The earliest recorded game approximating miniature or crazy golf was golfshystacle where croquet balls were putted through a series of obstacles patented in 1907 the game is recorded in the illustrated london news in 1912 create your own challenging course putt your ball through 4 obstacles shy including a tunnel seeshysaw and ramp shy to end at the quotcupquot4 painted wooden obstacles 7quot to 13quot long 4 colourshycoded beech wood putters each 25quot long plus woo