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World Crazy Golf Championships
Crazy Golf, sea front, Hastings
Highest governing bodyThe British Minigolf Association (BMGA)
First played2003
Characteristics
ContactNo
TypeGolf, Precision sport
EquipmentGolf 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][5] 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

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The World Crazy Golf Championships is open to everyone with no age restriction.[6] 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.[5][7] 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,[1] thus able to have a world championship competition of its own.[8] 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.[3]

In 2013 Czech teenager Olivia Prokopová became the first female winner and also the youngest ever champion at the age of 18.[9]

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.[5] 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.[5]

WCGC results 2003 to present

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Event Year Entrants Winner Score 2nd Score 3rd Score 4th Score 5th Score Ref
21st 2024 92 England Marc Chapman 217 Wales Stephen Skinner 224 England Adam Kelly 224 England Paul Tutt 225 England Martin Greenhead 226 [11][12][13]
20th 2023 87 England Adam Kelly 217 United States Frank Bisesi 222 England Ed Pope 224 England Rocky Bullin 226 England Callan McHugh 226 [14]
19th 2022 81 England Adam Kelly 217 England Marc Chapman 219 England Ed Pope 222 England Michael Smith 223 United States Frank Bisesi 223 [15]
18th 2021 74 England Marc Chapman 224 England Ed Pope 228 England Adam Kelly 231 England Michael Smith 234 Wales Seve Kukielka 238 [16]
2020 Event cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
17th 2019 110 England Marc Chapman 235 England Adam Kelly 237 England Michael Smith 243 England Martin Greenhead 248 England Steve Lovell 251 [17][18]
16th 2018 96 England Marc Chapman 226 England Adam Kelly 227 England Michael Smith 228 Portugal Nuno Cunha 229 England Ed Pope 230 [19]
15th 2017 58 Czech Republic Olivia Prokopová 235 England Steve Lovell 240 England Will Donnelly 241 England Chris Harding 241 England Adam Kelly 242 [20][21]
14th 2016 71 England Michael Smith 233 England Sean Homer 237 England Mark Wood 238 GermanyThomas Giebenhein 238 England Derek Bentall 239 [22]
13th 2015 75 England Michael Smith 221 Finland Pasi Aho 234 England Chris Harding 235 Czech Republic Olivia Prokopová 236 England Marc Chapman 237 [23]
12th 2014 62 England Chris Harding 229 Portugal Nuno Cunha 236 England Adam Kelly 238 England Marc Chapman 238 Finland Pasi Aho 238 [24]
11th 2013 78 Czech Republic Olivia Prokopová 250 England Sean Homer 271 Finland Pasi Aho 273 England Marc Chapman 275 England Michael Smith 275 [25]
10th 2012 53 England Michael Smith 245 England James Rutherford 251 Czech Republic Olivia Prokopová 253 England Adam Kelly 255 England Sean Homer 256 [5]
9th 2011 74 England Michael Smith 230 England Andy Exall 230 England James Rutherford 230 England Adam Kelly (jr) 231 England Tony Kelly 231 [26]
8th 2010 54 England Chris Harding 222 England Peter Emmerson 223 England Michael Smith 226 England Marc Chapman 231 Finland Pasi Aho 233 [27]
7th 2009 83 England Keith Kellard 247 England Peter Emmerson 252 Finland John Mittler 253 Wales Tim Davies 254 England Sean Homer 254 [28]
6th 2008 68 Wales Tim Davies 250 England Chris Harding 252 England Andy Exall 254 Finland Pasi Aho 255 England Jo Williamson 256 [29]
5th 2007 77 England Chris Harding 248 England Andy Exall 257 England Brad Shepherd 258 England Bill Bullin 261 England Ruth Bullin 262 [30]
4th 2006 87 Wales Tim Davies 253 England Andy Exall 256 England Brad Shepherd 260 England John Moore 261 Finland Pasi Aho 261 [31]
3rd 2005 102 Wales Tim Davies 258 Czech Republic Olivia Prokopová 260 Finland Pasi Aho 261 England Philip Exall 262 England Jon Angel 262 [31]
2nd 2004 49 Wales Tim Davies 238 Scotland John McIver 251 England Peter Emmerson 270 England Peter Emmerson 270 England Brad Shepherd 278 [31]
1st 2003 25 Wales Tim Davies 272 Scotland John McIver 278 Czech Republic Olivia Prokopová 279 England Michael Webb 283 Czech Republic Katerina Kulhankova 286 [31]

WCGC Roll of Honour - Champions 2003 - present

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Wins Winner Years won
5 Wales Tim Davies 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2008
4 England Michael Smith 2011 · 2012 · 2015 · 2016
4 England Marc Chapman 2018 · 2019 · 2021 · 2024
3 England Chris Harding 2007 · 2010 · 2014
2 Czech Republic Olivia Prokopová 2013 · 2017
2 England Adam Kelly 2022 · 2023
1 England Keith Kellard 2009

Top 11 WCGC best scores of all time

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Order Player Score year Finishing position
1 England Adam Kelly 217 2022 Won [15]
2 England Adam Kelly 217 2023 Won [14]
3 England Marc Chapman 217 2024 Won [13]
4 England Marc Chapman 219 2022 2nd [15]
5 England Michael Smith 221 2015 Won [23]
6 England Ed Pope 222 2022 3rd [15]
7 United States Frank Bisesi 222 2023 2nd [14]
8 England Chris Harding 222 2010 Won [27]
9 England Michael Smith 223 2022 4th [15]
10 United States Frank Bisesi 223 2022 5th [15]
11 England Chris Wood 223 2022 6th [15]
Last updated: 05.07.2023

WCGC Video History

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References

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  2. ^ "2025 World Crazy Golf Championships". hastingsadventuregolf.com. 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Keith Kellard wins Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Championships 2009". minigolf.org.uk. 2009. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Olivia Prokopová wins the World Crazy Golf Championships at Hastings seafront 2013". minigolf.org.uk. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e "England's Michael Smith wins the 2012 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings". sportcal.com. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18.
  6. ^ "James Trubridge crazy golf feature". BBC. 2007.
  7. ^ "Things to do - Hastings Adventure and Crazy Golf". visit1066country.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Legends fall at the World Crazy Golf Championships 2007". minigolfnews.com. 2007.
  9. ^ "World Crazy Golf Championship's first female winner of miniature golf, Hastings". The Guardian. 2013.
  10. ^ "Hastings World Crazy Golf Championships". calendarcustoms.com. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  11. ^ "Tiger Woods Of Crazy Golf' Marc Chapman Claims Fourth World Title In 6 Years". msn.com. 14 June 2024.
  12. ^ Andy Hemsley (11 June 2024). "In 15 pictures: Sussex town hosts World Crazy Golf Championship". sussexexpress.co.uk.
  13. ^ a b "WCGCs 2024 Main Event Day 2". crazychamps.hastingsadventuregolf.com. 12 June 2024.
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  17. ^ "2019 World Crazy Golf Championships". hastingsadventuregolf.com. 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019.
  18. ^ "How's your mini golf? The World Crazy Golf Championships are happening". lonelyplanet.com. February 7, 2020.
  19. ^ "2018 World Crazy Golf Championships". hastingsadventuregolf.com. 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
  20. ^ "World Crazy Golf Championship 2017 Result". minigolf.org.uk. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017.
  21. ^ "WCGC Result 2017". BGMA. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02.
  22. ^ "WCGC Result 2016". BGMA. 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18.
  23. ^ a b "WCGC Result 2015". BGMA. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-29.
  24. ^ "WCGC Result 2014". BGMA. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-01.
  25. ^ "WCGC Result 2013". BGMA. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-11-07.
  26. ^ "WCGC Result 2011, 29-30 October (Top fifty players)" (PDF). minigolfresults.weebly.com. 30 October 2011.
  27. ^ a b "WCGC Result 2010". BGMA. 2010.
  28. ^ "WCGC Result 2009". BGMA. 2009.
  29. ^ "World Crazy Golf Championship 2008". worldcrazygolf.co.uk. 31 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27.
  30. ^ "World Crazy Golf Championship 2007". worldcrazygolf.co.uk. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-06-25.
  31. ^ a b c d "BMGA Newsletter (October 2007)" (PDF). BMGA. 10 October 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-25.

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