2010 British Open

The field is starting to fill up nicely - we've just had the Swedish contingent confirmed so we are upto 30 players so far (and as you will see there are a lot of the usual suspects not in the mix yet).

So definitely worth getting applications off ASAP to guarantee your place (we have myself, AK, TK & the Force confirmed - best to drop the organisers - you know who we are!! - a line ASAP to secure your place).

VTK!

Freebird wrote:The field is starting to fill up nicely - we've just had the Swedish contingent confirmed so we are upto 30 players so far (and as you will see there are a lot of the usual suspects not in the mix yet).

So definitely worth getting applications off ASAP to guarantee your place (we have myself, AK, TK & the Force confirmed - best to drop the organisers - you know who we are!! - a line ASAP to secure your place).

VTK!

Put me down FB & DT, I'll send the Paypal payment tonight! Ta!

sean
can you please put me on the list for the BO
i.ll pay around the 24th paypal.
cheers
DG

not sure what sort of condition im going to be in at the BO as i have broken my collarbone

ive tried swinging a putter and at the moment it is very painful to do so but hopefully in a weeks time i should be slightly better, if not i might be playing one handed

AK47 wrote:not sure what sort of condition im going to be in at the BO as i have broken my collarbone

What happened?

AK47 wrote:not sure what sort of condition im going to be in at the BO as i have broken my collarbone

ive tried swinging a putter and at the moment it is very painful to do so but hopefully in a weeks time i should be slightly better, if not i might be playing one handed

Unlucky AK, I saw a lot of broken collar bones when I used to race motcross bikes, very painful by the look of it. Can you play that guitar one handed too?

it was playing football

and yehh andy strangely enough i can play the guitar with little pain

AK47 wrote:it was playing football

and yehh andy strangely enough i can play the guitar with little pain

Bring your guitar & rock the BO!

Bad luck AK. We'll cross our fingers and hope you get better soon. An injury can improve a lot in a week.

Football is dangerous at the best at times, even when played fairly which isn't very often. Mind you with John Moore's and Chris Harding's injuries/ilnesses, not to mention Tim's back, perhaps minigolf needs to be classed as a dangerous sport? Maybe the stress it puts on the body and minds leads to injuries further down the line?

HIOK wrote:Bad luck AK. We'll cross our fingers and hope you get better soon. An injury can improve a lot in a week.

Football is dangerous at the best at times, even when played fairly which isn't very often. Mind you with John Moore's and Chris Harding's injuries/ilnesses, not to mention Tim's back, perhaps minigolf needs to be classed as a dangerous sport? Maybe the stress it puts on the body and minds leads to injuries further down the line?

Don't forget Jo's back too HIOK, that's been nasty for a while now. I myself have suffered a minigolf injury, during the (very wet) WCGC's a couple of years back I slipped on the wet concrete on the windmill hole as I lined up to play & strained an adductor muscle. My brothers were very sympathetic.

God....just seen this...I'm so sorry Adam. Hope ur able to sort things out by next week but by my experience of these things it hurts like hell!!

Seems like all Spurs players/fans are getting injured at the moment...think I've broken my middle toe....owwww!

seems like i should be fine afterall just spent an afternon at the green and the injury seemed to have little effect on my game, even got a 33 (almost certainly the course record for someone with a broken collarbone, maybe UK record, possibly even world record for an 18 hole round ) really looking forward to next weekend

oh i forgot, also... tony scored a 31

That's good news about the injury. And well played both of you.

Evening all.

I've just sent out the Players Pack for the BO so if you can check your emails and let me know if you have received it (or not).

The draw for the first round has also been made:

9.30 Torgny Kjellström Ruth Bullin Oliver Florence
9.35 Anthony Pope Johan Ahlander Nigel Keal
9.40 Steve Gow Maths Svensson Andy Matthews
9.45 Michael Smith Karsten Hein Paul Moore
9.50 Adam Kelly Jouni Valkjärvi Roy Harper
9.55 Scott Lancley Kjell Henriksson Ian Sleight
10.00 Gareth Holmes Norbert Rehfeld Geoff Bowen
10.05 Peter Emmerson Lutz Brune Peter Parr
10.10 Chris Jones Leif Öhrling Russell Dent
10.15 Tony Kelly Marie Israelsson David Gomm
10.20 John McIver Mattias Ståhl Rob Dodd
10.25 Andy Exall Eirik Seljelid Stephen Smith (novice)
10.30 Alan Norman Marcus Wüthrich Helen Heald (novice)
10.35 Richard Gottfried Lucia Schibli Owen Johnson
10.40 Brad Shepherd Eduard Schibli Curran Annetts (novice)
10.45 Tim Davies Paul Johnson Freddie Blackburn-Shaw
10.50 Sean Homer Terry Exall Alastair Shaw
10.55 Nick Chitty James Trubridge Gareth Garner (novice)
11.00 Marc Chapman Rocky Bullin Simon Palmer (novice)

Full details are in the pack - see you all next weekend!!!

Got it, thanks Sean.

I cannot wait. It will be an amzing weekend.

HIOK wrote:Got it, thanks Sean.

I cannot wait. It will be an amzing weekend.

Excellent.

Have had a look at the weather forecast and it looks like we are in for a nice weekend weatherwise - sunny, warm, with perhaps the odd shower on Friday for the PC's. Interestingly when looking at Sunday, the weather looks great but there appears to be a slight glitch in the the Metcheck system because it is saying that the wind speed will be 257 mph with 308 mph gusts.

Apart from this it looks very pleasant

Freebird wrote:

HIOK wrote:Got it, thanks Sean.

I cannot wait. It will be an amzing weekend.

Excellent.

Have had a look at the weather forecast and it looks like we are in for a nice weekend weatherwise - sunny, warm, with perhaps the odd shower on Friday for the PC's. Interestingly when looking at Sunday, the weather looks great but there appears to be a slight glitch in the the Metcheck system because it is saying that the wind speed will be 257 mph with 308 mph gusts.

Apart from this it looks very pleasant

Sod the minigolf, get the kites out!

Mr X wrote:

Freebird wrote:

HIOK wrote:Got it, thanks Sean.

I cannot wait. It will be an amzing weekend.

Excellent.

Have had a look at the weather forecast and it looks like we are in for a nice weekend weatherwise - sunny, warm, with perhaps the odd shower on Friday for the PC's. Interestingly when looking at Sunday, the weather looks great but there appears to be a slight glitch in the the Metcheck system because it is saying that the wind speed will be 257 mph with 308 mph gusts.

Apart from this it looks very pleasant

Sod the minigolf, get the kites out!

Andy, presumably Tel is still playing at the weekend? He's one of only a handfull of players not to confirm receipt of the players pack - can you give him a friendly 'nudge'!!

Freebird wrote:

Mr X wrote:

Freebird wrote:

HIOK wrote:Got it, thanks Sean.

I cannot wait. It will be an amzing weekend.

Excellent.

Have had a look at the weather forecast and it looks like we are in for a nice weekend weatherwise - sunny, warm, with perhaps the odd shower on Friday for the PC's. Interestingly when looking at Sunday, the weather looks great but there appears to be a slight glitch in the the Metcheck system because it is saying that the wind speed will be 257 mph with 308 mph gusts.

Apart from this it looks very pleasant

Sod the minigolf, get the kites out!

Andy, presumably Tel is still playing at the weekend? He's one of only a handfull of players not to confirm receipt of the players pack - can you give him a friendly 'nudge'!!

Ok Sean, no surprise there! If you said you got a pound back if you replied early he'd have been first in.
I think he may still be at Clambers looking for that 10p!

Just saw him Sean, he said his email bounced back. Yeah right.
Anyway he said he was pleased to see Marc drawn with Rocky for some reason.

STOP PRESS:

There are 2 final slots available in the British Open field if anyone wants to throw their hat into the ring at the 11th hour.

There will be a slight re-jig of the final groups to make up a new 20th (and final) group.

If you haven't entered and want the chance to compete in the flagship event of the year then please contact chairman@minigolf.org.uk ASAP. £35 entry for BMGA members, £40 for non members, £15 for juniors.

Have you re-jigged things?

To all Team KENT
All the best for the next 3 days


VTK


DG

Great weekend with many highs & a few lows!
Highs:
The KMGC strength is really coming on, some super performances from Michael, Marc & Sean, also a still improving Adam winning the Junior title. Marion & Emily's organisation with Sean really is second to none and the standard all organisers aspire to - many thanks!
The overseas players, always welcome & great to watch & play with.
Torgny's succsessful shot on the first hole with my 3d putter, also Norbert slagging off the putter whilst standing next to me!

Lows:
My first two rounds - 0oops!
Scott losing the playoff to get into the final - The KMGC felt your pain DG but great stuff all weekend, deserved to get in!
The thought that that course is making way for Laser Gun games - shocking!

So Team Kent
Finishes:
1st: For organisation and Admin (Well done Marion)

4th -Michael winning the playoff nice ace on Hole 2
5th -Marc great play again, oh where did that ball go??????
7th -Sean maybe dipping your feet in Teds unholy water wasn't such a bad thing....
12th -Andy great rounds once you found the the aces after THAT! round.. (& Cheers for you know when)
19th- Me-great weekend hope to build on this
25th- Tony winning the Kelly battle by 1 stroke! and a 37.5 ave
27th- Adam British junior champion

All of us in the top 15 of finishing BMGA players......

VTK