We discuss how mini-golf started because women weren't allowed to play regular golf, the miniature golf boom during the Great Depression, and how mini-golf got its's bad-boy reputation.

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Sources:

"How Did Sports Begin? A Look At The Origins Of Man At Play" by Rudolph Brasch "Club History" by St. Andrews Ladies' Putting Club "The Origin of Miniature Golf and 'Thistle Dhu'" by Chris Boznos "Birthplace of Miniature Golf in Chattanooga" by Offbeat Tennessee "Trump Shows N.Y. Art Of The Putt In Mini Golf" by New York Times "Nutters with Putters" by Tim Davies and John McIver "Bear Down, There, You Golfers" by the Southeast Missourian