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Lüneburg (dpa) - The judgment of the Lower Saxony Higher Administrative Court on the opening of mini golf courses could have a signal effect.

«Lower Saxony is the only state that has such a judgment.

We will use it to inform the German Olympic Sports Federation and ask for support to open nationwide, ”said Achim Braungart Zink, spokesman for the German Minigolf Association, the German press agency.

The state associations should also contact the state sports federations.

The Corona state ordinances would be interpreted differently by the regulatory authorities nationwide, said Braungart Zink.

In some municipalities, mini golf is a leisure facility, in others it is a sports facility.

Last week, the OVG in Lüneburg overturned the corona-related closure of facilities and classified it as special sports facilities.

Mini golf is only played outdoors, argued the plaintiff from Bad Zwischenahn.

The players could easily keep the minimum distance of 1.50 meters from one another.

The Senate followed this line of argument.

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"Many are now making their systems fit," said Isabell Raschke-Dejoks, press spokeswoman for the Minigolf Association in Bremen / Lower Saxony.

“We are definitely relieved, even if the season of point games and tournaments has been canceled.

There are only leisure tournaments, ”added the player from Diepholz.

Many operators are currently in talks with the health authorities and municipalities to clarify whether kiosk sales are allowed.

The VfL Lüneburg minigolf course initially opened without drinks, ice cream or hamburgers.

“The news was spectacular, I didn't believe it at first,” says René Jakubeit, groundsman for nine years and responsible for maintaining the lanes.

"I've been crawling since February, removing the moss and removing the leaves from the 74 square meter facility," reports the 44-year-old.

Word gets around that mini golf is allowed, the facility is filling up more and more.

He does not let in more than twelve groups or families.

Masks are required in the entrance area, after which the players can move freely.

Jakubeit himself is extremely careful, he suffers from a kidney disease and is waiting for the second vaccination.

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Hobby player Winfried Mannel has fun with his grandson Jorge - the parents don't have to send the six-year-old to the day care center in Hamburg.

“We happened to stop by,” says the 82-year-old, who wants to introduce his grandson to golf through mini golf.

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Mini golf sports association Bremen / Lower Saxony

German Mini Golf Association