Seaport Village Golf – Ocean City, NJ

Played August 15, 2021

Reviewed by Mr. Tee

After several days on the east coast playing courses across the greater Philly area, we ventured to the Jersey Shore for the O-Street Mini Golf $1000 Tournament. On the day of the tournament, we had already practiced for a few hours and then had a blast competing at Tee Time. Since we didn’t plan to get back to Ocean City during the rest of our Shore vacation, we had just enough time in the day to play another round (or maybe two) with putting pals who also needed a little more mini golf in their day. As we headed south down the boardwalk, we literally couldn’t walk more than a city block without bumping into another miniature golf course. We asked our O-Street friends who call the Shore home which would be the best choice for us all to take in a round. There was a little debate but Seaport Village came out as the top choice among six nearby options.

Rating

Any course that features a massive shark as part of the signage above the clubhouse is gonna draw us in to play. Ending the course on a 19th hole that gives you a chance to activate another massive/secret shark and to win a free game is the cherry on top of the sundae. This is a well-themed seaside/boating course that makes sense on the other side of the boardwalk from the Atlantic ocean. Most of the holes are aceable and we saw that first hand when Evan from O-Street nailed 6 hole-in-ones in a row. All you have to do is get the ball in the right channel. But like a lot of courses we enjoy playing, there is a high risk/reward aspect to going for all those aces. It helps make for big swings in scoring which made for lots of drama with our large group of six people. The voyage through the seaside village through a ship and well-themed obstacles makes for a truly immersive experience. My slight gripe was that the wooden channels didn’t always play well or consistently. In the video above, you’ll see Highlighter land in the right channel only for the ball to get stuck. But ultimately, this is a super fun mini golf course that we’ll eagerly play again in the future.

Which way are we going? Oh, we’re going to the mini golf place with the shark!

The seaside theme is well put together with a village to greet you through the gates

We all watch on as Mandy from The Putting Penguin tees off and attempts to land it in the right track

and then gets in a bad spot on the next hole for his putt in front of a massive boat

On board, we all see more pathways to the cup.

Sensing a theme? Lots of pathways and tracks to follow the ball towards the cup

And if you end up off track, like Biggy here, the voyage to the cup can be long and exhausting

Gotta have a lighthouse and Aaron is looking to hit right into it

Clever jump hole the requires the right pace to get it up and over without ending up in a spot below the cup

and sometimes those tracks don’t lead right into the cup

Love the tie-in to the theme in the design in this tiered hole

One last look at the village before finishing up

The massive shark and boat with the water tower and palm trees are all so perfectly incorporated

and after a so-so round, acing the shot and seeing the shark was reward enough

Love this night time drone overview of the course

936 Boardwalk, Ocean City, NJ 08226

Seaport Village Website

Pros

Tons of hole-in-one opportunities
Fun exterior and interior theming and environments
Immersive feel
Shark pops up & free game if you make the right path to the cup on Hole #19

Cons

Most of the channels the ball moves through don’t play consistently

Nerdy Notes

18 holes, par 44
Hours (Summer 2022): 9am – 11pm
Tickets: $7.00 per person before 6pm, $8.00 per person after 6pm
Location: At Pier 9, between 9th Street and 10th Street on the Ocean City Boardwalk
Built by JMM Studio as well as the other and separate Playland’s Castaway Cove course, The Golden Galleon