World Adventure Golf Masters

World Adventure Golf Masters
Reigning WAGM Champions
Date2026
Medalists
gold medal Czech Republic Lukáš Kučera
silver medal Sweden Jesper Lindberg
bronze medal United Kingdom Seve Kukielka
Champions
TeamSweden Sweden

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 2026 the last WAGM under the original rules and conventions were held in Winterberg, Germany.[2]

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

Rules

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

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.[3]

In 2014, the competition was held in Gullbergsbro, Gothenburg, Sweden and 50 competitors participated.[4]

In 2016, the competition was held in Pristina, Kosovo.[5] The number of competing countries rose to 15, from 8 the year before.

The 2019 competition was hosted in Kungälv, Sweden, with 93 competitors from 14 countries including Sweden, Germany, New Zealand,[6] and the United States.[7]

In 2023 (June 16–18), the World Adventure Golf Masters were played in Gumpoldskirchen, outside of Vienna, Austria.[8]

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. [9]

WAGM 2025 was held in Askim, Sweden on June 13–15, 2025.[10]

WAGM Results 2011 to 2026

Year Location Competitors Countries Overall winner Overall Second Overall Third Team Winner Results
2026Germany Winterberg12015Czech Republic Lukáš Kučera Sweden Jesper Lindberg United Kingdom Seve Kukielka Sweden Sweden (4) [11]
2025Sweden Askim10514Sweden Erik Hjalmarsson Austria Mathias Jagschitz Austria Patrick Riener Sweden Sweden (3) [12]
2024Czech Republic Brno758Czech Republic Jiří Kratochvil Czech Republic Jiří Kocián Czech Republic Dušan Fusek Czech Republic Czechia (2) [13]
2023Austria Gumpoldskirchen10511Austria Patrick RienerAustria Fabian SpiesSweden Kevin SundströmAustria Austria[14]
2022Finland Kuopio7510Finland Aki SillmanFinland Tom AhlbergFinland Tommi LanttaFinland Finland[15]
2021Finland Kuopio*Canceled.
2020Austria Gumpoldskirchen*Canceled.
2019Sweden Kungälv9314Sweden Gunnar Bengtsson (2)Sweden Jens BergströmSweden Hans OlofssonSweden Sweden (2)[16]
2018Czech Republic Horni Bezdekov9516Switzerland Daniel MoserGermany Martin StöckleCzech Republic Daniel VlcekCzech Republic Czechia[17]
2017Croatia Zaton9419Sweden Gunnar BengtssonFinland Marko NuotioAustria Harald ExlGermany Germany (6)[18]
2016Kosovo Pristina6215Sweden Derice Susoho ShumilovCzech Republic Daniel VlcekKosovo Liridon MehmetiSweden Sweden[19]
2015United Kingdom Hastings478Germany Martin Stöckle (3)United Kingdom Michael SmithGermany Oliver RaatjensGermany Germany (5)[20]
2014Sweden Gullbergsbro537Germany Oleg KlassenSweden Lars BrownSweden Filiph SvenssonGermany Germany (4)[21]
2013United Kingdom Hastings374Germany Gerrit BelowGermany Martin StöckleUnited Kingdom Michael SmithGermany Germany (3)[22]
2012United Kingdom Hastings204Germany Martin Stöckle (2)United Kingdom Michael SmithUnited Kingdom James RutherfordGermany Germany (2)[23]
2011United Kingdom Hastings306Germany Martin StöckleGermany Sebastian KubeUnited Kingdom Michael SmithGermany Germany[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Stöckle wins the first ever WMF World Adventure Golf Masters". Minigolf News. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "WAGM 2026 in Winterberg, Germany". Deutscher Minigolfsport Verband. 12–14 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "World Adventure Golf Masters 2013". Kent Minigolf Club. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Report from the WMF World Adventure Golf Masters in Sweden". Sports Market Intelligence. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "World Adventure Golf Masters 2019". New Zealand Mini Golf. June 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  7. ↑ Golf, Chromax (1 July 2019). "US Minigolf Team competes against 18 countries in WAGM 2019". Chromax. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "World Adventure Golf Masters 2023". Adventure Golf Gumpoldskirchen. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Adventure Golf Tournament Updates". Minigolf News. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Svenska Bangolfförbundet och Askims Bangolfklubb arrangerar World Adventure Golf Masters 2025". Bangolf. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "2026 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2026.
  12. ↑ "2025 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2025.
  13. ↑ "2024 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2024.
  14. ↑ "2023 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2023.
  15. ↑ "2022 WAGM Results". minigolf-live.com. 2022.
  16. ↑ "2019 WAGM Results". wagm2019.com. 2019.
  17. ↑ "2018 WAGM Results". minigolflive.com. 2018.
  18. ↑ "2017 WAGM Results". WMF. 2017.
  19. ↑ "2016 WAGM Results". kosovominigolf.com. 2016.
  20. ↑ "2015 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2015.
  21. ↑ "2014 WAGM Results" (PDF). Svenska Bangolfförbundet. 2014.
  22. ↑ "2013 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2013.
  23. ↑ "2012 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2012.
  24. ↑ "2011 WAGM Results". BMGA.co.uk. 2011.
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