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Sir Goony Golf – Lake George, NY
Played on August 24, 2019 Reviewed by Mr. Tee After doing a nine-part series on the history of the whimsical franchise and the sadly defunct location near us in Minneapolis, I have become even more […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 9: Final Chapter & Living Archive
October 18, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) Our critique and documentation of courses have come from the perspective of being passionate fans of the experience of mini golf. An opportunity exists in the […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 8: Classic North Course
October 14, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) Now onto my favorite and the most memorable of the 3 courses at Goony Golf of Spring Lake Park, Executive Course 1. I prefer calling it […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 7: South Executive Course
September 21, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) Our continuing voyage down memory lane glides through the three mini golf courses at Goony Golf of Spring Lake Park. On the most recent episode of […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 6: Waterslide Woes to Championship Course
September 14, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) When searching to play mini golf in the Twin Cities Metro, we dearly miss having the option to play the outdoor complex that was Goony Golf. […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 5: Change of Ownership
September 7, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) If you’ve been following the saga of Sir Goony Golf / Spring Lake Park Amusement up to this point, we’ve documented an opening, name change, and publicity stunt […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 4: The “Bo” of Anoka County
August 28, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) You may be wondering, why are you looking at a bunch of shirtless young men on a post about the history of a beloved mini golf […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 3: New Name
August 24, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) Only two years after becoming a Sir Goony Golf franchise, the owners of the Spring Lake Park location decided to switch things up. The original owners […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 2: It Came From Tennessee (or maybe Florida)
August 13, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) The Sir Goony Golf Franchise was launched in 1962 by Dutch McGrath in Chatanooga, Tennesee with the opening of a new course. Notably, this wasn’t far […]
A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 1: Sunset
August 6, 2018 by Tom Loftus (aka Mr. Tee) We begin this magical mini golf journey at the very end. After nearly 40 years, closing time came to a classic mini golf course from my […]
DEFUNCT: Goony Golf (Championship Course) – Spring Lake Park, MN
Played many times over the last 3 years Review by Mr. Tee I remember visiting Goony Golf in the 1980s not only for the mini golf but for water slides. Outdoor water parks (family aquatic […]
DEFUNCT: Goony Golf (South Course) – Spring Lake Park, MN
Played many times over the last 3 years Review by Mr. Tee Only two miles from the previously reviewed Lilli Putt sits another one of the mini golf memories of my youth, Goony Golf. While the area […]
DEFUNCT: Goony Golf (North Course) – Spring Lake Park, MN
Played many times over the last 3 years. Reviewed by the Pink Putter During the first month that Mr. Tee and I started dating, we played a round or two at Goony Golf. Every summer since we’ve […]
Pee Wee Golf (front 18) – Guerneville, CA
Played on July 3, 2022 Reviewed by the Pink Putter Pee Wee Golf in Guerneville, CA was a course on our bucket list for quite some time, due to its historical significance in mini golf […]
Goofy Golf (Green Course) – Pensacola, FL
Played on June 13, 2021 Reviewed by The Pink Putter Our mini golf binge of the Florida panhandle back in 2021 ended on a ridiculously hot day, which also happened to be my birthday, at Goofy […]