As you all know, golf is a widespread sports in the world. Usually, very large and golffriendly areas are required to play this sports. Consequently, it has not been possible for golf to be accessible to people of all ages and situations. That is why, Minigolf was created out of necessity.

The Historical Background of Minigolf:

Minigolf was the smaller form of the traditional at the beginning of the 1900s. It was then called "garden golf" and was played on real grass with a metal-headed club. Between 1920 and 1930, they started putting borders to get the ball to stay inside those borders. In addition, they tried to make the course smoother by covering it with cotton seeds. More than 150 Minigolf courses were built only New York in the 1930s. The number of Minigolf courses in all countries exceeded 30.000. at the of the year 1930, the first Minigolf tournament (international Tom Thumb Open Minigolf Tournament) took place whit 48 competing countries. The price was $10.000 and there were more than 200 players. As people stepped on the golf course in their everday shoes the course covered with cotton seeds was turn. That is why, golf course owners started to look for materials that would make the courses smooth, cheap, durable and easy it from a carpet. They tried almost everything. It was very difficult and expensive to make it from a carpet. In the end, they found a combination of goat's hair and volcanized caouthouc. As it was cheap und durable it became very popular in the 1940s. and 1950s. When in the 1960s, synthetic carpet covering were used on football fields, Minigolf courses also started to be covered whit similar materials. It became very popular in the 1980s. People started the build minigolf courses near touristic and entertainment centers. In this way, minigolf became known and widespread. The Minigolf course of the 1990s tooks as their basis the minigolf that had been played in the 1920s and 1930s. Golf Training Centers and Golf Academies like the Michael Jordan and the PGA Pros, Jack Nicholas, H.Erwin were opened. In Germany, minigolf is considered to be the 9th popular sports with its 5.000 minigolf courses and 15 million players.

Today, apart from European contries, minigolf is widely played in the Americas and in the far East. In 24 European countries, Minigolf sports Federations have been established. Every year; The World Minigolf Federation (WMF) is organizing 8 international tornaments in 32 countries, where 1000 competitions take place annually.