Pirate Minigolf
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2211
(860) 620-1742
Cost:
$6.00 Other
Activities:
Par:
N/A
2008 Ratings 2012 Ratings
Difficulty:
2 Difficulty: 3
Creativity:
4 Creativity: 3
Atmosphere:
8 Atmosphere: 6
For those of you who have played
Monster Minigolf, this course is similar to a slimmed
down version of that franchise, but with a Pirate twist. It’s an indoor, glow-in-the-dark course that
combines some elements of Halloween (ghosts, skulls, etc)
with Pirates. While this operation is
smaller than Monster Golf, it has some elements that franchise does not. We also want to note that in talking with the
owner at the time we played (November 2008), this course is still under
construction and they are looking to make some changes to the holes.
First, this course incorporates a
lot of classic miniature golf obstacles (windmill, bridge, house, cannon, loop)
but paints them and decorates them consistent with the theme. The holes are set up on wooden frames with
plenty of room to walk around them on the floor (unlike the Monster Golf, which
has no “off-hole” standing space).
However, we must note that because of the classic design, many of the
holes are relatively easy (many aces were had by our group), but the course
does become a little more difficult on the back nine. Another item to note is that a couple of the
holes are a little too easy to go out of bounds on, with the loop-de-loop hole
being the most glaring. There isn’t much
of a landing space after the loop and to generate enough speed to accurately
get through the loop, you’re almost ensured to run out of bounds.
This course does feature two items
which we haven’t seen in any of the other courses we’ve played prior. The first is what we’ll call the “alligator
penalty.” At the end of one hole,
instead of a wall, there is an open alligator mouth which earns you a one
stroke penalty if you go in it. It’s the
equivalent of going out of bounds, but it’s a fun twist in that it forces you
to make sure you adjust your speed enough to get through the obstacle but not
run off into the waiting mouth.
2012
Update
This course has changed a bit over
the years with the holes becoming a little less complicated and losing a little
in creativity (for instance the “alligator penalty” is gone). In talking with the manager he did mention
some of the changes were due to wanting to keep the course different and
because of some of the other events they end up running, which calls from some
reconstruction when the course is back in operations. Many of the same obstacles were still there
but as you can tell from the pictures it looks like it has lost some of its
previous luster.
Our notes from before about the
holes being relatively easy still apply.
There are a couple tougher holes but the rest tend to be fairly straight
and short shots through some sort of obstacle (about half of which have some
sort of moving component). The course
has lost a little bit of its theme (there seemed to be less pirate stuff around
versus the last time we were here) but it is still in decent condition. The course might not hold a lot for older
golfers but it is a good course for the younger ones as it’s fairly simple (and
it’s easy for parents to keep their eyes on the kids as the space is rather
limited). There are places were the new
design felt a little cramped but we still managed to find some places to
stand. It might be a tough go if there
were a lot of folks playing all at once (there was only a small amount the
afternoon we were there).
Although our overall view of the
course has dropped a little since the last time, this is one of the few indoor
courses in the area and the cost is very reasonable these days. We would not make a recommendation that you
must run out and play this course but it is a good way to spend an hour on a
rainy afternoon, especially for those of you with families. The course also offers birthday packages
which we think would be good as the party room looked to be a good size and the
course wouldn’t be too hard to play.
Reviewed by Pat, Mandy, Liz, Putt
& Mini Putt
Reviewed in 2008 & 2012
Course
Pictures
Putt
loves the alligator
Don’t
worry, the wheel isn’t spinning as fast as it seems
2012
Pictures
Map