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75 Ellington Rd
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 289-5021

Price: $4.25 (day)/$5.25 (night) Other Activities: Batting cage, snack bar

Par: 42

Difficulty: 5

Creativity: 6

Atmosphere: 7

We visited this putting venue on the recommendation of the positive review given on this site.  While I was not quite as impressed as the Putting Penguin staff, we did enjoy our game.  However, be aware that Fairways Miniature Golf may be a bit difficult to locate, but we found it, all the same.  Fairways is basically an older-style obstacle course. The course is a bit cramped, which is not uncommon (land is expensive) and it clearly isn't new, but it was well-maintained, which is always
a plus.  It has its challenges but I tend to dislike putting courses that use too many 'gimmicks', where your ball, once tapped, goes through unseen pipes or 'steps' and you have to depend on sheer luck as to where it finally lands, no matter how well you may have hit it on the tee shot.  But that's just my opinion and totally subjective.  Other players may prefer an obstacle course.  If so, you'll enjoy this one.  

I didn't much like the very shallow, thick-rimmed cups.  During our game, many putts that should have been holed were lost due to the ball bouncing right out of the too-shallow cup or not rolling in, stopped by the thick metal rim.  We adjusted for this, but it remained a problem that we felt was unnecessary.  The cup on hole
18 must be about 1" deep, if that, although we all made it in 2. As I said, you quickly learn to adjust for the cup deficiencies.    

This course has a few holes that are fairly easy to ace.  Par (42) is reasonably attainable.  One of our foursome - the best player in our group - scored 2 below par.  Everyone else was over.  

The snack shop has lots of high-calorie temptations, soft drinks and a nice shaded patio in which to enjoy them.  Parking is adequate.    Even with my few caveats, the Fairways Miniature Golf course is worth a visit if you're anywhere near the area or, like us, just want to try something different, for a change.   

Reviewed by Jim Sweeters

Reviewed in 2007

Original Review (See original review for course pictures)

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