Mini Golf Participation Trend

Over the past several years, total participation at miniature golf venues in the U.S. has hovered around 18 million, approximately 70% of the total number of traditional, green grass golfers. While there's been a slight dip in overall mini golf participation since 2014, the total number of off-course only golf participants has surged 130% as the number of venues has increased. More recently, new age, technology-driven mini golf venues (such as Puttery, Puttshack and PopStroke) have moved in on the golf entertainment space, reshaping the traditional image of mini golf. Those who play miniature golf are not counted in NGF's tracking of off-course ...