World Crazy Golf Championships Explained

Union: the British Minigolf Association (BMGA)
First:2003
Contact:No
Category:Golf, Precision sport
Equipment:Golf club, Golf ball, Crazy golf course

The World Crazy Golf Championships (WCGC) have been staged since 2003 at the Adventure Golf Complex on Crazy Golf Course on the seafront of Hastings, East Sussex.[1] From 2016, the World Crazy Golf Championships has taken place in June each year. The next event is scheduled to take place on 6, 7 & 8 June 2025.[2]

Individual players from all over the world contest for the trophy.[3] including England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Finland, Germany, Czech Republic, Portugal and the United States.[4] During the tournament's 22-year history (to 2024), only 7 different players have managed to lift the trophy.

Rules and history of the WCGC

The World Crazy Golf Championships is open to everyone with no age restriction.[5] There are also categories for women, juniors and novices each having their own dedicated trophies. The World Championship Crazy Golf courses at Hastings Adventure Golf on the town's seafront contain many hazards and obstacles over the 18 holes, including a water wheel, a windmill, an obelisk, lighthouse, ramps, bends, twists, bunkers and a cave.[6] The World Crazy Golf Championships is a miniature golf tournament which has its own unique playing rules, such as every player using the same type of ball, thus able to have a world championship competition of its own.[7] Up to 110 competitors (in 2019) play six qualifying rounds, four on the Saturday and two on Sunday, with just the lowest scoring 18 players making the cut to participate in the final round. Since 2010, the championship has been played on one course, the crazy golf, an Arnold Palmer type course with obstacles. Prior to this, it was played on two different 18 hole courses, the crazy golf and the former mini golf course. The winner now receives £1250 in prize money, and a further £2000 is distributed to the placed players.

In 2013 Czech teenager Olivia Prokopová became the first female winner and also the youngest ever champion at the age of 18.[8]

The World Crazy Golf Championships part of the tour of the British Minigolf Association (BMGA) which is the governing body for minigolf sport, including crazy golf.[9] The event was previously held in October,[10] with the final played on Sunday afternoon, but later moved to the summer. In 2007, the mayor of Hastings watched the final and then presented the prizes and trophies to the winning players.

WCGC results 2003 to present

EventYearEntrantsWinnerScore 2ndScore3rdScore4thScore5thScoreRef
21st 202492 Marc Chapman 217 Stephen Skinner 224 Adam Kelly 224 Paul Tutt 225 Martin Greenhead 226 [11] [12] [13]
20th 202387 Adam Kelly 217 Frank Bisesi 222 Ed Pope 224 Rocky Bullin 226 Callan McHugh 226 [14]
19th 202281 Adam Kelly 217 Marc Chapman 219 Ed Pope 222 Michael Smith223 Frank Bisesi 223 [15]
18th 2021 74 Marc Chapman 224 Ed Pope 228 Adam Kelly 231 Michael Smith234 Seve Kukielka 238 [16]
2020 Event cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
17th 2019 110 Marc Chapman 235 Adam Kelly 237 Michael Smith 243 Martin Greenhead248 Steve Lovell 251 [17] [18]
16th 2018 96 Marc Chapman 226 Adam Kelly 227 Michael Smith 228 Nuno Cunha229 Ed Pope 230 [19]
15th 2017 58 Olivia Prokopová 235 Steve Lovell 240 Will Donnelly 241 Chris Harding 241 Adam Kelly 242 [20] [21]
14th 2016 71 Michael Smith 233 Sean Homer 237 Mark Wood 238 Thomas Giebenhein 238 Derek Bentall 239 [22]
13th 2015 75 Michael Smith 221 Pasi Aho 234 Chris Harding 235 Olivia Prokopová 236 Marc Chapman 237 [23]
12th 2014 62 Chris Harding 229 Nuno Cunha 236 Adam Kelly 238 Marc Chapman 238 Pasi Aho 238 [24]
11th 2013 78 Olivia Prokopová 250 Sean Homer 271 Pasi Aho 273 Marc Chapman 275 Michael Smith 275 [25]
10th 2012 53 Michael Smith 245 James Rutherford 251 Olivia Prokopová 253 Adam Kelly 255 Sean Homer 256
9th 2011 74 Michael Smith 230 Andy Exall 230 James Rutherford 230 Adam Kelly (jr) 231 Tony Kelly 231 [26]
8th 2010 54 Chris Harding 222 Peter Emmerson 223 Michael Smith 226 Marc Chapman 231 Pasi Aho 233 [27]
7th 2009 83 Keith Kellard 247 Peter Emmerson 252 John Mittler 253 Tim Davies 254 Sean Homer 254 [28]
6th 2008 68 Tim Davies 250 Chris Harding 252 Andy Exall 254 Pasi Aho 255 Jo Williamson 256 [29]
5th 2007 77 Chris Harding 248 Andy Exall 257 Brad Shepherd 258 Bill Bullin 261 Ruth Bullin 262 [30]
4th 2006 87 Tim Davies 253 Andy Exall 256 Brad Shepherd 260 John Moore 261 Pasi Aho 261 [31]
3rd 2005 102 Tim Davies 258 Olivia Prokopová 260 Pasi Aho 261 Philip Exall 262 Jon Angel 262
2nd 2004 49 Tim Davies238 John McIver 251 Peter Emmerson 270 Peter Emmerson 270 Brad Shepherd 278
1st 2003 25 Tim Davies 272 John McIver 278 Olivia Prokopová 279 Michael Webb 283 Katerina Kulhankova 286

WCGC Roll of Honour - Champions 2003 - present

WinsWinnerYears won
5 Tim Davies20032004200520062008
4 Michael Smith2011201220152016
4 Marc Chapman2018201920212024
3 Chris Harding200720102014
2 Olivia Prokopová20132017
2 Adam Kelly 20222023
1 Keith Kellard2009

Top 11 WCGC best scores of all time

OrderPlayer Score year Finishing position
1 Adam Kelly 217 2022 Won
2 Adam Kelly 217 2023 Won
3 Marc Chapman 217 2024 Won
4 Marc Chapman 219 2022 2nd
5 Michael Smith 221 2015 Won
6 Ed Pope 222 2022 3rd
7 Frank Bisesi 222 2023 2nd
8 Chris Harding 222 2010 Won
9 Michael Smith 223 2022 4th
10 Frank Bisesi 223 2022 5th
11 Chris Wood 223 2022 6th
Last updated: 05.07.2023

WCGC Video History

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: I competed in the World Crazy Golf Championships . Telegraph . 2015 .
  2. Web site: 2025 World Crazy Golf Championships . hastingsadventuregolf.com . 2024.
  3. Web site: Keith Kellard wins Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Championships 2009 . minigolf.org.uk . 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118102216/http://www.minigolf.org.uk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159%3Akeith-kellard-wins-castle-golf-world-crazy-golf-championships&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=60 . 18 November 2016 . dead.
  4. Web site: Olivia Prokopová wins the World Crazy Golf Championships at Hastings seafront 2013 . minigolf.org.uk . 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160507191436/http://www.minigolf.org.uk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=538:olivia-prokopova-wins-the-2013-world-crazy-golf-championships-at-hastings-seafont&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=105 . 7 May 2016 . dead.
  5. Web site: James Trubridge crazy golf feature . BBC . 2007 .
  6. Web site: Things to do - Hastings Adventure and Crazy Golf . visit1066country.com . 30 May 2024.
  7. Web site: Legends fall at the World Crazy Golf Championships 2007 . minigolfnews.com . 2007 .
  8. Web site: World Crazy Golf Championship's first female winner of miniature golf, Hastings . The Guardian . 2013.
  9. Web site: England's Michael Smith wins the 2012 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings . sportcal.com . 1 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118040914/https://www.sportcal.com/News/PressReleases/57067?sportID=180&size=50 . 2016-11-18 . dead.
  10. Web site: Hastings World Crazy Golf Championships. 2021-12-20. calendarcustoms.com.
  11. Web site: Tiger Woods Of Crazy Golf' Marc Chapman Claims Fourth World Title In 6 Years . msn.com . 14 June 2024.
  12. Web site: In 15 pictures: Sussex town hosts World Crazy Golf Championship . Andy Hemsley . sussexexpress.co.uk . 11 June 2024.
  13. Web site: WCGCs 2024 Main Event Day 2 . crazychamps.hastingsadventuregolf.com . 12 June 2024.
  14. Web site: 2023 World Crazy Golf Championships . hastingsadventuregolf.com . 11 June 2023.
  15. Web site: 2022 World Crazy Golf Championships . hastingsadventuregolf.com . 13 June 2022.
  16. Web site: 2021 World Crazy Golf Championships . hastingsadventuregolf.com . 12 September 2021 .
  17. Web site: 2019 World Crazy Golf Championships . hastingsadventuregolf.com . 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190604232101/http://hastingsadventuregolf.com/crazychamps/2019WCGC/result.htm . 4 June 2019 . dead.
  18. Web site: How's your mini golf? The World Crazy Golf Championships are happening . lonelyplanet.com . February 7, 2020 .
  19. Web site: 2018 World Crazy Golf Championships . hastingsadventuregolf.com . 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184540/http://hastingsadventuregolf.com/crazychamps/2018WCGC/result.htm . 12 June 2018 . dead.
  20. Web site: World Crazy Golf Championship 2017 Result . minigolf.org.uk . 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902143936/http://www.minigolf.org.uk/joomla/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=164 . 2 September 2017 . dead.
  21. Web site: WCGC Result 2017 . BGMA . 11 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902133705/http://www.bmga.co.uk/2017WCGC/result.htm . 2017-09-02 . dead.
  22. Web site: WCGC Result 2016 . BGMA . 12 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118041828/http://bmga.co.uk/2016WCGC/result.htm . 2016-11-18 . dead.
  23. Web site: WCGC Result 2015 . BGMA . 25 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151029231911/http://bmga.co.uk/2015WCGC/result.htm . 2015-10-29 . dead.
  24. Web site: WCGC Result 2014 . BGMA . 28 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141101084843/http://bmga.co.uk/2014WCGC/result.htm . 2014-11-01 . dead.
  25. Web site: WCGC Result 2013 . BGMA . 29 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131107124804/http://www.bmga.co.uk/2013WCGC/result.htm . 2013-11-07 . dead.
  26. Web site: WCGC Result 2011, 29-30 October (Top fifty players) . minigolfresults.weebly.com . 30 October 2011.
  27. Web site: WCGC Result 2010 . BGMA . 2010 .
  28. Web site: WCGC Result 2009 . BGMA . 2009 .
  29. Web site: World Crazy Golf Championship 2008 . worldcrazygolf.co.uk . 31 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090227092550/http://www.worldcrazygolf.co.uk:80/WCGC2008.htm . 2009-02-27 . dead.
  30. Web site: World Crazy Golf Championship 2007 . worldcrazygolf.co.uk . 28 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110625130937/http://www.worldcrazygolf.co.uk:80/WCGC2007.htm . 2011-06-25 . dead.
  31. Web site: BMGA Newsletter (October 2007) . BMGA . 10 October 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725075509/http://www.bmga.co.uk/Newsletter01-2007.pdf . 2021-07-25 . dead.

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