A Couple of Putts

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 9: Final Chapter & Living Archive

November 5, 2018 No Comments

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 […]

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 8: Classic North Course

October 16, 2018 No Comments

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 […]

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 7: South Executive Course

September 21, 2018 No Comments

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 […]

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 6: Waterslide Woes to Championship Course

September 14, 2018 No Comments

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. […]

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 5: Change of Ownership

September 7, 2018 No Comments

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 […]

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 4: The “Bo” of Anoka County

August 31, 2018 No Comments

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 […]

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 3: New Name

August 24, 2018 No Comments

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 […]

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 2: It Came From Tennessee (or maybe Florida)

August 17, 2018 No Comments

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 […]

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A History of Spring Lake Park Amusement / Sir Goony Golf – Part 1: Sunset

August 6, 2018 No Comments

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 […]

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