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World Adventure Golf Masters
Reigning WAGM Champions
Date2024
Medalists
gold medal Czech Republic Jiří Kratochvil
silver medal Czech Republic Jiří Kocián
bronze medal Czech Republic Dušan Fusek
Champions
TeamCzech Republic Czech Republic

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]

Gold, silver and bronze medals for World Adventure Golf Masters in Kungälv, Sweden, 2019

Rules

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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

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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]

In 2024 WAGM championship was played in Brno, Czech Republic, June 14-16 2024. One of the new features of this WAGM was that it, for the first time ever, was played on two different 18-hole courses. [8]

WAGM 2025 will be held in Askim, Sweden on June 13-15, 2025. [9]

WAGM Results 2011 to 2024

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Year Location Competitors Countries Overall Winner Overall Second Overall Third Team Winner Results
2024 Czech Republic Brno 75 8 Czech Republic Jiří Kratochvil Czech Republic Jiří Kocián Czech Republic Dušan Fusek Czech Republic Czechia [10]
2023 Austria Gumpoldskirchen 105 11 Austria Patrick Riener Austria Fabian Spies Sweden Kevin Sundström Austria Austria [11]
2022 Finland Kuopio 75 10 Finland Aki Sillman Finland Tom Ahlberg Finland Tommi Lantta Finland Finland [12]
2021 Finland Kuopio* Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 Austria Gumpoldskirchen* Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2019 Sweden Kungälv 93 14 Sweden Gunnar Bengtsson Sweden Jens Bergström Sweden Hans Olofsson Sweden Sweden [13]
2018 Czech Republic Horni Bezdekov 95 16 Switzerland Daniel Moser Germany Martin Stöckle Czech Republic Daniel Vlcek Czech Republic Czech Republic [14]
2017 Croatia Zaton 94 19 Sweden Gunnar Bengtsson Finland Marko Nuotio Austria Harald Exl Germany Germany [15]
2016 Kosovo Pristina 62 15 Sweden Derice Susoho Shumilov Czech Republic Daniel Vlcek Kosovo Liridon Mehmeti Sweden Sweden [16]
2015 United Kingdom Hastings 47 8 Germany Martin Stöckle United Kingdom Michael Smith Germany Oliver Raatjens Germany Germany [17]
2014 Sweden Gullbergsbro 53 7 Germany Oleg Klassen Sweden Lars Brown Sweden Filiph Svensson Germany Germany [18]
2013 United Kingdom Hastings 37 4 Germany Gerrit Below Germany Martin Stöckle United Kingdom Michael Smith Germany Germany [19]
2012 United Kingdom Hastings 20 4 Germany Martin Stöckle United Kingdom Michael Smith United Kingdom James Rutherford Germany Germany [20]
2011 United Kingdom Hastings 30 6 Germany Martin Stöckle Germany Sebastian Kube United Kingdom Michael Smith Germany Germany [21]

References

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  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. ^ "Adventure Golf Tournament Updates". Minigolf News. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Svenska Bangolfförbundet och Askims Bangolfklubb arrangerar World Adventure Golf Masters 2025". Bangolf. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2024.
  11. ^ "2023 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2023.
  12. ^ "2022 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2022.
  13. ^ "2019 WAGM Results". wagm2019.com. 2019.
  14. ^ "2018 WAGM Results". minigolflive.com. 2018.
  15. ^ "2017 WAGM Results". WMF. 2017.
  16. ^ "2016 WAGM Results". kosovominigolf.com. 2016.
  17. ^ "2015 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2015.
  18. ^ "2014 WAGM Results" (PDF). Svenska Bangolfförbundet. 2014.
  19. ^ "2013 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2013.
  20. ^ "2012 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2012.
  21. ^ "2011 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2011.


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