The Himalayas Putting course at St Andrews was created in 1867 specifically for female players to use. We visited and played The Himalayas in 2012. It's a wonderful layout and a must-do for fans of minigolf or 'regular' golf.
To mark the occasion, The British Golf Museum at St Andrews has created a special exhibition - Shining Examples: 150 years of the St Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club - which runs until March 2018.
1916 - The first minigolf course in the USA. James Barber opened the 'Thistle Dhu' layout in Pinehurst, NC.
1926 - The very first Crazy Golf course in the UK opened on South Parade in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.
1926 - The first artificial miniature golf course in the USA. Garnet Carter created the 'Tom Thumb' miniature golf course near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, TN.
National Miniature Golf Day always falls on the second Saturday in May. In 2017 this will be on Saturday 13th May.
Miniature Golf Day is always on the 21st of September, which is on a Thursday in 2017.
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Yesterday (23rd October) marked 87 years since the first National Tom Thumb Miniature Golf Championship in the USA.
The tournament was held on the first artificial miniature golf course in the country, created by Garnet Carter near Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1926.
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