Busby’s East Return to California page
5364 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90036
(323)
823-4890
Cost: Free Other
Activities: bar
and games
Par: ?
Difficulty: 7
Creativity: 8
Atmosphere: 8
One
of the great things about being on Holey Moley was some of the people we got to
meet and the friendships we made as a result.
Thanks to one meeting we were introduced to the minigolf
course set inside Busby’s bar in LA. It
went sort of like this “Hey do you want to see the minigolf
course inside my local bar?” and of course we said yes! So after a day filled with miniature golf
already, we topped it off with a nightcap and a few more strokes of the ball.
(You can see A Couple of Putts post about the course here
as they were some of our friends who played along with us).
The
course was decorated and designed around a mix of (presumably) unlicensed
character cut outs from Han Solo and the Star Wars crew through a mix of
earth’s mightiest heroes. There was also
plenty of original art and designs, including a classic windmill. The holes in general were difficult and
required some planning for some shots, which had an added layer of challenge
with it being blacklight so hard to see all of the angles, etc
that they built into it. Perhaps the most interesting hole, other than the ball
return hole where you putted into a toilet, was the guitar-shaped hole featuring
Elvis. It was nearly impossible to get
it into the smaller upper hole that gave you a better lie but it was a fun hole
to play and a cool design. We’re not sure if there were scorecards or pars for
the holes as it was the last thing our mind at this point but that doesn’t much
impact our evaluation when it comes to free courses.
The
course was a little cramped but since we were the only ones on it that evening
it wasn’t bad for us. However, we could
see it being a little crazy if you have a lot of people who’ve been enjoying
adult beverages trying to play. If we
had to pay for it, it probably would have scored slightly lower on the
atmosphere level but since it was free it was a solid rating overall and we’d
love to hit it up again if we are ever in the LA area.
Reviewed
by Pat & Putt
Reviewed
in 2019
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