The Masters Putting Green in Southport - celebrating 60 years in 2025

The Masters Putting Green crazy golf course in Southport, Merseyside is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

The Masters Putting Green Crazy Golf course at King's Gardens in Southport in 2016

The 18-hole crazy golf course opened for business back in 1965.

The course on a very busy Miniature Golf Day in 2019

The Masters Putting Green in Southport is of the Arnold Palmer Putting Course variety, and opened under the Arnold Palmer branding in 1965.

Playing The Masters Putting Green at King's Gardens in Southport back in September 2009

Find out more.

You can find out more about The Masters Putting Green on the Southport Crazy Golf website.

The Masters Putting Green in Southport, 23rd November 2016

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Masters Putting Green in Southport was the 150th course we played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've revisited the course in October and November 2016, January and October 2018, and September 2019.

September 2009

October 2016

November 2016

A revisit is long overdue!

The Windmill at The Masters Putting Green in Southport, 23rd November 2016

Winning a FREE GAME at The Masters Putting Green Crazy Golf course at King's Gardens in Southport, 4th September 2009

Winning a FREE GAME at The Masters Putting Green Crazy Golf course at King's Gardens in Southport, 4th September 2009

The Masters Putting Green Crazy Golf at King's Gardens in Southport, 1st January 2018

The Masters Putting Green Crazy Golf at King's Gardens in Southport, 1st January 2018

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.

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

Southport's Crazy Golf course lays claim to being the first Arnold Palmer Putting Course in the UK (there is also some information that a course in Coventry opened as the first in 1965 and was part of an Arnold Palmer Driving Range in the city). An Arnold Palmer Putting 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 Hole in Wand Wizard Golf opening in Leeds on the 1st of September

The team at The Hole In Wand Wizard Golf are opening a new indoor minigolf course at St John's Shopping Centre in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

The Hole in Wand's new minigolf venue is opening at St John's Shopping Centre in Leeds on Monday 1st September.

The new indoor crazy golf course will be a 9-hole layout.

You can also find The Hole In Wand miniature golf courses in Blackpool, Chester, York and Seaham.

Find out more.

Check out The Hole in Wand website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We regularly visit Leeds and it'll be another new course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A 7-Eleven in Chicago

A look at a gold signed, but closed down, 7-Eleven in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The closed 7-Eleven at the Heyworth Building on East Madison Street in Chicago

This 7-Eleven had a fancy looking gold sign

Crazy Pool at Cuetopia Stockport in Cale Green

Cuetopia Stockport is now open.

There's a new indoor entertainment venue in Stockport, and it has a Crazy Pool layout.

We spotted the signs for Cuetopia Stockport while walking in the nearby Cale Green area of Stockport today - the venue is home to a Crazy Pool course!

Crazy Pool is a cross between the cue sport of Pool and the putting game of Crazy Golf, with wacky and tricky obstacles placed upon the baize. Rather than using a putter, players use a pool/snooker cue to get the ball passed the obstacles and into the cup/hole/pocket.

Some of the 'Pool', 'Snooker' or 'Billiard' table layouts we've seen in these cue-sport and minigolf crossovers have been quite irregular to say the least.

Cuetopia Stockport is also home to an arcade, pinball, regular pool tables, and a bar. The venue is open Monday to Saturday, with details of the opening times on the Cuetopia Stockport website.

Find out more.

Check out Cuetopia Stockport's website, Facebook Page and Instagram for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Crazy Pool at Cuetopia Stockport will be a new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

It's also less than a mile away from us, so is technically our new nearest 'crazy golf' course!

Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf in Pinner, London

There's a new adventure golf venue in Pinner, North West London.

Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf has opened in Pinner, in the London Borough of Harrow.

Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf in Pinner is home to two indoor 9-hole adventure golf courses.

One of the layouts is called Aztec Falls, with the other being the Gorilla Glades.

The new Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf courses can be found at the Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Softplay Centre in Pinner.

Find out more.

Visit the Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Jungle Monkeyz Adventure Golf in Pinner is a new place for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

A Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube-Man in Chicago

Spotting a pop-up Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube-Man at the Ace Hardware Fall Convention 2025 in Chicago.

This wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube-man was spotted promoting Pickle Everything Games at the Ace Hardware Fall Convention 2025 in Chicago, Illinois, USA!

Find out more:

• Pickle Everything Games
• Ace Hardware

Golff Bach in Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales

There's a new mini golf course in Llangefni, Anglesey, Wales.

Golff Bach ('Mini Golf' in Welsh) has been created in Llangefni, Anglesey.

The Golff Bach course is an 18-hole outdoor layout located at the Golf Môn golfing complex in Anglesey.

Find out more.

Visit the Golf Môn website for more information on the Golff Bach course.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new Golff Bach course at Golf Môn will be a new one for us to check out on a Crazy World of Minigolf Tour revisit to the island of Anglesey.

Mini Golf at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster

New mini golf course opening at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster.

There are plans for a new mini golf course to be created at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Branton, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Find out more.

Visit the Yorkshire Wildlife Park website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new mini golf course at Yorkshire Wildlife Park will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Interactive Mini Golf at Boom Battle Bar in Reading

The Boom Battle Bar venue in Reading, Berkshire now has interactive mini golf.

An interactive mini golf game from 501 Fun has been installed at Boom Battle Bar in Reading.

Checking the Boom Battle Bar website the indoor minigolf activity is called an "AR-CADE GOLF LANE". That's a new one on us!

Find out more.

Visit the Boom Battle Bar website for more information on the Reading venue.

And visit the 501 Fun website for details of the interactive mini golf set-up.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

We're yet to play one of 501 Fun's type of interactive mini golf games on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, so it's good to note there's one at Boom Battle Bar in Reading. We wonder where else they'll appear...

Crazier Golf and Crazier Nolf at Boom Battle Bars.

We've visited several Boom Battle Bars on our minigolfing adventures (most recently in Ipswich) and a number of them are home to Crazier Golf and Crazier Nolf courses.

Blockbuster Video Crazy Golf at Golf Fang Nottingham

A look at the Blockbuster Video-themed Crazy Golf hole at Golf Fang Nottingham.

Did you know there are 'Blockbuster Video' themed minigolf holes in the UK?

They're part of the Golf Fang indoor crazy golf courses.

The first one we saw on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour was at The Custard Factory in Digbeth, Birmingham back in 2017.

Playing minigolf at the Big Fang Collective in Nottingham.

We played the Golf Fang indoor crazy golf course in Nottingham on our recent trip to the city.

We timed our visit perfectly during a wander round the city centre as the doors opened just after we arrived so we were able to be the first players on the course on a Saturday morning - a nice bonus for us as minigolf courses can get very busy, especially on weekends!

Golf Fang crazy golf in Nottingham is a themed, 18-hole indoor minigolf layout where the journey through the 18 holes gives you a wild experience of obstacles, sights and sounds!

One of those holes is a playable Blockbuster Video shop!

Find out more.

Visit the Golf Fang website for more information on the Nottingham course and other venues.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Golf Fang indoor crazy golf course in Nottingham was the 1,088th course visited and 587th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Golf Fang was formerly known as Ghetto Golf, and we've previously been to their locations in Digbeth, Liverpool and Byker.

Video shop memories.

Growing up in the 80s and 90s I've got fond memories of visiting video shops with my family and picking out a film or two (generally one of the Police Academy films, action flicks, or horror movies as I got older!).

I found the preserved remains of a Blockbuster Video store in Fallowfield, Manchester in 2019. And during the coronavirus pandemic my interest in lost brands and retail history was piqued. Since then we've been to several former Blockbuster Video stores around the UK, as well as finding some other old, and some still open, video shops on our travels!

There were some 'interesting' titles in the BARGAIN BIN at Golf Fang!

Visiting Blockbuster Video stores.

At its peak in 2004 there were more than 9,000 Blockbuster Video stores around the world. 500+ of which were in England, Scotland and Wales. Interestingly in Northern Ireland the Xtra-Vision brand was used by the owners in-line with the Republic of Ireland.

The last Blockbuster Video shop ceased trading in the UK in December 2013.

Amazingly we've been able to find traces of the brand at 29 former store locations. This has ranged from QuikDrop boxes to parking signage to full shopfronts!

A QuikDrop on the Golf Fang course

Playing Blockbuster Crazy Golf.

It was brilliant to play the immersive Blockbuster Video-themed Crazy Golf hole at Golf Fang Nottingham.

Related blog posts:

• Blockbuster Video
• Crazy Golf
• Golf Fang
• Ghetto Golf
• Video shops
• Video rental shops in the UK (July 2025)
• Crazy World of Minigolf Tour

Mini Golf at LEVEL1 at Southampton FC

Southampton Football Club is opening a new indoor entertainment centre at St Mary's Stadium.

The new LEVEL1 indoor entertainment and activity centre at Southampton FC's St Mary's Stadium will include a mini golf course.

The indoor crazy golf course at Southampton FC's new LEVEL1 centre will be a 9-hole layout.

In addition to the mini golf course, LEVEL1 will also be home to climbing walls, a high ropes course, AR darts, arcade machines, a bar & kitchen, and more.

LEVEL1 at Southampton FC is planned to open in October 2025.

Puttify Mini Golf.

The course will be a Puttify Mini Golf - an indoor tech-minigolf course.

Puttify Golf is a new type of interactive mini golf. You can find out more about Puttify Golf on the Greenspan website.

Find out more.

Visit the Southampton FC and LEVEL1 websites for more information on LEVEL1.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

LEVEL1 at St Mary's Stadium will be a new venue and crazy golf course for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Mini Golf at Africa Alive Zoological Reserve in Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk

A look at the mini golf course at Africa Alive Zoological Reserve in Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk.

My brother and his family visited the Africa Alive Zoological Reserve in Kessingland, Lowestoft, Suffolk at the weekend and spotted the mini golf course there.

Find out more.

Check out the Africa Alive Zoological Reserve website for more information on the venue.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The mini golf course at Africa Alive Zoological Reserve in Kessingland became the 1,140th visited overall on our combined Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since September 2006.

Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy at the Horniman Museum in London

A look at the Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy course at the Horniman Museum & Gardens in London.

There's an outdoor 9-hole mini golf course at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, London.

A big thank you to our friend and minigolf rival Gareth Holmes for sending over these photos of the Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy course at the Horniman Museum & Gardens in London.

He swung by the crazy golf course at the museum a little late in the day and it had just shut so he didn't get a chance to have a round this time.

Photos of the Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy course at the Horniman Museum & Gardens in Forest Hill, London.

Find out more.

Check out the Horniman Museum website for more information on the Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy course.

Visit the UrbanCrazy website for more information on other courses the team there have created, as well as minigolf course supplies.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The Mini Golf by UrbanCrazy at the Horniman Museum is course we're yet to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Minigolf at Museums.

As the Curator of the Crazy Golf Museum its interesting to see the game being played at museums around the world.

Related blog posts:

• Mini Golf in London
• Guest Blog Posts
• UrbanCrazy
• Museums

Globalls Mini-Golf opening in Weymouth

There are plans for a new Globalls Mini-Golf centre in Weymouth, Dorset.

The team at Globalls Mini-Golf are planning to open a new indoor glow-in-the-dark venue in Weymouth, Dorset.

The new Globalls Mini-Golf course location is opening on St Thomas Street in Weymouth.

Find out more.

The first Globalls UV Mini Golf & Games venue opened at Brighton Marina.

Visit the Globalls website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Globalls Mini-Golf in Weymouth would be a new course for us to visit on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour. We've been to Weymouth several times on our travels over the years - including a number of visits to play in championships in the seaside town.

Related blog posts:

• Globalls
• Weymouth
• Dorset

Paradise Island Adventure Golf in Livingston

The Paradise Island Adventure Golf venue in Livingston, Scotland is closing.

Paradise Island Adventure Golf at Livingston Designer Outlet in Livingston, Scotland will be closing on Thursday 14th August 2025.

We've played several Paradise Island Adventure Golf venues on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour, however PIAG Livingston will remain an unplayed course on our travels.

It's always sad to hear about courses closing.

Find your nearest Paradise Island Adventure Golf course.

Visit the Paradise Island Adventure Golf website for more information on the PIAG courses in Glasgow, Cheshire Oaks, Manchester, Sheffield, Derby, Rushden Lakes and Plymouth.

New Crazy Golf at Infinite Air in Durham

A new crazy golf course is opening at Infinite Air in Durham.

The Infinite Air trampoline park in Durham is expanding its offering and will be opening a new crazy golf course along with an arcade as part of the venue's revamp after ten years in business.

The new 18-hole crazy golf course at Infinite Air in Durham will have a fairground-theme and is planned to open in October.

Find out more.

Visit the Infinite Air website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new crazy golf course at Infinite Air will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Adventure Golf at Lavershot Barns in Windlesham, Surrey

There's an adventure golf course at Seasons at Lavershot Barns in Windlesham, Surrey.

An 18-hole adventure golf course is now open at Seasons at Lavershot Barns in Windlesham, Surrey.

The course has been supplied by Minigolf35.

Find out more.

Visit the Seasons website for more information.

Mini-Golf at DJ's Play Jungle in Sandridge, St Albans

There are plans for a new mini-golf course at DJ's Play Jungle in Sandridge, St Albans, Hertfordshire.

The team at DJ's Play Jungle are planning to create a new indoor mini-golf course in Sandridge, Hertfordshire.

Find out more.

Visit the DJ's Play Jungle website for more information about DJ's Play Putt.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new DJ's Play Putt mini-golf course in Sandridge will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

New Mini Golf course at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley

A new indoor mini golf course is opening at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley.

A new Funstation venue is opening at Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley.

The new Funstation will be opened under the 'Carnival Golf & Games' branding and have mini golf as one of the activities at the attraction.

Find out more.

Visit the Funstation website for more information.

Our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

The new mini golf course at Funstation at Merry Hill Shopping Centre will be a new one for us to check out on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour.

Related blog posts:

• Funstation
• Carnival Golf & Games
• Dudley
• Merry Hill