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
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 20 years old this month

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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• 20 for 20
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour
• Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour is 20 years old this month

TallyHo Golf - from a Triple Bogey to an Eagle

Playing the TallyHo Golf Daily Mini Golf game.

I'm so glad that you get to replay your round once each day on the Daily Mini Golf Game from TallyHo Golf.

I went from a Triple Bogey to an Eagle round!

They were a tough 3-holes on the course today.

You can play the TallyHo Golf game on the web and on mobile. The game provides a 3-hole layout to play every day of the week, with a bonus challenge hole to compete on a separate leaderboard each day.

Find out more about the Daily Mini Golf Game and the TallyHo Golf scorecard app on the TallyHo Golf website.

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• TallyHo Golf
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• Apps

TallyHo Today - Daily Mini Golf Game from TallyHo Golf

The Daily Mini Golf Game from TallyHo Golf is launching a full version in September.

TallyHo Today, the Daily Mini Golf Game from TallyHo Golf is currently available in beta and will launch a full version on Monday 7th September 2026.

I've been enjoying playing the fun and challenging game. The game provides a 3-hole layout to play every day of the week, with a bonus challenge hole to compete on a separate leaderboard each day.

It's nice to see all of the collated stats for your game as they develop over time.

You can play the game on the web and on mobile.

Find out more about the Daily Mini Golf Game and the TallyHo Golf scorecard app on the TallyHo Golf website.

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• TallyHo Golf
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One month until Miniature Golf Day 2026

There's a month to go until Miniature Golf Day 2026.

This year Miniature Golf Day will take place on Monday 21st September.

Minigolf courses we've played on Miniature Golf Days in previous years

There are two 'miniature golf days' each year.

• National Miniature Golf Day is always on the second Saturday in May.
• The other minigolf day, Miniature Golf Day, is always on the 21st September.

Putting Green at Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre in St Andrews, Scotland

There's a Putting Green at Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre in St Andrews, Scotland.

The Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre in St Andrews, Scotland has an outdoor Putting Green.

Find out more on the Kingsbarns Distillery & Visitor Centre website.

Daily Mini Golf Game from TallyHo Golf

Check out the Daily Mini Golf Game from TallyHo Golf.

The team at TallyHo Golf have added a Daily Mini Golf Game challenge to the website.

Check out my Birdie Round from today.

Find out more about the Daily Mini Golf Game and the TallyHo Golf scorecard app on the TallyHo Golf website.

Related blog posts:

• TallyHo Golf
• Games
• Apps

An old Pontin's Crazy Golf postcard from Hemsby, Norfolk

A look at a minigolf postcard from our collection.

Here's a long-lost crazy golf course depicted on a Pontin's multi-view postcard of the Hemsby Holiday Village in Hemsby, Norfolk.

PONTIN'S HOLIDAY VILLAGE, HEMSBY, NORFOLK R5713 by Photo Precision Limited, St Ives. Unposted, undated

The layout is of the Eternit Miniature Golf style - a rarity in the UK.

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• Postcards
• Pontin's
• Hemsby

A Great Yarmouth miniature golf postcard from 1927

Stepping back in time for a look at minigolf in Great Yarmouth in the 1920s.

One of the earliest miniature golf postcards I have in my collection is this one showing the Putting Green on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Putting Green, Great Yarmouth. Postcard postally used on the 11th November 1927

The postcard was sent to Hayes, Middlesex on the 11th November 1927.

You can see the Hippodrome in the left of the image and this building is still standing and is the Hippodrome Circus on St George's Road. If you visit now you'll find a row of buildings in front of the Hippodrome itself!

You will also find that there is still a minigolf course on the same spot as the Putting Green.

Now called Castaway Island Adventure Golf the site was an Arnold Palmer Putting Course that we played a number of times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Minigolf guest blog posts from around the world

We've now received minigolf guest blog posts from 31 countries - and international waters!

It's brilliant receiving photos, information and updates from - and about - crazy golf, minigolf, miniature golf putting, pitch & putt, adventure golf, and Putt-Putt courses around the world. There's such a wide-range and variety of courses out there.

This week we've received photos from courses in the USA, Belgium and Poland.

We've been playing minigolf on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

During the last 20 years Emily and I have met so many people and made some great friends, many of whom have contributed to our travels by telling us about new courses, letting us know about course refurbs, or by sending over photos of courses they've been too. We've also received excellent photos of miniature golf courses from our family, friends, our networks, and course owners, managers, designers and builders themselves.

Over the last 20 years of blogging we've published guest blog posts about courses in England, Wales, Scotland, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Croatia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain (including Lanzarote, Tenerife and Majorca), Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the USA, on the high seas onboard the MSC Opera cruise ship (sailing from Italy - to Montenegro - to Greece), and even North Korea!

What makes it extra special is that these guest blog posts have captured a course in a moment of time, and in some cases such as pop-ups and courses that are now closed - courses that we'll never be able to visit or play.

It's wonderful seeing the variety of courses around the world, and also how many places you can find a course to have a round.

Some of the courses our friends and family have been to are far flung, and even some of those in the British Isles are in places off the beaten path or in island locations we haven't had the chance to reach yet.

We're looking forward to receiving more guest posts in the future.

Do get in touch if you see or play a course and would like it added as a guest blog post.

Two months until Miniature Golf Day 2026

There are two months until Miniature Golf Day 2026.

This year Miniature Golf Day will take place on Monday 21st September.

Minigolf courses we've played on Miniature Golf Days in previous years

There are two 'miniature golf days' each year.

• National Miniature Golf Day is always on the second Saturday in May.
• The other minigolf day, Miniature Golf Day, is always on the 21st September.

Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA

A look at Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA.

A big thank you to my friend and fellow minigolf fan PJ Goedhals for sending over these photos from he and his family's visit to Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA.

Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas is home to two outdoor 18-hole minigolf courses - the Seaside and Jungle layouts.

PJ and his family swung by for a round on the Seaside course at Magic Carpet Golf.

A minigolf toilet hole

Inside the lavvy!

The last hole

Scorecards from Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA

Scorecard from Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA

Scorecard from Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston, Texas, USA

Find out more about Magic Carpet Golf

Check out the Magic Carpet Golf website for more information.

Magic Carpet Golf on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

My brother, and charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, Christopher and his family recently played the two courses at Magic Carpet Golf in Galveston back in November 2021.

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• Magic Carpet Golf
• PJ Goedhals
• Guest blog posts