Talk:Miniature golf

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Officially recognized by whom? -Etoile 13:14, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Also the article reads as U.S.-centric.  (For all I know the history of miniature golf may be U.S.-centric, but the point is that the way it's currently written you can't tell whether this is an objective fact or just author bias.)  —Blotwell 07:27, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Miniature golf is much more competitive in Europe, and focuses more on golf-like hazards, while American miniature golf tends to be more family-oriented with kookier obstacles. European miniature golf is an area this article could easily elaborate on. Kahar5 02:41, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
 * There are lots of miniature golfs in Canada as well, and fairly important sports TV coverage. Hugo Dufort 03:35, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

"Midget golf"
I've added the alternative name of "midget golf", since this used to be the more common term. I guess today we'd have to call it "vertically-challenged golf". &mdash; BRIAN 0918 • 2005-08-28 18:49

Putt-Putt
It should really have it's own article. It is not the exact same as mini golf, since putt putt has all par 2 holes and does not have "trick elements" like windmills. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.18.243.181 (talk • contribs)

Varieties
Five varieties of mini-golf are mentioned, but only two are named. What are the other three? I would tell you but my last edit was removed. Cobi, Stern & Star golf. And what of Swedish Felt Run Crazygolfer 06:59, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

US bias
Some years ago I did some editing on this page, goodness knows what my user name was. Then, most of the information was from MARGOLIES, John (Photographer), GARFINKEL, Nina, REIDELBACH, Maria. Miniature Golf (October 1987 Abbeville Press.)  It doesn't seem to be cited any longer, I can only assume she wrote the original contribution. It did have other UK/European content. Now the page seems to entirely focus on the US, with ads for Putt-Putt and the USPMGA. The information on the WMF is inaccurate. My website http://www.miniaturegolfer.com has for some reason been removed. I today tried to add it back in and was accused of 'vandalism'. Today, I've also added the British Minigolf Association website, being an Executive Committee member perhaps I'll be accused of 'vandalism' once more. I'm very disappointed with the North American bias, I can only hope this isn't true of the whole of Wikipedia.Crazygolfer 09:09, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

There is a World Crazy Golf Championship held in England (2003-2006) it is sanctioned by the British MiniGolf Association and the World Minigolf Sport Federation. This is held on an Arnold Palmer type course and another course which could be classed as an adventure style course.

Terminology
Perhaps some mention could be made of this? Here in the UK "crazy golf" is by some distance the most usual term, whereas it seems that "miniature golf" or "mini-golf" predominates in the US. It might also be worth noting that those who in the UK call it "miniature golf" tend to be terribly unhappy when people call it "crazy golf" on the grounds that it somehow demeans a serious sport. Why this matters in the least I have no idea, but that's somewhat POV... :P 86.132.142.81 00:32, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Indeed - this article does not address the "crazy golf" terminology at all.
 * What I always believed was that, whereas "mini golf" merely includes a miniature playing field with various barriers, "crazy golf" includes interesting and amusing features, such as windmills and loop-the-loops. This article does not mention these things at present. EuroSong talk 14:25, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Links
I have a website with a large Mini Golf section. If you think it's appropriate to add to the list, it's here: http://www.agilitynut.com/minigolf/1.html

2008 updates British Open 2008 Mattias Ståhl of Sweden http://www.miniaturegolfer.com/bmga_bo_report_2008.html

Irish Open: Not played in 2008

Castle Golf World Crazy Golf Championships 2008 Tim ‘Ace Man’ Davies of Wales. http://www.miniaturegolfer.com/world_crazy_golf_championships_2008_results.html

Nutters with Putters, a book exclusively about crazy golf. http://www.nutterswithputters.com The tale of Tim ‘Ace Man’ Davies and John ‘Big Top Ted’ McIver’s rise to the top of the British Minigolf Association rankings. And a very interesting chapter on the history of crazy golf. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gentlemanminigolfer (talk • contribs) 11:37, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

ADA compliance
I heard on the news that proposed amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act may affect miniature golf courses. this needs to be researched. --24.218.8.95 (talk) 02:32, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Could someone add a list of unique aspects to miniature golf that normal golf doesn't have?
Sometimes, mini-golf can actually be harder than normal golf. If nothing else, obstacles like extra holes exist in miniature golf courses that normal courses would do without. I would also like the section on the types of courses to be expanded to either link to the types of materials or describe each type right there. Will (Talk - contribs) 08:11, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Hybridized golf variants?
Where I grew up, there was a hybridized form of Football and Wrestling we called Flashball (basically the ball had to be down till the count of ten, or else it was "in motion" and was fair game, and could be wrestled for.  Players didn't line up for a 'hike' until the football was down till the count of ten.   (That's why the game had to have a referee.)

Is there, or has there ever been, a similar variant of golf, where players could run with the ball, and not just hit it with a club? And has there been a version that permitted wrestling? It may sound like I am just kidding, but there really is a version of Football called Flashball (complete with dogpiles and mass wrestling), so maybe there is something similar for Golf? 216.99.198.139 (talk) 08:15, 2 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, there is golf with body-checking in a Peanuts cartoon. 91.107.164.75 (talk) 22:15, 2 May 2010 (UTC)


 * This is starting to sound like a Rodney Dangerfield movie. – AndyFielding (talk) 14:24, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Rules
There doesn't seem to be much here about the rules of miniature golf. For instance, what happens if the ball flies off the green, or even lands in a hole other than the one being played? (The latter once happened to me.) 91.107.164.75 (talk) 22:31, 2 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Rules vary from course to course. Most that I've seen specify a one-stroke penalty for replacing a ball that goes out of bounds.  Powers T 01:08, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

Who's the editor of this page?
This page seems to have got progressively worse. It is totally out of date. Who's doing the research? Thank You Crazygolfer (talk) 07:33, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
 * This is a wiki. If you see an error, please fix it.  Powers T 20:11, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

It's Wikipedia. The editors are... Anybody and Everybody. 192.54.250.11 (talk) 23:11, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

The last sentence of the lead
"Miniature golf retains many of these characteristics but without the use of any props or obstacles, it is purely a mini version of its parent game."

As it stands, this makes no sense. Perhaps it was once worded differently, and a part was changed, rendering it meaningless? I'd simply delete it, but it does seem to be about something, just what that is I cannot tell. Huw Powell (talk) 14:57, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

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