World Crazy Golf Championships 2010

30th/31st October 2010

Hastings Seafront



An improvement from 2009's debut...if only I'd started on the first day as well as I did on the Sunday...
4th Place and £300 in prize money.

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Ave Diff Tot Par
1 114 Chris HARDING 31 34 31 29 32 29 36 31.7 7 222 -30
2 122 Peter EMMERSON 33 33 33 31 33 30 30 31.9 3 223 -29
3 126 Michael SMITH 30 33 36 29 33 33 32 32.3 7 226 -26
4 121 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 36 37 29 31 31 30 37 33.0 8 231 -21
5 113 Pasi AHO 36 31 34 33 34 33 32 33.3 5 233 -19
6 103 Andy EXALL 33 32 33 38 33 33 32 33.4 6 234 -18
7 144 Tim DAVIES 32 33 36 36 33 33 35 34.0 4 238 -14
8 123 Keith KELLARD 34 31 34 36 35 33 36 34.1 5 239 -13

British Open 2010

18th/19th September 2010

Clambers, Hastings



In 2nd Place after the first day, couldn't shift up the gears for the final three rounds, finishing tied in 4th position then losing the three-way play-off for some prize money.

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Average Diff Tot Par
1 120 Eirik Seljelid 35 31 29 32 34 33 35 32.7 6 229 -23
2 164 Jouni Valkjärvi 35 33 32 33 32 31 34 32.9 4 230 -22
3 131 Nick Chitty 35 33 35 32 33 34 30 33.1 5 232 -20
4 146 Michael Smith 39 32 32 32 34 33 34 33.7 7 236 -16
5 158 Karsten Hein 32 34 37 34 37 30 32 33.7 7 236 -16
6 144 Marc 'The Force' Chapman 32 33 32 35 34 36 34 33.7 4 236 -16 7 145 Sean Homer 38 31 32 35 33 34 36 34.1 7 239 -13
8 155 Peter Emmerson 37 38 32 35 36 30 31 34.1 8 239 -13

Planet Hastings Crazy Golf Club Open 2010

5th September 2010

Hastings



My first Open victory in competitive miniature golf!

Tied with Tim 'Aceman' Davies after four rounds, the title went to a play-off.
An Ace on hole 2 was enough to beat Aceman and take home the famous trophy!

Rank Name R1 R2 R3 R4 Average Diff Tot
1 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 35 34 37 34 35.0 3 140
2 Tim DAVIES 37 36 32 35 35.0 5 140
3 Michael SMITH 35 36 37 34 35.5 3 142
4 Andy EXALL 38 33 39 34 36.0 6 144
5 John McIver 39 37 35 36 36.8 4 147
6 Trevor EXALL 38 39 36 37 37.5 3 150
7 Sean HOMER 42 36 38 35 37.8 7 151
8 Nick CHITTY 41 35 36 40 38.0 6 152

WMF European Minigolf Championships 2010

25th/28th August 2010

Predazzo, Italy



Came 66th in my first International event representing Great Britain.

Miniaturegolf: 23, 25, 24, 26

Concrete: 38, 35, 35, 36

London Open 2010

1st August 2010

Hither Green, London



A course record 29 was the highlight, with a following round 41 denying me the title by a shot after four rounds of intense play. 3rd Place and £50 in the coffers.

Rank Name R1 R2 R3 R4 Ave Diff Tot
1 Nick SANDQVIST 35 40 32 31 34.5 9 138
2 Michael SMITH 34 30 32 42 34.5 12 138
3 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 34 29 41 35 34.8 12 139
4 Adam KELLY (junior) 36 38 39 35 37.0 4 148
5 Sean HOMER 40 42 48 34 41.0 14 164
6 Scott LANCLEY 37 44 39 44 41.0 7 164
7 Tony KELLY 39 42 38 47 41.5 9 166
8 Paul JOHNSON 54 38 37 39 42.0 17 168

The Force Report Awards 2009 - (The Golden Balls)

A very belated / newly thought of / long mulled over, set of minigolf awards for the 2009 BMGA Tour Season presented by The Force Report. There will henceforth be an announcement of the winners at the end of every BMGA season on The Force Report.

The categories for this inaugural ceremony are listed below along with the winners.
There will also be a Force Report Hall of Fame inductee every season for recognition of an individual's contribution to British Minigolf.
Many congratulations if you have won a 'Golden Ball' for the 2009 season in what will hopefully become a highly coveted Award in British Minigolf.


Round of the Year: Chris Harding - 25 @ Star City Open

Individual Performance of the Year: Chris Harding - Average 29.7 @ Star City Open

Young Newcomer of the Year: Adam Kelly

Newcomer of the Year: Marc 'The Force' Chapman

Most Improved Player of the Year: Scott Lancley



Young International Player of the Year: Olivia Prokopova

International Player of the Year: Torgny Kjellström

Young British International of the Year: Rocky Bullin

British International of the Year: Keith Kellard



'Major' Performer of the Year: Tim 'Aceman' Davies

Young Player of the Year: Rocky Bullin

Player of the Year: Keith Kellard

2009 Hall of Fame Inductee: Marion Homer

Congratulations again to all of last year's winners - Golden Balls are Awarded to all of you as an actual physical award if requested! Roll on the 2010 Golden Balls! Hoorah!

British Championship 2010

5th/6th June 2010

Wroxham Barns, Norfolk



The first Major of the year took place at last year's English Open venue, where I came 9th.

Saturday was the hottest day of minigolf I have yet to experience, and it affected my performance and concentration quite a bit. But somehow I was still up the top of the leaderboard overnight.

Sunday was a much better performance finishing with two 33's with no dropped shots on the last round. I finished in 6th place overall, my best finish in a Major tournament so far and I retained my British No.2 status in the Order of Merit. Not too bad for my worst feeling performance this season.

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Average Diff Tot
1 123 Tim DAVIES 32 34 35 33 34 33 30 33.0 5 231
2 125 Nick CHITTY 35 38 30 35 35 30 29* 33.1 9 232
3 101 Michael SMITH 36 32 31 38 35 33 33 34.0 7 238
4 115 Sean HOMER 35 32 36 35 35 33 32 34.0 4 238
5 113 Chris HARDING 35 34 32 35 35 34 34 34.1 3 239
6 129 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 33 36 35 38 36 33 33 34.9 5 244
7 108 Adam KELLY (junior) 34 35 37 37 32 35 35 35.0 5 245
8 120 Alan NORMAN 38 33 36 31 32 35 40 35.0 9 245

Scottish Open 2010

16th May 2010

Aberdeen



After a long train journey to Aberdeen and practice on the Saturday, four rounds took place with a high quality field of players including the British No.1 and the current World Crazy Golf Champion Keith Kellard!

I played well on the whole, with a a bit more luck on the 'lucky' holes I would have been very close to sealing the victory.

A 4th place finish and lots more ranking points with this being one of the highest rated events outside of the Majors. £100 added to my Career Earnings: £250.

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 R4 Average Diff Tot
1 111 Chris HARDING 30 30 31 34 31.3 4 125
2 127 Jouni VALKJARVI 33 31 33 30 31.8 3 127
3 109 Michael SMITH 33 29 29 36 31.8 7 127
4 123 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 33 30 33 33 32.3 3 129
5 108 Keith KELLARD 34 33 31 34 33.0 3 132
6 125 Sean HOMER 36 35 32 32 33.8 4 135
7 131 John MCIVER 39 34 32 31 34.0 8 136
8 128 Richard GOTTFRIED 38 33 35 32 34.5 6 138

British Doubles 2010

25th April 2010



The team 'May The Force be with Who' was created for this event in absence of Chris Harding's regular partner John Moore.

Having finished the previous day's Midlands Open as No.1 and 2 the favorites tag was immediately bestowed upon us! We didn't let them down with a few stunning victories culminating in the demise of the infamous 'Nutters with Putters' Team in the Final with an 18th hole victory!

A fine victory from the two top-ranked minigolfers in the country and £50 more onto my career earnings: £200.

1 - MAY THE FORCE BE WITH WHO (Chris Harding/Marc Chapman) (£100)
2 - NUTTERS WITH PUTTERS (Ted McIver/Tim Davies)(£75)
3 - SQUIRE TRELAWNEY (Richard Gottfried/Kevin Moseley) (£50)
4 - THE SCORPIONS (Emily Gottfried/Cindy Kukielka)(£25)

Midlands Open 2010

24th April 2010



A new course that I hadn't had much practice on - very enjoyable though!

An ok first two rounds put me in contention as my good form and confidence continued. A new course record of 28 (8 Aces, no dropped shots) left Chris Harding needing to Ace the final hole to avoid a play-off...which he did!

A fine event with a decent amount of ranking points gained, including 50 points for a new course record. This propelled me from 7th place in the Order of Merit to 3rd in Britain! £50 won taking my Career Earnings to £150!

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 Average Diff Tot
1 110 Chris HARDING 32 32 30 31.3 2 94
2 121 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 33 34 28 31.7 6 95
3 122 John MCIVER 34 33 32 33.0 2 99
4 128 Richard GOTTFRIED 33 34 34 33.7 1 101
5 129 Seve KUKIELKA 34 35 32 33.7 3 101
6 137 Tony KELLY 32 35 35 34.0 3 102
7 125 Tim DAVIES 33 37 32 34.0 5 102
8 140 Nick CHITTY 33 37 33 34.3 4 103

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

British Masters 2010

21st March 2010

Jurassic Encounter Adventure Golf, New Malden

Determined to bounce back straight away, I turned my attention to this year's Masters which had changed location from Southend to New Malden.

I'm not a fan of the Southend course, too random, too cramped and impossible to get any practice done beforehand due to the busyness of the site. So things were already looking up in my books!



I went for some practice the week beforehand to work on the most aceable holes and the holes where potential disaster could be avoided with a sound line. Hole 16 was identified as both, a straight volcano hole but quite steep and a long second shot if gone for and misses, but I just couldn't find a line I felt 100% confident with...I decided to play for a safe 2 on the day.

I had looked to get some friends involved seeing as this event was now near the centre of London. I sent a rallying call out to the honorable members of the PGA (Pukka Golf Association). This was met with a mixed response (and mild abuse from one...) but four brave souls stepped up to the challenge with the temptation of being crowned Top Novice too much to resist. These were PGA multiple Major winner and current P-Tour Masters champ Matthew Humphrey, Rhys Grant, Nicholas Brown and Ou Rong. They had decided on a night out on the tiles the night before our 8am pick-up time...

After successful deployment of the group on the morning of the event, I managed a good few practice holes and felt like two rounds of sub-36 were achievable.

The course with it's anamatronic dinosaurs and gurgling fountains was actually quite hard to get many aces each round - I set a target of a 33 average to have a chance of winning.

Away we went...safe 2's, a dropped shot and two aces to salvage a 35 in Round One - the leader's got 33. Rhys was leading the others on 38 (tied 3rd Novice), Matt 39, Ou 42 and Nick 44 - all to play for.



Round Two - another solid round with two dropped shots and three aces this time, with two clutch putts on the 17th and 18th to finish on another 35 - Tied 5th place with UK No.1 Chris 'Who' Harding. Andy Exall won the event with rounds of 34 & 32 (new course record). If only I had tried for the Ace on the 16th Volcano like Andy, if successful I would have possibly scored an average of 34 - Tied 2nd. Yet another lesson learnt - look for the aces and go for it! That's the difference between a good player and a top player. So you know what to expect from me in future!



Rhys fell away from the Novice prize with a 39 - 20th Place (5th Novice).
Matt with a 39 as well - 22nd Place (6th Novice).
Ou with a 39 too - 26th Place (7th Novice).
Nick with a better 43 - 33rd Place (12th Novice).

The cash prizes were handed out and the guys missed out on the top three Novice places but Matt managed 7 Aces winning him the Masters Aces Prize of £25! Git...



Rank Name R1 R2 Average Diff Tot
1 Andy EXALL 34 32* 33.0 2 66
2 Nick CHITTY 33 35 34.0 2 68
3 Michael SMITH (novice) 33 36 34.5 3 69
4 Brad SHEPHERD 36 33 34.5 3 69
5 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 35 35 35.0 0 70
5 Chris HARDING 35 35 35.0 0 70
5 Richard SKEGGS (novice) 35 35 35.0 0 70
8 Scott LANCLEY 37 34 35.5 3 71
8 Steve GOW 35 36 35.5 1 71
8 Jo WILLIAMSON 35 36 35.5 1 71

English Open 2010

28th February 2010

Jungle Rumble, Bristol

After a good day's practice I felt confident of another strong showing at the English Open this year.

The first round was on the easier of the two courses at Cabot Circus but I started with a terrible run of three 3's with nothing seeming to drop. Finishing with a 40 ended any chances of being in contention - a massive blow.

With nothing to lose I tackled the harder course with a 31 & 32 to finish...still without the 50/50's dropping. A lot was learnt and I was pleased with my composure over the final two rounds to finish a very respectable 10th place.

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 Average Diff Tot

1 134 Chris HARDING 28 29 31 29.3 3 88
2 105 Michael SMITH (Novice) 34 32 31 32.3 3 97
3 128 John MOORE 35 33 29 32.3 6 97
4 109 Sean HOMER 31 34 32 32.3 3 97
5 135 Kevin MOSELEY 35 31 31 32.3 4 97
6 110 Nick CHITTY 29 36 34 33.0 7 99
7 120 Richard SKEGGS (Novice) 34 33 34 33.7 1 101
8 138 Seve KUKIELKA 35 33 33 33.7 2 101
10 102 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN 40 31 32 34.3 9 103

KMGC Swedish Felt Championship 2010

21st February 2010

Hither Green, London



A brand new Swedish Felt course designed, built and run by Nick Sandqvist was the venue of the first KMGC gathering in 2010.

The format was three rounds, one on easy mode and the other two on the hard mode - best score on each mode wins with the aim being - to set a KMGC & Course record.

This is the only indoor Swedish Felt course in the UK. These types of courses are most commonly found in Scandanavian countries and are used in major WMF events (World / European Championships). So this makes it a very welcome addition to the circuit for the players looking to compete abroad at some point.

The course is the most technically demanding that I have ever played and the scores reflect this.

Easy:

Tony - 39
Scott - 40
Marc - 43
Adam - 49
Andy - 49
Sean - 51
Marion - 57

Hard:

Marion - 66
Scott - 53
Adam - 52
Tony - 48
Marc - 46
Andy - 44

And the winner, with a new course record:

Sean - 39

National Open 2010

24th January 2010



The new British Minigolf Association Tour season teed-off with the 2010 BMGA National Open competition at the Adventure Island Minigolf course at Star City, Birmingham.

After the end of season break I felt refreshed and mentally strong ready for the new season. Joint 1st with a 30 then 2nd with a 31 put me three shots behind Chris Harding going into the third and final round. A two-ace par score 36 left me tied in 3rd requiring a play-off with John Moore.

I won the toss and opted to play second on hole 1. John overhit and scored a 2. I rolled in an Ace to take 3rd place overall and £30 prize money.

A fantastic start to the new season.

Name R1 R2 R3 Average Diff Tot

1 Chris HARDING 30 29 28 29.00 2 87
2 Kevin MOSELEY 34 31 29 31.30 5 94
3 Marc CHAPMAN 30 31 36 32.30 6 97
4 John MOORE 31 33 33 32.30 2 97
5 Sean HOMER 30 35 34 33.00 5 99
6 Peter EMMERSON 33 34 33 33.30 1 100
7 Jam TRUBRIDGE 32 32 36 33.30 4 100
8 Richard GOTTFRIED 35 37 28 33.30 9 100

2009 End of Season Summary

My debut season finished on a high with my KIT win & 2nd Place in the Kent Open.
Top 8 finishes in all 3 Majors (Top 8 Brit at BO) cemented my place as Newcomer of the Year and as a threat for the 2010 Season.

The full list of results and final rankings appears below:

Star City Open - 13th
PHCGC Open - 25th
The Masters - 26th
English Open - 9th
British Doubles - 4th
British Championship - 7th
Players Championship - 9th
British Open - 17th (6th)
World Crazy Golf Championship - 8th
KIT - 1st
Kent Open - 2nd

BMGA Official Ranking List - 20th
BMGA Season Only Ranking List - 6th

Looking to continue my progression on the same upward curve with targets set at a Top 4 finish in a Major, Win an Open, Retain the KIT and to finish next season in the Top 10 of the Official BMGA Ranking list.

Kent Open 2009

1st November 2009

The day after my Kent Invitational Tournament victory confidence was high but the weather had turned bad - constant rain.
Paired with Nick Chitty from through all three rounds we both finished on level par tied for first place.
In the three hole play-off we were still tied but on the 4th extra hole I succumbed to an ace from Nick on hole 1.



I had to settle for the runners-up spot but I did win the Top Novice Trophy.

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 Average Diff Tot Par
1 113 Nick 'Top Hole' Chitty 36 33 39 36.0 6 108 ±0
2 127 Marc 'The Force' Chapman 36 35 37 36.0 2 108 ±0
3 109 Andy 'No.2' Exall 39 36 35 36.7 4 110 +2
4 117 Tim 'Ace Man' Davies 40 35 36 37.0 5 111 +3
5 122 Scott 'Donkey Gringo' Lancley 40 38 33 37.0 7 111 +3
6 105 Sean 'Freebird' Homer 39 41 32 37.3 9 112 +4
7 116 John 'Big Top Ted' McIver 38 40 39 39.0 2 117 +9
8 107 Richard 'Squire' Gottfried 44 41 36 40.3 8 121 +13

Kent Invitational Tournament 2009

Finals: 31st October 2009

After the season long first round I had recorded an average score of 33 on the Strokes course, Margate. The finals consisted of two further rounds against the rest of the KMGC. A decent 35 set me up in second place followed by a storming 32 to win by 7 shots and take my first official title in my debut season!



Rank Name Club R1 R2 R3 Tot Avg Diff Par Ranking points
1 Marc 'The Force' CHAPMAN KMGC 33 35 32 100 33.5 3 -8 2002 Sean 'Freebird' HOMER KMGC 34 36 37 107 36.5 3 -1 100
3 Scott 'Donkey Gringo' LANCLEY KMGC 35 32 43 110 37.5 11 +2 50
4 Rocky 'Harry Putter' BULLIN KMGC 37 35 42 114 38.5 7 +6

World Crazy Golf Championship 2009

24th/25th October 2009

Held every year on the Crazy golf and mini golf courses on Hastings seafront, the World Crazy Golf Championship is the highlight of the season and the third and final major of the year. With a top prize of £1000 it is also the biggest minigolf event in the UK and attracts large worldwide media coverage.

This event was the reason I started playing competitive minigolf. My target set the year before was to reach the 'super-final' of the top 18 players after 6 rounds. In reality I had set a second target after the previous two majors where I had finished in the top 8 British players. This was to also finish in the top 8 overall and perhaps win some cash.

Day 1 went to plan and I knew that two good rounds on Sunday would put me high up in the top 18 players. A solid 38 & 34 see me rise up the leaderboard as others faded away.

In the super-final 7th round my playing partners were Andy Exall and Ted McIver playing under special crazy golf rules where all three balls were in play at the same time.

A fantastic tactical battle ensued with alternating playing orders on each hole. Ted was crapped on by a seagull by hole 2 as I stormed ahead with an under par score as I aced the first hole! Hole 10 gave me an opportunity to destroy the chances of Ted by holing out for a two whilst cannoning his ball away from the hole - he scored a four.

Finishing the event with a 35 left me in 8th place on +5 for the tournament, one shot of a play-off for 6th place and some cash over £100.



Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Average Diff Tot Par
1 156 Keith Kellard 34 33 40 36 36 35 33 35.3 7 247 -5
2 107 Peter Emmerson 34 39 32 37 37 37 36 36.0 7 252 ±0
3 195 John Mittler 35 39 33 39 38 34 35 36.1 6 253 +1
4 113 Tim Davies* 34 34 37 37 43 34 35 36.3 9 254 +2
5 104 Sean Homer 37 36 39 32 37 37 36 36.3 7 254 +2
6 115 Jo Williamson* 34 36 34 38 46 33 35 36.6 13 256 +4
7 129 Anthony Pope 40 33 38 31 38 37 39 36.6 9 256 +4
8 131 Marc Chapman 39 35 36 40 38 34 35 36.7 6 257 +5

British Open 2009

19th/20th September 2009

The British Open held at Strokes Adventure Golf, Margate was the second major of the year. Another two day event - My aim was to qualify for the seventh round by making the top 18 players.
After six rounds I needed an Ace on the last hole to make the cut, which I made!
A strong finish left me as the 6th Placed British player.



Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Average Diff Tot Par
1 125 Torgny Kjellström 35 32 32 32 31 36 34 33.1 5 232 -20
2 141 Johan Ahlander 36 34 33 35 39 31 31 34.1 8 239 -13
3 110 Björn Dinau 37 34 33 32 35 33 35 34.1 5 239 -13
4 118 Carl-Johan Spetz 32 39 34 32 34 35 34 34.3 7 240 -12
5 135 Tim Davies 35 36 34 34 33 32 36 34.3 4 240 -12
6 146 Peter Emmerson 33 35 34 36 33 37 36 34.9 4 244 -8
7 128 Pasi Aho 34 41 37 33 35 32 32 34.9 9 244 -8
8 112 Chris Harding 36 36 36 36 33 35 33 35.0 3 245 -7
17 127 Marc Chapman 39 38 36 35 40 39 35 37.4 5 262 +10

British Championship 2009

4th/5th July 2009

My first major in minigolf took place at the world famous Hastings Mini Course over an entire weekend. 4 rounds on Saturday and 3 on the Sunday. With 1000 ranking points on offer for the winner of each major, all the top players were present to test my skills against.

Rounds of 37, 38, 40 and 35 set me up for an assault up the leaderboard the following day. Sunday started well with another good 35 and 36. A final round of 39 put me in 7th Place on a score of 260 (+8). A morale boosting display which gave me confidence that I was not too far behind the leading minigolfers in the UK. More practice required...

Rank Start no Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Average Diff Total
1 103 Keith Kellard 35 32 35 33 34 36 36 34.4 4 241
2 126 Tim Davies 37 34 36 36 35 34 35 35.3 3 247
3 116 Peter Emmerson 40 36 38 32 33 37 34 35.7 8 250
4 121 Jo Williamson 35 36 38 35 37 34 38 36.1 4 253
5 120 Nick Chitty 37 35 38 32 38 38 37 36.4 6 255
6 114 Brad Shepherd 40 38 35 35 40 35 34 36.7 6 257
7 107 Marc Chapman 37 38 40 35 35 36 39 37.1 5 260
8 102 Sean Homer 36 36 36 41 37 38 38 37.4 5 262