Showing posts with label Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facts. Show all posts

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Miniature Golf did you knows...?

Did you know these things about miniature golf?


  • The world's first miniature golf course was set-up at St Andrews, Scotland in 1867.
  • James Barber opened the first minigolf course in the USA in 1916. The 'Lilliputian' miniature golf course was called 'Thistle Dhu' and located in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
  • A Miniature Golf contest was part of the Olympic Games at the 1904 St Louis Games in the USA.
  • Crazy Golf is 97 years old in 2023. The first course opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England in 1926.

The Original Crazy Golf in Skegness
At The Original Crazy Golf in Skegness in May 2015

  • 1926 also saw the first artificial miniature golf course open in the USA. Garnet Carter opened the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  • The first National Tom Thumb Golf Championship took place on the 23rd October 1930.
  • The first Putt-Putt brand miniature golf course was set-up by Don Clayton in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA in 1954.

What are your favourite minigolf facts and stats?

Wednesday, March 08, 2023

Minigolf did you knows...?

Did you know these things about minigolf?


  • The world's first miniature golf course was set-up at St Andrews, Scotland in 1867.

The Himalayas at St Andrews
Playing The Himalayas at St Andrews in April 2012

  • James Barber opened the first minigolf course in the USA in 1916. The 'Lilliputian' miniature golf course was called 'Thistle Dhu' and located in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

  • A Miniature Golf contest was part of the Olympic Games at the 1904 St Louis Games in the USA.

  • Crazy Golf is 97 years old in 2023. The first course opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England in 1926.

The Original Crazy Golf in Skegness
At The Original Crazy Golf in Skegness in May 2015

  • 1926 also saw the first artificial miniature golf course open in the USA. Garnet Carter opened the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

  • The first National Tom Thumb Golf Championship took place on the 23rd October 1930.

  • The first Putt-Putt brand miniature golf course was set-up by Don Clayton in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA in 1954.

What are your favourite minigolf facts, stats and did you knows?

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Minigolf did you knows...?

Did you know?

  • The world's first miniature golf course was set-up at St Andrews, Scotland in 1867.

The Himalayas at St Andrews
Playing The Himalayas at St Andrews in April 2012

  • James Barber opened the first minigolf course in the USA in 1916. The 'Lilliputian' miniature golf course was called 'Thistle Dhu' and located in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

  • A Miniature Golf contest was part of the Olympic Games at the 1904 St Louis Games in the USA.

  • Crazy Golf is 94 years old in 2020. The first course opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England in 1926.

The Original Crazy Golf in Skegness
At The Original Crazy Golf in Skegness in May 2015

  • 1926 also saw the first artificial miniature golf course open in the USA. Garnet Carter opened the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

  • The first National Tom Thumb Golf Championship took place on the 23rd October 1930.

What are your favourite minigolf facts, stats and did you knows?

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

New Factsheet from the British Minigolf Association


The BMGA has a new Factsheet available with information, stats and facts about the BMGA since its formation in 1998. It also contains links to useful websites and associations in the sport of Minigolf.

The British Minigolf Association is the governing body for Minigolf Sport, including Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf. Free and BMGA Tour Pro Membership options are available. For more information please visit the BMGA website.