Marek Zagórski, Vice-President Polish Minigolf Federation (PZMG) and Vice-President of Minigolf Club Mazovia Warszawa, had an opportunity earlier in 2024 to interview Ulf Kristiansson, who was the World Champion in stroke-play at the 2023 World Championship General Class in Uppsala, Sweden this past August. The original interview is linked below and we have been provided the translated version for the website. Enjoy! Beginnings and Aspirations Q: When did you start playing mini golf? Did you have any support from the coaches? A: I started playing at the age of 6. As a child, my parents took m ..read more

International Women’s Day (IWD), observed on March 8, honors the achievements of women worldwide and advocates for their rights. Originating from early 20th-century suffrage movements, IWD has evolved into a powerful platform for promoting gender equality. From rallies to strikes, women have used IWD to amplify their voices and effect change. One such example of amplification comes from Sweden where for nearly three decades the country has come alive in March with a spirited tradition that celebrates women’s camaraderie, skill, and shared passion. This event is none other than the Women’s Fiv ..read more

There's plenty of happenings in the world of adventure golf tournaments in 2024 with recent announcements from the World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM) and the World Adventure Golf (WAG) Tour. Click into the article to read more! The official invitation for WAGM 2024 is now available (see link below). The event will be held in Brno, Czechia (Czech Republic) on June 14-16 and for the first time it will be contested on two courses - Eva and Venuse. Once again the event will have all of the normal general class categories as well as the mixed pairs competition. Last year continued a trend of the ..read more

United Kingdom - This past year a new book hit the shelves (both physical and virtual) that featured the world of competitive minigolf (or crazy golf as it's often known by in the UK) as a backdrop to a wonderful murder mystery at the English seaside. Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel is part of the Scarborough cozy crimes series and is a fun little romp that has a little fun with the quirkiness of the international minigolf community. After reading the book, our editor Pat Sheridan had a chance to catch up with the author, Glenda Young, for a short email interview after it's debut. Minigolfnews ..read more

North Myrtle Beach, SC - After years of great finishes and near misses, Gary Hester, a favorite among the US and international miniature golf communities, finally grabbed the USPMGA Master's title on October 7, 2023. Some would say it was destiny this year after Hester broke through with a major win in the inaugural World Putting League event in February at the Hawaiian Rumble, the same course where five of twelve Master's rounds would be played including the final two. Just under seventy total competitors between professionals and amateurs played in this year's Master's. The format of the to ..read more

Uppsala, Sweden - The World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) together with Svenska Bangolfförbundet (SBGF) and Uppsala Bangolfklubb (UBGK) held the Minigolf World Championships 2023 General Class from August 22 through August 26, 2023. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first time the World Championships was played since 2019 when they were held in Zhouzhuang, China. The World Championships are the premier international miniature golf tournament, normally held every two years. The competition was held on the miniaturegolf and feltgolf courses at the UBGK. The miniaturegolf was expected ..read more

Vergiate, Italy - The World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) together with the Federazione Italiana Minigolf (FIMg) and Golf su Pista Vergiate (GSP Vergiate) held the 2023 Youth European Championships (YEC) in Vergiate, Italy. The 2023 edition was held on concrete on August 8th through 12th with 22 female and 39 male youth competing across a variety of categories including, teams and individual strokeplay, mixed pairs strokeplay and individual matchplay. In the opening days of the tournament, it was the youth from Germany who showed dominance across the board. In the female youth team category ..read more

Uppsala, Sweden - Country registrations are now in for the Minigolf World Championships General Class and the training groups have been distributed between groups A and B. There are 106 players currently registered for the event, spread across 16 different countries. Germany, Austria and Sweden are tied for the top countries, planning to send eleven players each while the United States will be sending one across the pond. The player profile consists of 81 men and 25 woman for this year's championship. You can find the complete figures for each country, their training group distribution and th ..read more

Gumpoldskirchen, Austria - The home field advantage continues to thrive as the 2023 World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM) saw the Austrians rise to the top of several categories in the event, including team and the overall individual winner. However, it wasn’t a clear sweep for the red and white as several other countries battled to the top of individual categories this past weekend. This year’s tournament teed off on June 16th and concluded on June 18th, having winners in national teams, individual overall, individual categories (youth, senior, etc) and mixed pairs. There were 104 total putter ..read more

Montgomery, TX - For the third consecutive year, Longview Greens Mini Golf proudly hosted the Texas Mini Golf Championship on April 29th - 30th. Practice was on the 29th and the three official rounds were held on the 30th in beautiful weather conditions. A $5,000 cash pot was dispersed amongst the competitors, with $1,000 going to the overall winner. and payment down to 20th. It was a tight tournament throughout, but Geoff Mosk nabbed first place with a three round score of 108, holding off Jeffrey Smith by two shots and Rainey Statum by three shots, who was coming off a U.S. Open win the wee ..read more