Sherman Oaks Castle Park Return to California page
4989 Sepulveda Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA. 91403
(818) 756-9459
Cost: $6.50 ($3 replay) Other
Activities: batting
cages, arcade
Par: 45 (Course 1) & 46
(Course 3)
Course 1 Course
3
Difficulty: 5 Difficulty: 6
Creativity: 5 Creativity: 5
Atmosphere: 7 Atmosphere:
7
This
miniature golf complex is part of the LA parks department and features three
courses, although only two were open on the day we played. This is probably one
of the more difficult courses we’ve had to review, simply because it came after
filming Holey Moley. A group of us
contestants, affectionally named Club Putt When Ready (made up of A Couple of Putts, Minigolf Queen
and Randy Rice), went out the day after losing in the competition so we were
exhausted, a little bummed, but also excited to be “recovering” by playing minigolf. So it
wasn’t quite your typical mindset when jumping into a few rounds of putting.
The
courses here are all of the poured concrete variety which allows for them to
more easily make longer holes compared to ones that use rails, bricks or
stone. There are very few “short” holes
here so aces are at a premium given the length of the holes and the fact that
there was rarely a true straight putt to the hole. The multi-tiered holes had
some issues with the pipes in the way they kicked out the balls and the carpet
in places was in definite need of repair, so that all added to the difficulty
in getting a low score. However that
didn’t mean that average scores weren’t achievable since not a ton of the holes
required too many complicated putts given their layout. While many of the tee
shots were similar across the holes and the courses, there wasn’t too much
repetition across the 36 holes we played in terms of hole designs so that did
keep us engaged through two rounds. We
felt like course 3 was a touch more difficult in the hole designs.
Overall
there isn’t a ton of theming in the course other than a few of the multi-tier
holes and the themes don’t seem consistent either throughout the course or with
the “castle” setting of the complex, so the play on this course ends up being
pretty average. However, given there are
not a ton of options in the greater LA area and the price is very reasonable
for a round near a city, it’s a complex worth stopping by to get your putting
fix in, especially if you are looking to play more than one round. It’s also
open pretty late all throughout the week which is always a plus if you’re
trying to sneak in some games after work or while traveling.
Reviewed
by Pat & Putt
Reviewed
in 2019
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