WMF Official Announcements

World Championship Training Groups Announced

Uppsala, Sweden - Country registrations are now in for the Minigolf World Championships General Class and the training groups have been distributed between groups A and B. There are 106 players currently registered for the event, spread across 16 different countries. Germany, Austria and Sweden are tied for the top countries, planning to send eleven players each while the United States will be sending one across the pond. The player profile consists of 81 men and 25 woman for this year's championship.

You can find the complete figures for each country and their training group distribution here. You can find more about the schedule for the tournament, including training times here.

Austria Reigns at WAGM 2023

Gumpoldskirchen, Austria - The home field advantage continues to thrive as the 2023 World Adventure Golf Masters (WAGM) saw the Austrians rise to the top of several categories in the event, including team and the overall individual winner. However, it wasn’t a clear sweep for the red and white as several other countries battled to the top of individual categories this past weekend.

This year’s tournament teed off on June 16th and concluded on June 18th, having winners in national teams, individual overall, individual categories (youth, senior, etc) and mixed pairs. There were 104 total putters vying for the top spot from 11 countries. It was a mix of club players and national teams so the 104 players ended up making national teams from 10 different countries, and of the total 22 were female-identifying players.

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.

World Minigolf Sport Federation Announces Walkabout Mini Golf™ as Gold Sponsor

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.

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