Miniature golf
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Miniature golf (also known as minigolf, putt-putt, crazy golf, and by several other names) is an offshoot of the sport of golf focusing solely on the putting aspect of its parent game. The aim of the game is to score the lowest number of points. It is played on courses consisting of a series of holes (usually a multiple of 9) similar to those of its parent, but the courses are characterized by their short length (usually within 10 metres from tee to cup).
The game uses artificial putting surfaces (such as carpet, artificial turf, or concrete), a geometric layout often requiring non-traditional putting lines such as bank shots, and artificial obstacles such as tunnels, tubes, ramps, moving obstacles like windmills, and walls made of concrete, metal, or fiberglass. When 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.
See also
- Clock golf
- Défi mini-putt, a 1990s RDS televised minigolf series from Quebec
- European Minigolf Sport Federation
- M.C. Mini Masters, a unique annual amateur miniature golf tournament
- Pitch and putt
- Professional Putters Association
- Sholf
- Variations of golf
- World Crazy Golf Championships
