Today is Miniature Golf Day

Happy Miniature Golf Day.

Snaps from our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Each year there are two Miniature Golf Days - National Miniature Golf Day on the second Saturday in May and Miniature Golf Day on the 21st September.

Happy Miniature Golf Day 2023

Today is Miniature Golf Day.

Playing at The Himalayas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in 2012. The course is the world's first miniature golf and home to the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club

Each year there are two Miniature Golf Days - National Miniature Golf Day on the second Saturday in May and Miniature Golf Day on the 21st September.

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.

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?

Miniature Golf Day 2023 is on Thursday 21st September

This Thursday is Miniature Golf Day.

Playing The Himalayas - the world's first miniature golf course - at the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club in 2012

Each year there are two Miniature Golf Days - National Miniature Golf Day on the second Saturday in May and Miniature Golf Day on the 21st September.

Playing The Himalayas - the world's first miniature golf course - at the St Andrews Ladies' Putting Club in 2012

Putt Putt Noodle Minigolf in Norwich

A look at the Putt Putt Noodle indoor minigolf venue at the Castle Quarter in Norwich, Norfolk.

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

My brother and charter member of the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour recently replayed Putt Putt Noodle minigolf in Norwich. He first played there in May last year.

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Putt Putt Noodle Crazy Golf in Norwich. Photo by Christopher Gottfried, September 2023

Visit the Putt Putt Noodle website for more information.

Those katakana characters on the left of the logo translate as 'Lucky'

Guinness World Records 2024

The new Guinness World Records book is out today.

It was wonderful to buy the new Guinness World Records 2024 book today as I'm in it. Twice!

Guinness World Records 2024

I'm a record holder for "Most miniature golf courses visited" (902 at the time of going to press).

And it was incredible to be a Consultant on the book for the minigolf category.

There are a total of 2,638 records, selected from nearly 30,000 applications, in the Guinness World Records 2024.

Find out more about the 2024 edition of the book on the Guinness World Records website.

You can see the full list of courses Emily and I have visited since the 30th September 2006 on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour page.

I've had a whale of a time on my minigolf adventures over the last 17 years

Wacky Social: Golf, Arcade, Bar in Darlington

A new indoor minigolf venue is opening in Darlington in 2024.

Wacky Social will be home to a crazy golf course, an arcade, and a bar - and it'll be located somewhere in Darlington, County Durham next year.

Visit the Wacky Social Facebook Page for more information.

Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel - a new minigolf book by Glenda Young

There's a new murder mystery book out, and it features crazy golf in the plot!

Author and big minigolf fan Glenda Young has written a new book. Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel is the third in the Scarborough-set cosy crime series.

Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel will be available in the UK and internationally in both physical and e-versions from Thursday 14th September.

We were lucky enough to receive an advance copy from Glenda and it arrived yesterday. I'm pleased to say that I read it from cover to cover in one go and thoroughly enjoyed it.

You can find out more about Foul Play at the Seaview Hotel here.

Glenda blogs about minigolf at Two Crazy Golfers - with Scarborough a firm favourite location to play the game. It's one of our top tip for places to have a game too as there are so many courses there and such variety.

Hollywood Bowl and Puttstars Minigolf in Colchester

A new Hollywood Bowl and Puttstars minigolf venue is heading to Colchester, Essex.

Puttstars Minigolf

Hollywood Bowl is opening a Puttstars indoor minigolf course and a tenpin bowling centre at the Northern Gateway leisure area in the town.

The location was first announced in January 2020.

There are now Puttstars minigolf centres in Leeds, Harrow, York, Rochdale and Peterborough.

Check out the Puttstars website for more information.

The retailtainment and minigolf boom

Minigolf is a big part of the retailtainment boom, with courses opening as standalone entertainment activities, or as part of large shoppingtainment leisure offerings in shopping centres, malls, high streets and retail parks.

Playing Puttstars

We played Puttstars Minigolf in Rochdale on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour back in June 2021. It was the first course we played in ten months following coronavirus pandemic lockdowns!

Puttstars Minigolf in Rochdale

Höfner Stübl Minigolf in Sasbachwalden

A look at the Miniature Golf Höfner Stübl course in The Black Forest (Schwarzwald).

Many thanks to my brother Christopher for sending over these photos of Höfner Stübl Minigolf in Sasbachwalden, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

The course was the 1,072nd visited on our combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

New Crazy Golf plans for Aberdeen

A former nightclub in Aberdeen could become a new Crazy Golf venue.

There are plans for a new Crazy Golf venue to open in Aberdeen city centre.

Glitch Golf would be home to four 9-hole indoor Crazy Golf courses.

New Crazy Golf planned for Carlisle

There are plans for a new Crazy Golf course at Botchergate in Carlisle.

The new indoor Crazy Golf course would be located in a former bingo venue in the city.

The location would also be home to other activities such as darts and tenpin bowling.

Bonkers Illumination Golf in Matlock Bath

A new minigolf course is opening in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.

Bonkers Illumination Golf is planned to open in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire in October.

The minigolf course will be a 9-hole layout.

It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

You can find out more on the Bonkers Illumination Golf Facebook Page.

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

A look at the new Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf venue in Nottingham.

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge recently played the new Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf course in Nottingham.

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf, Nottingham

Jurassic Cove Adventure Golf in Nottingham opened in July this year and can be found at Stockhill Lane.

There are so many courses in Nottinghamshire these days it's crazy! It'd take a month to get round them all!

We're looking forward to a future Nottinghamshire leg of our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and a game or two with Jam.

Mini Golf in Playa Fañabe, Tenerife

Here's a look at the minigolf course at Playa Fañabe in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain.

Thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for these photos of the Minigolf course at Playa Fañabe in Tenerife from his visit earlier this summer.

It's always ace to see different minigolf courses around the world.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

There's an Adventure Golf course on Paignton Pier in Devon.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

A big thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Jam Trubridge for sending us these photos of the Lost City Adventure Golf course on Paignton Pier from his recent visit.

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier

Someone ignored the rules on the sign at Lost City Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier!

Jam is a big fan of Paignton and on an trip to the seaside resort earlier this year he saw the course under construction.

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

Adventure Golf on Paignton Pier under construction, April 2023

It's another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

My brother spotted a 9-hole Crazy Golf course on Paignton Pier back in October 2012.

We visited Paignton in 2015, but there wasn't a course there then.

Boom Battle Bar in Southend

A new Boom Battle Bar venue is opening in Southend, Essex this year.

Boom Battle Bar will soon have a location at the Victoria Shopping Centre in Southend on Sea, Essex.

The venue will be home to a crazy golf course, as well as games such as shuffleboard and beer pong.

Boom Battle Bar Southend is due to open in October 2023.

Visit the Boom Battle Bar website for more information.

Mini Golf now open at Play2Day in Wisbech

There's a new Adventure Mini Golf course at Play2Day in Guyhirn, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

We heard about the plans for the new course back in 2021 and have seen photos of the new outdoor minigolf course on the Play2Day Facebook Page - and it's railway-themed!

It looks ace.

With an address of "The Old Station Yard" was the course going to be anything other than train-themed!

We often pass through Wisbech en route to see family and friends in East Anglia, and have driven past Play2Day before. We're looking forward to swinging by on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

You can find out more about the Adventure Golf / Mini Golf course on the Play2Day website and Facebook Page.

Checking out the info on the Play2Day centre they've also got a Lazer Tag! Another of my favourite sports.

Crazy Golf plans for King's Lynn

There are plans for a Crazy Golf course to open in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

The indoor Crazy Golf course is planned to open on the Hardwick Industrial Estate in King's Lynn.

It'd be a new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've got family in Norfolk and often stay in King's Lynn when visiting.

The business behind the Crazy Golf plans is Oceanus Leisure, owners of Little Sharks Soft Play Centre in the town.

Mini Golf at Ballerz Clubhouse in Farnham

There's a new indoor Mini Golf course in Farnham, Surrey.

The 9-hole indoor Mini Golf course at Ballerz Clubhouse in Farnham is an adults-only venue.

Check out the Ballerz Clubhouse website for more information.

It's another new venue for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.