Crazy Golf at Clyde Valley Family Park in Crossford, South Lanarkshire

There's a crazy golf course at Clyde Valley Family Park in Crossford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Clyde Valley Family Park in Crossford, South Lanarkshire has an 18-hole outdoor crazy golf course.

Visit the Clyde Valley Family Park website to find out more about the crazy golf course and other attractions there.

Junkyard Social Club Liverpool at Liverpool ONE

Junkyard Golf in Liverpool is receiving a refresh and update.

Junkyard Golf at Liverpool ONE will become Junkyard Social Club Liverpool in October.

The renovations of the Junkyard Golf venue in Liverpool city centre has seen one of the crazy golf courses removed to make way for other activities including a UV karaoke room, interactive darts, pool, and arcade games.

Find out more on the Junkyard Golf website.

20 for 20 - Playing for Great Britain at the 2008 Nations Cup of Minigolf in Tampere, Finland

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

We made our Great Britain minigolf team debuts at the 2008 Nations Cup of Minigolf in Tampere, Finland.

Emily playing on the Beton Concrete Minigolf course in Tampere, Finland during a practice session

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20 for 20 - 'The Butler Cup' On The Buses Crazy Golf Tournament at Prestatyn Crazy Golf

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

In 2014 we travelled to Prestatyn, Wales to compete in 'The Butler Cup' On The Buses Crazy Golf Tournament at Prestatyn Crazy Golf - and Emily won the tournament.

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Adventure Golf at Swarkestone Nursery & Garden Centre in Derby

A new adventure golf course is opening at Swarkestone Nursery & Garden Centre in Derby.

Swarkestone Nursery & Garden Centre in Derby is planning to open a new outdoor adventure golf course.

Find out more on the Swarkestone Nursery & Garden Centre website.

Scrapyard Golf opening in Cardiff, Wales

A new crazy golf course is opening in Cardiff, Wales.

Scrapyard Golf is opening a new indoor crazy golf course at Stadium Plaza in Cardiff city centre.

The new Scrapyard Golf mini golf course will be at Discobowl Cardiff

Find out more about Scrapyard Golf on the Discobowl website.

20 for 20 - Miniature Golf at Les Mielles in St Ouens Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

We had a nice holiday on Jersey in the Channel Islands in May 2016.

While there we played the 18-hole Breakers Miniature Golf course at Les Mielles Golf and Country Club in St Ouens Bay, Jersey. It was a giant minigolf course!

It was the 400th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

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Mini Golf at Riverside Park in Llangollen, Wales

A look at the new mini golf course at Riverside Park in Llangollen, Wales.

A big thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Denis Exall for sending over a snap of the new mini golf course at Riverside Park in Llangollen.

We played the previous minigolf course at Riverside Park on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in August 2009. We returned for a look at it in October 2022 shortly before it was removed to make way for the new layout.

20 for 20 - A Couple of Putts

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

Our friends over at A Couple of Putts (Tom Loftus & Robin Schwartzman) have been a big part of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years.

It was superb to finally meet up with Tom (one half of the A Couple of Putts team) for a game of Crazy Pool (!) at Roxy Ball Room and Crazy Golf at King Pins at the Manchester Arndale Centre in 2024.

Minigolf characters

Please do check out the A Couple of Putts website for more information on Tom & Robin's minigolf adventures. 

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Crazy Golf at The Loft in Cardigan, Wales

There's a crazy golf course at The Loft family entertainment centre in Cardigan, Wales.

Dusty Creek Goldmine Crazy Golf is an indoor 9-hole crazy golf course.

The Loft is a family entertainment centre run by New Life Church Cardigan Trust.

Find out more on The Loft website.

Visiting four minigolf courses in Canada

A look at four minigolf courses in Canada.

Minigolf snaps from Canada, thanks to Christopher Gottfried from his branch of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini Golf at Camperland RV Resort & Cabins in Rosedale, British Columbia, Canada.

Mini Golf at Camperland RV Resort & Cabins in Rosedale, British Columbia, Canada

Mulligan's Island Mini Golf at Calaway Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Mulligan's Island Mini Golf at Calaway Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

West Coast Mini Putt in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

West Coast Mini Putt in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Yesteryear Mini Golf Links at Granary Road Park in Foothills County, Alberta, Canada.

Yesteryear Mini Golf Links at Granary Road Park in Foothills County, Alberta, Canada

'I Like Big Putts Golf' Mini Golf Lanes at Lane7 in Cardiff

Lane7 in Cardiff, Wales has Mini Golf Lanes hi-tech mini golf.

Mini Golf Lanes at Lane7 in Leeds

Mini Golf Lanes at Lane7 in Manchester

Find out more on the Lane7 website.

20 for 20 - The Putting Penguin

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

Our friends over at The Putting Penguin minigolf reviews (and more!) website have been a big part of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the years.

It was brilliant to finally meet up with Pat Sheridan (one half of The Putting Penguin team) at the Putt in the Park miniature golf course in Wandsworth, London in 2015.

Please do check out The Putting Penguin website and share your minigolf reviews and recommendations with them.

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20 for 20 - The Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

I won the Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open minigolf tournament in 2009.

I won the Blackpool Pleasure Beach Open tournament on the 5th September 2009

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20 for 20 - The UK's first Crazy Golf course

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

And in 2026 Crazy Golf is 100 years old!

The first miniature golf course using the name 'Crazy Golf' opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England in 1926 and the game is widely known by that name in the UK. Crazy Golf is seldom, if ever, used overseas except in tourist spots popular with UK holidaymakers.

In May 2015 The Original Crazy Golf course became the 363rd played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We'd first visited the course in 2011.

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Mini Golf at Camperland RV Resort & Cabins in Rosedale, British Columbia, Canada

A look at the mini golf course at Camperland RV Resort & Cabins in Rosedale, British Columbia, Canada.

My brother and his family stayed at the Camperland RV Resort & Cabins in Rosedale, British Columbia on their recent holiday in Canada.

The parking space for their RV was right next to the mini golf course at Camperland RV Resort & Cabins!

Find out more on the Camperland RV Resort & Cabins website.

20 for 20 - The Himalayas miniature golf course at St Andrews

20 for 20: 20 years of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

This month we're celebrating two decades of our crazy minigolfing adventures.

We visited The Himalayas course at the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club in 2012 - the course is the world's first miniature golf course.

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Minigolf in The World Games - Karlsruhe 2029

After 40 Years Minigolf Returns to The World Games.

The World Minigolf Sport Federation today announced that minigolf has been selected as one of the sports in The World Games 2029 in Karlsruhe, Germany.

The World Games was first held in the United States in 1981 and every four years has been a showcase for sports and disciplines that are not part of the Olympic Games.

Karlsruhe will be the the first city to host the World Games a second time after hosting in 1989, which also was the year minigolf was last included in the sports played.

The WMF will run the minigolf event alongside Deutscher Minigolfsport Verband (DMV).

Find out more.

You can read the full news item on the World Minigolf Sport Federation website.

About the World Minigolf Sport Federation.

The WMF is the umbrella organisation of Minigolf sports associations worldwide and continental associations in Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

The World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) is a member of GAISF (Global Association of International Sports Federations), AIMS (Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport) and TAFISA (The Association For International Sport for All).

The WMF is developing and growing as a competitive sport, while also helping to promote the benefits of the game as a fun and accessible leisure activity.

The WMF organises World Championships, which are played every two years and Youth World/Open European Championships, which are each played every year.

The British Minigolf Association and the WMF.

The British Minigolf Association (BMGA) is the UK's member association of the WMF and organises a calendar of tournaments each season. These include national, club, local and open events.

The BMGA also selects players to compete in international championships as part of the Great Britain team.

Playing in WMF tournaments.

Emily and I competed on the BMGA Tour from 2007 to 2015, and were members of the Great Britain team that competed in the 2011 Nations Cup in Finland and the 2013 Nations Cup in Sweden.

We also competed in the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters tournaments in Hastings in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Emily is a two-time WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women's Champion, winning the title in 2011 and 2013.

Emily Gottfried - WMF World Adventure Golf Masters Women's Champion in 2011

We were both ranked in the WMF World Rankings, where Emily reached a high of 98th in December 2015, and I was ranked a high of 345th in March 2012.

Playing the Eternit Miniature Golf course at the Manse Ratagolf Club in Tampere, Finland in 2008

Serving on the WMF and BMGA Committees.

I led on marketing and media activity for the BMGA between 2008 and 2013, and I was a member of the WMF's Marketing and Media Committee between 2008 and 2014 where I worked closely with colleagues around the world, as well as the wider board, member associations and continental federations.

Links:

• The World Games
• The World Games Karlsruhe 2029
• World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF)
• Deutscher Minigolfsport Verband (DMV)

Mulligan's Island Mini Golf at Calaway Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A look at the Mulligan's Island Mini Golf course at Calaway Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

My brother Christopher and his family visited Calaway Park amusement park in Calgary, Alberta on their recent holiday in Canada.

They spotted there was a minigolf course there. Unfortunately Mulligan's Island Mini Golf was closed at the time of their visit.

Find out more about the Mulligan's Island Mini Golf course on the Calaway Park website.

Yesteryear Mini Golf Links at Granary Road Park in Foothills County, Alberta, Canada

Playing the Yesteryear Mini Golf Links at Granary Road Park in Foothills County, Alberta, Canada.

My brother Christopher and his family played the mini golf course at Mini Golf Links at Granary Road Park in Foothills County near Calgary, Alberta during their recent holiday in Canada.

Watch the Oil Drill obstacle in action in this video

Visit the Granary Road Park, Mini Golf & Family Attraction website for more information on the venue.