Gumpoldskirchen, Austria - With less than a month to go, the registration list for the 2023 World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM) has been set. This year there is great interest as there are 116 total registered players as of the May 15th deadline, with 107 from National Teams and 9 Club players. That set of players will comprise 24 National Teams and we expect 21 mixed pairs as there are 21 female-identifying players in the field. Accompanying these payers will be 9 coaches and officials.  A listing of the registered players can be found here.

Pasi Aho, WMF Vice President Sport said: "We are having a record field of 116 players, 21 mixed pairs and 24 national teams at the WAGM 2023. It is once again a great pleasure to see the immense popularity of this event. We at WMF are looking forward to long but intensive days and just hope that the weather will be a bit more favourable than in Kuopio last year. We know we are in good hands at Adventuregolf Gumpoldskirchen and can't wait to next few weeks to roll by before the great group of friends meets in the picturesque Gumpoldskirchen."

Official practice tees off on Wednesday, June 14th and the tournament begins on Friday June 16th ending on Sunday June 18th. More information about the tournament can be found on the event website.

The World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) is excited to announce a new partnership with Walkabout Mini Golf™—the “ultimate VR mini golf experience and the most loved multiplayer game in virtual reality—which has joined the WMF as a Gold Sponsor in 2023. The WMF is the umbrella organization of minigolf sports associations worldwide and continental associations in Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Walkabout Mini Golf™ is a popular virtual reality miniature golf game developed by Mighty Coconut.  It is available across a variety of virtual reality platforms (with the Meta Quest being the most popular) and enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of players of all ages weekly in over 40 nations across the world,, and is available in several different languages.

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April 6th marks the United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), a day that presents us with a chance to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in people’s lives around the world.

“From empowering women and girls, young people, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups to advancing health, sustainability, and education objectives, sport offers tremendous potential for advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and for promoting peace and human rights. The United Nations has long recognized the power and universality of sport, using it to unite individuals and groups through supporting sport for development efforts, participating in events from the global to the grassroots level, and developing its own sports-related campaigns and initiatives.”

   United Nations IDSDP Website

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Bamberg, Germany - In a first of its kind for minigolf, the World Minigolf Sport Federation announces the creation of the WMF World Adventure Golf Tour (WAGT), which will kick off in May 2023 and culminate in a 2023 Tour Final in early 2024.  It is the first official worldwide Adventure Golf tour which looks to capitalize on the success of established Adventure Golf tournaments in several countries around the world.  The vision is for international Adventure Golf to be as accessible as possible and for Adventure Golf to have a global following. 

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