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Mini Golf in Minnesota in 2021: Top 5 Most Unique Courses

July 1, 2021 No Comments

While our home state of Minnesota is chock full of quality options for traditional mini golf, the land of long winters and quite a few lakes has a number of distinctive courses that provide putting […]

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Mini Golf in Minnesota in 2021: Our 10 Favorite Traditional Courses

June 30, 2021 No Comments

18 holes covered in turf (or carpet) with castles, pirates, windmills, lighthouses, water hazards, rocks, jumps, bumps, goats, bears, spinning objects, oversized characters, and so much more can be regularly found on mini golf courses […]

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Hole-in-One, Minnesota

Walker Art Center’s Skyline Mini Golf 2021 – Minneapolis, MN

June 24, 2021 No Comments

Played on June 19, 2021 Reviewed by the Pink Putter Between 2014-2019, the Walker Art Center has hosted its take on artist-designed mini golf. Each year, the course changes and evolves. We’ve either designed, built, or […]

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Minnesota, Par

Scottish Links at Centennial Lakes – Edina, MN

June 21, 2021 No Comments

Played August 22nd, 2020 Reviewed by the Pink Putter In the southern burbs of Edina, just outside of Minneapolis, is an 18-hole real grass putting course called Centennial Lakes. It’s part of a larger, city-owned […]

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Birdie, Minnesota

Dark Moon Mega Mini Golf – Crosslake, MN

June 18, 2021 No Comments

Played on July 10, 2020 Reviewed by the Pink Putter On our first getaway from home during the 2020 pandemic, we headed “Up North” to the Brainerd area of Minnesota. Our friend Joe Holme had […]

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Minnesota, Par

Bison Creek Miniature Golf – Buffalo, MN

June 10, 2021 No Comments

Played on August 1, 2020 Reviewed by the Pink Putter Towards the end of the pandemic summer of 2020, we took a short day trip out to Buffalo, MN to play Bison Creek. Rating This […]

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Defunct, Minnesota, Sandtrap

DEFUNCT: Green Lagoon Revisited + New 9 hole Challenge Golf – Chisago City, MN

June 3, 2021 No Comments

Played on June 13 and August 30, 2020 Reviewed by the Pink Putter During the pandemic days of summer 2020, we took a few day trips up to Green Lagoon (formerly Highway 8), a course […]

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Birdie, Minnesota

Pirate’s Cove (Captain’s Course) – Brainerd, MN

May 27, 2021 No Comments

Played on July 9th and 11th, 2020 Reviewed by the Pink Putter Over the years of our mini golf adventures, we’ve played or visited four different courses in the Pirate’s Cove franchise including one in […]

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Birdie, Minnesota

Summerland Mini Golf (Lakes Course) – St. Cloud, MN

May 21, 2021 No Comments

Played September 26, 2020 Reviewed by Mr. Tee During the Summer/Fall of 2020, we did our best to safely travel to courses in our home state that we hadn’t played yet. A few years ago, […]

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Drive By, South Carolina

Cap N Cain – Myrtle Beach, SC

May 13, 2021 No Comments

Documented October 11, 2019 by Mr. Tee with Rudy & Aaron of O-Street Mini Golf plus Highlighter Words by Mr. Tee Classic pre-1980s mini golf courses are becoming hard to find everywhere but especially in […]

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Music and Mini Golf with Koo Koo Kanga Roo!

May 8, 2021 No Comments

Bryan and Neil make up the fun and funky Minneapolis duo known for their all ages music and dance. This past April, they debuted their new hit, Putt Putt, Butt Butt, as a song on […]

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Defunct, Hole-in-One, Minnesota

DEFUNCT: Walker Artist-Designed Mini Golf 2019 – Minneapolis, MN

May 6, 2021 No Comments

Played on numerous times in Summer/Fall 2019 Reviewed by Mr. Tee Between 2014-2019, the Walker Art Center was home to a seasonal temporary mini golf course in either the sculpture garden or on the terrace […]

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Drive By, Oklahoma

All Star Sports Complex Mini Golf – Tulsa, OK

May 1, 2021 No Comments

Visited on December 28, 2020 Words by the Pink Putter Just after Christmas and into the new year, we took a safe and socially distant road trip down south with our pup Ruggles in tow. […]

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Atlas Obscura – Top 18 List and Virtual Event

April 28, 2021 No Comments

This month, we were so excited to collaborate with our friends over at Atlas Obscura and to share with your our 18 Mini Golf Courses You Should Go Out of Your Way to Play Itinerary. […]

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Hole-in-One, Texas

Cool Crest Mini Golf (1959 Course) – San Antonio, TX

April 20, 2021 No Comments

Played on January 3, 2021 Reviewed by Mr. Tee The Pink Putter already reviewed and provided some of the backstories of the whole joint in her review of the historic 1929 course at Cool Crest […]

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A Couple of Putts follows Mr. Tee (Tom Loftus) and The Pink Putter (Robin Schwartzman) as they play, review, document and design mini golf courses around the world.

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Congrats to Andrea Pendleton, 1st Place 🥇 winner o Congrats to Andrea Pendleton, 1st Place 🥇 winner of the Women’s Division of the 2026 Coziest Mini Golf Open! #coziestopen #womensdivision #minigolftournament #minigolfisforeveryone
Congrats to the winners of the Aces rounds at the Congrats to the winners of the Aces rounds at the 2026 Coziest Mini Golf Open! 🥇Total Aces over 2 rounds Josh Benesh and 🥇Aces Only round Mark “Highlighter” Novicki #aces #acesonly #minigolf #minigolftournament #miniaturegolf⛳️
Congrats to the top 3 winners of the Amateur divis Congrats to the top 3 winners of the Amateur division of the 2026 Coziest Mini Golf Open! 🥇1st Place Trevor Born, 🥈2nd Place Andrea Pendleton and 🥉3rd Place Owen Pendleton! #coziestopen #minigolf #minigolftournament #miniaturegolf #minigolfisforeveryone @golfzonemn
Congrats to Max Cullen, 1st Place winner of the Ju Congrats to Max Cullen, 1st Place winner of the Junior division of the 2026 Coziest Mini Golf Open! #minigolf #miniaturegolf #minigolftournament #coziestopen @golfzonemn
Congrats to the top 3 winners of the 2026 Coziest Congrats to the top 3 winners of the 2026 Coziest Mini Golf Open! 🥇1st Place Josh Benesh, 🥈2nd Place Mark “Highlighter” Novicki and 🥉3rd Place Tom Loftus #coziestopen #minigolftournament #miniaturegolf⛳️ #minigolfisforeveryone @golfzonemn @joshbenesh @tomrloftus @theeehighlighter
Kicking off the 2026 Coziest Mini Golf Open at Gol Kicking off the 2026 Coziest Mini Golf Open at Golf Zone in Chaska, MN! ⛳️⛳️⛳️#coziestopen #minigolf #minigolftournament #miniaturegolf #minigolfisforeveryone @golfzonemn
Coziest Mini Golf Open is Feb 22nd at Golf Zone in Coziest Mini Golf Open is Feb 22nd at Golf Zone in Chaska, MN! 

Our annual joyful indoor mini golf tournament is here to bring some joy during this cold and dark Minnesota winter. For our 5th year, we’ll be allowing minigolf balls to be used and Mr. Tee will be sharing videos leading up to the event. As always, we encourage folks to wear PJs. We’ll be providing pizza and popsicles, you provide the putts either as a pro or amateur. 

Registration link can be found in the link in our profile or by going to acoupleofputts.com/cozyopen to see the full details! Lots of videos to come!
Happy New Year from Holey Moley in San Francisco! Happy New Year from Holey Moley in San Francisco! @holeymoleygolf #holeymoley #minigolf #miniaturegolf #minigolfisforeveryone
Hello from Tipsy Putt! @tipsyputt #tipsyputt #mini Hello from Tipsy Putt! @tipsyputt #tipsyputt #minigolf #miniaturegolf
Greetings from SubPar in Alameda, CA! #minigolfisf Greetings from SubPar in Alameda, CA! #minigolfisforeveryone #subparminigolf #bayarea @subparminigolf
Mr. Tee’s bleary-eyed review of Tree Golf Golf in Mr. Tee’s bleary-eyed review of Tree Golf Golf in Manchester, England! A well-built and themed indoor mini golf complex Tom visited a year ago. Fun, skillful, and immersive 2 courses that are worth going out of your way to explore if you’re in Northern England. Many more words and photos over on the site. 

#MiniGolf #Adventure #Manchester #TreeTopGolf
Mini golf adventures with friends from across the Mini golf adventures with friends from across the country (or world) is always so much fun. In the new review of the old version of Rainbow Falls, you can see all of us having fun. In this post we included some fantastic photos of the creatures in the light at their best and finished with a photo of the new paint job by the folks that purchased the course that feel frightening in a very different way, especially the eyes of the shark. 

#MiniGolf #MyrtleBeach #RoadsideAmerica #MiniGolfwithFriends #MiniatureGolf
Needed to get up this review of Rainbow Falls mini Needed to get up this review of Rainbow Falls mini golf in Myrtle Beach from a bit back before the course changes too much more. The defunct course review now up on the site documents the facility a few years ago before some already questionable renovations by the new owners. This is one of the oldest and most classic looking courses still operating in Myrtle Beach. 

#MiniGolf #MyrtleBeach #MiniatureGolf #RoadsideAmerica #Retro #Classic
Hej! A little bit more mini golf golf fun from Mr. Hej! A little bit more mini golf golf fun from Mr. Tee’s first trip to Sweden and playing felt for the first time with the right gear. This review documents the start of an  international competitive mini golf journey that has included many of the people he met on this trip and several major significant opportunities to compete with the some of the best putters (and more importantly, people!!) on this planet. Tack Sverige! Lot more coming your way soon. 

#MiniGolf #Felt #Sverige #Svenskabangolf #Sweden #Filt #Bangolf #Sundbyberg #Stockholm
Fitting to share this review of Mr. Tee’s first tr Fitting to share this review of Mr. Tee’s first trip to Sweden where he and a group of international putting pals were given guidance on how to play a felt minigolf course from a true Master, Ricard Lockner. A week ago, Ricard won his 3rd US Mini Golf Masters to add to his legendary history in the sport. It was a treat to share this experience of the Sundbyberg BGK felt lanes with pals from Gloucester Aces, Adventure Golf Horní Bezděkov and Dragons/Welsh Mini Golf club.
The final hole at the Miniest Open. We start with The final hole at the Miniest Open. We start with Justin’s long putt for 2 and then follow it with Shawn Brown needing to finish strong…
Congrats to the winners of the Pro division of the Congrats to the winners of the Pro division of the Miniest Mini Golf Open! 1st place 🥇- Shawn Brown, 2nd place 🥈- Justin Gutche, 3rd place 🥉 - Mark Giannini, 4th place (tie) - Mick Cullen and Erik Haselius.
#minigolf #miniaturegolf #minigolftournament #miniestopen #winners #top5 @lilliputtcoonrapids
Congrats to Robin Schwartzman, the winner of the W Congrats to Robin Schwartzman, the winner of the Women’s division of the Miniest Mini Golf Open! #minigolf #miniaturegolf⛳️ #minigolftournament #womensdivision @lilliputtcoonrapids @robinschwartzman
Congrats to the winners of the Amateur division of Congrats to the winners of the Amateur division of the Miniest Mini Golf Open! First place 🥇 Ryan Walsh, Second place 🥈 Jason Podany and Third place 🥉 Robin Schwartzman! #minigolf #miniaturegolf⛳️ #minigolftournament #miniestopen @lilliputtcoonrapids
Congrats to Jeremy Inabinet, winner of the Most Ac Congrats to Jeremy Inabinet, winner of the Most Aces over 2 rounds at the Miniest Mini Golf Open! #minigolf #miniaturegolf⛳️ #minigolftournament #miniestopen #mostaces #aces @lilliputtcoonrapids
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