(a Chicago-based lawyer) founded a company called Speed Golf International. The sport is now played in North America, Europe and Japan, and major tournaments are telecast by channels such as ESPN, CBS, and The Golf Channel. Tournaments The oldest known speed golf tournament is the Bob-n-Broc', which has been held each September in Minneapolis since 1998. Throughout the 2000s, there were various competitions held throughout the United States, many of which were held at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Oregon. World championships 2012 – Inaugural World Championships The inaugural Speed Golf World Championships were held October 20–21, 2012, at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon, on the Old MacDonald Course (October 20) and the Bandon Dunes Course (October 21). Results in the Pro/Elite division were as follows for the 15 professionals competing for the $50,000 purse: Chris Walker, 263:28 (77-53:29; 76-56:29) Tim Scott, 264:47 (81-52:21; 80-51:26) Tim Hval, 266:20 (74-59:33; 74-58:47) Christopher Smith, 268:24 (73-58:33; 78-58:51) Jaacob Bowden, 270:18 (75-61:06; 78-56:12) Todd Killingsworth, 272:39 (86-56:24; 75-55:15) Robert Hogan, 272:39 (94-44:00; 92-43:05) Gretchen Johnson(am), 273:38 (84-55:19; 79-55:19) Michael Chupka Jr., 274:26 (79-63:00; 75-57:26) Kris Moe, 279:11 (72-64:24; 80-62:47) Jeff Simonds, 280:30 (80-58:08; 84-58:22) Arno Lindsberger, 288:53 (99-48:37; 100-41:16) Brandon Carter, 291:25 (85-64:14; 82-60:11) Kyle Warren, 304:15 (79-67:41; 83-74:34) Paul Gorman, 310:42 (89-70:39; 85-66:03) There was also a group of 45 amateurs who competed in a one-day-only competition on October 21 on the Bandon Dunes Course. The amateur division featured various age groups that included 24 and under, 25–39, 40–49, and 50 and over. A 30-minute special about the World Championships aired on CBS before the third round of the 2013 Masters. 2013 It was held on October 26–27, 2013, at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon, on the Old MacDonald Course (October 26) and the Bandon Dunes Course (October 27). Results in the Pro/Elite division were as follows: Rob Hogan, 236.55 (77-39:31; 79-41:24) Eri Crum, 242.34 (80-45:03; 73-44:31) Matt Dehlin, 250.06 (78-46:06; 78-48:00) Chris Walker, 250.38 (74-52:26; 73-51:12) Scott Dawley, 253.39 (77-51:43; 74-50:56) Scott Manley, 256.37 (80-50:25; 78-48:12) Allan Phillips, 257.19 (84-48:10; 80-45:09) Christopher Smith, 263.58 (78-58:29; 72-55:29) David Denyer, 264.15 (78-54:39; 76-55:36) Tim Hval, 265.42 (81-54:49; 77-52:53) Jamie Young, 268.02 (85-48:04; 85-49:58) Pete Phipps, 269.06 (83-52:27; 79-54:39) Nick Willis, 270.27 (86-44:20; 97-43:07) Jaacob Bowden, 271.42 (85-59; 72-55:42) David Marshall, 272.17 (84-54:27; 82-51:50) Tim Scott, 272.57 (83-50.34; 85-54:23) Scott Gerweck, 274.11 (88-50:04; 85-51:07) Larry Levinson, 274.29 (80-60; 76-58:29) Shanon Hoyt,