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World Adventure Golf Masters

The World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM) is an annual miniature golf competition held by the World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF). Founded in Hastings, England, in 2011 with 30 competitors from 6 countries.[1] In 2019, it was hosted in Kungälv, Sweden, with 93 competitors from 14 countries including Sweden, Germany, New Zealand,[2] and the United States.[3]

World Adventure Golf Masters
Current WAGM Champions
Date2011–2023
Medalists
gold medal Austria Patrick Riener
silver medal Austria Fabian Spies
bronze medal Sweden Kevin Sundström
Champions
TeamAustria Austria
Gold, silver and bronze medals for World Adventure Golf Masters in Kungälv, Sweden, 2019

Rules edit

The WAGM is played on an adventure-style miniature golf course with miniature golf balls. Categories include a women's and men's category, as well as senior men and senior women (46 years and older), male and female youth (up to 19 years), and an overall category. In addition, there's a team competition where countries compete in teams of four and a mixed pairs' competition.

History edit

For its first three years (2011–2013), the WAGM was played in Hastings, England. Participants were mostly from the UK and Germany, with a small number of participants from other countries in Europe, like Sweden and Finland.[4]

In 2014, the competition was held in Gullbergsbro, Gothenburg, Sweden and 50 competitors participated.[5]

In 2016, the competition was held in Pristina, Kosovo.[6] The number of competing countries rose to 15, from 8 the year before.

In 2023 (June 16–18), the World Adventure Golf Masters were played in Gumpoldskirchen, outside of Vienna, Austria.[7]

The upcoming WAGM championship is set to be played in Brno, Czech Republic, June 14-16 2024. One of the new features of the next WAGM is that it, for the first time ever, will be played on two different 18-hole courses. [8]

WAGM Results 2011 to 2023 edit

Year Location Competitors Countries Overall Winner Overall Second Overall Third Team Winner Results
2023   Gumpoldskirchen 105 11   Patrick Riener   Fabian Spies   Kevin Sundström   Austria [9]
2022   Kuopio 75 10   Aki Sillman   Tom Ahlberg   Tommi Lantta   Finland [10]
2021   Kuopio* Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020   Gumpoldskirchen* Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2019   Kungälv 93 14   Gunnar Bengtsson   Jens Bergström   Hans Olofsson   Sweden [11]
2018   Horni Bezdekov 95 16   Daniel Moser   Martin Stöckle   Daniel Vlcek   Czech Republic [12]
2017   Zaton 94 19   Gunnar Bengtsson   Marko Nuotio   Harald Exl   Germany [13]
2016   Pristina 62 15   Derice Susoho Shumilov   Daniel Vlcek   Liridon Mehmeti   Sweden [14]
2015   Hastings 47 8   Martin Stöckle   Michael Smith   Oliver Raatjens   Germany [15]
2014   Gullbergsbro 53 7   Oleg Klassen   Lars Brown   Filiph Svensson   Germany [16]
2013   Hastings 37 4   Gerrit Below   Martin Stöckle   Michael Smith   Germany [17]
2012   Hastings 20 4   Martin Stöckle   Michael Smith   John McIver   Germany [18]
2011   Hastings 30 6   Martin Stöckle   Sebastian Kube   Michael Smith   Germany [19]

References edit

  1. ^ "Stöckle wins the first ever WMF World Adventure Golf Masters". Minigolf News. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ "World Adventure Golf Masters 2019". New Zealand Mini Golf. June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "US Minigolf Team competes against 18 countries in WAGM 2019". Chromax. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ^ "World Adventure Golf Masters 2013". Kent Minigolf Club. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Report from the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters in Sweden". Sports Market Intelligence. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Minigolf History Made at The 2016 WMF World Adventure Golf Masters in Kosovo". Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. ^ "World Adventure Golf Masters 2023". Adventure Golf Gumpoldskirchen. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Austria Reigns at WAGM 2023". World Minigolf Sport Federation. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2023.
  10. ^ "2022 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2022.
  11. ^ "2019 WAGM Results". wagm2019.com. 2019.
  12. ^ "2018 WAGM Results". minigolflive.com. 2018.
  13. ^ "2017 WAGM Results". WMF. 2017.
  14. ^ "2016 WAGM Results". kosovominigolf.com. 2016.
  15. ^ "2015 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2015.
  16. ^ "2014 WAGM Results" (PDF). Svenska Bangolfförbundet. 2014.
  17. ^ "2013 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2013.
  18. ^ "2012 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2012.
  19. ^ "2011 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2011.


 

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