Jim Fordham wins Fall 2010 JPA PinGolf Championship!

On Wednesday, December 1st, Jim Fordham retained the Jersey Pinball Association PinGolf Championship. Having now won both the Spring and Fall 2010 tournaments, he has held the title for the entire year. He, along with Sanjay Shah and Kevin Smigel, were the top three finishers at the end of the qualifying period. Those three players competed on the same five games used throughout the season. Those games included: The unpredictable Monster Bash, the diabolical Iron Man, the high-scoring Johnny Mnemonic, the blazing fast Lord of the Rings, and the strategy-filled World Poker Tour.

Runner-up, Sanjay Shah was able to start the Finals with a lead by posting the first under-par qualifying entry in the short history of the tournament. He was able to keep his advantage through the first game of the Final, Monster Bash. However, Jim’s par on Iron Man quickly turned the tables and gave him the edge he would not relinquish. Jim was then able to use the double-hold-bonus bug/feature on Johnny Mnemonic to increase his lead, and he nailed down the title by simply not bombing out on Lord of the Rings. Valiant challenges by Frank Romero, Ed Zeltmann, and Koi Morris fell short.

The Spring 2011 JPA PinGolf Tournament will begin at the start of the next JPA season in early March. For more information on the Jersey Pinball Association, visit www.thebreak.net/pinball/. Full results and pictures can be found here at www.funwithbonus.com.