2009 Matchplay with a nice two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdxFIvOTPY

Martin Robertson almost aces the first, and doesn’t get a gimme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmVKzJEle9A

The third extra hole in sudden death:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NttSUMw8Gcs

Fourth extra hole and the win:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FXGZE8aQu8&NR=1

Source reference the BMGA, more information can be obtained from the British Minigolf Association website.