Monday 3 May 2010

Easter Eggstravaganza 2010

14th April 2010

I was on a roll at Hither Green and this year's Easter event was taking place there.

Another two sub-40 rounds secured the title with a storming second round 34, two shots off my record of 32.

Three wins on the trot - Next up...the Stratford Double-Header!



Rank Start no Name R1 R2 Average Diff Tot
1 109 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 38 34 36.0 4 72
2 111 Sean 'Freebird' HOMER 33 42 37.5 9 75
3 107 Michael 'Hole In One Kenobi' SMITH 42 42 42.0 0 84
4 103 Andy 'Mr X' EXALL 44 42 43.0 2 86
5 115 Scott 'Donkey Gringo' LANCLEY 39 47 43.0 8 86
6 113 Trevor 'Pumbah' EXALL (guest) 44 52 48.0 8 96
7 101 Nick 'Top Hole' CHITTY (guest) 48 51 49.5 3 99
8 105 Marion 'Double Trouble' HOMER 57 68 62.5 11 125

Duel on the Felt 2010

5th April 2010

Clambers, Hastings

The first Duel on the Felt took place in celebration of my 24th birthday, consisting of 2 rounds followed by a 9-Hole Play-off between the top two players.

With two rounds of 35 putting me clear into 1st place, Andy Exall won through with scores of 40 and 35 to come 2nd and make the Duel!



After a close 5 holes 'The Force' took a comfortable lead to the final hole with a nervy 3 to win the Duel!

Spring Classic 2010

27th March 2010

Hither Green, London

After an average performance at the Masters, a gathering was arranged in Hither Green to play the Spring Classic 2010.

I was very relaxed just looking for an enjoyable day out and not trying to play for the result.



The competition was played over two rounds and saw 17 players take part. The Force won with scores of 37(+1) and 32(-4) for a total of 69(-3)!

My round of 32 was also a new course record and won me a bottle of champagne from course owner Nick Sandqvist as the first player to shoot a sub-36(par) score since the course opened in January 2010.

I was pleased with the new record but even more pleased with the consistent sub-40 scores on one of the most challenging miniature golf systems in the world. The practice on this type of course at Hither Green will help improve my all-round game, aiming to compete for major UK titles and a place in the British Team for the European Championships this August in Italy.

I would encourage all players to make use of this excellent new indoor facility as it can only assist in raising the standard of UK minigolf.

The next ranking tournaments on the BMGA Tour are the Midlands Open and BMGA British Doubles Championships in Stratford upon Avon in April, with the BMGA Scottish Open in Aberdeen in May.

Rank Player Club Country Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Marc 'The Force' Chapman KMGC GBR 37 32* 69
2 Richard Gottfried MMGC GBR 43 44 87
3 Sean Homer KMGC GBR 40 48 88
4 Tony Kelly KMGC GBR 45 48 93
5 Bill Bullin LMGC GBR 49 52 101
6 Peter Parr LMGC GBR 54 49 103
7 Paul Johnson MMGC GBR 56 50 106
8 Emily Gottfried MMGC GBR 49 60 109