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4 unusual facts about miniature golf


Miniature golf

In 1961 Bob Taylor, Don Clayton of Putt-Putt, and Frank Abramoff of Arnold Palmer Miniature Golf organized the first miniature golf association known as NAPCOMS (or the "National Association of Putting Course Operators, Manufacturers, and Suppliers").

The first standardized minigolf courses to enter commercial mass-production were the Thistle Dhu ("This'll Do") course 1916 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and the 1927 Tom Thumb patent of Garnet Carter from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.

Summer Sports: Paradise Island

Summer Sports features seven different sports: basketball, badminton, beach volleyball, horseshoes, lawn darts, mini-golf, and croquet.

The game is a collection of seven sports games similar to Wii Sports, ranging from croquet to mini-golf.


Boomers! Parks

Parks is a chain of family entertainment centers which feature indoor activities such as carousels, kiddie swings, restaurants, musical shows, and amusement arcades, and outdoor activities such as miniature golf, kiddie rides, bumper boats, batting cages, go-karts, kiddie roller coasters, laser tag, and in the case of the Dania Beach, Florida location, a wooden roller coaster called the Dania Beach Hurricane.

East Potomac Park

Located between the Washington Channel and the Potomac River, the park is home to the East Potomac Park Golf Course, a miniature golf course, a public swimming pool (the East Potomac Park Aquatic Center), and tennis courts.

Liverpool One

Jungle Rumble is an indoor adventure golf centre that opened in Liverpool ONE in December 2010.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

A Laffing Sal automated character, from San Francisco's Playland, is viewable near the miniature golf course.


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Jardin d'Acclimatation

The park includes an archery range, house of mirrors, miniature-golf course, narrow-gauge train, pony ride, puppet theater, shooting galleries, a science museum (the Exploradôme), and an art museum for children (the Musée en Herbe).

Maria Reidelbach

Her 2006–07 project, Gnome on the Grange, combines a garden, botanical information, a ten-hole miniature golf and Gnome Chomsky, the world's tallest garden gnome (13 feet and six inches high), as acknowledged by Guinness World Records.

New Roc City

The complex also contains a Regal Cinemas multiplex and IMAX theater, bowling alley, 25-table billiards hall, electric go-kart track, a glow in the dark miniature golf course, an arcade with over 300 games and rides, a Marriott Residence Inn, a fitness center, EastWest Karate Jujitsu, an ice cream cafe, a Modell's store, and a Stop & Shop Supermarket.