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Feb 09, 1883 Lewis County, Tennessee, United States Died on 21 Jul 1954 (aged 71)
American inventor, father of minigolf
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About Garnet Carter
- John Garnet Carter (Feb.
- 9, 1883, in Sweetwater, Tennessee – July 21, 1954) was an American inventor and entrepreneur who is considered as one of the fathers of miniature golf.
- In 1927, Carter was the first to patent a version of the game which he called "Tom Thumb Golf".
- His course was built on Lookout Mountain in Georgia where Carter owned a hotel.
- Within a few years, thousands of Tom Thumb courses opened all over the United States.
- Carter eventually sold the rights to his patent and used his fortune to found the Rock City Gardens.
