Let’s Go Clubbing: The Growing Golf Nightlife Scene

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Vibrant new forms of golf are keeping players swinging at non-traditional venues long after the sun goes down—and changing the way we view the game Merriam-Webster defines golf as “a game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or […]

Puttery: Big Plans for Miniature Golf with Rory McIlroy in the Fold

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Forget everything you’ve seen or experienced on the miniature golf course, especially those cosmic rounds that you’ve played at darkened, indoor facilities. Drive Shack Inc. has unveiled a new adults-only, indoor miniature golf venture called Puttery, and the immersive properties bring a sophisticated twist to golf’s most approachable offshoot. Before you scoff at the idea […]

100 Years of Miniature Golf

Most people probably think miniature golf sprung up in the 1950s with the explosion of amusement parks and other entertainment aimed at Baby Boomers. But putt-putt golf in America is almost as old as the real thing. The first course opened in 1916, 100 years ago, in Pinehurst, N.C., built by Englishman James Barber in his […]