Mini Golf at War Memorial Park in Coventry

A look at the Golden Putter Mini Golf course at War Memorial Park in Coventry.

Many thanks to our friend, fellow crazy golf adventurer and minigolf rival Matt Dodd for sending over some photos of the Golden Putter Mini Golf course at War Memorial Park in Coventry.

The Golden Putter Mini Golf course at War Memorial Park is a temporary pop-up seasonal course. The portable layout is a 36-hole course.

Check out the Golden Putter Mini Golf website for more information.

We've played and visited several Golden Putter Mini Golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Crazy Golf at the Dog and Duck pub in Walthamstow

There's a Crazy Golf course at the Dog and Duck pub in Walthamstow E17.

The Dog and Duck pub in Walthamstow, London has a minigolf course in its beer garden.

Visit the Dog and Duck website and social media for more information.

It's another course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. It's fun seeing pubs adding minigolf in their beer gardens and we've played a few on a travels over the years.

Adventure Golf at The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich (August 2024)

A look at the Adventure Golf course at The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich, Suffolk.

We played the 9-hole outdoor Adventure Golf course in the pub beer garden of The Railway Inn in Westerfield, near Ipswich, Suffolk on a visit to the town to see family.

The Adventure Golf course at The Railway was the 1,064th course visited on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, the 1,007th we've been to in the British Isles, and the 575th course we've played on our travels since 2006.

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.

Scorecard from Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf in Milton Keynes

A look at a minigolf scorecard from Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf in Milton Keynes.

Photos from our visit to Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf in Milton Keynes on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

The Enchanted Forest course at Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf in Milton Keynes

Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf in Milton Keynes

Mr Mulligan's Adventure Golf can be found in the Theatre District of Milton Keynes and is home to two 12-hole indoor courses.

The Enchanted Forest course at Mr Mulligan's was the 1,032nd course visited and 570th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006. The Underwater Kingdom was the 1,033rd visited and 571st played. The theming on the courses was excellent. We both agreed that the Enchanted Forest was our favourite of the two challenges.

We've played several of the Mr Mulligan's brand of minigolf on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, including the outdoor Pirate Golf Mr Mulligan's at the Abbey Hill Golf Centre also in Milton Keynes.

Emily teeing-off among the giant obstacles

Visit the Mr Mulligan's website for more information on their course locations around the UK.

City Mini Golf course at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago, USA

There's a Mini Golf course at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

A sign for the Mini Golf course at Maggie Daley Park

Emily was recently back in Chicago and walked through Maggie Daley Park

A look at the City Mini Golf course at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago (May 2019)

Emily was on holiday in Chicago, USA back in May 2019 and visited the Chicago-themed City Mini Golf layout at Maggie Daley Park.

The course was the 884th visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

  

Check out the City Mini Golf course website for more information, opening times and prices.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,064 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

When added to the courses Christopher and his family have visited around the British Isles and Türkiye, Spain (Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia and the USA, the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour stands at a combined 1,111 courses visited!

FTW in Chicago, USA

A blog post about FTW in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Emily was back in Chicago in August 2024 and passed by FTW

The Mini Golf course at FTW Chicago was the 807th course visited (in 2018) and 504th played (in 2019) on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The course is a 6-hole layout themed on the Windy City.

Game cards, token and scorecard from FTW Chicago

Visit the FTW Chicago website for more information, opening times and prices.

Look at all those lovely game tokens!

 

The FTW Mini Golf course was designed and built by the team at Creative Works.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Since 2006 Emily and I have visited 1,064 miniature golf courses around the UK and overseas on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. As well as playing minigolf in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and the Isle of Man we’ve travelled to minigolf courses in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain (Lanzarote and Majorca), Sweden and the USA.

When added to the courses Christopher and his family have visited around the British Isles and Türkiye, Spain (Majorca), Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Indonesia, Croatia and the USA, the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour stands at a combined 1,111 courses visited!

A patch from the Putt18 World Pro League

A look at my Putt18 World Pro League player's badge.

Check out this blog post with the final results from the Putt18 World Pro League 2021.

We first received the Putt18 golf game home competition putting mat from Australia in May 2020 and took part in several online tournaments during the coronavirus pandemic where we were able to play against old friends and rivals - and make some new ones too! 

Visit the Putt18 website to find out more about the innovative putting mat game.

Ephemera from Twilight Zone Mini Golf in Las Vegas

A look at some items of minigolf ephemera from the Twilight Zone Mini Golf course in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Photos of Twilight Zone Mini Golf in Las Vegas

Emily had a holiday in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA earlier this year and played the Twilight Zone Mini Golf course at the Horseshoe Hotel & Casino. The Twilight Zone Mini Golf course was the 574th played and 1,053rd visited overall on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Check out the Twilight Zone Mini Golf website for more information.