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Crazy Golf

Crazy golf is an obstacle and themed form of minigolf. Players use putter and ball on short artificial holes, aiming to get the ball through obstacles into the hole in as few strokes as possible.

LevelVariant FamilyPrecision Sports Family CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sports Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Crazy golf is short obstacle minigolf with putter, ball and themed holes.

Geeignet für Suitable for beginners, families, groups and precision play on short obstacle holes.

Cost Low: usually a venue fee with rental putter and ball. Low to medium depending on venue, event or club. Optional; public venues are enough for recreation play. Read local hole and obstacle rules before the round.

First progress Playable immediately; better touch comes after a few holes.

Fitness level easy

Was du brauchst

putter
ball
scorecard
crazy-golf or minigolf venue

First steps

rent a putter
read hole rules
test ball pace
choose obstacle line
record score

Crazy-golf, adventure-golf or minigolf venue with rental gear.

Strike only when the hole is clear and keep distance from other groups.

Weitere Angaben

Tags minigolf, crazy-golf, putting, obstacle-course, precision-sport, crazy-golf-minigolf, prazisionssport-familie, praezisionssport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.

Teilnehmer

Individual, pair, group or event field.

Teamgröße

Usually individual scoring; groups play sequentially.

Spielfeld

Short artificial putting holes with obstacles or themed structures.

Dauer

Round across the venue's holes.

Wertung

Strokes per hole, possibly with maximum stroke limits.

Gewinnbedingung

Lowest total stroke count wins.

Ausrüstung

putter
ball
scorecard

Wichtige Regelpunkte

wrong start point
ball outside hole boundary
local obstacle-rule breach
unsafe stroke

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

British Minigolf Association (BMGA)

BMGA Competition Rules British Minigolf Association · rulebook · high
British Minigolf Association British Minigolf Association · federation · high
World Crazy Golf Championships Hastings Adventure Golf · event · medium