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Lomma Miniature Golf Design, Builder, Manufacturer

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From its beginning, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and during the entire depression, miniature golf spread like wild fire all over the country. Corner lots in most cities were covered with sawdust and "poor folks" had their own country clubs.

For the next decade and a half the sport grew into an estimated 40,000 courses. Even while other businesses were crumbling, miniature golf exploded with popularity. It wasn't until the second world war that lack of personal leisure time caused the industry's first downswing.

It took two entrepreneurs from Scranton, Pennsylvania to breathe fresh life into this once dynamic industry. Ralph and Al Lomma, brothers, opened their first miniature golf course in Scranton in the early 1950's. The immense popularity of their local course caused them to open several others.

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