E-mail
Password
Lost password »
Register »
      

LATEST FORUM POST

Argentina  INESfun

22 Feb 2020 at 13:37

There are about 300 recesses on one golf ball, and thanks to them, the ball flies three times farther than a smooth one. ... Balls of the same size...

Go to latest post »


LATEST COMMENT  More »

United States of America  Smitty

07 Jun 2023 at 04:45

Jason and team make this place beautiful and the tournament is fun and well run.

Go to latest comment »




LATEST BLOG POSTS

Hungary  Magician | 4047 views | 0 comments

31 Dec 2023 at 17:32

End of 2023


United States of America  PatPenguin | 9298 views | 0 comments

17 Nov 2023 at 13:07

A 2023 Masterful Experience


United States of America  PatPenguin | 7180 views | 0 comments

22 May 2023 at 13:19

We’re All Loony Here....


All blogs »



POLL

From which country will the overall WAGM 2022 (June 17-19) Champion come from?


- Sweden

- Finland

- United States

- Czech Republic

- Switzerland

- Austria

- India

- Great Britain


To vote, you need to log in.


You have to vote to see the results.


Total 1 votes, since 23 May 2022.

Recent polls »

New Zealand Cameron Couper's blog« See all camcouper's blogs

Round 5 - Hamilton the city of the future
13 Aug 2017 at 08:19 | Posted in: General | Views: 2470 | Comments: 0
Round 5 - Hamilton the city of the future
Prodrive Golf, Hamilton New Zealand

This weekend was round 5 of the NZ minigolf Pro League in Hamilton. Hamilton for a while had a slogan of “the city of the future”. its a nice place but maybe not the city of the future nice, but being from Auckland just an hour up the road we like to give them a little dig once in a while.

After a long Friday at work Saturday couldn’t come around fast enough, and seeing a live Facebook update during Friday from Bobby Hart while he was down in Hamilton logging in the practice rounds made me a little jealous.

Saturday started early’ish for a Saturday, but being that its just an hour drive to Hamilton I did have a small sleep in. I Hit the road just after 8.30am, but with out breakfast or a coffee so that was going to be my first stop once arriving in Hamilton.
After finding a half decent coffee and some berry pancakes it was time to hit the course at pro drive and log a few practice rounds of my own and master some of the lines and shots that I had worked on the the week before.

The course at pro drive is a very generous par 66, a lot of the holes are at best 2 shot holes at best with maybe only 6 or 7 holes that realistic ace chances. The story of the day for me will be cutting out the blowout round and keeping the scoring consistent, don’t chase impossible shots trying to make up for bad holes. And of course lower my average of 50.5 from the last event held there a couple of months ago. An attacking mindset on the ace holes, and smart play on the longer more challenging holes, but is always easier said than done.

The weather forecast for the day was for rain, but when we rolled around to the starting time at 1.30pm there was still no rain and looking like we would get lucky, and despite the forecast we still had 17 entered to play with a couple of newbies which is always good to see. Through the first two rounds my play is solid and steady, a couple of not so great holes each round but coming home strong on the inward nines and rolling in a couple of aces here and there to keep the scoring in check. After 2 rounds I’ve managed to card two 48’s, 5 shots better at the same time than the first event here a couple of months back. And a bonus that other than one short but heavy rain shower it doesn’t looking like raining again and the holes haven’t slowed up much at all. the best round over all at this stage is a 47 from John Ansley who is currently the Pro League leader over all.

Round 3 is another solid round, but this time manage to limit some of the bad miss putt’s and shave another 2 shots off and card a 46. A three round total of 142 gives me a 4 shot lead into the last round. i’m grouped in the last round with Fred Fruisen (146 total) and John Ansley (147 total). My game plan for each hole has paid off and other than a shocking 5th hole and a lapse in concentration on the last I come in with another 46 for a final total of 188 and enough to take the victory by 7 strokes, my first win and hopefully the first of many.
There was a score of 43 on the day in the last round and the low score of the day, James had needed an ace on the last to tie the course record of 41, sadly he didn’t quite make it but with that low last round got himself in the money in 4th place.

Being the last competitive hit out before heading to Croatia for the WAGM and the World Champs I’m happy with how I’m rolling the ball, the practice at home in the hallway hitting 100 putt’s every second night is helping with the rhythm with the new putter. I’m amped up and getting excited to get into Croatia and hopefully continue rolling the ball well enough to compete with the worlds best.

Comments
There are no comments

Add comment
Please note that you have to login, to be able to add comments


 

UPCOMING EVENTS   More »




LATEST RESULTS   More »

 29 Oct 2022

Olde Scotland Yard Course Championship

 22 Oct 2022

Clifton Heights Course Championship

 29 Sep 2022

European Champions League Final

 23 Sep 2022

Open African Championship

 17 Sep 2022

Miniest Open

 17 Sep 2022

Branson Open

 17 Sep 2022

6th Matterhorn International Pro-Am




LATEST NEWS

World 08 Mar 2024 at 19:50 | 
Celebrating International Women's Day!

Czech Republic 12 Feb 2024 at 15:14 | 
Adventure Golf Tournament Updates

United Kingdom 10 Nov 2023 at 12:50 | 
Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel - Interview with Glenda Young

United States of America 16 Oct 2023 at 13:27 | 
Gary Hesters Grabs First USPMGA Masters Tournament

Sweden 11 Oct 2023 at 12:54 | 
2023 World Championships General Class Held in Sweden

Italy 17 Aug 2023 at 14:07 | 
German Domination at the Youth European Championships

Austria 03 Jul 2023 at 13:10 | 
Women of WAGM 2023 - A Perspective from Vanette Block

Sweden 29 Jun 2023 at 12:39 | 
World Championship Training Groups Announced

Austria 20 Jun 2023 at 13:26 | 
Austria Reigns at WAGM 2023

United States of America 06 May 2023 at 14:10 | 
Mosk Grabs the Buckle in Texas

Minigolfnews 06 Apr 2023 at 12:41 | 
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace