The 2021 World Crazy Golf Championships

A total of 129 'crazy' golfers turned out to tackle the watermill, negotiate the bends, twists, ramps and the windmill on this traditional seaside course.

The (BMG) British Minigolf Association has dubbed this the spiritual home of crazy golf and the event attracts a loyal following of participants and spectators.

The 18th edition of the tournament saw the players compete over six qualifying rounds on the 18-hole course, before the cut was made and the top 18 players went on to contest the final round on day two. Conditions for the latter were kinder to the field since the first day’s slightly overcast conditions had subsided.

Amongst the obstacles on the World Championship course was a classic Windmill, a waterwheel, an obelisk, a lighthouse and various ramps and bunkers. This year for the first time some of the obstacles such as the windmill had been modified so players could not putt around the sides, so this made the course much harder.

Professional fencing instructor Marc Chapman from Canterbury successfully defended his title having outputted the others over the tournament to seal his dominance.

He finished the tournament with a final round of 28 with Ed Pope the runner up on 24