New Adventure Mini Golf course planned for the Tee Time Golf Centre in Blackpool

There are plans for a new Adventure Mini Golf course to be created at the Tee Time Golf Centre in Blackpool, Lancashire.

The new Adventure Mini Golf course would be a 12-hole outdoor layout.

Take a look on the Tee Time Golf & Footgolf Centre website for more information.

It'll be another new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

CenterCup - an Arnold Palmer-themed golf and dining concept

A new Arnold Palmer-themed golf and dining concept is launching in the USA.

CenterCup will feature a 27-hole mini-golf course at the venue in the Butler Shopping Center District of Gainesville, Florida, USA.

The CenterCup concept is a new partnership between 23 Restaurant Services and Arnold Palmer Enterprises.

Check out the CenterCup website for more information.

Hopefully we'll get to visit CenterCup on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses

Arnold Palmer Putting Courses are a design classic and include all the elements that make a Crazy Golf course great – the Windmill, the Waterwheel, an Obelisk, ledges, bunkers, traps, flat loops, hills and plateaus – everything laid out to make a course interesting, testing and most of all fun!

They're my favourite type of minigolf course and I've visited most of those that still remain in the UK.

The Arnold Palmer branded miniature golf courses were part of the Arnold Palmer Enterprises empire set-up in 1961 that saw the legendary golfer's name licensed and franchised to a wide-range of activities and products including Dry Cleaning centres and an Arnold Palmer brand foot detergent.

A sign at the Arnold Palmer Putting Course in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, UK

By 1966 there were 130 Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the USA, with ten in Japan and some in South Africa.

The first Arnold Palmer Putting Course in the UK opened in Coventry in 1965 and was part of an Arnold Palmer Driving Range. A course was also located at a Driving Range in Sheffield.

Take a look at my blog post about Arnold Palmer Putting Courses in the UK for further information.

The Mini Masters miniature golf tournament in Manchester

Looking back at the 'Mini Masters' miniature golf tournament in Manchester.

I won the Mini Masters miniature golf tournament in Manchester back on the 11th April 2009. Time certainly flies!

Mini Master

The Mini Masters was the first of two tournaments I won on the 9-hole Championship Miniature Golf course at what was then Playgolf Manchester. The second event being the Miniature Open in July 2009.

Lining up a big minigolf win

I won the Mini Masters with a three round total of 81 (-24) after scoring 26, 27, and 28.

A long tee-shot over and past several obstacles!

The course was the 84th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Back then the course wasn't one of our local layouts as we still lived in Luton, Bedfordshire and travelled up for the events.

Emily putting on the big miniature golf course

The Championship Miniature Golf course is no longer at the centre, but you can find an expanded Championship Miniature Golf layout with two 18-hole courses in New Brighton. We've played both layouts there.

The location is no longer a Playgolf venue either. It's now known as the Trafford Golf Centre and is home to two 18-hole dinosaur adventure golf courses. I won the Dino Falls Masters Adventure Golf competition there in 2018 too!

Visit the Trafford Golf Centre website for more information.

Golf It! at Hogganfield Park in Glasgow

The new Golf It! centre in Glasgow opens today (Saturday 5th August).

The venue has been created to appeal to golfers and non-golfers alike and features three Adventure Golf courses, a variety of Pitch & Putt, putting greens, and a large driving range.

Golf It! has been created by the R&A.

Visit the Golf It! website for more information.

Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf at Hartford Golf Centre in Northwich

A new Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf course is opening at Hartford Golf Centre in Northwich, Cheshire.

The new 18-hole Adventure Golf course opens on Friday 21st July.

Find out more on the Hartford Golf Centre and Mad Hatter's Adventure Golf websites.

Northwich isn't too far from us and so it'll be another new local course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Adventure Footgolf at Stonham Barns

Smugglers Pass Adventure Footgolf is opening at Stonham Barns in Suffolk this month.

The team at Stonham Barns Golf Park in Suffolk have created a new way to play 'golf' - Adventure Footgolf!

The game is a cross between Adventure Golf and Footgolf.

Footgolf is already a marrying up of elements of football and golf, and played on Pitch & Putt / Par-3 layouts.

It'll be interesting to see the new invention when we next swing by Stonham Barns.

Stonham Barns offers a number of ways to play a round of golf

We've played miniature golf at Stonham Barns on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour several times over the years. The first time was in August 2007 when the old Crazy Golf course became the 33rd place we played.

Crazy Golf at Stonham Barns in 2007

We played the Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf course there in April 2019 when it became the 506th we've played and was the 815th visited overall.

Smugglers Bay Adventure Golf at Stonham Barns

 

Visit the Stonham Barns Golf Park website for more information.

Pitch & Putt at Woodheys Park in Sale

An unexpected miniature golf course visit.

We found another miniature golf course on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour while driving to Altrincham this morning!

Pitch & Putt at Woodheys Park in Sale

We took a more scenic route than usual and while driving through Sale spotted a sign for the 18-hole Pitch & Putt course at Woodheys Park.

Pitch & Putt at Woodheys Park in Sale

Naturally, we swung by for a look.

Pitch & Putt at Woodheys Park in Sale - looking quite autumnal already!

The 18-hole Pitch & Putt course at Woodheys Park in Sale became the 998th miniature golf course location visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Pitch & Putt at Woodheys Park in Sale

We wonder how many other minigolf layouts are lurking in Greater Manchester that we haven't been to yet?

Pitch & Putt at Woodheys Park in Sale

Visit the Woodheys Park website for more information.

Today's Golfer magazine - minigolf fun for 2022

Check out the new issue of Today's Golfer magazine, Number 421, February 2022.

Today's Golfer magazine, Number 421, February 2022

Page 47 is especially interesting to read, even if we do say so ourselves.

Play glow in the dark golf at the MiniLinks this Halloween

The MiniLinks golf centre in Lytham St Annes is lighting up its three courses for night golf this Halloween.

The MiniLinks in Lytham St Annes is home to three miniature golf courses and will be lighting them up for night golf play this Halloween.

From 5pm to midnight on Halloween night, Sunday 31st October, you'll be able to have a round on the 18-hole Par-3 Championship course, the 9-hole Crazy Golf layout and the 18-hole Pennines Putting grass mini-golf course.

Check out the MiniLinks website for more information.

We've played the three courses at the MiniLinks a number of times on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour and they are a nice mix of layouts. The 18-hole Par-3 is a very nice 'big' golf course and the Pennines Putting is a great grass course.

Crazy Golf at the MiniLinks in Lytham St Annes

Par-3 Golf at the MiniLinks in Lytham St Annes

Pennines Putting at the MiniLinks in Lytham St Annes

It's brilliant to hear about Halloween-themed minigolf events and I look forward to seeing what the MiniLinks courses look and play like by night.

Golf Putting Green at Style Carpets in Cleveleys

We spotted this golf putting set-up at Style Carpets in Cleveleys on our recent trip to the seaside town.

New miniature golf course in Chorley

There are plans for a new 12-hole miniature golf course to open at Duxbury Park in Chorley, Lancashire.

Visit the Glendale Golf website for more information on the Duxbury Park golf centre.

Chorley is fairly close to us so it'll be interesting to swing by for a game on the new layout when it opens.

GOLF PROHIBITED at Meriton Road Park in Handforth

No golf allowed at Meriton Road Park in Handforth, Cheshire.

We saw a number of other Borough of Macclesfield NO GOLF signs on a daily walk in Poynton last June.

NO GOLF at Lacey Green Park in Wilmslow

NO GOLF allowed at Lacey Green Park in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

We saw a number of other Borough of Macclesfield NO GOLF signs on a daily walk in Poynton last June.

NO GOLF in Torkington Park, Hazel Grove, Stockport

NO GOLF allowed at Torkington Park, Hazel Grove, Stockport.

New Adventure Golf course at Broome Manor Golf Complex in Swindon

The creation of a new Adventure Golf course is part of plans submitted for the redevelopment of Broome Manor Golf Complex in Swindon.

Check out the Broome Manor Golf Complex website for more information.

We're looking forward to visiting on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour in the future.

New Adventure Golf course at Golf Rossendale

There are plans for a new Adventure Golf course to be created at Golf Rossendale in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.

The new course is part of a redevelopment of the venue by American Golf.

Visit the Golf Rossendale website for more information.

We're looking forward to visiting on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. Rawtenstall is fairly local to us here in the North West.

New golf venue planned for Glasgow

A new golf facility is planned to open in Glasgow next year.

The R&A has submitted plans for what it describes as a new community golf facility to open on the site of the public golf course at Lethamhill in Glasgow.

The golf centre will include a 9-hole golf course, a par-3 course, an adventure golf course, a driving range, putting greens and a short game area.

The venue will also include a café, indoor golf simulators and more.

Further information can be found on the R&A website.

Putt18 World Pro League 2021

The 2021 Putt18 World Pro League tees-off today with players from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA competing in rounds using the Putt18 Golf Putting Game Mat between now and April.

More information can be found on the Putt18 website and the 2021 Putt18 World Pro League Facebook Group.

Rascal Bay Adventure Golf opening in Chelmsford, Essex

New Adventure Golf course heading to Chelmsford.

West Park Golf Centre in Chelmsford, Essex will soon be home to a new adventure golf course.

The centre will be creating an 18-hole adventure golf course planned to open in January next year.

The course will be called Rascal Bay Adventure Golf and it'll be the third in the brand following the Brentwood, Essex and Manston, Kent locations.

Check out the West Park Golf Centre Facebook Page for more information.

Visiting West Park Golf Centre

We visited West Park Golf Centre on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour way back in December 2009. The old Crazy Golf course there was the 157th course played on our travels. We've now been to 956 courses since 2006.

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Carpet Golf by Turner Research (1970)

From the Crazy Golf Museum's board game shelf - Carpet Golf by Turner Research (1970).

Have you played this game before?

Do you have a favourite miniature golf board game?