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This is one of the most solid mini-golf courses we've played. When you think of mini-golf, a course like this one is what should come to mind. Although it wasn't the flashiest or most creative
course we've played, all around it what most mini-golfs should aspire to be like. Before explaining why the course is this way, we'll hit the two small downfalls the course has. The first is that instead
of having wood or rocks, every hole on the course is lined with a metal wall. Although it makes for a nice uniform look and are painted in vibrant colors, the metal provides very little bounce making
some shots that require banking quite difficult. The only other minor drawback is that the par for the course is set much too high for the difficulty level. Three of our five players were well under par
and the other two came very close to it. A slightly lower overall par seems more reasonable.
Other than that, this course is well built. All the obstacles are well kept and the holes look newly painted and re-carpeted. The cups are a little wider than normal, making the course a bit easier to
play. They are also a bit more shallow, but since they are padded on the bottom there is no threat of the ball bouncing out. Going back to the obstacles, this course has some different ones, such as
putting through a cannon or kangaroo. It also features a hole that has a log doing some pendulum action near the cup, which we have yet to see on any other course. This course also has the classic
windmill along with a few other moving devices that are staples of classic courses. The final hole was also a bit interesting. You had to putt the ball up a ramp and it went around this spiral thing and
depending on where it landed in the spiral, you either won a free game or got up to 3 strokes deducted from your score. Overall, the course was good, the grounds we're good and the play was good, proving
again that a low price course can often outshine its pricey competition.
Pat Sheridan (2001), The Putting Penguin
Best score reported: 35 - Matt Liles 5/03
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